- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Executive order.
- Title:
- Executive order, 2018 October 15
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Governor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : State of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 2018-10-15
- Subject:
- Executive orders--Georgia--Periodicals
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- executive orders
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This is an executive order issued by the Governor of the state of Georgia. Title from caption. Each issue also has a distinctive theme title
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 E9 2018/10-15
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-be9-b2018-s10-h15
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-be9-b2018-s10-h15
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
THE STATE OF GEORGIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER
BY THE GOVERNOR:
Whereas: Whereas: Whereas: Whereas:
Ordered: Ordered:
On October 9 and 10, 2018, a State of Emergency was declared for multiple counties within the state of Georgia; and
Elections offices in Clay, Grady, Randolph, and Turner Counties were forced to close on October 9, due to the potential impact of Hurricane Michael and in response to the State of Emergency; and
The voter registration deadline for the upcoming November 6, 2018 election fell on October 9, 2018; and
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 38-3-51, et seq., the authority is vested in the Governor to issue reasonable orders, rules and. regulations deemed necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare, and bring the emergency situation under control within the acknowledged limitations of the powers of the Governor,
Now, therefore, pursuant to the authority vested in me as
Governor of the state of Georgia, it is hereby
That elections offices in Clay, Grady, Randolph, and Turner Counties shall accept voter registration applications from citizens of those counties for an additional day until, October 16, 2018.
It is further
That any voter registrations from citizens of Clay, Grady, Randolph, and Turner Counties completed and returned, or otherwise post-marked, by October 16,2018 shall be considered timely for purposes of the November 6, 2018 election.
This 15TM day of October, 2018.
'SW--
Governor