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Georgia ballot news Georgia governor signs ethics reform bill May 13, 2013 By Joel Williams Atlanta, Georgia: Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed into law the first ethics reform bill to pass in the Georgia State Legislature in the last few decades. The bill establishes a maximum on lobbyist gifts to legislators of $75, although three lobbyists can combine to provide a gift of up to $200 for one lawmaker. The legislation also restored the power of the Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission to collect fines, an ability it was stripped of in 2009. ...more Georgia news Georgia Government State executives Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Attorney General • Secretary of State • Director of the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services • State Auditor • State Superintendent of Schools • Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner • Commissioner of Agriculture • Commissioner of Natural Resources • Commissioner of Labor • Chairman of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature • House of Representatives • Senate Other Constitution • Supreme Court Georgia Counties Appling • Atkinson • Bacon • Baker • Baldwin • Banks • Barrow • Bartow • Ben Hill • Berrien • Bibb • Bleckley • Brantley • Brooks • Bryan • Bulloch • Burke • Butts • Calhoun • Camden • Candler • Carroll • Catoosa • Charlton • Chatham • Chattahoochee • Chattooga • Cherokee • Clarke • Clay • Clayton • Clinch • Cobb • Coffee • Colquitt • Columbia • Cook • Coweta • Crawford • Crisp • Dade • Dawson • Dekalb • Decatur • Dodge • Dooly • Dougherty • Douglas • Early • Echols • Effingham • Elbert • Emanuel • Evans • Fannin • Fayette • Floyd • Forsyth • Franklin • Fulton • Gilmer • Glascock • Glynn • Gordon • Grady • Greene • Gwinnett • Habersham • Hall • Hancock • Haralson • Harris • Hart • Heard • Henry • Houston • Irwin • Jackson • Jasper • Jeff Davis • Jefferson • Jenkins • Johnson • Jones • Lamar • Lanier • Laurens • Lee • Liberty • Lincoln • Long • Lowndes • Lumpkin • Macon • Madison • Marion • McDuffie • McIntosh • Meriwether • Miller • Mitchell • Monroe • Montgomery • Morgan • Murray • Muscogee • See All Georgia Counties... Voting and elections Congress (2012 U.S. House elections) State executive officials (2012) State legislature (2012 Senate & House elections) State ballot measures (2012) Local ballot measures Redistricting in Georgia School district bond issues Recalls Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Georgia Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements History of direct democracy Media and activism Newspapers and blogs

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