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(h) The Secretary of State shall, upon the request of the State Election Board, provide any<br />
and all necessary support and assistance that the State Election Board, in its sole discretion,<br />
determines is necessary to enforce this chapter or to carry out or conduct any of its duties."<br />
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SECTION 7.<br />
Such chapter is further amended in Subpart 1 of Part 1 of Article 2, relating to the State<br />
Election Board, by adding a new Code section to read as follows:<br />
"21-2-33.2.<br />
(a) The governing authority of a county or municipality, as applicable, following a<br />
recommendation based on an investigation by a performance review board pursuant to<br />
Code Section 21-2-106 may petition the State Election Board, through the Secretary of<br />
State, for extraordinary relief pursuant to this Code section. In addition, the State Election<br />
Board, on its own motion or following a recommendation based on an investigation by a<br />
performance review board pursuant to Part 5 of this article, may pursue the extraordinary<br />
relief provided in this Code section.<br />
(b) Upon receiving a petition or taking appropriate action pursuant to subsection (a) of this<br />
Code section, the State Election Board shall conduct a preliminary investigation to<br />
determine if sufficient cause exists to proceed to a full hearing on the petition. Such<br />
preliminary investigation shall be followed by a preliminary hearing which shall take place<br />
not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days after the Secretary of State receives the<br />
petition. Service of the petition shall be made by hand delivery or by statutory overnight<br />
delivery to the Secretary of State's office. At such preliminary hearing, the State Election<br />
Board shall determine if sufficient cause exists to proceed to a full hearing on the petition<br />
or if the petition should be dismissed. The State Election Board shall promulgate rules and<br />
regulations for conducting such preliminary investigation and preliminary hearing.<br />
S. B. 202 (SUB)<br />
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