Governor Perdue Sets Election Date for 24th Senate District

ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue today issued a writ of election for the State Senate 24th District seat, which was vacated this week when State Senator Jim Whitehead qualified for the 10th Congressional District Special Election.

The special election for the Senate post will be held on June 19, which is the next special election date set forth in Georgia law that would also allow for county-wide, municipal, and/or SPLOST elections on the same day.  It is also the same day as the 10th Congressional District election.

If there is a runoff following the June 19 election, it would occur four weeks later, on July 17th.

A copy of the writ follows:

Due to the qualification of the Senator from the 24th to run for the House of Representatives District 10 Congressional seat, a vacancy now exists in the Georgia State Senate.

Therefore, pursuant to Article II, Section II, Paragraph V of the Constitution and Section 21-2-544 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, a writ of election is hereby issued to the Secretary of State for a special election to be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, to fill the vacancy in District 24 of the Georgia Senate.

This 26th day of April, 2007.

Governor Sonny Perdue