Georgia’s Public Service Commission is an elected body that’s gone years without having elections because of a redistricting lawsuit.
Anticipating that a court will order elections to resume, Georgia lawmakers now want to add an extra two years to the six-year terms of commissioners on the all-Republican body.
The plan, approved Thursday by both the Georgia House and Senate in House Bill 1312, awaits Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature or veto.
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