Last month Georgia HB 244 was signed into law. Among other things, it changes Georgia special elections. In the past, all Georgia special elections were non-partisan, even if the office is normally partisan (such as Congress or state legislature). All candidates in Georgia special elections qualify with no petition; they just pay the filing fee. Under HB 244, ballot access procedures remain the same for special elections, but now every candidate will be free to choose a partisan label to be printed on the ballot next to his or her name.
On the North Dakota bill, the Sec of State and AG are not elected along with the rest of the state constitutional positions. Every four years I think.
Their will be a special election for these two positions that puts them on a two-year election track, but otherwise they are four year elections positions.
Positive move for more open elections in Georgia. But I feel this positive is cancelled out by the negative bill that were passed this year in Georgia that restrict ids voters can use to vote.