Last month, when the Republican-controlled state Senate voted to confirm Governor Deal’s appointment of Ms. Rocio Del Milagro Woody to the state Board of Corrections several of the GOP Senators apparently told their howling constituents they were required to vote on the entire Governor’s Appointment list as a whole, and could not consider individual names.

This ridiculous excuse slowed after they were informed that the below information had been sent out of the Capitol in Atlanta to voters paying attention in their districts.

Below is an email exchange between yours truly and Laura, the lovely and efficient long-time assistant in the Secretary of the Senate office.

Laura:

RE: Question on Senate confirmation of Gov List of Appointments

Hi D.A.,

Yes, that is correct. The Senate body can object to and vote to remove any name from the Governor’s appointment list when that list comes to the floor for confirmation.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Laura Messier
Office of the Secretary of the Senate
353 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334

—–Original Message—–
From: D. A. King
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 10:11 AM
To: Messier, Laura
Subject: Question on Senate confirmation of Gov List of Appointments

Secretary of Senate Office

Please confirm the verbal information I have been given multiple times.

Is it not true that the Senate has the ability to review, object to and remove any name of an appointee on the Governor’s List of Appointments when that list is considered on the floor for confirmation?

Thank you for your help and knowledge of 2014 Georgia Senate rules and procedures.

I look forward to your reply.

Respectfully,
D.A. King

Sent from my iPhone.