act ▁business . ▁A ▁smaller ▁number ▁may ▁adj ourn ▁from ▁day ▁to ▁day ▁and ▁comp el ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁its ▁absent ▁members . ▁ ▁V ac an cies ▁When ever ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁occurs ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁an ▁event ▁that ▁occurs ▁whenever ▁a ▁member ▁dies , ▁res ign s , ▁or ▁moves ▁from ▁the ▁district ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁elected , ▁it ▁is ▁filled ▁according ▁to ▁Georgia ▁law ▁and ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁If ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁occurs ▁any time ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁session ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁a ▁term , ▁the ▁governor ▁must ▁issue ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁special ▁election ▁within ▁ten ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁occurr ing , ▁and , ▁if ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁occurs ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁session ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁a ▁term , ▁then ▁the ▁governor ▁may ▁choose ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁special ▁election . ▁But , ▁if ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁exists ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁session ▁is ▁called , ▁then ▁the ▁governor ▁must ▁issue ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁special ▁election ▁within ▁ 2 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁call ▁for ▁the ▁extraordinary ▁session , ▁and , ▁if ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁occurs ▁after ▁the ▁call ▁but ▁before ▁the ▁special ▁session ▁has ▁concluded , ▁then ▁the ▁governor ▁must ▁issue ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁special ▁election ▁within ▁ 5 ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁occurrence . ▁In ▁each ▁case , ▁the ▁writ ▁of ▁special ▁election ▁must ▁design ate ▁a ▁day ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁election ▁will ▁be ▁held , ▁which ▁must ▁be