▁no ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁and ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁governor ▁issues ▁the ▁writ . ▁ ▁Sal aries ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁receive ▁sal aries ▁provided ▁by ▁law , ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁that ▁sal ary ▁does ▁not ▁increase ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁increase ▁becomes ▁effective . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Georgia ▁General ▁Assembly ▁currently ▁ear n ▁$ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁E lection ▁and ▁returns ; ▁dis order ly ▁conduct ▁Both ▁houses ▁hold ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁jud ging ▁the ▁election , ▁returns , ▁and ▁qual ifications ▁of ▁their ▁members . ▁Also , ▁both ▁houses ▁have ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁pun ish ▁members ▁for ▁dis order ly ▁mis con duct . ▁P un ish ments ▁for ▁such ▁conduct ▁are : ▁ ▁c ensure ▁fine ▁imprison ment ▁exp ulsion ▁ ▁However , ▁no ▁member ▁can ▁be ▁exp elled ▁without ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁the ▁member ▁belongs ▁to . ▁ ▁Cont empt ▁When ▁a ▁person ▁is ▁guilty ▁of ▁cont empt , ▁the ▁individual ▁may ▁be ▁imprison ed ▁if ▁ordered ▁by ▁either ▁the ▁House ▁or ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁E lections ▁by ▁either ▁house ▁All ▁elections ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁recorded . ▁The ▁recorded ▁vote ▁then ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁of ▁each ▁house . ▁ ▁Open ▁meet ings ▁S essions ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁including ▁committee ▁meet ings , ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁except