Bill Text: GA HB1111 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Atkinson County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-13 - Effective Date [HB1111 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1111-Introduced.html

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12 LC 28 6054/AP

House Bill 1111 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Shaw of the 176th and Sims of the 169th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues in the County of Atkinson (now the Board of Commissioners of Atkinson County), approved July 23, 1931 (Ga. L. 1931, p. 380), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3791), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues in the County of Atkinson (now the Board of Commissioners of Atkinson County), approved July 23, 1931 (Ga. L. 1931, p. 380), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3791), is amended by revising subsections (b) and (c) of Section 1 as follows:

"(b) For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, other than the chairperson, Atkinson County is divided into five commissioner districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. The five commissioner districts shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: atkinsonccsb-2012 Plan Type: local Administrator: atkinson User: bak'.

(c)(1) For the purposes of such plan:

(A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia; and

(B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(2) Any part of Atkinson County which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(3) Any part of Atkinson County which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2.

(a) Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Atkinson County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.
(b) Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3.

The Board of Commissioners of Atkinson County shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, not later than 45 days after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or otherwise becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 4.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

Plan:atkinsonccsb-2012
Plan Type:local
Administrator: atkinson
User: bak

District 001
Atkinson County
VTD: 0030003 - WILLACOOCHEE
960100:
1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018
1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1027 1030 1031 1032 1039
1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056
1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068
1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080
1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046
2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2057 2059 2064
2066 2067 2068 2069 2100

District 002
Atkinson County
VTD: 0030001 - PEARSON COUNTY
960200:
3002 3003 3004 3027 3030 3037 3072 3073
VTD: 0030004 - PEARSON CITY
960200:
2014 2018 2019 2032 2033 2034 2036 2037 2039 2040 2042 2043
2044 2045 2046 2063 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014
3015 3025 3026 3028 3029 3031 3032 3033 3038 3039 3040 3041
3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053
3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065
3066 3067 3068 3069 3112 3113 3137

District 003
Atkinson County
VTD: 0030001 - PEARSON COUNTY
960100:
2080 2082 2091 2092 2093 2094 2099 2101 2103
960200:
1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012
1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024
1027 1028 1029 1030 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040
1041 1042 1053 1054 1056 1057 1058 1059 1061 1062 1063 1064
1065 1066 1068 1069 1074 2041 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3115
3116 3117 3118 3119 3120 3121 3130 3131 3132 3133 3134 3136
3138 3139 3140 3141 3142
VTD: 0030003 - WILLACOOCHEE
960100:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1026 1028 1029 1033 1034
1035 1036 1037 1038 1040 1047 1048 1049 1050 2000 2001 2002
2013 2056 2058 2060 2061 2062 2063 2065 2070 2071 2072 2073
2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2081 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087
2088 2089 2090 2095 2096 2097 2098 2102
960200:
1025 1026 1031 1032 1060 1067

District 004
Atkinson County
VTD: 0030001 - PEARSON COUNTY
960200:
1000 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1055
1070 1071 1072 1073 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082
1091 1092 1093 1094 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 3000 3001 3005 3006 3074 3075
3081 3082 3083 3084 3085 3086 3089
960300:
1027 1028 1029 1030
VTD: 0030004 - PEARSON CITY
960200:
1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 2015 2016 2017 2020
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2035
2038 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057
2058 2059 2060 2061 2062

District 005
Atkinson County
VTD: 0030001 - PEARSON COUNTY
960200:
3016 3017 3018 3019 3034 3035 3036 3070 3071 3076 3079 3080
3087 3088 3090 3091 3092 3093 3094 3095 3096 3097 3098 3099
3100 3101 3102 3103 3104 3105 3106 3111 3114 3122 3123 3124
3125 3126 3127 3128 3129 3135 3143 3144 3145 3146 3147
VTD: 0030002 - AXSON