Bill Text: GA HB1152 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Lumpkin County; whether package sale of distilled spirits be permitted; provide advisory referendum

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-27 - House Second Readers [HB1152 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1152-Introduced.html

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12 LC 21 1601

House Bill 1152

By: Representative Amerson of the 9th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To provide for an advisory referendum in Lumpkin County on the question of whether the package sale of distilled spirits should be permitted in the county; to provide for the ballot; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Lumpkin County shall call and conduct a referendum as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting to the electors of Lumpkin County the question of whether the package sale of distilled spirits should be permitted in such county. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the day of the general primary election in 2012, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Lumpkin County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

"(  )  YES (  )  NO

Should the governing authority of Lumpkin County conduct an official county-wide referendum on the question of whether the package sale of distilled spirits should be permitted in Lumpkin County?"

All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." The expense of such referendum shall be borne by Lumpkin County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to make public the result of such referendum.

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.