Bill Text: GA HB1167 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Columbia County; Board of Commissioners; provide term limits for chairperson and members
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-11 - Effective Date [HB1167 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB1167-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Columbia County; Board of Commissioners; provide term limits for chairperson and members
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-11 - Effective Date [HB1167 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB1167-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1167
By:
Representatives Harbin of the
118th,
Anderson of the
117th,
and Sims of the
119th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating a new Board of Commissioners of Columbia County, approved
March 21, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3707), as amended, so to
provide for term limits for the chairperson and commission members; to provide
for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for contingent
effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating a new Board of Commissioners of Columbia County, approved
March 21, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3707), as amended, is
amended by adding a new subsection to Section 2 to read as
follows:
"(d)
On and after January 1, 2013, neither the chairperson nor any member of the
commission shall succeed himself or herself in office more than
once."
SECTION
2.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of Columbia County shall call and conduct an election as provided
in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of
Columbia County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall
conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 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 Columbia County. The ballot shall have written or printed
thereon the words:
"( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the Act be approved which places term limits on the chairperson and members of
the Board of Commissioners of Columbia County?"
|
All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all
persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than
one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then
this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2013. If more than one-half
of the votes cast on such question are for rejection of the Act or the number of
votes cast for approval and the number of votes cast for rejection are equal,
this Act shall not become effective and shall be automatically repealed on the
first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of
such election shall be borne by the Columbia County. It shall be the election
superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of
State.
SECTION
3.
The
Board of Commissioners of Columbia 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.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective
upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such
approval.
SECTION
5.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.