Georgia-2011-HB1223-Introduced

12 LC 28 6222

House Bill 1223

By: Representatives Hamilton of the 23rd, Byrd of the 20th, Hill of the 21st, and Jerguson of the 22nd

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for the numbering of positions of membership on the Cherokee County Board of Education, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3207), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3275), and by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4869), so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for manner of election; to provide for 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 provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act providing for the numbering of positions of membership on the Cherokee County Board of Education, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3207), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3275), and by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4869), is amended by revising Sections 1 through 3 as follows:

"SECTION 1.

On and after January 1, 2013, the board of education of Cherokee County shall be composed of seven members. One member shall be elected from each district. In order to be a candidate, a person shall be a resident of the district which he or she seeks to represent and shall remain a resident of such district while in office.

SECTION 2.

(a) For the purpose of electing the members of the Cherokee County Board of Education, the Cherokee County School District is divided into seven education districts which shall be and correspond to those seven numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: chersbR-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Cherokee User: Gina'.

(b)(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 the Cherokee County School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) 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 the Cherokee County School District which is described in subsection (a) 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 3.

(a) Those members of the Board of Education of Cherokee County who are serving as such on the effective date of this section 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) Beginning January 1, 2013, the member formerly representing Education District 1 shall be deemed to be representing new Education District 6 as described in Section 2 of this Act, the member formerly representing Education District 3 shall be deemed to be representing new Education District 3 as described in Section 2 of this Act, the member formerly representing Education District 5 shall be deemed to be representing new Education District 4 as described in Section 2 of this Act, and the member formerly representing Education District 6 shall be deemed to be representing new Education District 5 as described in Section 2 of this Act.

(c) In the 2012 elections, an election shall be held for new Education Districts 1, 2, and 7 as described in Section 2 of this Act who shall take office on January 1, 2013, for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

(d) Successors to the members elected in 2012 and those members whose terms end in 2014 and thereafter shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the end of their terms of office and shall take office on January 1 immediately following such election for terms of office of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified."

SECTION 2.

The Board of Education of Cherokee 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, no later than 15 days after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or otherwise becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 3.

This section, Section 2, and those provisions of this Act necessary to conduct elections in 2012 shall become effective upon this Act's approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2013.

SECTION 4.

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

Plan: chersbR-2012
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: Cherokee
User: Gina

District 001
Cherokee County
VTD: 057005 - BASCOMB
090300:
2045 2046 2071 2073 2074
090701:
1033 1034 1035
091101:
1000 1001 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1012 1015
1016 1017 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026
VTD: 057009 - BRIDGEMILL
VTD: 057022 - HOLLY SPRINGS
VTD: 057024 - LIBERTY
VTD: 057034 - SIXES
VTD: 057037 - TOONIGH
090701:
3048 3049 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060
3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067 3068 3069 3070 3071 3072
3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 3078 3079 3080 3081 3082 3083 3084
3085 3086 3087 3088 3089 3090 3091 3092 3093 3094 3097
090702:
2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2045 2046 2047 2051 2052 2053
2054 2055 4007 4013 4014 4016 4017 4018 4019 4026 4028 4029
4030 4031 4032
090804:
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2015
3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009

District 002
Cherokee County
VTD: 057004 - BALL GROUND
VTD: 057010 - CANTON
090300:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1025
1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050
1051 1052 1137 1138 1139 1140
090400:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 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 2094 2095 2096 2097 2099 2100 2101
2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2111 2112 2113 2114 2115 2116
2117 2118 2120 3000 3001 3002 3003
VTD: 057013 - CLAYTON
090100:
3104 3105 3110 3112 3113 3114 3115 3116 3117 4003 4004 4005
4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4017 4026
4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4037 4048 4053 4054 4055 4057 4058
4059 4060 4078 4079 4080 4081 4082 4083 4089 4090 4091 4092
4093 4094 4095 4096 4097 4098 4099 4100 4101 4102 4103 4104
4105 4106 4107 4108 4109 4110 4111 4112 4113 4114 4115 4116
4117 4118 4119 4120 4121 4122 4123 4124 4126 4127 4128 4129
4131 4132 4133
090400:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1061 1077 1078 2045 2046 2050 2051 2052 2053 2108 2109 2110
2121
VTD: 057014 - CONNS CREEK
VTD: 057018 - FREEHOME
VTD: 057020 - HIGHTOWER
VTD: 057030 - R M MOORE
VTD: 057033 - SALACOA
VTD: 057041 - WALESKA

District 003
Cherokee County
VTD: 057001 - AIR ACRES
VTD: 057002 - ARNOLD MILL
VTD: 057017 - DUPREE
VTD: 057025 - LICKSKILLET
VTD: 057026 - LITTLE RIVER
VTD: 057037 - TOONIGH
090804:
3000 3001
VTD: 057043 - WOODLANDS
VTD: 057044 - WOODSTOCK

District 004
Cherokee County
VTD: 057005 - BASCOMB
090300:
2075
090701:
2023 2024
091007:
1012 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
091101:
1002 1011 2000 2003 2004 2005
VTD: 057006 - BELLS
VTD: 057011 - CARMEL
091003:
2000 2002 2006 2008 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018
3019 3020 3021
VTD: 057023 - KELLOGG
VTD: 057029 - OAK GROVE
VTD: 057032 - ROSECREEK
VTD: 057035 - SUTALLEE
090300:
2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062
2063 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2072 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083
2084 2085 2090 2091 2094
091101:
2001
VTD: 057040 - VICTORIA

District 005
Cherokee County
VTD: 057007 - BOOTH
VTD: 057011 - CARMEL
091001:
2004 2011 2020 2021
091003:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1021 1022 1023 1024 1044 3000
3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3022 3023
091005:
2000 2001 2002 2003 4009
091102:
1013 1014 4013
VTD: 057012 - CHEROKEE SOUTH
VTD: 057015 - DEER RUN
VTD: 057016 - DIXIE
VTD: 057021 - HILLSIDE

District 006
Cherokee County
VTD: 057010 - CANTON
090300:
1023 1024 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1034 1035 1036
1037 1038 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1062 1064
1067 1069 1074 1080 1081 1141
090400:
1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1072 1073 2059 2060 2061 2062
2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074
2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087
2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2098 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008
3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020
3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032
3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044
3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054
VTD: 057013 - CLAYTON
090400:
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035
1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047
1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059
1060 1062 1063 1064 1071 1074 1075 1076 2041 2042 2043 2044
2047 2048 2049 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2082 2119
VTD: 057031 - R T JONES
VTD: 057035 - SUTALLEE
090200:
2062 2063 2064 2065 2071 2072 2078 2079 2081 2082
090300:
1033 1061 1063 1065 1066 1070 1071 1072 1073 1076 1077 1078
1079 1082 1083 1084 1086 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 2026 2027
2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
2041 2042 2043 2044 2047 2049 2050 2064 2065 2076 2078
090701:
1009
091101:
1013 1014
VTD: 057036 - TEASLEY
VTD: 057039 - UNIVETER

District 007
Cherokee County
VTD: 057003 - AVERY
VTD: 057008 - BRADSHAW
VTD: 057019 - HICKORY FLAT
VTD: 057027 - MACEDONIA
VTD: 057028 - MOUNTAIN ROAD
VTD: 057038 - UNION HILL
VTD: 057042 - WILDCAT