Bill Text: GA HB1486 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Union County; nonpartisan elections; probate court judge; provide
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-12 - House Second Readers [HB1486 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1486-Introduced.html
10 LC 38
1005
House
Bill 1486
By:
Representative Allison of the
8th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide that future elections for the office of judge of the probate court of
Union County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for submission of this
Act for preclearance under 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.
All
elections for the office of judge of the probate court of Union County conducted
after January 1, 2010, shall be nonpartisan elections as provided for in
Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Such nonpartisan elections shall be held
in conjunction with the November general election immediately preceding
expiration of the term of office and conducted as provided in Chapter 2 of Title
21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code."
SECTION
2.
Nothing
in this Act shall affect the term of office of the judge of the probate court of
Union County in office on January 1, 2010. The sitting judge of the probate
court shall serve out the term of office for which he or she was elected and
shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself as provided in this
Act.
SECTION
3.
The
governing authority of Union County shall through its legal counsel cause this
Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended, no 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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.