11 LC
21 0999/AP
House
Bill 358 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Frazier of the
123rd,
Jackson of the
142nd,
and Burns of the
157th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To
amend an Act entitled "An Act creating the board of commissioners of Burke
County," approved August 21, 1911 (Ga. L. 1911, p. 390), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3804), so as to
provide for staggered terms for the members of such board of commissioners; to
provide for submission for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act entitled "An Act creating the board of commissioners of Burke County,"
approved August 21, 1911 (Ga. L. 1911, p. 390), as amended, particularly by an
Act approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 3804), is amended by revising
subsection (a) of Section 1 as follows:
"(a)
There shall be a board of commissioners of Burke County, which shall consist of
five members. The terms of the members in office on the effective date of this
section shall expire on December 31, 2012, as provided in such Act, as amended.
The successors to the commissioners elected from commissioner districts 2 and 4
shall be elected at the general election held in 2012 for terms of two years and
until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The successors of the
commissioners so elected shall be elected quadrennially thereafter for terms of
four years. The commissioners elected from commissioner districts 1, 3, and 5
shall be elected at the general election held in 2012 for terms of four years
and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The successors of
the commissioners so elected shall be elected quadrennially thereafter for terms
of four years."
SECTION
2.
The
governing authority of Burke County shall cause, through its legal counsel, this
Act to be submitted for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended, within 45 days after the date on which this Act
is approved by the Governor or otherwise becomes law without such
approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.