Bill Text: GA HB737 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Walton County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-05 - Effective Date [HB737 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB737-Introduced.html

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12 LC 35 2446S/AP

House Bill 737 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representative Williamson of the 111th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Walton County, approved August 1, 1929 (Ga. L. 1929, p. 747), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4503), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for submission of this Act for approval under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Walton County, approved August 1, 1929 (Ga. L. 1929, p. 747), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4503), is amended by repealing Section 2 and enacting a new Section 2 to read as follows:

"SECTION 2.

(a) Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Walton County who are serving as such immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, 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. On and after the effective date of this Act, the Board of Commissioners of Walton County shall consist of seven members, six of whom shall be elected from commissioner districts described in subsection (b) of this section and a chairperson who is elected at large as provided in this Act.

(b) For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, other than the chairperson, Walton County is divided into six commissioner districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. The six commissioner districts shall be and correspond to those six numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: waltonccprop3-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Walton CC User: SE'.

(c) When used in such attachment, the terms '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.

(d) Any part of Walton County which is not included in any such district described in that attachment 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. Any part of Walton County which is described in that attachment as being 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. Except as otherwise provided in the description of any commissioner district, whenever the description of such district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(e) No person shall be a member of the board if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to Code Section 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A. or any other general law applicable to that office.

(f) In order to be elected as a member of the board from a commissioner district, a person must be a resident of that commissioner district and must receive the number of votes cast as required by general law for that office in that district only. Only electors who are residents of that commissioner district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from a commissioner district, each candidate for such office shall specify the commissioner district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected or appointed as a member of the board from a commissioner district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall become vacant.

(g) The chairperson of the board may reside anywhere within Walton County and, if elected, must receive the number of votes cast for that office as required by general law in the entire county. The chairperson must continue to reside within the county during that person's term of office or that office shall become vacant.

(h) The members of the board of commissioners shall be elected as provided in this subsection. The first members from Commissioner Districts 1, 4, and 5 shall be elected at the general election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2014. Those members of the board elected thereto from Commissioner Districts 1, 4, and 5 in 2014 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 2018, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. The chairperson and the first members from Commissioner Districts 2, 3, and 6 shall be elected at the general election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2012. The chairperson and those members of the board elected thereto from Commissioner Districts 2, 3, and 6 in 2012 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for initial terms of office which expire December 31, 2016, and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Those and all future successors to the chairperson and the members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the time of the state-wide general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of office of four years each. The chairperson and the members of the board shall serve for the terms of office specified therefor in this subsection and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

(i) The chairperson and all members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code.'

(j) Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act."

SECTION 2.

It shall be the duty of the attorney of the Board of Commissioners of Walton County to submit this Act for approval pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.

SECTION 3.

This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 4.

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

Plan: waltonccprop3-2012
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: Walton CC
User: SE

District 001
Walton County
VTD: 2971663 - BOLD SPRINGS
3033 3034 3042 3045
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1029
VTD: 297415 - BETWEEN
1024 1025 1026 1029 1030 1031 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038
1040 1051
1001 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013
1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026
1027
1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1013 1017 1018
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2021
VTD: 297417 - LOGANVILLE NORTH
1047
1000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2016
1016 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1036 1037
2000 2008 2009 2021 2023 2027 3000 3001 3005 3006 3007 3008
3009 3010 3011 3012
VTD: 297424 - BAY CREEK

District 002
Walton County
VTD: 297417 - LOGANVILLE NORTH
1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012
1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024
1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 2007
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044
2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051
2001 2002 2010 2020 2028
VTD: 297421 - LOGANVILLE SOUTH
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016
1002 2004 2006 2009 3000 3001 3002 3003 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
3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3040
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2018 2019 2022 2024 2025 2026 2029
VTD: 297422 - WEST WALTON
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 3000 3001 3002
3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014
3015 3016 3017 3018 3022 3023 3024 3030
2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 2019 3032 3039

District 003
Walton County
VTD: 297416 - WALNUT GROVE
VTD: 297419 - SOUTH MONROE
2009 2011
VTD: 297421 - LOGANVILLE SOUTH
1000 1001 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1010 1011 1012 1013
3002 3003 3004
VTD: 297422 - WEST WALTON
3019 3020 3021 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029
1009 2010 2011 2018
VTD: 297423 - BROKEN ARROW
VTD: 297502 - JERSEY

District 004
Walton County
VTD: 2971675 - WHATLEY
VTD: 297414 - GRATIS
1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1037 1050 1051 2000 2001 2002 2003
2004 2005 2006 2012 2015 2016 2036 2040
1011 1012
VTD: 297418 - SOCIAL CIRCLE
VTD: 297419 - SOUTH MONROE
1014 1015 1016
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010
2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2058
VTD: 297454 - MOUNTAIN
1035 1036 2037 2038 2039
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1013
1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025
1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037
1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1058
VTD: 297503 - BLASINGAME
2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095
2096 2097 2098 2100 2101 2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2115
2116
2055
4001 4002 4013 4014 4015 4016 4032 4033
3000 3001 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3051
VTD: 297559 - GOOD HOPE
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037
2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2048 2049 2053
2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065
2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077
2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2099 2108 2109 2110 2111 2112
2113 2114 2117 2118 2119 2120 2121
2054

District 005
Walton County
VTD: 2971663 - BOLD SPRINGS
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3021 3022 3023 3024
3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3035 3036 3037 3038
3043 3044
VTD: 297250 - CAMPTON
1001 1003 1004 1005 1006 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014
1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1026 1039
1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1046 1047 1048 1049 2030 3020 3039
3040 3041 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3055
1030 1032 1033 1034 1038 1039 1040
VTD: 297414 - GRATIS
1000 1002 1007 1027 1028 1029 1045 2007
VTD: 297415 - BETWEEN
1041 1027 1028 1032 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1049 1050 1052
VTD: 297419 - SOUTH MONROE
2017 2018 2019 2021 2039 2040 2041
1000 1001 1002 1012
1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1014 1015
1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1027 1028
1029 1030 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 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045
2052 2053 2054 3002 3003 3004 3009 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020
3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3034 4006 4007 4008 4019 4020
4021
VTD: 297420 - NORTH MONROE
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1022 1023 1027 1028 1029
1031 1035 1036 1037 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049
1050 1051 1052 1062 1063 1064 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2020
VTD: 297425 - E MONROE
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2020 2021 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2050 2051 2053

District 006
Walton County
VTD: 297250 - CAMPTON
1025 1038 1052 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
VTD: 297414 - GRATIS
2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2033 2034
2035 2041
VTD: 297419 - SOUTH MONROE
1073 1074 1075 1076 3019 3020 3021 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038
3039 3040 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049
2009 2010 2012 2015 2032 2042 2043 2045
1000 1011 1012 1013 3000 3001 3005 3006 3007 3008 3010 3011
3012 3013 3014 3015 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 4009
4010 4011 4012
VTD: 297420 - NORTH MONROE
2021 2031 2032 2042
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012
1017 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1049 1050
1051 1052 1058 1059 1060 1061 1082
1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018
1019 1020 1021 1024 1025 1026 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058

1059 1060 1061 1065 1066 1067 2000 2001 2002 2011 2013 2014
2016 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2033
2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2044 2046 2047 2048 3000 3001 3002
3003 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
VTD: 297425 - E MONROE
1005 1013 1014 1015 1016 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024
1025 1026 1027 1028 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045
1046 1047 1048 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1062 1063 1064 1065
1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2018 2019 2022 2030 2031 2032
2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044
2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006
3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018
3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033
3041 3042 3043
VTD: 297454 - MOUNTAIN
1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1051 1052 1053 1054
1055 1056 1057 1059
VTD: 297503 - BLASINGAME
2052
4000
VTD: 297559 - GOOD HOPE
2015 2016 2047 2050 2051 2052
1083