Bill Text: GA HB752 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Jasper County; board of commissioners; provide staggered terms
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-15 - Effective Date [HB752 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB752-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 752 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative Holmes of the
125th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Jasper County, approved July
23, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 255), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May
13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4036), so as to provide for staggered
terms for the board of commissioners; to provide for manner of election; to
change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions
and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to
provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of 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.
An
Act creating the board of commissioners of Jasper County, approved July 23, 1923
(Ga. L. 1923, p. 255), as amended, particularly by an Act
approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4036), is amended by
revising Section 1 as follows:
"SECTION
1.
(a)(1)
There is established in Jasper County a board of commissioners, which shall be
the governing authority of Jasper County and shall be composed of five members
as provided in this section. For the purpose of electing members of the board,
Jasper County is divided into five commissioner districts which shall be and
correspond to those five numbered districts described in and attached to and
made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan:
jasperccsbprop1R-Tiger2010 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Jasper User:
SE'.
(2)(A)
For the purposes of such plan:
(i)
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
(ii)
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.
(B)
Any part of Jasper County which is not included in any district described in
paragraph (1) of this subsection 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.
(C)
Any part of Jasper County which is described in s paragraph (1) of this
subsection 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.
(b)(1)
One commissioner shall be elected from each commissioner district by the
electors residing solely within each respective district. A commissioner must
reside within the district from which such commissioner is elected. Candidates
for the office of commissioner shall certify at the time of their qualification
as candidates that they are residents of the commissioner district from which
they seek election.
(2)
In all elections conducted pursuant to this Act, each candidate shall designate,
at the time of qualifying, the district from which they offer as a candidate.
To be elected as a member of the board, a candidate must receive the highest
number of votes cast for the seat they are seeking; and, at the same time, a
candidate must receive a majority of the total votes cast for the election of a
commissioner to that seat. In the event no candidate for a particular seat
receives a majority of the votes for the seat the candidate is seeking, a
run-off election shall be conducted for that particular seat in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election
Code,' as now or hereafter amended.
(c)(1)
The members of the board of commissioners in office on the effective date of
this section shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which
they were elected, which terms shall expire December 31, 2012, and until
successors are elected and qualified.
(2)
At the general election in 2012, the members of the board shall be elected from
Commissioner Districts 1, 3, and 5 in accordance with the provisions of
subsection (a) of this section to take office on January 1, 2013, for terms of
office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Thereafter, successors shall be elected in the general election in the year in
which their terms of office expire and shall take office on the first day of
January immediately following their election for terms of office of four years
and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(3)
At the general election in 2012, the members of the board shall be elected from
Commissioner Districts 2 and 4 in accordance with the provisions of subsection
(a) of this section to take office on January 1, 2013, for terms of office of
two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter,
successors shall be elected in the general election in the year in which the
terms of office expire and shall take office on the first day of January
immediately following their election for terms of office of four years and until
their successors are elected and qualified.
(d)
Commissioner Districts 1 through 5, as they exist immediately prior to the
effective date of this section, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner
Districts 1 through 5, respectively, but as newly described under this section;
and, on and after the effective date of this section, 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
section."
SECTION
2.
Said
Act is further amended by revising Section 2 as follows:
"SECTION
2.
Except
as provided in Section 1 of this Act, the term of the members of the board of
commissioners shall be four years and such members shall be elected pursuant to
Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election
Code.'"
SECTION
3.
The
Board of Commissioners of Jasper 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 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.
Plan:
jasperccsbprop1R-Tiger2010
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: Jasper
User: SE
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: Jasper
User: SE
District 001
Jasper County
VTD: 159293 - HILLSBORO
010500:
1032 1040 1046 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081
1082 1083 1084 1085 1087 1089 1090 1174 1209 1210 1211 1212
VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO
010500:
1031 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1041 1042 1043 1044
1045 1047 1048 1049 1050 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1109 1110
1111 1112 1113 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1150 1215 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 2046 2047 2048 2049
2050 2051 3098 3099 3112 3113 4054 4061 4087 4096 4097 4098
4099 4106 4115 4118 4119 4121 4122 4123 4124 5052 5053 5054
5068 5077 5078 5083 5084 5085 5086 5087 5089
Jasper County
VTD: 159293 - HILLSBORO
010500:
1032 1040 1046 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081
1082 1083 1084 1085 1087 1089 1090 1174 1209 1210 1211 1212
VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO
010500:
1031 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1041 1042 1043 1044
1045 1047 1048 1049 1050 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1109 1110
1111 1112 1113 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1150 1215 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 2046 2047 2048 2049
2050 2051 3098 3099 3112 3113 4054 4061 4087 4096 4097 4098
4099 4106 4115 4118 4119 4121 4122 4123 4124 5052 5053 5054
5068 5077 5078 5083 5084 5085 5086 5087 5089
District 002
Jasper County
VTD: 159290 - WYATT
010100:
1015 1016 1034 1035 1036 1039 1040 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049
1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1057 1058 1060 1061 1062 1063
1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1081 1082 1097 1101 1102
1103 1104 1111 1181 1247 1248
010200:
1000 1065 1066 1067 1068 1073 1074 1075 1076 1088 1089 1093
VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO
010100:
1170 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1229 1230
1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1241
010200:
1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1090
1091 1092 1094 1095 1096 1159
010500:
4000 4001 4023 4070 4071 4072 4073 4083 4084 4085 4086 4094
4095 4111 4112 4113 4114 4120 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005
5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017
5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 5025 5026 5027 5028 5029
5033 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038 5039 5040 5041 5049 5055 5056
5057 5058 5059 5060 5061 5062 5063 5064 5065 5066 5067 5069
5070 5071 5072 5073 5074 5075 5076 5088 5094 5097
VTD: 159363 - SHADY DALE
Jasper County
VTD: 159290 - WYATT
010100:
1015 1016 1034 1035 1036 1039 1040 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049
1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1057 1058 1060 1061 1062 1063
1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1081 1082 1097 1101 1102
1103 1104 1111 1181 1247 1248
010200:
1000 1065 1066 1067 1068 1073 1074 1075 1076 1088 1089 1093
VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO
010100:
1170 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1229 1230
1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1241
010200:
1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1090
1091 1092 1094 1095 1096 1159
010500:
4000 4001 4023 4070 4071 4072 4073 4083 4084 4085 4086 4094
4095 4111 4112 4113 4114 4120 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005
5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017
5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 5025 5026 5027 5028 5029
5033 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038 5039 5040 5041 5049 5055 5056
5057 5058 5059 5060 5061 5062 5063 5064 5065 5066 5067 5069
5070 5071 5072 5073 5074 5075 5076 5088 5094 5097
VTD: 159363 - SHADY DALE
District 003
Jasper County
VTD: 159289 - SMITH/JORDAN/LA
VTD: 159293 - HILLSBORO
010500:
1027 1028 1029 1030 1052 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072
1086 1088 1152 1153 1154 1155 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168
1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181
1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1205 1206
VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO
010500:
1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102
1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1114 1115 1116 1122 1123 1124
1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136
1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148
1149 1151 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1192 1193 1194
1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1207 1208
1213 3067 3082 3083 3092 3093 3094 3095 3096 3100 3101 3102
3108 3109 3110 3111 3115 5030 5031 5032 5048 5050 5051 5079
VTD: 159296 - MARTIN & BURNEY
010500:
3002 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043
3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055
3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3068
3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 3078 3079 3080
3081 3088 3089 3090 3103 3104 3105 3106 3107 3114 3116
Jasper County
VTD: 159289 - SMITH/JORDAN/LA
VTD: 159293 - HILLSBORO
010500:
1027 1028 1029 1030 1052 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072
1086 1088 1152 1153 1154 1155 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168
1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181
1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1205 1206
VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO
010500:
1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102
1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1114 1115 1116 1122 1123 1124
1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136
1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148
1149 1151 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1192 1193 1194
1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1207 1208
1213 3067 3082 3083 3092 3093 3094 3095 3096 3100 3101 3102
3108 3109 3110 3111 3115 5030 5031 5032 5048 5050 5051 5079
VTD: 159296 - MARTIN & BURNEY
010500:
3002 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043
3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055
3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3068
3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 3078 3079 3080
3081 3088 3089 3090 3103 3104 3105 3106 3107 3114 3116
District 004
Jasper County
VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO
010200:
1097 1098 1099 1100 1102 1103 1104 1149
010500:
3097 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012
4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4024 4025
4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4039
4045 4046 4047 4048 4049 4050 4051 4052 4053 4055 4056 4057
4058 4059 4060 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066 4067 4068 4069 4074
4075 4076 4077 4078 4079 4080 4081 4082 4088 4089 4090 4091
4092 4093 4100 4101 4102 4103 4104 4105 4107 4108 4109 4110
4116
VTD: 159296 - MARTIN & BURNEY
010500:
3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014
3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031
3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3084 3085 3086 3087 3117 3118
3119 3120 3121 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4117
VTD: 159297 - THOMPSON & BARN
010200:
1048 1049 1050 1052 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1120 1121
1122 1123 1140 1141 1142 1143 1151 1153 1157
010500:
3000 3001 3091 4037 4038
Jasper County
VTD: 159295 - MONTICELLO
010200:
1097 1098 1099 1100 1102 1103 1104 1149
010500:
3097 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012
4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4024 4025
4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4039
4045 4046 4047 4048 4049 4050 4051 4052 4053 4055 4056 4057
4058 4059 4060 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066 4067 4068 4069 4074
4075 4076 4077 4078 4079 4080 4081 4082 4088 4089 4090 4091
4092 4093 4100 4101 4102 4103 4104 4105 4107 4108 4109 4110
4116
VTD: 159296 - MARTIN & BURNEY
010500:
3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014
3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031
3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3084 3085 3086 3087 3117 3118
3119 3120 3121 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4117
VTD: 159297 - THOMPSON & BARN
010200:
1048 1049 1050 1052 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1120 1121
1122 1123 1140 1141 1142 1143 1151 1153 1157
010500:
3000 3001 3091 4037 4038
District 005
Jasper County
VTD: 159290 - WYATT
010100:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025
1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1037 1038 1041 1042
1043 1044
010200:
1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012
1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1019 1020 1023 1025 1059 1060 1061
1062 1063 1064 1072 1158 1160
VTD: 159297 - THOMPSON & BARN
010200:
1018 1021 1022 1024 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033
1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045
1046 1047 1051 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1069 1070 1071
1101 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1117 1118 1119 1124 1125
1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137
1138 1139 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1150 1152 1154 1155 1156
1161
Jasper County
VTD: 159290 - WYATT
010100:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025
1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1037 1038 1041 1042
1043 1044
010200:
1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012
1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1019 1020 1023 1025 1059 1060 1061
1062 1063 1064 1072 1158 1160
VTD: 159297 - THOMPSON & BARN
010200:
1018 1021 1022 1024 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033
1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045
1046 1047 1051 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1069 1070 1071
1101 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1117 1118 1119 1124 1125
1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137
1138 1139 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1150 1152 1154 1155 1156
1161
