Bill Text: GA SB195 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Brantley County; board of education; provide for nonpartisan elections for such members
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-20 - Effective Date [SB195 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SB195-Engrossed.html
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Senate
Bill 195
By:
Senator Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the election of members of the
Board of Education of Brantley County," approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p.
3937), as amended, so as to provide for nonpartisan elections for such members;
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 to provide for the election of members of the Board of
Education of Brantley County," approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3937),
as amended, is amended by revising Section 2 of Article II as
follows:
"Section
2. Candidates offering for election to said board of education shall designate
the education post for which they are offering. There shall be elected one
member from each of said posts. No person shall be eligible as a candidate for
election to said board of education unless he shall have been a bona fide
resident of Brantley County for at least one year immediately preceding the date
of the election. Candidates shall be elected by a majority vote of the
qualified voters of the entire county voting in an election conducted for the
purpose of electing members of the Board of Education of Brantley County. All
members shall be elected in nonpartisan elections held and conducted in
conjunction with the November general election as authorized in Code Section
20-2-56 and as provided in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. All elections
shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the
'Georgia Election Code.'"
SECTION
2.
The
Board of Education of Brantley 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.
