Bill Text: GA SB363 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Board of Commissioners of Thomas County; change description of the commissioner districts; definitions and inclusions

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-02-29 - Effective Date [SB363 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB363-Introduced.html

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12 LC 28 5960

Senate Bill 363

By: Senators Bulloch of the 11th and Golden of the 8th

AS PASSED

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Thomas County, approved December 21, 1898 (Ga. L. 1898, p. 378), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4203), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of the 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 Thomas County, approved December 21, 1898 (Ga. L. 1898, p. 378), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4203), is amended by revising subsections (d) and (e) of Section 1 as follows:

"(d) For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, Thomas County is divided into eight commissioner districts. The eight commissioner districts shall be and correspond to those eight numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: thomascc-2012 Plan Type: local Administrator: thomas User: bak'.

(e)(1) For the purposes of such plan:

(A) 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

(B) 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.

(2) Any part of Thomas County which is not included in any district described in subsection (d) of this section 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.

(3) Any part of Thomas County which is described in subsection (d) of this section 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."

SECTION 2.

(a) Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Thomas County who are serving as such on 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.
(b) Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, 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, 6, 7, and 8, 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 3.

The Board of Commissioners of Thomas 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: thomascc-2012
Plan Type: local
Administrator: thomas
User: bak

District 001
Thomas County
VTD: 275105 - DOUGLASS
3014 3015 3016 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 2019 2020 2021 2022 3000 3001 3002 3003
3004 3005 3006 3007 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022
3023 3036 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009
4020 4021 4022 4033 4034 4035 4036 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004
5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016
5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5023 5024 5025
2019
VTD: 275107 - FIRE STATION #2
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1027 1028 1032 1034 1035 1039 1040 1041 1042 1044 1045 1046
1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067
1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079
1080 1086 1087 1088 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097
1098 1111 1126 1127 1128 1129
VTD: 275109 - HARPER
6007
VTD: 275114 - NEW COVENANT
2097 2098 2105 2106 2109 2110 2111 2112 2113 2114 2115 2116
2117 2118 2119 2120
3028 3047 3048 3049
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1034 1036 1044 1045 1046
1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1061 1062
VTD: 275120 - SCOTT
3029 3030 3050 3051
1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1009 1011 3013 3020 3021
6000 6001 6002 6006

District 002
Thomas County
VTD: 275105 - DOUGLASS
2016 2017 2018 2023 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3024
3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3037
4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4023 4024
4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4037 5022 5026 5027
2015 2016 2017 2018
VTD: 275107 - FIRE STATION #2
1012 1013 1014 1016 1018 1022 1026 1031 1033 1036 1037 1038
1043 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1054 1055 1081 1082 1083
1084 1085 1089 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1110 1112 1113 1114
1117 1119 1120 1130 1147 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5016
5018 5019 5023 5024 5025 5026 5028 5029 5030 5031 5032 5033
5034 5035 5043 5044 5075 5076 5078
3026 3029 3030 3032 3033 3036 3037 3043 3044 3045 3046 3048
3049 3050 3055 3114
VTD: 275109 - HARPER
6008 6009 6010 6011 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6017 6018 6025
6026 6027 6028 6029 6030 6031 6032 6033 6034 6039 6040 6046
6047 6048 6049 6050 6051 6052 6053 6062 6063 6064 6068 6069
1015 1017 1019 1020 1021 1023 1024 1025 1029 1030 1146 2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014 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 3005 3009 3017 3018
3019 3020 3022 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012
4013 5002 5003 5005 5006 5017 5020 5027
VTD: 275113 - METCALFE
VTD: 275119 - RESOURCE CENTER
5004 5007 5008 5015 5021 5022
3031

District 003
Thomas County
VTD: 275106 - ELLABELLE
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013
1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1062 1063
1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075
1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1087 1089 1090 1091
1011
VTD: 275111 - MEIGS
VTD: 275114 - NEW COVENANT
1000 1003 1004 1008 1009 1010 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018
1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1031 1032 1033 1035 1037 1038 1039
1040 1048 1049 1050
VTD: 275115 - OCHLOCKNEE

District 004
Thomas County
VTD: 275103 - CENTRAL
2046
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1018 1080 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2024 2025
VTD: 275104 - COOLIDGE
VTD: 275106 - ELLABELLE
1010
VTD: 275112 - MERRILLVILLE
VTD: 275114 - NEW COVENANT
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2026 2027 2028 2029
1001 1002 1005 1006 1007 1011 1012 1041 1042 1043 1059 1060
VTD: 275116 - PATTEN
2034 2037
2002 2003 2004 2014 2015 2035 2036 2037
VTD: 275117 - PAVO
1000 1001 1002 1003 1007 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015
1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1025 1026 1027 1028
1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040
1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052
1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1064 2000 2001
2005

District 005
Thomas County
VTD: 275101 - BARWICK
VTD: 275102 - BOSTON
VTD: 275108 - GATLIN CREEK
1009 1010 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031
1032 1033 1034 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004
3047 3079 3080 3081 3082 3083
2008 2009 2032
VTD: 275116 - PATTEN
2013 2032 2033 2034 2038 2039 2040 2041 2043
VTD: 275117 - PAVO
1024 1062 1063 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2016 2023
2024

District 006
Thomas County
VTD: 275103 - CENTRAL
1068 1070 1071 1075 1078 1083 1084
VTD: 275109 - HARPER
6055 6059 6060
1013
VTD: 275110 - JERGER
1020 1021 1030
VTD: 275114 - NEW COVENANT
1067 3021 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3040 3041 3046
VTD: 275118 - REMINGTON
1066 1072 1073 1074 1076 1081 1082 3042 3043 3044 3045
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2041 3000 3001 3008
3009 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032
3033 3034 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4011 5000 5001 5002
5003 5004 5005 5006 5015 5016 5017
6056
1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1017 1018 1019
VTD: 275120 - SCOTT
3039
1007 1008 1010 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020
1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 2000 2001 2002
2003 2004 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 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007
3010 3011 3012 3017 3018 3019
6003 6004 6005 6019 6020 6021 6022 6023 6024 6041 6042 6043
6044 6045

District 007
Thomas County
VTD: 275107 - FIRE STATION #2
3016 3018 3023 3025
VTD: 275108 - GATLIN CREEK
1087 1088 1089 1090
2017 2018 2019 2024 3006 3008 3012 3013 3014 3051
VTD: 275109 - HARPER
6035 6036 6037 6038 6054 6057 6058 6061 6065 6066 6067
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3008 3010 4002 4003 4014 4018 4019
4020
1014 1015 1016 1035
VTD: 275110 - JERGER
4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4012 4013 4014 5010 5011 5012
1000 1002 1003 1004 1005 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028
1029 1043 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007 2012 2013 2014 2015
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
2028 2029 2030 2031 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033
2016 2020 2021 2022 2023 3005 3007 3009 3010 3011 3015 3017
3019 3020 3021 3022 3024 3027 3028
VTD: 275118 - REMINGTON
1086
5007 5008 5009 5013 5014 5018
1001 1006 2002 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2032
VTD: 275119 - RESOURCE CENTER
3006 3007 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3021 3023 3024 3025
3026 4000 4001 4015 4016 4017 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026
4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 5000 5001
1031 1032 1033 1034 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 3012
3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024
3025 3026 3027

District 008
Thomas County
VTD: 275103 - CENTRAL
2047
1017 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029
1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1037 1038 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045
1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057
1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1065 1069 1079 1085 2023 3000
3001 3002 3003 3006 3007 3024 3025 3026
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1019 1021
2003
VTD: 275108 - GATLIN CREEK
1005 1006 1007 1008 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018
1020
2004
VTD: 275114 - NEW COVENANT
3004 3005 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017
3018 3023 3027 3031 3032 3052
1047 1051 1058
VTD: 275118 - REMINGTON
1035 1036 1039 1040 1064 1077 3019 3020 3022
VTD: 275120 - SCOTT
1000