Bill Text: GA SB382 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public Service Commission; change description of the election districts; manner of election and term of office
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-05-01 - Effective Date [SB382 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SB382-Introduced.html
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Senate
Bill 382
By:
Senators Shafer of the 48th and Bethel of the 54th
AS
PASSED
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to organization and members of the Public Service
Commission, so as to change the description of the election districts for
members of the Public Service Commission; to provide for manner of election and
terms of office; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to
provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to organization and members of the Public Service Commission, is amended by
revising Code Section 46-2-1, relating to election of Public Service
Commissioners and terms of office, as follows:
"46-2-1.
(a)
The Georgia Public Service Commission shall consist of five members to be
elected as provided in this Code section. The members in office on January 1,
2000
2012,
and any member appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in such membership prior
to the expiration of a term of office shall continue to serve out their
respective terms of office. As terms of office expire, new members elected to
the commission shall be required to be residents of one of five Public Service
Commission Districts as hereafter provided, but each member of the commission
shall be elected state wide by the qualified voters of this state who are
entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly. Except as otherwise
provided in this Code section, the election shall be held under the same rules
and regulations as apply to the election of Governor. The Commissioners, who
shall give their entire time to the duties of their offices, shall be elected at
the general election next preceding the expiration of the terms of office of the
respective incumbents. Their terms of office shall be six years and shall
expire on December 31.
(b)
In order to be elected as a member of the commission from a Public Service
Commission District, a person
must
shall
have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto.
A person elected as a member of the commission from a Public Service Commission
District by the voters of Georgia
must
shall
continue to reside in that district during the person's term of
office,
or that office shall thereupon become vacant.
(c)
For the purpose of electing the members of the Public Service Commission,
the
this
state shall be divided into five Public Service Commission Districts described
as follows:
District
001
Appling
County
Atkinson
County
Bacon
County
Baker
County
Ben
Hill County
Berrien
County
Bleckley
County
Brantley
County
Brooks
County
Bryan
County
Bulloch
County
Calhoun
County
Camden
County
Candler
County
Charlton
County
Chatham
County
Chattahoochee
County
Clay
County
Clinch
County
Coffee
County
Colquitt
County
Cook
County
Crisp
County
Decatur
County
Dodge
County
Dooly
County
Dougherty
County
Early
County
Echols
County
Effingham
County
Evans
County
Glynn
County
Grady
County
Irwin
County
Jeff
Davis County
Lanier
County
Laurens
County
Lee
County
Liberty
County
Long
County
Lowndes
County
Macon
County
Marion
County
McIntosh
County
Miller
County
Mitchell
County
Montgomery
County
Pierce
County
Pulaski
County
Quitman
County
Randolph
County
Schley
County
Seminole
County
Stewart
County
Sumter
County
Tattnall
County
Telfair
County
Terrell
County
Thomas
County
Tift
County
Toombs
County
Treutlen
County
Turner
County
Ware
County
Wayne
County
Webster
County
Wheeler
County
Wilcox
County
Worth
County
District
002
Baldwin
County
Barrow
County
Bibb
County
Burke
County
Butts
County
Clarke
County
Columbia
County
Crawford
County
Elbert
County
Emanuel
County
Glascock
County
Greene
County
Gwinnett
County
Tract:
504.15
Tract:
504.16
Tract:
504.29
Tract:
504.30
Tract:
505.09
BG:
1
BG:
2
2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
BG:
3
BG:
4
Tract:
505.14
BG:
1
1000
1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012
1013 1014 1015 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1039 1040
BG:
2
2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012
2013
2014 2015 2042 2043 2057 2058 2999
Tract:
505.16
BG:
1
BG:
2
2000
2001 2002 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2022 2023 2024
2025
2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
BG:
5
Tract:
505.20
BG:
1
1000
BG:
2
2033
2034 2035
Tract:
505.21
BG:
3
3000
3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3012
3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3022 3023 3024
BG:
4
4006
4007 4008
Tract:
505.22
Tract:
506.02
Tract:
506.03
BG:
2
2010
2011 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044
Tract:
506.04
BG:
1
BG:
2
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 2051 2052 2053 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066
2067
2068 2069 2070 2071 2072
BG:
3
Tract:
507.04
Tract:
507.05
Tract:
507.09
Tract:
507.13
Tract:
507.14
Tract:
507.15
Tract:
507.16
Tract:
507.17
Tract:
507.18
Tract:
507.19
Tract:
507.20
Tract:
507.21
Hancock
County
Houston
County
Jackson
County
Jasper
County
Jefferson
County
Jenkins
County
Johnson
County
Jones
County
Lincoln
County
Madison
County
McDuffie
County
Monroe
County
Morgan
County
Newton
County
Oconee
County
Oglethorpe
County
Peach
County
Putnam
County
Richmond
County
Rockdale
County
Screven
County
Taliaferro
County
Taylor
County
Twiggs
County
Walton
County
Warren
County
Washington
County
Wilkes
County
Wilkinson
County
District
003
Clayton
County
DeKalb
County
Fulton
County
District
004
Banks
County
Bartow
County
Catoosa
County
Chattooga
County
Cherokee
County
Dade
County
Dawson
County
Fannin
County
Floyd
County
Forsyth
County
Franklin
County
Gilmer
County
Gordon
County
Gwinnett
County
Tract:
501.03
Tract:
501.04
Tract:
501.05
Tract:
501.06
Tract:
502.02
Tract:
502.04
Tract:
502.05
Tract:
502.06
Tract:
502.07
Tract:
503.04
Tract:
503.06
Tract:
503.07
Tract:
503.08
Tract:
503.09
Tract:
503.10
Tract:
503.11
Tract:
503.12
Tract:
503.13
Tract:
503.14
Tract:
503.15
Tract:
503.16
Tract:
504.03
Tract:
504.10
Tract:
504.11
Tract:
504.17
Tract:
504.18
Tract:
504.19
Tract:
504.20
Tract:
504.21
Tract:
504.22
Tract:
504.23
Tract:
504.24
Tract:
504.25
Tract:
504.26
Tract:
504.27
Tract:
504.28
Tract:
505.07
Tract:
505.09
BG:
2
2007
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2019
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Tract:
505.10
Tract:
505.11
Tract:
505.12
Tract:
505.13
Tract:
505.14
BG:
1
1016
1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032
1033
1034 1035 1036 1037 1038
BG:
2
2010
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 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052
2053
2054 2055 2056 2059 2060 2061
Tract:
505.15
Tract:
505.16
BG:
2
2003
2004 2005 2006 2007 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
2021
2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041
2042
2043 2044 2045 2046 2047
Tract:
505.17
Tract:
505.18
Tract:
505.19
Tract:
505.20
BG:
1
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
BG:
2
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 2036 2037 2038
2039
2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
Tract:
505.21
BG:
3
3021
BG:
4
4000
4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4009 4010
BG:
5
Tract:
506.03
BG:
1
BG:
2
2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 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
Tract:
506.04
BG:
2
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
2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059
Tract:
507.12
Habersham
County
Hall
County
Hart
County
Lumpkin
County
Murray
County
Pickens
County
Rabun
County
Stephens
County
Towns
County
Union
County
Walker
County
White
County
Whitfield
County
District
005
Carroll
County
Cobb
County
Coweta
County
Douglas
County
Fayette
County
Haralson
County
Harris
County
Heard
County
Henry
County
Lamar
County
Meriwether
County
Muscogee
County
Paulding
County
Pike
County
Polk
County
Spalding
County
Talbot
County
Troup
County
Upson
County
District
001
Appling
County
Atkinson
County
Bacon
County
Baker
County
Ben
Hill County
Berrien
County
Brantley
County
Brooks
County
Bryan
County
Bulloch
County
Calhoun
County
Camden
County
Candler
County
Charlton
County
Chatham
County
Chattahoochee
County
Clay
County
Clinch
County
Coffee
County
Colquitt
County
Cook
County
Crisp
County
Decatur
County
Dodge
County
Dooly
County
Dougherty
County
Early
County
Echols
County
Effingham
County
Evans
County
Glynn
County
Grady
County
Irwin
County
Jeff
Davis County
Lanier
County
Lee
County
Liberty
County
Long
County
Lowndes
County
Macon
County
Marion
County
McIntosh
County
Miller
County
Mitchell
County
Montgomery
County
Muscogee
County
Pierce
County
Pulaski
County
Quitman
County
Randolph
County
Schley
County
Seminole
County
Stewart
County
Sumter
County
Tattnall
County
Telfair
County
Terrell
County
Thomas
County
Tift
County
Toombs
County
Turner
County
Ware
County
Wayne
County
Webster
County
Wheeler
County
Wilcox
County
Worth
County
District
002
Baldwin
County
Barrow
County
Bibb
County
Bleckley
County
Burke
County
Clarke
County
Emanuel
County
Glascock
County
Greene
County
Gwinnett
County
Hancock
County
Houston
County
Jackson
County
Jasper
County
Jefferson
County
Jenkins
County
Johnson
County
Jones
County
Laurens
County
Morgan
County
Newton
County
Oconee
County
Putnam
County
Screven
County
Treutlen
County
Twiggs
County
Walton
County
Washington
County
Wilkinson
County
District
003
Clayton
County
DeKalb
County
Fulton
County
Rockdale
County
District
004
Banks
County
Bartow
County
Catoosa
County
Chattooga
County
Cherokee
County
Columbia
County
Dade
County
Dawson
County
Elbert
County
Fannin
County
Floyd
County
Forsyth
County
Franklin
County
Gilmer
County
Gordon
County
Habersham
County
Hall
County
Hart
County
Lincoln
County
Lumpkin
County
Madison
County
McDuffie
County
Murray
County
Oglethorpe
County
Pickens
County
Rabun
County
Richmond
County
Stephens
County
Taliaferro
County
Towns
County
Union
County
Walker
County
Warren
County
White
County
Whitfield
County
Wilkes
County
District
005
Butts
County
Carroll
County
Cobb
County
Coweta
County
Crawford
County
Douglas
County
Fayette
County
Haralson
County
Harris
County
Heard
County
Henry
County
Lamar
County
Meriwether
County
Monroe
County
Paulding
County
Peach
County
Pike
County
Polk
County
Spalding
County
Talbot
County
Taylor
County
Troup
County
Upson
County
(d)
The first members of the commission elected under this Code section shall be
elected thereto on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November,
2000
2012,
from Public Service Commission Districts 3 and 5, shall take office on the first
day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of
office of six years and until the election and qualification of their respective
successors. Those members of the commission elected thereto on the Tuesday next
following the first Monday in November,
2002
2014,
from Public Service Commission Districts 1 and 4 shall take office on the first
day of January immediately following that election and shall serve for terms of
office of six years and until the election and qualification of their respective
successors. The member of the commission elected thereto on the Tuesday next
following the first Monday in November,
2004
2016,
from Public Service Commission District 2 shall take office on the first day of
January immediately following that election and shall serve for a term of office
of six years and until the election and qualification of his or her respective
successor. All future successors to members of the commission whose terms of
office are to expire shall be elected at the state-wide general election
immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office on the
first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for
terms of office of six years.
(e)
For purposes of this Code section:
(1)
The terms 'Tract' and 'BG' (Block Group) 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 2000 for the State of Georgia. The
separate numeric designations in a Tract description which are underneath a 'BG'
heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a Block Group as
provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States
decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in the description of any Public Service Commission
District, whenever the description of any Public Service Commission 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 2000 for
the State of Georgia.
(3)
Any part of the State of Georgia which is not included in any Public Service
Commission District described in subsection (c) of this Code section shall be
included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least
population according to the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State
of Georgia.
(4)
Any part of the State of Georgia which is described in subsection (c) of this
Code section as being included in a particular Public Service Commission
District shall nevertheless not be included within such Public Service
Commission District if such part is not contiguous to such Public Service
Commission District. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within
that Public Service Commission District contiguous to such part which contains
the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2000 for
the State of Georgia."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.