Bill Text: GA SB477 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Baker County; board of elections and registration; reconstitute and change the composition
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-23 - Effective Date [SB477 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SB477-Introduced.html
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Senate
Bill 477
By:
Senators Sims of the 12th, Stoner of the 6th, Henson of the 41st and Hooks of
the 14th
AS
PASSED
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Baker County
and provide for its powers and duties, approved May 6, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p.
3716), so as to reconstitute and change the composition of the board and the
selection and appointment of its members; to provide for related matters; to
provide for submission for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for effective date; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act to create a board of elections and registration for Baker County and provide
for its powers and duties, approved May 6, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3716), is
amended by revising subsection (b) and (c) of Section 2 as follows:
"(b)
After December 31, 2015, the Baker County Board of Elections and Registration
shall consist of three members. On December 31, 2015, the positions of the
current board members shall expire, and a new board shall be appointed as
provided in this section.
(c)
On and after January 1, 2016, the Baker County Board of Elections and
Registration shall consist of three members appointed by the governing authority
of Baker County, which shall designate one member to serve for a term of two
years, one such member to serve for a term of three years, and one member to
serve for a term of four years. Each such member shall serve for the specified
term and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, and upon
expiration of the term for which he or she was initially appointed, his or her
successor shall be appointed to serve for a term of four years, until his or her
successor is appointed and qualified. The governing authority shall appoint a
chairperson."
SECTION
2.
The
board of commissioners 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 become law without such approval.
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.
