12 SB480/AP
Senate Bill 480
By: Senator Jackson of the 2nd

AS PASSED

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To amend an Act completely revising the laws relative to the governing authority of Chatham County, approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5050), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3804), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuance in office of current members; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to 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 completely revising the laws relative to the governing authority of Chatham County, approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5050), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3804), is amended by revising Section 3 as follows:

"SECTION 3.
(a) For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, Chatham County is divided into eight commissioner districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. 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: chathamccsbp3-S002&H161-2012 Plan Type: local Administrator: S002&H161 User: SE'.
(b)(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 Chatham County which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) 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 Chatham County which is described in subsection (a) 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 Chatham 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 Chatham 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: chathamccsbp3-S002&H161-2012
Plan Type: local
Administrator: S002&H161
User: SE

District 001
Chatham County
VTD: 0511-1
VTD: 0511-10
VTD: 0511-12
VTD: 0511-13
VTD: 0511-14
VTD: 0511-16
VTD: 0511-5
VTD: 0511-6
VTD: 0511-8
VTD: 0511-9
VTD: 0513-14
004002:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1018 1019 1020
1021 1022 1023
VTD: 0515-1
VTD: 0515-6
004300:
1014 1020 1021 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1044 1045 1046
1047 1048 1050 1054 1069 1076
VTD: 0516-1
VTD: 0516-6

District 002
Chatham County
VTD: 0512-11
VTD: 0512-12
VTD: 0512-2
VTD: 0512-3
VTD: 0512-4
VTD: 0512-5
VTD: 0512-7
VTD: 0512-9
VTD: 0513-10
003502:
1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1020 1021 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 3000 3001 4006
VTD: 0513-2
000900:
1031 1032 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051
1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061
011200:
1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014
1015 1018 1034 2030 2031 2039 2040 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052
2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064
2065 2066 2067
VTD: 0513-3
003700:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
010101:
2068
VTD: 0513-8
VTD: 0513-9
VTD: 0518-2
VTD: 0518-5
001200:
1028 1029 1030 1031 1035 1036 1041 1042 1043 1055
002300:
1000 1008 1009 1010
011400:
1004 1005 1015 1016 1028 1029
VTD: 0518-6
002300:
1022 1023 1024 1031 1032
011400:
1042 1043 1054 1055 1064
District 003
Chatham County
VTD: 0511-17
011107:
1108 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010
3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022
3023 3024 3025 3027 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3038 3053
3054
VTD: 0512-6
VTD: 0513-1
VTD: 0513-10
003800:
1000 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 1029 1030 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
010102:
3009
VTD: 0513-11
VTD: 0513-12
VTD: 0513-13
VTD: 0513-14
003900:
2000 2001 2010 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4013
010200:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2013 3009 3019
VTD: 0513-15
VTD: 0513-2
000900:
1000 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 1029 1030 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037
1038 1039 1045 1046
011200:
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 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037
2038 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047
VTD: 0513-3
003601:
1007 1017 1020 1021 1025 1031 1032 1036 1038 1040 1041 1042
1043 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2011 2012 2013 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
2031 2032 2033 2034 2035
003602:
1000 1001 1003 3027 3028
010102:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1020
VTD: 0513-4
VTD: 0513-5
VTD: 0514-2
011107:
1022 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034
1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1057 1058 1059 1060
1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072
1073 1074 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099
1100 1106 1107 1109 3037
VTD: 0517-1
010601:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014 3000 3001 3002 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
VTD: 0518-1
VTD: 0518-10
001200:
1019 1020
003301:
2000
VTD: 0518-15
010601:
3003 3004 3005 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020
3023
980000:
1026 1027 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1045
1046 1047 1048
VTD: 0518-5
000601:
4057 4058
001200:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1014
1015 1026 1027 1032 1033 1034 1037 1038 1039 1040 1044 1045
1046 1047 1048 1053 1054 1056 1057 1058 1059
002300:
1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1011 1012 1013 1017 2007
2008 2009 2010 2011
VTD: 0518-6
001200:
1011 1012 1013 1016 1017 1018 1021 1024 1025 1049 1050 1051
1052
002300:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
003302:
1014 2000
VTD: 0518-7
010601:
3021 3022
010700:
1356 1357 1358 1359 1360 1361 1362 1363 1364 1365 1376 1377
1378 1379 1380 1381 1384 1397 1401 1408 1409
011600:
2000 2001 2014 2015 2042 2044 2059 2060 2068 2069 2070
980000:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012
1013 1014 1015 1016 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025
1028 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1049 1050 1051 1054
1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066
1067 1072 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1083 1084

District 004
Chatham County
VTD: 0511-17
010102:
2001
011004:
1001
011106:
1000 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 1029 1030 1031 1032 1037 1038
VTD: 0514-10
VTD: 0514-11
VTD: 0514-12
VTD: 0514-13
VTD: 0514-14
VTD: 0514-15
VTD: 0514-2
011106:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
VTD: 0514-4
VTD: 0514-5
VTD: 0514-6
VTD: 0514-7
VTD: 0514-8
VTD: 051XFTPU - FORT PULASKI PREC

District 005
Chatham County
VTD: 0515-11
VTD: 0515-2
VTD: 0515-3
VTD: 0515-4
VTD: 0515-5
VTD: 0515-6
004001:
5015 5016
004207:
1000 2000
004300:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026
1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1042 1043 1049
1051 1052 1053 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063
1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1077 1078
1079
004400:
2019 2020 2021 2022
004500:
4007 4008 4009 4012
010502:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 2002 2003 2004
2005 2008 2009 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
010806:
4000 4001
VTD: 0515-8
VTD: 0517-10
VTD: 0517-9
VTD: 0518-12
004500:
1028 1029 1030 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VTD: 0518-3
VTD: 0518-6
002300:
1014 1015 1016 1018 1019 1020 1021 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029
1030 2006 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

District 006
Chatham County
VTD: 0515-7
VTD: 0516-10
VTD: 0516-11
VTD: 0516-2
VTD: 0516-3
VTD: 0516-5
VTD: 0516-8
VTD: 0516-9

District 007
Chatham County
VTD: 0517-12
VTD: 0517-13
VTD: 0517-14
VTD: 0517-5
010501:
1018 1019 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2015
010603:
1018 1019 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1034 1035 1036 1037
1038
VTD: 0517-6
VTD: 0517-7
010700:
1218 1220 1232 1237 1238 1239 1240 1241 1242 1243 1244 1245
1246 1247 1248 1249 1250 1251 1252 1253 1254 1255 1256 1257
1260 1261 1262 1267
010801:
1013 1015 1016 1023 1027 1028 1044
010803:
1000 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 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2018 2022 2023
2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037
2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044
VTD: 0517-8

District 008
Chatham County
VTD: 0517-1
010601:
4000 4001 4002 4003 4004
010603:
1004 1009 1010 1033
010700:
1329 1332 1333 1334 2041
VTD: 0517-11
VTD: 0517-3
VTD: 0517-4
VTD: 0517-5
010501:
1016 1017
010603:
1003 1005 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1020 1027 1028
1029 1030 1031 1039 1040 1041
VTD: 0517-7
010700:
1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134
1135 1203 1204 1210 1211 1213 1216 1217 1219 1222 1223 1224
1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1233 1234 1235 1236 1258
1259 1265 1266 1308 1314 1331 1403 1404 1405
010803:
2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2030
VTD: 0518-10
000601:
4015 4016 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029
4030 4031 4032 4033 4059 4060 4061 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066
003301:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1012 1016
1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 2001
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
VTD: 0518-11
VTD: 0518-12
001200:
1022 1023
003301:
1014 1015
003302:
1013 1015 2001
004500:
1000 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 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036
010501:
1035 1036 1044 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008
3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3025
3026 3027 3028 3042 3046 3047
010502:
2000 2001
VTD: 0518-13
VTD: 0518-15
010601:
4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 5000 5001 5002 5003
5004 5005 5006 6000 6001 6002 6003 6004 6005 6006 6007 6008
6009 6010 6011 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6017 6018 6019 6020
6021 6022 6023 6025 6027 6028 6029
010603:
1032
VTD: 0518-7
000601:
3012 3020 3030 4017 4018
010501:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004
010601:
6024 6026 6030
011600:
1000 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 1029 1030 1031 1032 1036 1037 1038
1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 2057
980000:
1052 1053 1085
VTD: 0518-8
VTD: 0518-9