06 LC 21
8745/AP
House
Bill 1480 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative Smith of the
113th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide for terms for the members of the Board of Education of Oconee County; to
provide for a referendum; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
At
the election in November, 2008 the members of the Board of Education of Oconee
County shall be elected as provided in this Act. Those members elected from
Posts 1, 4, and 5 shall be elected for terms of four years and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified. Those members elected from Posts 2
and 3 shall be elected for terms of two years and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified. Their successors shall be elected for terms of four
years. All members shall take office on January 1 of the year following their
election.
SECTION
2.
The
election superintendent of Oconee County shall cause the questions provided in
this section to be placed on the ballots provided to the electors of the Oconee
County School District, on the date of the 2006 state-wide general election.
The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
that Act be approved which provides that the members of the Board of Education
of Oconee County shall be elected to serve staggered four-year
terms?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all
persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than
one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section
1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2007. If the
Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this
section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be
automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that
election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Oconee County.
It shall be the election
superintendent́s
duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.