06 LC 35
0061
House
Bill 1299
By:
Representative Hanner of the
148th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Chattahoochee
County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for submission of this Act
under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; 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.
All
elections for the office of probate judge of Chattahoochee County conducted
after the effective date of this Act shall be nonpartisan elections as provided
for in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Such nonpartisan elections shall be
held and conducted as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the
"Georgia Election Code."
SECTION
2.
Nothing
in this Act shall affect the term of office of the probate judge of
Chattahoochee County in office on the effective date of this Act. The sitting
probate judge shall serve out the term of office for which he or she was elected
and shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself as provided in this
Act.
SECTION
3.
The
governing authority of Chattahoochee County shall through its legal counsel
cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights
Act of 1965, as amended; and such submission shall be made to the United States
Department of Justice or filed with the appropriate court no later than 60 days
after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or otherwise
becomes law without such approval.
SECTION
4.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
5.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.