06 LC
21 8999S
House
Bill 1658 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By:
Representative Smith of the
168th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Alma, approved April 4, 1967
(Ga. L. 1967, p. 2643), as amended, so as to change the number and the
description of the council districts; to provide that the board of elections and
registration of Bacon County shall serve as the election superintendent for the
City of Alma; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the
federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating a new charter for the City of Alma, approved April 4, 1967 (Ga. L.
1967, p. 2643), as amended, is amended by inserting immediately following
Section 6.01 a new section to read as follows:
"SECTION
6.01A.
Election superintendent.
Election superintendent.
Any
other provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the board of
elections and registration of Bacon County shall serve as the election
superintendent for the City of
Alma."
SECTION
2.
It
shall be the duty of the attorney of the City of Alma to submit this Act for
approval pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as
amended.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.