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Representatives
Bruce of the 64th et al. move to amend the Committee substitute to HB 37 (LC 14
9171S) by striking Section 6.01 on pages 25 and 26 and inserting in its place
the following:
"SECTION
6.01.
Referendum and initial election.
Referendum and initial election.
(a)
Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the
election superintendent of Fulton County shall call a special election for the
purpose of submitting this Act to the qualified voters of Fulton County for
approval or rejection. The superintendent shall set the date of such election
for the third Tuesday in June, 2005. The superintendent shall issue the call for
such election at least 30 days prior to the date thereof. The superintendent
shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for
two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Fulton
County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
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'( ) YES
( ) NO |
Shall
the Act incorporating the City of Sandy Springs in Fulton County according to
the charter contained in the Act be approved?'
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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, it
shall become of full force and effect as provided in Section 6.02 of this
charter, otherwise it shall be void and of no force and
effect.
The initial expense of such election shall be borne by Fulton County. Within two years after the elections if the incorporation is approved, the City of Sandy Springs shall reimburse Fulton County for the actual cost of printing and personnel services for such election and for the initial election of the mayor and members of the city council pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 2.02 of this charter. It shall be the duty of the superintendent to hold and conduct such election. It shall be his or her further duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
(b) For the purposes of the referendum election provided for in this section, qualified electors of Fulton County shall be those qualified electors of Fulton County who reside anywhere within Fulton County.
(c) For the purposes of the election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2005, the qualified electors of the City of Sandy Springs shall be those qualified electors of Fulton County residing within the corporate limits of the City of Sandy Springs as described by Appendix A of this charter. At subsequent municipal elections, the qualified electors of the City of Sandy Springs shall be determined pursuant to the authority of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., known as the 'Georgia Election Code.'
(d) Only for the purposes of holding and conducting the referendum election provided for by this section and holding and conducting the election of the City of Sandy Springs to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2005, the election superintendent of Fulton County is vested with the powers and duties of the election superintendent of the City of Sandy Springs and the powers and duties of the governing authority of the City of Sandy Springs."
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The initial expense of such election shall be borne by Fulton County. Within two years after the elections if the incorporation is approved, the City of Sandy Springs shall reimburse Fulton County for the actual cost of printing and personnel services for such election and for the initial election of the mayor and members of the city council pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 2.02 of this charter. It shall be the duty of the superintendent to hold and conduct such election. It shall be his or her further duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
(b) For the purposes of the referendum election provided for in this section, qualified electors of Fulton County shall be those qualified electors of Fulton County who reside anywhere within Fulton County.
(c) For the purposes of the election to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2005, the qualified electors of the City of Sandy Springs shall be those qualified electors of Fulton County residing within the corporate limits of the City of Sandy Springs as described by Appendix A of this charter. At subsequent municipal elections, the qualified electors of the City of Sandy Springs shall be determined pursuant to the authority of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., known as the 'Georgia Election Code.'
(d) Only for the purposes of holding and conducting the referendum election provided for by this section and holding and conducting the election of the City of Sandy Springs to be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2005, the election superintendent of Fulton County is vested with the powers and duties of the election superintendent of the City of Sandy Springs and the powers and duties of the governing authority of the City of Sandy Springs."
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