05 LC 18
4173
House
Bill 499
By:
Representatives Franklin of the
43rd,
Keen of the
179th,
and Burkhalter of the
50th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 1 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions regarding elections, so as to provide for the composition
and number of congressional districts; to provide for election of members of
Congress; to provide when such members shall take office; to provide for
continuation of present congressional districts until a certain time; to provide
for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
1 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
provisions regarding elections, is amended by striking the description of
Congressional Districts 1 through 13 immediately following the second sentence
of subsection (a) of Code Section 21-1-2, relating to the designation of
congressional districts, and inserting in its place the description of
Congressional Districts 1 through 13 attached to this Act and made a part hereof
and further identified as "Plan Name: franklin Plan Type: Congress User: staff
Administrator: H043".
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended by striking subsection (c) of Code Section 21-1-2,
relating to the designation of congressional districts, and inserting in its
place a new subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c)
The first members elected pursuant to the provisions of this Code section shall
be those who are elected to take office in January,
2003
2007.
Successors to those members and future successors shall likewise be elected
under the provisions of this Code section. Until that time the members of the
United States House of Representatives elected in
2000
2004
shall continue to serve and, for all purposes relative to membership in the
House of Representatives, the composition of congressional districts from which
such members were elected shall remain the same. The provisions of this Code
section shall be effective for the primaries and elections of
2002
2006
for the purpose of electing the members in
2002
2006
who are to take office in
2003
2007.
For the purpose of appointing or electing members of boards or bodies where such
are made on the basis of congressional districts, the provisions of this Code
section shall be effective January 1,
2003
2007."
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.