06 LC 22
5849/AP
House
Bill 745 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Crawford of the
127th
and Ray of the
136th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide that future elections for the office of chief magistrate of Upson 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 chief magistrate of Upson County conducted after
January 1, 2006, 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 in conjunction
with the November general election immediately preceding expiration of the term
of office 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 chief magistrate of Upson
County in office on January 1, 2006. The sitting chief magistrate 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 Upson 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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.