06
LC 35 0090
Senate
Bill 593
By:
Senator Douglas of the 17th
AS
PASSED
AN
ACT
To
provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in certain districts of
Henry County for the purpose of ascertaining whether the voters of such
districts desire the governing authority of Henry County to adopt by policy or
ordinance measures to oppose or prevent the expansion of a certain airport in
Henry County and whether the governing authority shall take whatever action is
legally available to request or prevent the expansion of such airport in any
other county; 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.
It
is the purpose of this Act to provide for an advisory referendum within the
North and South Hampton voting precincts of Henry County to determine if the
voters of the North and South Hampton voting precincts prefer that the governing
authority for Henry County take any lawful action available to prevent the
further expansion of the Clayton County/Tara Airport located in Hampton,
Georgia.
SECTION
2.
(a)
Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the
election superintendent of Henry County shall call and conduct an advisory
election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting a question to
the electors of the North and South Hampton voting precincts of said county to
advise the governing authority of Henry County if the voters of the North and
South Hampton Precincts prefer the governing authority to oppose the expansion
of the Clayton County/Tara Airport to the extent permitted by law. The
superintendent shall conduct that election on the date of the 2006 July primary
election and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by
general law. 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 Henry County. The ballot shall have
printed thereon the following:
"CHECK
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Shall
the Henry County governing authority take whatever action is lawfully available
to oppose and prevent the expansion of the Clayton County/Tara Airport in either
Clayton or Henry counties?
Shall
the Henry County governing authority not oppose the expansion of the Clayton
County/Tara Airport or take any action which would limit the expansion of the
airport?"
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(b)
It shall be the duty of the election superintendent of Henry County to hold and
conduct the advisory election provided for in this section and to tabulate the
results of such election. It shall be the further duty of said superintendent
to certify the results of said election to the Secretary of State and to each
member of the General Assembly whose senatorial or representative district lies
wholly or partially within Henry County. The expense of such election shall be
borne by Henry County.
(c)
It is found, determined, and declared that the holding of the advisory
referendum election provided for in this section is in all respects for the
benefit of the people of Henry County and is for a public purpose and is an
essential governmental function for which public funds may be
expended.
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.