08 LC 37
0656/AP
House
Bill 1387 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative Roberts of the
154th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in Telfair County for the
purpose of ascertaining whether constitutional officers should continue to have
term limits; to provide for procedures, requirements, and other matters relative
thereto; to make a certain declaration; 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 Telfair
County to determine if the voters of said county desire to eliminate term limits
for the commissioners of Telfair County.
SECTION
2.
(a)
It shall be the duty of the election superintendent of Telfair County to issue
the call for an advisory referendum election for the purpose of submitting the
following question to the voters of said county to determine whether the voters
of said county prefer to eliminate term limits for constitutional officers of
Telfair County. The superintendent shall set the date of such election for the
date of the November, 2008, general election. The superintendent shall issue
the call for such election at least 60 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 Telfair County. The ballot shall have printed thereon the
following:
"Advisory
Referendum Election
|
( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Should
term limits be eliminated for constitutional officers of Telfair
County?"
|
(b)
It shall be the duty of the election superintendent of Telfair 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 Telfair County. The expense of such
election shall be borne by Telfair
County.
(c) It is found, determined, and declared that the holding of an advisory referendum election as provided for in this section is in all respects for the benefit of the people of Telfair County and is for a public purpose and is an essential governmental function for which public funds may be expended.
(c) It is found, determined, and declared that the holding of an advisory referendum election as provided for in this section is in all respects for the benefit of the people of Telfair County and is for a public purpose and is an essential governmental function for which public funds may be expended.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.