08 LC 21
9752/AP
House
Bill 1420 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Bridges of the
10th,
Collins of the
27th,
and Jenkins of the
8th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
repeal an Act approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4563), which continued in
force and effect as part of the Constitution of the State of Georgia that
constitutional amendment duly ratified at the 1963 general election (Res. Act
No. 23; H.R. 85-157; Ga. L. 1963, p. 670) providing for the election of the
members of the Board of Education of White County; to provide the authority for
this Act; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
That
Act approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4563), which continued in force and
effect as part of the Constitution of the State of Georgia that constitutional
amendment duly ratified at the 1963 general election (Res. Act No. 23; H.R.
85-157; Ga. L. 1963, p. 670) providing for the election of the members of the
Board of Education of White County, is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION
2.
This
Act is passed pursuant to Article XI, Section I, Paragraph IV(b) of the
Constitution of the State of Georgia which authorizes the repeal of certain
amendments to the Constitution which were continued in force and effect after
July 1, 1987.
SECTION
3.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of White County shall call and conduct an election as provided in
this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of White
County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct
that election on the date of the November, 2008, state-wide general 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 White County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the
words:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the local constitutional amendment be repealed which provides for the election
of the members of the Board of Education of White County and establishes
education districts by militia districts so that such matters may be changed and
modernized by local law?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those
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, Section
1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2009. If
Section 1 of this Act are not so approved or if the election is not conducted as
provided in this section, this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first
day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such
election shall be borne by White County. It shall be the election
superintendent´s duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of
State.
SECTION
4.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, 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.