07 LC 34
1042
House
Bill 636
By:
Representative Lane of the
167th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of McIntosh County
shall be partisan elections; to provide for submission of this Act under the
federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters;
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 probate judge of McIntosh County conducted after the
effective date of this Act shall be partisan elections as provided for in
Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code." Such
partisan elections shall be held in conjunction with the November general
election immediately preceding expiration of the term of office of the probate
judge.
SECTION
2.
Nothing
in this Act shall affect the term of office of any county judicial officer in
office on the effective date of this Act. Such county judicial officers shall
serve out the term of office for which they were elected and shall be eligible
to succeed themselves as provided in this Act.
SECTION
3.
The
governing authority of McIntosh County shall through its legal counsel cause
this Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended, 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.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.