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07 LC 28 3601/AP
House Bill 683 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representative Sims of the 169th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Broxton, Georgia, in the County of Coffee, approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 3597), as amended, so as to provide that all municipal elections for the city shall be conducted by the Coffee County Board of Elections and Registration; to provide that all elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Georgia Election Code; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Broxton, Georgia, in the County of Coffee, approved April 6, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 3597), as amended, is amended by revising Section 3.5 as follows:

"SECTION 3.5.
Applicability of General Laws.

All primaries and elections shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code.'"

SECTION 2.
Said Act is further amended by revising Section 3.7 as follows:

"SECTION 3.7.
Special Elections.

The Mayor and Council shall have the power to call special elections as provided by law. All special elections shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code.'"

SECTION 3.
Said Act is further amended by revising Section 3.10 as follows:

"SECTION 3.10.
Other provisions.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this Charter, the Mayor and Council, by ordinance, may prescribe such rules and regulations, including qualifying fees, as deemed appropriate to exercise any options or perform any duties under Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code.'
(b) The governing authority of the city shall contract with the Coffee County Board of Elections and Registration for the conducting of all municipal elections."

SECTION 4.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.