07 LC 35
0478/AP
House
Bill 827 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative Graves of the
12th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act establishing the board of elections and registration for Pickens
County, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3598), so as to change
provisions relating to the terms of office and composition of its members; to
change provisions relating to meetings of the board; to provide for effective
dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act establishing the board of elections and registration for Pickens County,
approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3598), is amended by adding a new
subsection to Section 2, as follows:
"(e)(1)
Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, beginning January 1, 2008, there
shall be five positions for the Pickens County Board of Elections. Position One
and Position Three shall be appointed by the chairperson of the county executive
committee of the political party whose candidate at the last preceding general
election held for the election of Governor received the largest number of votes
in the state for Governor; Position Two and Position Four shall be appointed by
the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose
candidate at the last preceding general election held for the election of
Governor received the next largest number of votes in this state for Governor,
subject to the provisions of Section 2(a) of this Act. Position Five shall be
appointed by a majority vote of the other four members of the board, subject to
the provisions of Section 2(b)(2) of this Act.
(2)
The appointments for Positions One and Two shall be for an initial term of two
years, to wit, January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2009; thereafter, said
terms for Positions One and Two shall be for a period of four years, for
example, January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2013.
(3)
The appointments for Positions Three, Four, and Five shall be for a period of
four years, for example, January 1, 2008, through December 31,
2011."
SECTION
2.
Said
Act is amended further by revising subsection (a) of Section 9, as
follows:
"(a)
The board shall fix and establish, by appropriate resolution entered on its
minutes, directives governing the execution of matters within its jurisdiction.
The board shall hold regular monthly meetings at a time and place to be fixed by
resolution of the board. All meetings shall comply with the Open Meetings Laws
and Open Records Laws of the State of Georgia."
SECTION
3.
Section
1 of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2008, and Section 2 of this
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2007.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.