08 LC
35 0961S
House
Bill 1441 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By:
Representative Smith of the
168th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in Bacon County for the
purpose of ascertaining whether the voters of Bacon County desire to continue to
elect the chairperson of the board of Education of Bacon County by a majority
vote of the people of Bacon County or desire to change the manner in which the
chairperson of the board of education is elected by amending an Act providing
for the election of the board of education of Bacon County, approved February
20, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2713), as amended, particularly by an Act approved
March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4823), and by an Act approved May 16, 2007 (Ga.
L. 2007, p. 3707), so as to provide for the appointment of the chairman to the
board by the members of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide an
effective date; 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 Bacon
County to determine if the voters of Bacon County desire to continue the Act
that allows the chairperson of the board of education of Bacon County to be
elected by a majority vote of the people.
SECTION
2.
(a)
Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the
election superintendent of Bacon County shall call and conduct an advisory
referendum as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting a question
to the electors Bacon County to advise if the voters desire to continue the Act
that allows the chairperson of the board of education of Bacon County to be
elected by a majority vote of the people. The superintendent shall conduct the
election on the date of the 2008 November 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 Bacon
County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the
words:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Act be continued that allows the chairperson of the board of education of
Bacon County to be elected by a majority vote of the people?"
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All
persons desiring to continue to have the chairperson elected by the people shall
vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to have the chairperson appointed by the
board shall vote "No."
(b) The expense of such election shall be borne by Bacon County. It shall be the duty of the election superintendent of Bacon County to certify the results thereof to the Secretary of State and to each member of the General Assembly whose senatorial or representative district lies wholly or partially within Bacon County.
(c) It is found, determined, and declared that the holding of the advisory referendum election provided for in this section is in all respects for the benefit of the people of Bacon County and is for a public purpose and is an essential governmental function for which public funds may be expended.
(b) The expense of such election shall be borne by Bacon County. It shall be the duty of the election superintendent of Bacon County to certify the results thereof to the Secretary of State and to each member of the General Assembly whose senatorial or representative district lies wholly or partially within Bacon County.
(c) It is found, determined, and declared that the holding of the advisory referendum election provided for in this section is in all respects for the benefit of the people of Bacon County and is for a public purpose and is an essential governmental function for which public funds may be expended.
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.