07 LC 21
9366S
The
Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee offered the following
substitute to HB 273:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Oconee County, approved
April 18, 1917 (Ga. L. 1917, p. 384), as amended, particularly by an Act
approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3105), so as to provide for terms for
the members of the board of commissioners of Oconee County; to provide for
elections; to provide for a referendum; to provide for an effective date; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Oconee County, approved April 18,
1917 (Ga. L. 1917, p. 384), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April
17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3105), is amended by revising Section 2 as
follows:
"SECTION
2.
The
board of commissioners shall be composed of a chairperson and four members. The
members shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast for numbered posts
which shall be designated on the ballot as Posts 1, 2, 3, and 4. The
chairperson shall be elected by majority of the votes cast and shall be
designated as chairperson on the ballot. At the election in November, 2008, the
members of the board of commissioners shall be elected as provided in this Act.
The chairperson and those members elected from Posts 1 and 4 shall be elected
for terms of four years beginning on January 1, 2009, and until their successors
are duly elected and qualified. Those members elected from Posts 2 and 3 shall
be elected for terms of two years beginning on January 1, 2009, and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified. Thereafter, successors shall be
elected for terms of four years. All members shall take office on January 1 of
the year following their election."
SECTION
2.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of Oconee County shall call and conduct an election as provided
in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Oconee
County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct
that election on the third Tuesday in June, 2007, 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 Oconee
County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the
words:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
that Act be approved which provides that the members of the Board of
Commissioners of Oconee County shall be elected to serve staggered four-year
terms?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all
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, 2008. If the
Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this
section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and 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 Oconee County.
It shall be the election superintendent´s duty to certify the result
thereof to the Secretary of State.
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.