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6112/AP
House
Bill 511 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Meadows of the
5th
and Graves of the
12th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act providing for the office of commissioner of Gordon County, approved
March 21, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 2522), as amended, particularly by an Act
providing for a board of commissioners of Gordon County, approved March 13, 1975
(Ga. L. 1975, p. 2719), and an Act approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p.
3897), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide
for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current
board members; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the
federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act providing for the office of commissioner of Gordon County, approved March
21, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 2522), as amended, particularly by an Act providing
for a board of commissioners of Gordon County, approved March 13, 1975 (Ga. L.
1975, p. 2719), and an Act approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3897), is
amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 1 as follows:
"(b)(1)
For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, Gordon County is
divided into five commissioner districts. The five commissioner districts shall
be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in and attached to
and made a part of this Act and further identified as Plan Name: gord07p1 Plan
Type: Local User: Gina Administrator: Gordon.
(2)
When used in such attachment, the terms 'Tract' and 'BG' (Block Group) shall
mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of
the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2000 for the
State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a Tract description
which are underneath a 'BG' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks
within a Block Group as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for
the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part
of Gordon County which is not included in any such district described in that
attachment shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which
contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of
2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part of Gordon County which is described in
that attachment as being in a particular district shall nevertheless not be
included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district.
Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district
contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the
United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Except as
otherwise provided in the description of any commissioner district, whenever the
description of such district refers to a named city, it shall mean the
geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United
States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia.
(3)
Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist immediately prior to the
effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this
Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board
serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving
from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this
Act."
SECTION
2.
The
Board of Commissioners of Gordon County shall through its legal counsel cause
this Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended; and such submission shall be made to the United States
Department of Justice or filed with the appropriate court no later than 45 days
after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or otherwise
becomes law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.