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07 LC 28 3607
House Bill 690
By: Representative Houston of the 170th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To repeal an Act providing that the judge of the Probate Court of Cook County shall serve as chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Cook County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4090), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 25, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3609), so as to provide for the election of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Cook County; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for submission of the Act for preclearance; 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.
Effective January 1, 2011, an Act providing that the judge of the Probate Court of Cook County shall serve as chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Cook County, approved March 12, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4090), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 25, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3609), is repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 2.
The term of office of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Cook County in office on January 1, 2010, shall terminate on December 31, 2010. In the 2010 general election and in the November general election every four years thereafter, a successor to the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Cook County shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 15-10-20 of the O.C.G.A. for a term of office of four years beginning on the first day of January immediately following such election. Vacancies in such office occurring on and after January 1, 2011, shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 15-10-20 of the O.C.G.A.

SECTION 3.
It shall be the duty of the governing authority of Cook County to submit this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, within 45 days after such Act is approved by the Governor or becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 4.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.