07 AM
25 0986
ADOPTED
Senators
Bulloch of the 11th and Henson of the 41st offered the following
amendment:
Amend
the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee substitute (LC 25
4893S) to SB 263 by revising lines 3 through 7 of page 1 to read as
follows:
to district supervisors and the
to district supervisors and the
By
revising lines 14 of page 1 through line 20 of page 4 to read as
follows:
and water conservation districts, is amended by revising subsections (b) and (c) of Code Section 2-6-31, relating to district supervisors and the chairperson, terms of elected offices, filling of vacancies, quorum, compensation, and expenses thereof, as follows:
and water conservation districts, is amended by revising subsections (b) and (c) of Code Section 2-6-31, relating to district supervisors and the chairperson, terms of elected offices, filling of vacancies, quorum, compensation, and expenses thereof, as follows:
"(b)(1)
The term of office of each elected supervisor shall be four
years, except
as otherwise provided by paragraph (2) of this
subsection. An elected supervisor shall
hold office until his
or
her successor has been elected and has
qualified.
Successors to
elected supervisors shall be elected at the general election immediately
preceding the expiration of terms and shall take office the first day of January
immediately following that election.
(2)(A)
The terms of those persons elected as supervisors in 2003 and whose terms have
not expired as of the date that implementation of this paragraph is permissible
under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, shall expire on December 31,
2008.
(B)
The terms of those persons elected as supervisors in 2004 and whose terms have
not expired as of the date that implementation of this paragraph is permissible
under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, shall expire on December 31,
2008.
(C)
The terms of those persons elected as supervisors in 2005 shall expire on
December 31, 2010.
(D)
The terms of those persons elected as supervisors in 2006 shall expire on
December 31, 2010.
(E)
If any persons were elected as supervisors on or after January 1, 2007, but
prior to the date that implementation of this paragraph is permissible under the
Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then the terms of such persons shall
expire on December 31, 2012.
(c)
Vacancies
(1) Any
vacancy in the office an appointed
supervisor shall be filled for the
unexpired term. The selection of
successors
any
person to fill an unexpired term
or a full
term
of an
appointed supervisor shall be made in the
same manner in which the
retiring
supervisors were selected
original
appointment was made.
(2)
Any vacancy occurring in the office of an elected supervisor shall be filled as
follows:
(A)
If the vacancy occurs more than 90 days prior to the date of a general election
preceding the general election at which a successor will be elected to a new
full term of office, then such vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term of
office at a special election to be held on the same date as said general
election preceding the general election at which a successor will be elected to
a new full term of office; and in such case the Governor shall select a
qualified person from among two persons nominated by the remaining supervisors
of the district to fill the vacancy until the person elected at such special
election takes office; and
(B)
If the vacancy does not occur more than 90 days prior to the date of a general
election preceding the general election at which a successor will be elected to
a new full term of office, then the Governor shall select a qualified person
from among two persons nominated by the remaining supervisors of the district to
fill the vacancy for the unexpired
term."
By
redesignating Sections 5, 6, and 7 as Sections 2, 3, and 4,
respectively.