Bill Text: GA HB1015 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Jenkins County; board of commissioners; revise districts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-27 - Effective Date [HB1015 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1015-Introduced.html

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12 LC 35 2641S/AP

House Bill 1015 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representative Burns of the 157th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act establishing a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Jenkins, approved August 1, 1911 (Ga. L. 1911, p. 449), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 3, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2960), an Act approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3643), and an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4984), so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of commissioners; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for terms of office and election; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act establishing a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Jenkins, approved August 1, 1911 (Ga. L. 1911, p. 449), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 3, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2960), an Act approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3643), and an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4984), is amended by revising Section 3 as follows:

"SECTION 3.

(a) For the purpose of electing members of the board of commissioners, Jenkins County is divided into five districts. Such 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: jenkinsccsbR-2012 Plan Type: local Administrator: jenkins User: Gina'.

(b) For the purposes of such plan:

(1) The term 'VTD' 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 2010 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a 'VTD' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia; and

(2) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(c) Any part of Jenkins County which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(d) Any part of Jenkins County which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included 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 2010 for the State of Georgia.

(e) One commissioner shall be elected from each commissioner district by the voters residing therein. Each commissioner shall be a resident of the commissioner district he or she represents. No person shall be a candidate for the office of commissioner who does not reside within the commissioner district which he or she seeks to represent.

(f)(1) The members of the board of commissioners who were elected at the general election in November 2008 shall continue in office for the terms to which they were elected and until successors are elected and qualified as provided in this Act. The members of the board of commissioners who were elected at the general election in November 2010 shall continue in office for the terms to which they were elected and until successors are elected and qualified as provided in this Act.

(2) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Commissioners of Jenkins County from Commissioner Districts 1, 3, and 4 shall be elected at the state-wide general election in 2012. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(3) The first members of the reconstituted Board of Commissioners of Jenkins County from Commissioner Districts 2 and 5 shall be elected at the state-wide general election in 2014. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(4) Successors to members elected under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall be elected at the state-wide general election next preceding the expiration of such terms of office and shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(5) Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as they existed on January 1, 2012, 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.

(g) In the event a vacancy occurs on the board for any reason other than the expiration of the term of office, the remaining members of the board shall elect a person who shall be a resident of the district in which the vacancy occurs to serve for the unexpired term. In the event a member moves his or her residence from the district he or she represents, a vacancy shall exist from such district and shall be filled in the same manner as other vacancies are filled.

(h) At its first meeting held in January, beginning in 1977 and continuing thereafter, the board shall elect by a majority vote one of its members to serve as chairperson for a term of one year, such term to end on the date of the first meeting in January of the following year. A member shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself as a member of the board and as chairperson of the board."

SECTION 2.

The Board of Commissioners of Jenkins County shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 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.

The provisions of this Act relating to and necessary for the regular election in 2012 of members of the Board of Commissioners of Jenkins County shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming effective without such approval; and this Act shall otherwise become effective January 1, 2013.

SECTION 4.

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

Plan: jenkinsccsbR-2012
Plan Type: local
Administrator: jenkins
User: Gina

District 001
Jenkins County
VTD: 1651 - JENKINS CO PRIM
960100:
3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067 3068 3069 3070
3071 3072 3078 3079 3080 3081 3082 3083 3086 3087 3088 3089
3090 3091 3092 3093 3094 3095 4077 4098 4100 4101 4102 4103
4104 4105 4106 4107 4108 4109 4110 4111 4112 4113 4114 4115
4116 4117 4118 4119 4120 4121 4122 4123 4124 4125 4126 4134
4135 4136 4137 4138 4139 4140 4141 4142 4143 4144 4145 4146
4152 4153 4154 4155 4156 4157 4158 4159 4160 4161 4162 4170
960200:
1000 1005 1009
VTD: 1652 - COURT HOUSE
960100:
4127 4128 4129 4130 4131 4132 4133 4166 4167 4168 4169 4171
6015 6023 6024 6025 6030 6031
VTD: 1653 - PERKINS
960100:
3051 3055 3058 4065 4069 4071 4072 4073 4075 4078 4079 4080
4081 4082 4083 4084 4085 4086 4087 4088 4089 4090 4091 4092
4093 4094 4095 4096 4097 4099 4147 4148 4149 4150 4151 4175

District 002
Jenkins County
VTD: 1651 - JENKINS CO PRIM
960100:
2073 2074 2075
VTD: 1652 - COURT HOUSE
960100:
2043 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2059 2060 2063 2064 2065 2066
2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2076 2077 2078 2079 5011 5014
5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 5025 5026
5027 5028 5029 5030 5031 5032 5033 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038
5039 5040 6012 6013 6014 6016 6017 6018 6019 6020 6021 6022
6029 6032
VTD: 1653 - PERKINS
960100:
2029 2030 2038 2039 2040 2042 2044 2045 2061 2062
VTD: 1654 - SENIOR CITIZENS
960100:
5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5012 5013 5041 5042
5043 5044 5045 5046 5047 5048 5049 5050 5051 5055 5056 5057
5058 5064 5065

District 003
Jenkins County
VTD: 1653 - PERKINS
960100:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1034 1035 1036 1037
1038 1039 1045 1046 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008 2009 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2032 2033 2041 2080 3000
3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012
3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024
3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036
3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048
3049 3050 3052 3053 3054 3056 3057 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077
3084 3085 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009
4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021
4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033
4034 4035 4036 4037 4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045
4046 4047 4048 4049 4050 4051 4052 4053 4054 4055 4056 4057
4058 4059 4060 4061 4062 4063 4064 4066 4067 4068 4070 4074
4076 4172 4173 4174 4179 4180 4181 4182 4184
960200:
1002 1003 1004 1010 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025
1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037
1038 1039 1043 1044 1127 1131 1132
VTD: 1655 - FOUR POINTS
960200:
1017 1040 1041 1042 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1052 1053
1054 1055 1070 1071

District 004
Jenkins County
VTD: 1653 - PERKINS
960100:
1059 2011 2012 2031 2034 2035 2036 2037
VTD: 1654 - SENIOR CITIZENS
960100:
1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019
1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031
1032 1033 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051
1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064
1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076
1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088
1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100
1101 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113
1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125
1126 1127 1128 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 2046 2047 2048
2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 4163 4164 4165 4176 4177 5000 5001
5002 5052 5053 5054 5059 5060 5061 5062 5063 6000 6001 6002
6003 6004 6005 6006 6007 6008 6009 6010 6011 6026 6027 6028
960200:
2006 2105

District 005
Jenkins County
VTD: 1655 - FOUR POINTS
960100:
1102 1129 1136 4178 4183
960200:
1001 1006 1007 1008 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1051 1056
1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068
1069 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082
1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094
1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106
1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118
1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1128 1129 1130 1133
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036
2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048
2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072
2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084
2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096
2097 2098 2099 2100 2101 2102 2103 2104 2106 2107 2108 2109
2110 2111