Bill Text: GA HB1117 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Local government; approval of bonded debt by election; population brackets and the census; change certain provisions
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Vetoed) 2012-05-07 - Veto V7 [HB1117 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB1117-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Local government; approval of bonded debt by election; population brackets and the census; change certain provisions
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Vetoed) 2012-05-07 - Veto V7 [HB1117 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB1117-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1117
By:
Representatives Clark of the
104th,
Clark of the
98th,
Thomas of the
100th,
Dickerson of the
95th,
Pak of the
102nd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 36-82-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to elections for approval of bonded debt, so as to change certain provisions
relating to population brackets and the census; to provide for related matters;
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.
Code
Section 36-82-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections
for approval of bonded debt, is amended by revising subsection (b.1) as
follows:
"(b.1)
In all counties of this state having a population of
800,000
900,000
or more according to the United States decennial census of
2000
2010
or any future such census, no county-wide bond election or school bond election
in the unincorporated area of any such county shall be held on any date other
than the date of the November general election; provided, however, that upon a
determination by any superior court of competent jurisdiction that the holding
of such election on the date of the November general election would cause
irreparable harm to the electors of any such county, such election shall be held
in the manner provided for in subsection (b) of this Code
section."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
