Bill Text: GA HB838 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Paulding County; Board of Commissioners; revise districts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-20 - Effective Date [HB838 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB838-Introduced.html

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House Bill 838 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Maxwell of the 17th and Braddock of the 19th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Paulding County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2916), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4480), so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for method of 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 effective dates and for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Paulding County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2916), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4480), is amended by striking Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 3 to read as follows:

"SECTION 3.

(a) The county shall be divided into four commissioner districts which shall correspond to those four numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: pauldingccR-2012 Plan Type: local Administrator: paulding cc User: SE'.

(b)(1) For the purposes of such plan:

(A) 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

(B) 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.

(2) Any part of Paulding 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.

(3) Any part of Paulding 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.

(c) The commissioners shall be residents of the districts which they seek to represent and shall continue to reside in such districts during their terms of office. The chairperson and commissioners shall be elected for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. The commissioner from Post 1 representing District 1 who was elected at the general election in 2008 shall continue to hold office until the term for which he or she was elected shall expire and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The commissioners from Posts 2, 3, and 4 representing Districts 2, 3, and 4, respectively, elected at the general election in 2010 shall continue to hold office until the terms for which they were elected shall expire and until their successors are elected and qualified. The chairperson and the commissioner from Post 1 shall be elected to four-year terms at the general election in 2012 and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. The commissioners from Posts 2, 3, and 4 shall be elected to four-year terms at the general election in 2014 and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, all successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of terms of office and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified."

SECTION 2.

The Board of Commissioners of Paulding 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.

If, as of the first date upon which candidates may begin qualifying for the general primary in 2012, implementation of this Act is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such date, this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 4.

The provisions of this section and Section 3 of this Act, relating to and necessary for the regular election in 2012 of members of the Board of Commissioners of Paulding County, shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval; and this Act shall otherwise become effective January 1, 2013.

SECTION 5.

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

Plan: pauldingccR-2012
Plan Type: local
Administrator: paulding cc
User: SE

District 001
Paulding County
VTD: 22301 - PAULDING CO HIGH
VTD: 22304 - MCGARITY ELEM
120202:
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 2050 2051
2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2075 2076 2077 2078
120302:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 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 2048 2049 2056 2068 2070
120501:
2000 2001 2002 2006 2008 2012 2024 2093
VTD: 22312 - EAST PAULDING HIGH
VTD: 22319 - HIRAM HIGH
120302:
2069
120501:
1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1014 1015 1016 1017
1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029
1030 1035 1036 1037 2079 2080
120503:
2019 2021 2023 2027 2029 2030
VTD: 22320 - C A ROBERTS ELEM
VTD: 22321 - BETHANY CHRIST CHURCH
120502:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 2000 2001
120503:
2028
VTD: 22323 - EAST PAULDING
VTD: 22324 - DALLAS 1ST BAPTIST
120301:
1014 1015 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026
1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039
1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1047 1048 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065
1066 1067 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2024
120302:
4044 4045 4046 4047
VTD: 22326 - PICKETTS MILL
120101:
3011 3012 3013 3014
120102:
2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2022 2023
2024 2025 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036
2037 2038 2041 2042 2043
VTD: 22328 - HOPE CHURCH

District 002
Paulding County
VTD: 22302 - DALLAS FIRST UM
120302:
2086 2087 2088 3008 3009 3012 3025 3027 3028 3029 3030 3036
3037 3038 3039 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052
3053 3058 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3068 3069 3070 3077
3078 3081 3082 3083 3084 3085 3086 3087 3088 3089 3090 3091
3092 3093 3094 3095 3096 3097 3098 3099 3100 3101 3102 3103
3104 3105 3106 3107 3108 3109 3110 3111 3112 3113 3114 3115
3116 3117 3118 3119 3120 3121 3122 3123 3124 3125 3126 3127
3128 3129 3132 3136 3137 3138 3139 3140 3141 3143 3145 3146
3147 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4019
4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031
4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4037 4042 4054 4055 4056
120303:
1010 1011
VTD: 22307 - SOUTH PAULDING
120400:
3000 3001 3002 3003 3005 3006 3007 3010 3014 3015 3016 3017
3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029
3030
120605:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1019 1020
1021 1022 1031 1032 1033 1034 1050
VTD: 22308 - UNION ELEMENTARY
VTD: 22309 - BEULAHLAND BAPTIST
VTD: 22314 - NEBO ELEMENTARY
120502:
3007
120605:
1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1023 1054 1055
1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063
VTD: 22317 - NEW GEORGIA BAPTIST
VTD: 22318 - ALLGOOD
VTD: 22324 - DALLAS 1ST BAPTIST
120301:
1027 1045 1046 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057
1058 1059
120302:
4038 4039 4040 4041
VTD: 22325 - POOLE ELEMENTARY
120302:
3075 3076 3079 3080 3142 3144 3148 3149 3150
120303:
1012 1013
120400:
1004 1005 1006 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1028 1029 1030 1036
1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1065
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2053 2054 2055 2060 2061
2064 2067 2073 2074 2075
VTD: 22327 - AUSTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL

District 003
Paulding County
VTD: 22304 - MCGARITY ELEM
120302:
2047 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061
2062 2063
120501:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1012 1013 2003 2004 2005 2007 2009 2010
2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
2025 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2053
2054 2055 2061 2062 2063 2070 2071 2072
VTD: 22305 - HIRAM COMMUNITY
VTD: 22306 - P B RITCH ELEM
VTD: 22307 - SOUTH PAULDING
120502:
4001 4002 4011
VTD: 22314 - NEBO ELEMENTARY
120502:
3003 3004 3005 3006 3008 3009 4000 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007
4008 4009 4010
120605:
1051 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
VTD: 22315 - DOBBINS MIDDLE
VTD: 22316 - PANTER ELEMENTARY
VTD: 22319 - HIRAM HIGH
120501:
1042 1043 2081
120503:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1018 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027
1028 1032 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2020 2022 2024 2025 2026 2031 2032
VTD: 22321 - BETHANY CHRIST CHURCH
120502:
1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 3000 3001 3002 3010
3011 3012

District 004
Paulding County
VTD: 22302 - DALLAS FIRST UM
120302:
1008 1009 1011 3010 3016 3017 3019 3022 3023 3031 3032 3033
3040 3041 3042 3043 3054 3055 3056 3057 3158 4000 4001 4002
4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4018 4068
VTD: 22303 - MOSES MIDDLE SC
VTD: 22310 - MCCLURE MIDDLE
VTD: 22311 - SHELTON ELEMENTARY
VTD: 22313 - NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY
VTD: 22322 - RUSSOM ELEMENTARY
VTD: 22324 - DALLAS 1ST BAPTIST
120102:
1035 1036 1037 1038
120103:
1016 1017 1018 1019 1020
120301:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1016 1060 2003
VTD: 22325 - POOLE ELEMENTARY
120104:
1076 1077 1078 1080
120302:
1018 1019 1020 1032
120400:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1024 1025 1026 1027 1031 1032 1033 1034
1035
VTD: 22326 - PICKETTS MILL
120101:
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010
120102:
2021