Bill Text: GA HB1022 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Lowndes County; board of commissioners; change description of districts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-13 - Effective Date [HB1022 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1022-Introduced.html
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House Bill 1022 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Carter of the 175th, Black of the 174th, and Shaw of the 176th


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT


To amend an Act to amend and supersede the laws pertaining to the governing authority of Lowndes County, approved March 15, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3508), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this Act for approval under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act to amend and supersede the laws pertaining to the governing authority of Lowndes County, approved March 15, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3508), is amended by revising Section 3 as follows:

"SECTION 3.
(a) On and after January 1, 2013, the board shall consist of six members, five of whom shall be elected from commissioner districts described in subsection (b) of this section and the sixth of whom shall be the chairperson who is elected at large.
(b) For purposes of electing members of the board other than the chairperson, there are hereby created five commissioner districts for Lowndes County. For purposes of creating Commissioner Districts 1, 2, and 3, Lowndes County is divided into three commissioner districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Commissioner Districts 1, 2, and 3 shall be and correspond to those three numbered districts as described in the districting plan attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: lowndesccp1R-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Lowndes User: Gina'. For purposes of creating Commissioner Districts 4 and 5, Lowndes County is divided into two commissioner districts which shall overlay Commissioner Districts 1, 2, and 3. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Commissioner Districts 4 and 5 shall be and correspond to those two numbered districts as described in the districting plan attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: lowndesccsupprop1-Tiger2010 Plan Type: LOCAL Administrator: JM User: Admin'.
(c)(1) For the purposes of such plans:
(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 Lowndes County which is not included in Commissioner District 1, 2, or 3 as described in that attachment describing Commissioner Districts 1, 2, and 3 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. Any part of Lowndes County which is described in that attachment describing Commissioner Districts 1, 2, and 3 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 Commissioner District 1, 2, or 3 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 Lowndes County which is not included in Commissioner District 4 or 5 as described in that attachment describing Commissioner Districts 4 and 5 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. Any part of Lowndes County which is described in that attachment describing Commissioner Districts 4 and 5 as being in Commissioner District 4 or 5 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 Commissioner District 4 or 5 that is contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2.
The Board of Commissioners of Lowndes 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.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.


Plan: lowndesccp1R-2012
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: Lowndes
User: Gina

District 001
Lowndes County
VTD: 18504 - MT OLIVE CHURCH
010102:
4000 4002 4003 4004
VTD: 18507 - PINE GROVE CHURCH
010102:
4001 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4017
4025 4026 4027 4028 4056
VTD: 18508 - WATER TMT PLANT
010102:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1031 1034 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2016 4015 4016 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 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
010604:
2007 2008 2016
VTD: 18510 - MT ZION A.M.E.
010601:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014
010604:
2026 2027 2028 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056
VTD: 18513 - JAYCEE PARK ACT
VTD: 18514 - NAYLOR CITY HALL
VTD: 18515 - SENIOR CITIZENS
010500:
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013
010604:
1010 1011 1012 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1024 1025 1026 1027
1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1039 1041
1042 1043 1044 1045
010700:
2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 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 2077 2083 2085 2086 2089
010800:
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3012 3013
011000:
1000 1001 1002 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2013 2014
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2027 2028
2029 2030 2031 2034 2035 2036 2041 2042 2048 2049 2050 2051
VTD: 18518 - ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH
010402:
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 2042 2043
VTD: 18523 - GARDEN CENTER
VTD: 18524 - RAINWATER CONFERENCE CENTER
011401:
1038 1039 1042 1043 1044 1045 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2020 2021 2022 2023 2025 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
2034 2035 2036
VTD: 18525 - AZALEA CITY CHURCH
010900:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1033 1034 1036 1037 1038
1047 1048 1049 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
011301:
3007 3008 3009 3010 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3024 3025
011401:
2011
VTD: 18526 - REMERTON CITY HALL
011301:
1023 1026 1031
VTD: 18527 - CRAIG RECREATION
011301:
1004 1006 1007 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1027 1028 1029
1030 1033 1036
011302:
1028 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041
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 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048
2049 2050 2051 2053 2058 2059
VTD: 18530 - SOUTHSIDE REC C
VTD: 18531 - LOMAX PINEVALE
VTD: 18532 - MILDRED HUNTER

District 002
Lowndes County
VTD: 18501 - SHILOH FIRE STATION
010201:
1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015
1016 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029
1065 1066 1067 1074 1075 1076 1078 1080 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 2041
2056 2057 2058 2059 2062 2063 2064 2065
010202:
4012 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010
5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022
5023 5024 5025 5026 5027 5028 5029
VTD: 18502 - NEWSOME ST CHURCH
VTD: 18503 - HAHIRA UNITED METHODIST
VTD: 18504 - MT OLIVE CHURCH
010101:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1026 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037
010202:
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3014 3019 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3038 3039 3040 3041
3042 3043 3044 3053 3054 3060 3061 3062 3079
VTD: 18507 - PINE GROVE CHURCH
010101:
1027 1028 1038 1039 1040 1041 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
2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052
010103:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 2000 2001
2002 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2028 2029 2030 2044 2045 2046
2047 2048
010202:
3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067 3068 3069
3070 3071 3072 3073 3074 3075 3082 4000 4001 4002 4014 4015
4016 4043 4044 4048
VTD: 18508 - WATER TMT PLANT
010102:
1029 1030 1035 1036 2000 2001 2002 2003 2017 2018 3000 3001
3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013
3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022
010604:
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3012 3013 3014 3015 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3036 3044
VTD: 18509 - TRINITY PRESBYTARIAN
VTD: 18510 - MT ZION A.M.E.
010301:
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3012 3013 3014 3015
VTD: 18516 - WESTMINSTER PRE
VTD: 18517 - MATHIS AUDITORIUM

District 003
Lowndes County
VTD: 18501 - SHILOH FIRE STATION
010201:
2039 2040 2052 2053 2054 2055
VTD: 18506 - GORNTO RD COMMUNITY
VTD: 18515 - SENIOR CITIZENS
010700:
3007 3008
010800:
3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3032 3033 3036
3037 3089
VTD: 18518 - ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH
010500:
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011

3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018
011100:
2000 2009 2010 2011 2023
VTD: 18521 - MESSIAH LUTHERAN
VTD: 18522 - FIRST CHRISTIAN
VTD: 18524 - RAINWATER CONFERENCE CENTER
010201:
2060 2061
011401:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1015 1016 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1024 1027 1028 1029 1030
1031 1033 1034 1040 1041
VTD: 18525 - AZALEA CITY CHURCH
011301:
2004 2005 3000 3001 3002 3003 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3022
3023
VTD: 18526 - REMERTON CITY HALL
011301:
1024 1025 1032 2000 2001 2002 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
VTD: 18527 - CRAIG RECREATION
011301:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1005 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014
1015 1016 1034 1035
011302:
1029 1030 1068
VTD: 18528 - MT ZION CHURCH
VTD: 18529 - PAPERMILL UNION
VTD: 18533 - AIRPORT CHURCH
VTD: 18534 - DASHER CITY HALL
VTD: 18535 - MT PLEASANT CHURCH
VTD: 18536 - S LOWNDES REC CENTER
VTD: 18537 - LAKE PARK CIVIC


Plan:lowndesccsupprop1-Tiger2010
Plan Type: LOCAL
Adminstrator: JM
User: Admin

District 004
Lowndes County
VTD: 18507 - PINE GROVE CHURCH
2005 2006 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032
2035 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047
2048 2049 2050 2051 2052
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 2000 2001
2002 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2028 2029 2030 2044 2045 2046
2047 2048
3063 3064 3065 3066 3069 3070 3071 4000 4001 4002 4014
VTD: 18508 - WATER TMT PLANT
1004 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017
1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1024 1025 1026 1027 1029 1030 1031
1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1041 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 2018 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009
3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021
3022 4030
2007 2008 2016 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008
3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027
3028 3036 3044
VTD: 18509 - TRINITY PRESBYTARIAN
2005 2023 2041 2042 2043 2049 2050
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1017 1018 1019 1021 1023 1031 1032 1033
VTD: 18510 - MT ZION A.M.E.
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014
2026 2027 2028 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056
VTD: 18513 - JAYCEE PARK ACT
VTD: 18514 - NAYLOR CITY HALL
VTD: 18515 - SENIOR CITIZENS
VTD: 18517 - MATHIS AUDITORIUM
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010
VTD: 18518 - ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH
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 2042 2043
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018
VTD: 18522 - FIRST CHRISTIAN
2028 2029
1012 1013 1015 1016 1017 1018 1024
VTD: 18523 - GARDEN CENTER
VTD: 18525 - AZALEA CITY CHURCH
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1036 1037 1038 1049 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
3016 3017 3020 3021 3024 3025
VTD: 18527 - CRAIG RECREATION
VTD: 18530 - SOUTHSIDE REC C
VTD: 18531 - LOMAX PINEVALE
VTD: 18532 - MILDRED HUNTER
VTD: 18533 - AIRPORT CHURCH
3006 3009 3010 3011 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023
3024 3025 3026 3027
3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3034 3035 3038 3039
3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3069 3070 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076
3077 3078 3079 3080 3081 3082 3083 3084 3085 3086 3087
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1040 1041 1047 1048 1049 1050
1061 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073
2082 2084 2085
1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1026
VTD: 18534 - DASHER CITY HALL
1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 2000 2001 2002
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2022
2023 2024 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037
2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056
2057 2058 2059 2060 2062 2070 2071
VTD: 18535 - MT PLEASANT CHURCH

District 005
Lowndes County
VTD: 18501 - SHILOH FIRE STATION
VTD: 18502 - NEWSOME ST CHURCH
VTD: 18503 - HAHIRA UNITED METHODIST
VTD: 18504 - MT OLIVE CHURCH
VTD: 18506 - GORNTO RD COMMUNITY
VTD: 18507 - PINE GROVE CHURCH
1027 1028 1038 1039 1040 1041 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 2033 2034 2036
4001 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4017
4025 4026 4027 4028 4056
3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3067 3068 3072 3073 3074 3075 3082
4015 4016 4043 4044 4048
VTD: 18508 - WATER TMT PLANT
1000 1001 1002 1003 1005 1006 1023 1028 1040 4015 4016 4018
4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4029 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
VTD: 18509 - TRINITY PRESBYTARIAN
2003 2004 2024 2025 2026 2027 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036
2037 2038 2039 2040
4053 4054 4055
1016 1020 1022 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 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 2042 2043 2044
1012 1013 1015
VTD: 18510 - MT ZION A.M.E.
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011
3012 3013 3014 3015
VTD: 18516 - WESTMINSTER PRE
VTD: 18517 - MATHIS AUDITORIUM
1017 1018 1019 1020
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 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
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1014 1016
VTD: 18518 - ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH
2000 2009 2010 2011 2023
VTD: 18521 - MESSIAH LUTHERAN
VTD: 18522 - FIRST CHRISTIAN
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 2025 2026 2027 2030
2031
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1014 1025 1026 1027
VTD: 18524 - RAINWATER CONFERENCE CENTER
VTD: 18525 - AZALEA CITY CHURCH
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1033 1034 1047 1048
2004 2005 3000 3001 3002 3003 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012
3013 3014 3015 3018 3019 3022 3023
2011
VTD: 18526 - REMERTON CITY HALL
VTD: 18528 - MT ZION CHURCH
VTD: 18529 - PAPERMILL UNION
VTD: 18533 - AIRPORT CHURCH
1031 1032 1046
2018
1006 1007 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 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1042 1043
1044 1045 1046 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059
1060 1062 1063 1064 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2046 2060 2061
2062 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2083
2000 2006 2014 2015
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2025 2026 2027 2072
VTD: 18534 - DASHER CITY HALL
2032 2033 3000
2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2061 2063 2064 2065 2066
2067 2068 2069 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
1000 1001 1002 1004 1005 1006 1048
VTD: 18536 - S LOWNDES REC CENTER
VTD: 18537 - LAKE PARK CIVIC

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