Bill Text: GA HB1172 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Manchester, City of; provide election districts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-20 - Effective Date [HB1172 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB1172-Introduced.html

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House Bill 1172 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Epps of the 128th and James of the 135th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester, approved August 16, 1909 (Ga. L. 1909, p. 1071), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4813), so as to provide for election districts to define certain terms and provide for certain inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance under 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 incorporating the City of Manchester, approved August 16, 1909 (Ga. L. 1909, p. 1071), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4813), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 2 as follows:

"(b)(1) For the purpose of electing members of the City Council of the City of Manchester, the City of Manchester is divided into two districts. Such districts shall be and correspond to those two numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'Plan: citymanchestercouncil-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: City of Manchester User: SE'.

(2) When used in such attachment, the term 'VTD' (voting tabulation district) 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.

(3) 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. Any part of the City of Manchester which is not included in any such district described in that attachment 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.

(4) Any part of the City of Manchester which is described in that attachment as being 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.

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

SECTION 2.

The City Council of the City of Manchester which existed on December 31, 2012, is continued in existence but on and after January 1, 2013, shall be constituted as provided in this Act. The City Council of the City of Manchester so continued and constituted, sometimes referred to in this Act as the "board," shall continue to have the powers, duties, rights, obligations, and liabilities of that board as existed immediately prior to January 1, 2013.

SECTION 3.

The City Council of the City of Manchester 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 4.

The provisions of this Act relating to and necessary for the regular election in 2012 of members of the City Council of the City of Manchester 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 5.

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

Plan: citymanchestercouncil-2012
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: City of Manchester
User: SE

District 001
Meriwether County
VTD: 19902 - GILL I
970500:
1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 2094 2095 3001 3002 3003
3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3011 3012 3017 3022 3042 3046
3047 3048 3049 3050 4021 4024 4025 4026 5014 5015 5016 5017
6000 6001 6022 6023 6028 6029 6030 6031 6032 6045
VTD: 19903 - GILL II
970500:
2074 2075 2082 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008
4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020
4022 4023 4027 4028 4029 6002 6003 6004 6005 6006 6007 6008
6009 6010 6011 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6017 6018 6019 6020
6021 6025 6026 6027 6033 6034 6036 6052
VTD: 19911 - 2ND-WARM SPRING
970600:
2074 2075 2077 2108

District 002
Meriwether County
VTD: 19902 - GILL I
970500:
3013 3014 3015 3016 3018 3019 3021 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027
3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039
3040 3041 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5018 5019 5020
5021 5022 5023 5024 5025 5026 5027 5028 5029 5030 5031 5032
5033 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038 5039 5042 5043 5044 5045 5046
5048 5049 5050 5051 5052 6024 6035 6037 6038 6039 6040 6041
6042 6043 6044 6046 6047 6048 6049 6050 6051 6053 6054 6055
Talbot County
VTD: 26308 - FLINT HILL
960100:
2003 2004 2005