Bill Text: GA HB907 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-05 - Effective Date [HB907 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB907-Introduced.html

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12 LC 28 5958/AP

House Bill 907 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Benton of the 31st and McCall of the 30th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a board of county commissioners for the county of Jackson," approved December 18, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 257), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 18, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 4030), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for the submission of this Act pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act entitled "An Act to create a board of county commissioners for the county of Jackson," approved December 18, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 257), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 18, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 4030), is amended by revising subsections (b) and (c) of Section 2 and adding a new subsection to read as follows:

"(b) For the purpose of electing members of the board of commissioners, Jackson County shall be divided into four commissioner districts. One member of the board shall be elected for each such district. The five commissioner 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: jackcc-2012 Plan Type: Local Administrator: Jackson CC User: SE'.

(c)(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 Jackson County which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) 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 Jackson County which is described in subsection (b) 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.

(d) Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Jackson County who are serving as such immediately prior to the effective date of this subsection, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office, shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. Commissioner Districts 1 through 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this subsection, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1 through 5, respectively, but as newly described under this subsection, and on and after the effective date of this subsection, 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 subsection."

SECTION 2.

The Board of Commissioners of Jackson 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: jackcc-2012
Plan Type: Local
Administrator: Jackson CC
User: SE

District 001
Jackson County
VTD: 1570428 - CUNNINGHAM
VTD: 1571691 - TALMO
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 2046 2047 2048 2049 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2060 2061
2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2072 2073 2074 2124 2125 2126
2128 2130
VTD: 157N0245 - JEFFERSON
VTD: 157S0245 - JEFFERSON
1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028
1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1036 1037 1038 1039 5041 5042 5043
5044
2038 2044 2045 2046 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 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081
2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2091 2092 2093 2094
2095 2096 2098 2099 2100 2101 2102 2103 2106 2107 3054 3055
3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3067 3068 3069
1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040
1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052
1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1061 1062 1063 1066 1069
1070 1071

District 002
Jackson County
VTD: 1570257 - HARRISBURG
1081 1082 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100
1101 1102 1103
2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
VTD: 1570455 - MILLER
VTD: 1570465 - WILSON
VTD: 157N0255 - MINISH
VTD: 157S0255 - MINISH

District 003
Jackson County
VTD: 1570248 - RANDOLPH
VTD: 1571407 - HOSCHTON
VTD: 1571691 - TALMO
2050 2056 2057 2058 2059
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1022 1023 1040
VTD: 1571765 - PORTER

District 004
Jackson County
VTD: 1570242 - REDSTONE
VTD: 1570253 - NEWTOWN
VTD: 1570257 - HARRISBURG
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005
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 1031 1032 1033 2003 2004
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
VTD: 1571704 - CENTER
VTD: 1571747 - ATTICA
VTD: 157S0245 - JEFFERSON
1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1029
1035 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019
3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3038 3040 3041 3048 3049 5010 5011
5013 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5024 5046 5047 5049
5050 5051 5052 5053 5066 5067 5068 5070
2090 2097 2104 2105 2108 2109 2110 3083
1060