Bill Text: GA SB200 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Henry County; office of judge of the Probate Court; nonpartisan elections

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-20 - Effective Date [SB200 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB200-Engrossed.html

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11 LC 21 1117

Senate Bill 200

By: Senators Jones of the 10th, Jeffares of the 17th and Davenport of the 44th

AS PASSED SENATE

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To provide that future elections for the office of judge of the Probate Court of Henry County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for submission of this Act under 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.

All elections for the office of judge of the Probate Court of Henry County conducted after January 1, 2012, shall be nonpartisan elections as provided for in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Such nonpartisan election shall be held at the nonpartisan general election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office of such judge of probate court and shall be conducted as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code."

SECTION 2.

Nothing in this Act shall affect the term of office of the judge of the Probate Court of Henry County in office on January 1, 2012. The sitting judge of the probate court shall serve out the term of office for which he or she was elected and shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself as provided in this Act.

SECTION 3.

The governing authority of Henry County shall through its legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, no later than 60 days after the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or otherwise becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 4.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.