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GA HB1040
Bill
Status
Passed
3/5/2012
Primary Sponsor
Helen Hudson
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AI Summary
- Revises the five education districts for electing members of the Glascock County Board of Education, based on 2010 U.S. Census data, under the redistricting plan identified as "glassb-2012"
- Districts 1 through 4 are geographically defined using specific census blocks across the Gibson, Mill, Mitchell, and Edgehill VTDs; District 5 encompasses the entire Glascock County School District (at-large)
- Successors for Education Districts 1, 2, and 5 were to be elected at the 2012 general election, and successors for Districts 3 and 4 at the 2014 general election, all serving four-year terms beginning January 1 following their election
- Incumbent board members elected in 2008 and 2010 continue serving their existing terms, and are deemed to represent the newly redrawn districts corresponding to their former districts
- Requires the Board of Education's legal counsel to submit the Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 within 45 days of the Governor's approval
Legislative Description
Glascock County; Board of Education; revise districts
Last Action
Effective Date
3/5/2012
Committee Referrals
State and Local Governmental Operations2/24/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local2/17/2012
Full Bill Text
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