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GA HB1059
Bill
Status
Passed
3/5/2012
Primary Sponsor
Jon Burns
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AI Summary
- Redraws the five commissioner districts for the Burke County Board of Commissioners, updating the district boundaries established by the prior Act approved April 18, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3986), based on 2010 U.S. Census data under the redistricting plan identified as "burkeccsb-2012."
- Maintains a five-member Board of Commissioners with one member elected from each of the five districts, with district boundaries defined by specific Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs) and individual census blocks.
- Requires the Burke County Board of Commissioners, through its legal counsel, to submit the Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 no later than 45 days after the Governor's approval.
- Provides a split effective date: provisions necessary for the 2012 elections take effect immediately upon the Governor's approval, while remaining provisions take effect January 1, 2013.
- Includes contiguity safeguards assigning any unincluded or noncontiguous territory to the adjacent district with the least population according to the 2010 Census.
Legislative Description
Burke County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Last Action
Effective Date
3/5/2012
Committee Referrals
State and Local Governmental Operations2/27/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local2/17/2012
Full Bill Text
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