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GA HB1076
Bill
Status
Passed
3/13/2012
Primary Sponsor
Debbie Buckner
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AI Summary
- Amends the Act establishing the Talbot County Board of Commissioners (originally approved February 16, 1876) to redraw the boundaries of the five commissioner districts based on 2010 U.S. Census data under the plan designated "talbotccsbr1-2012."
- Divides Talbot County into five commissioner districts using VTDs (Voting Tabulation Districts) and individual census blocks from precincts including Geneva, Talbotton, Valley, Flint Hill, Oneal, Box Springs, Junction City, and Prattsburg.
- Current board members continue serving their elected terms and are deemed to represent the newly described districts corresponding to their former district numbers.
- Any part of the county not included in or not contiguous to a described district is assigned to the contiguous district with the least population according to the 2010 Census.
- Requires Talbot County'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 or the Act otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Talbot County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts
Last Action
Effective Date
3/13/2012
Committee Referrals
State and Local Governmental Operations2/27/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local2/21/2012
Full Bill Text
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