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GA HB1131

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/4/2012

Primary Sponsor

Howard Maxwell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redraws the four commissioner districts for the Haralson County Board of Commissioners based on 2010 U.S. Census data, using updated VTD (Voting Tabulation District) and census block boundaries
  • Sponsored by Representatives Cooke (18th) and Maxwell (17th), amending the original Act approved August 24, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, Ex. Sess., p. 247)
  • Current board members continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and are deemed to represent the newly redrawn districts corresponding to their prior district numbers
  • Requires the Board of Commissioners, through its 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
  • Any unassigned or noncontiguous parts of Haralson County are automatically included in the adjacent district with the lowest population according to the 2010 Census

Legislative Description

Haralson County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts

Last Action

Effective Date

4/4/2012

Committee Referrals

State and Local Governmental Operations2/29/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local2/23/2012

Full Bill Text

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