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GA HB907
Bill
Status
Passed
3/5/2012
Primary Sponsor
Tommy Benton
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AI Summary
- Amends the original 1901 Act creating the Jackson County Board of Commissioners to redraw the boundaries of its five commissioner districts based on 2010 U.S. Census data, under the plan identified as "jackcc-2012"
- District boundaries are defined using Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs) and individual census blocks across areas including Jefferson, Talmo, Cunningham, Harrisburg, Hoschton, and other Jackson County communities
- Current members of the Board of Commissioners continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and are deemed to represent the newly described districts corresponding to their former district numbers (Districts 1 through 5)
- Any part of Jackson County not included in a described district is assigned to the contiguous district with the least population; any non-contiguous part described within a district is similarly reassigned
- 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 no later than 45 days after the Act becomes law
Legislative Description
Jackson County; board of commissioners; change description of districts
Last Action
Effective Date
3/5/2012
Committee Referrals
State and Local Governmental Operations2/21/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local2/7/2012
Full Bill Text
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