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GA HB959
Bill
Status
Passed
3/5/2012
Primary Sponsor
Robert Dickey
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AI Summary
- Revises the five commissioner districts for the Crawford County Board of Commissioners based on 2010 U.S. Census data, using the redistricting plan identified as "crawfordccsb-2012"
- Maintains the board as a five-member body with all members elected from single-member commissioner districts, where only residents of each district may vote for that district's commissioner
- Current members serving as of December 31, 2012, continue in office until the regular expiration of their terms; the reconstituted board takes effect January 1, 2013
- Members from Districts 1 and 5 were first elected in November 2012 for initial terms expiring December 31, 2016, while Districts 2, 3, and 4 members were elected in November 2014 for terms expiring December 31, 2018, with all subsequent terms being four years
- Requires the Crawford County Board of Commissioners to submit the Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 no later than 45 days after the Governor's approval
Legislative Description
Crawford County; Board of Commissioners; revise districts
Last Action
Effective Date
3/5/2012
Committee Referrals
State and Local Governmental Operations2/23/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local2/15/2012
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