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GA HB730
Bill
Status
Passed
5/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Lee Hawkins
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AI Summary
- Amends the charter of the Town of Clermont (originally approved May 6, 2015) to divide the town into four numbered councilmember wards, plus a fifth ward comprising the entire town territory
- Requires councilmember candidates to reside in and qualify for their respective wards, while all councilmembers and the mayor continue to be elected at large by voters of the entire municipality
- Candidates for Wards 1, 2, and 5 must begin qualifying under the ward residency requirements starting with the 2019 municipal elections; candidates for Wards 3 and 4 must do so starting with the 2021 municipal elections
- Creates an automatic vacancy if a councilmember moves out of the ward from which he or she was elected during his or her term of office
- Effective January 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Clermont; Town of; provide for councilmember wards
Last Action
Effective Date
1/1/2019
Full Bill Text
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