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GA HB730

Bill

Status

Passed

5/3/2018

Primary Sponsor

Lee Hawkins

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

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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