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GA HB661

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/26/2019

Primary Sponsor

Pedro Marin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the charter of the City of Norcross, Georgia to expand its corporate limits by annexing two tracts of land in Gwinnett County: Tract A (approximately 0.983 acres in land lot 244) and Tract B (a larger area spanning multiple land lots in the 6th land district, bounded by Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Buford Highway, Interstate I-85, and the existing city limits of Peachtree Corners and DeKalb County)
  • Requires two separate referenda to be held during the November 2020 general election — one among electors in the territory to be annexed and one among existing City of Norcross electors — with both requiring majority approval for the annexation to take effect
  • Annexation becomes effective January 1, 2021, only if more than one-half of the votes cast in both referenda approve; rejection by either group or failure to hold either election triggers automatic repeal on that same date
  • Election expenses for both referenda are to be borne by the City of Norcross, with results certified to the Secretary of State
  • Redesignates existing subsection (h) of Section 1.12 of the Norcross charter as subsection (h.1) and adds the new annexed territory under a new subsection (h.2)

Legislative Description

Norcross, City of; change corporate limits

Last Action

Senate Tabled

6/25/2020

Full Bill Text

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