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GA HB1119

Bill

Status

Passed

2/17/2022

Primary Sponsor

Joe Campbell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redraws the six commissioner district boundaries for the Decatur County Board of Commissioners based on the 2020 U.S. decennial census data, using the redistricting plan identified as "DecaturCCSB-2022"
  • Current board members continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and are deemed to represent the newly described districts upon the Act's effective date
  • Provisions necessary to conduct 2022 elections for the Decatur County Board of Education take effect upon the Governor's approval; all remaining provisions take effect January 1, 2023
  • District boundaries are defined at the census block level across multiple VTDs including Attapulgus, Bainbridge-Coliseum, Climax, Mt. Pleasant, Kendrick, Recovery, West Bainbridge, Brinson, and Bdge-Fairgrounds
  • Any part of Decatur County not included in or not contiguous to its assigned district is automatically assigned to the contiguous district with the least population per the 2020 census

Legislative Description

Decatur County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts

Last Action

Effective Date 2022-02-17

2/17/2022

Committee Referrals

State and Local Governmental Operations2/8/2022
Intragovernmental Coordination2/2/2022

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