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GA HB1127

Bill

Status

Passed

2/17/2022

Primary Sponsor

Kasey Carpenter

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redraws the four commissioner district boundaries for the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners based on the 2020 U.S. decennial census data, using the redistricting plan identified as "WhitfieldCC-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
  • Defines district boundaries using Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs) and individual census blocks as reported in the 2020 census
  • Provisions necessary for conducting the 2022 commissioner elections take effect upon the Governor's approval, with all remaining provisions effective January 1, 2023
  • Assigns any unincluded or noncontiguous parts of the county to the adjacent district with the least population according to the 2020 census

Legislative Description

Whitfield 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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