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GA HB1159

Bill

Status

Passed

2/17/2022

Primary Sponsor

Gerald Greene

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redraws the five commissioner district boundaries for the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners based on the 2020 U.S. decennial census data, using the redistricting plan identified as "CalhounCCSB-2022"
  • Maintains one commissioner elected from each of the five districts, with district boundaries defined by specific VTDs (Voting Tabulation Districts) and census blocks across the Leary, Morgan, Edison, Edison-Arlington, and Arlington VTDs
  • Excludes incarcerated population in census block 2030 from the redistricting population count
  • Current board members continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and are deemed to represent their newly described districts
  • Election-related provisions took effect upon the Governor's approval for the 2022 election cycle, with remaining provisions effective January 1, 2023

Legislative Description

Calhoun County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts

Last Action

Effective Date 2022-02-17

2/17/2022

Committee Referrals

State and Local Governmental Operations2/10/2022
Intragovernmental Coordination2/3/2022

Full Bill Text

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