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GA SB416
Bill
Status
Passed
2/17/2022
Primary Sponsor
Blake Tillery
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AI Summary
- Revises the five commissioner district boundaries for the Telfair County Board of Commissioners based on the 2020 U.S. decennial census data, using the redistricting plan identified as "TelfairCC-2022"
- Maintains the five-district structure with one commissioner elected from each district, drawing new boundaries at the census block level across VTDs including Helena, McRae, Lumber City, Jacksonville, Scotland, and Milan
- Current board members continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and are deemed to represent the newly drawn districts corresponding to their former district numbers
- Excludes incarcerated populations from certain census blocks (e.g., blocks 1015, 1102, 3027, and 3041) when assigning population for redistricting purposes
- Election-related provisions took effect upon the Governor's approval for use in 2022 elections, with all remaining provisions effective January 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Board of Commissioners of Telfair County; districts for the election of members of the board of commissioners; revise
Last Action
Effective Date 2022-02-17
2/17/2022
Committee Referrals
Intragovernmental Coordination2/10/2022
State and Local Governmental Operations2/2/2022
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