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GA SB424

Bill

Status

Passed

2/17/2022

Primary Sponsor

Russ Goodman

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redraws the five commissioner districts for the Brooks County Board of Commissioners based on the 2020 U.S. decennial census, replacing previous district boundaries with the new redistricting plan identified as "BrooksCCSB-2022"
  • District boundaries are defined using Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs) and individual census blocks from the 2020 census, covering VTDs including Barwick, Morven, Pavo, Quitman, Briggs, Nankin, and Dixie
  • Current members of the Board of Commissioners 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 the 2022 elections take effect upon the Governor's approval, with all remaining provisions taking effect on January 1, 2023
  • Any part of Brooks County not included in a described district is assigned to the least-populated contiguous district, and any noncontiguous portions of a district are reassigned to the least-populated contiguous district

Legislative Description

Board of Commissioners of Brooks County; description of the commissioner districts; change

Last Action

Effective Date 2022-02-17

2/17/2022

Committee Referrals

Intragovernmental Coordination2/10/2022
State and Local Governmental Operations2/2/2022

Full Bill Text

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