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GA SB450

Bill

Status

Passed

2/17/2022

Primary Sponsor

Brian Strickland

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redraws the boundaries of the five commissioner districts for the Newton County Board of Commissioners based on the 2020 U.S. decennial census data
  • District boundaries are defined at the census block level across multiple Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs), as detailed in Appendix A (plan name: NewtonCCSB-legdraft-2022)
  • Current board members continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and are deemed to represent the newly redrawn districts corresponding to their prior district numbers
  • Any unassigned or noncontiguous parts of Newton County default to the adjacent district with the least population according to the 2020 census
  • Provisions necessary for conducting the 2022 elections take effect upon the Governor's approval, with all remaining provisions effective January 1, 2023

Legislative Description

Board of Commissioners of Newton 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 Operations2/3/2022

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