SB 256 - Bond Elections - same date as November general election

First Reader Summary

A bill to amend Code Section 36-82-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to election for bonded debt, so as to provide that bond elections shall be held on the date of the November general election except under certain circumstances; to amend Code Section 21-3-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to calling of municipal bond elections, so as to provide that bond elections shall be held on the date of the November general election except under certain circumstances.

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SB 256 97                                          LC 26 0110 
 
      SENATE BILL 256 
 
      By:  Senator Fort of the 39th 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 36-82-1 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to election for bonded debt, so 
  1- 3  as to provide that bond elections shall be held on the date 
  1- 4  of the November general election except under certain 
  1- 5  circumstances; to amend Code Section 21-3-11 of the Official 
  1- 6  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to calling of municipal 
  1- 7  bond elections, so as to provide that bond elections shall 
  1- 8  be held on the date of the November general election except 
  1- 9  under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; 
  1-10  to provide for an effective date and applicability; to 
  1-11  repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-12       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-13                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-14  Code Section 36-82-1 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-15  Annotated, relating to election for bonded debt, is amended 
  1-16  by striking subsection (b.1) of said Code section and 
  1-17  inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b.1) to read as 
  1-18  follows: 
 
  1-19    "(b.1) In all counties of this state having a population 
  1-20    of 550,000 or more according to the United States 
  1-21    decennial census of 1980 or any future such census, no 
  1-22    county-wide No county or municipal bond election or school 
  1-23    bond election in the unincorporated area of any such 
  1-24    county shall be held on any date other than the date of 
  1-25    the November general election; provided, however, that 
  1-26    upon a determination by any superior court of competent 
  1-27    jurisdiction that the holding of such election on the date 
  1-28    of the November general election would cause irreparable 
  1-29    harm to the electors of any such county or municipality or 
  1-30    to the electors residing within the territorial limits of 
  1-31    the school district desiring to incur the bonded debt, 
  1-32    such election shall be held in the manner provided for in 
  1-33    subsection (b) of this Code section." 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 2  Code Section 21-3-11 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  2- 3  Annotated, relating to calling of municipal bond elections, 
  2- 4  is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (b) of 
  2- 5  said Code section, and inserting in lieu thereof a new 
  2- 6  subsection (b) to read as follows: 
 
  2- 7    "(b) The date of a municipal bond election shall be 
  2- 8    specified by the governing authority of the municipality. 
  2- 9    Such date shall not be less than 30 days after call of 
  2-10    such bond election, nor shall such election be held on any 
  2-11    date other than the date of the November general election; 
  2-12    provided, however, that upon a determination by any 
  2-13    superior court of competent jurisdiction that the holding 
  2-14    of such election on the date of the November general 
  2-15    election would cause irreparable harm to the electors of 
  2-16    any such municipality, such election shall be held in the 
  2-17    manner provided for in subsection (a) of this Code 
  2-18    section." 
 
  2-19                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2-20  This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1997, and shall 
  2-21  apply to all revenue bonds issued on or after July 1, 1997. 
 
  2-22                           SECTION 4. 
 
  2-23  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-24  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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