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An Act providing a new charter for the City of Madison, approved October 6, 1891 (Ga. L. 1890-91, Vol. II, p. 827), as amended, is amended by striking subsections (a), (c), (d), and (g) of Section IV and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(a)(1) For the purpose of electing members of the city council, the City of Madison is divided into five election districts. One member of the city council shall be elected from each such district. The five city council districts shall be and correspond to those numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as Plan Name: madison6 Plan Type: Local User: Angela Administrator: Madison.
(2) When used in such attachment, the terms 'Tract' and 'BG' (Block Group) shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a Tract description which are underneath a 'BG' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a Block Group as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part of the City of Madison which is not included in any such district described in that attachment shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part of the City of Madison which is described in that attachment as being in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of such district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia."
"(c) At the regularly scheduled general municipal election in 2003 there shall be elected three councilmembers. One such councilmember shall be elected from District 1 by the qualified electors residing in such district; one such councilmember shall be elected from District 3 by the qualified electors residing in such district; and one such councilmember shall be elected from District 4 by the qualified electors residing in such district.
(d) At the regularly scheduled general municipal election in 2005 there shall be elected a mayor and two councilmembers. One such councilmember shall be elected from District 2 by the qualified electors residing in such district; one such councilmember shall be elected from District 5 by the qualified electors residing in such district; and the mayor shall be elected from the city at large by the qualified electors of the entire city."
"(g) Districts 1 through 5 as they exist immediately prior to January 1, 2003, shall continue to be designated as Districts 1 through 5, respectively, but as described under subsection (a) of this section; and on and after January 1, 2003, such members of the city council serving from those former districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing districts as described in subsection (a) of this section."