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04 LC 28 0825
Senate Bill
389
By: Senator Blitch of the 7th AS PASSED
By: Senator Blitch of the 7th AS PASSED
AN ACT
To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Cook
County, approved August 12, 1919 (Ga. L. 1919, p. 627), as
amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1986
(Ga. L. 1986, p. 5029), so as to provide for staggered terms of
office for members of the board of commissioners; to provide for transition
terms of office; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission
of this Act for preclearance; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
An Act creating a board of commissioners of Cook County,
approved August 12, 1919 (Ga. L. 1919, p. 627), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986,
p. 5029), is amended by striking Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof a
new Section 2 to read as follows:
"SECTION
2.
(a) The members of the board of commissioners who were
elected at the general election in November 2000 shall continue in office for
the terms to which they were elected and until successors are elected and
qualified as provided in this Act.
(b) The members of the board of commissioners of Cook County from Commissioner Districts 1 and 5 shall be elected at the state-wide general election in 2004. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Successors to such members shall be elected at the state-wide general election in 2006. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(c) The members of the board of commissioners of Cook County from Commissioner Districts 2, 3, and 4 shall be elected at the state-wide general election in 2004. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(b) The members of the board of commissioners of Cook County from Commissioner Districts 1 and 5 shall be elected at the state-wide general election in 2004. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Successors to such members shall be elected at the state-wide general election in 2006. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(c) The members of the board of commissioners of Cook County from Commissioner Districts 2, 3, and 4 shall be elected at the state-wide general election in 2004. Such members shall take office on January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(d) Successors to members elected under subsections (b) and
(c) of this section shall be elected at the state-wide general election next
preceding the expiration of such terms of office and shall take office on
January 1 following their election for terms of four years and until their
successors are elected and
qualified."
SECTION 2.
It shall be the duty of the attorney for the governing
authority of Cook County to submit this Act for approval pursuant to Section 5
of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
repealed.