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04 LC 28 1678
Senate Bill
634
By: Senator Mullis of the 53rd
AS PASSED SENATE
By: Senator Mullis of the 53rd
AS PASSED SENATE
A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To provide that future elections for the office of chief
magistrate and the office of judge of the probate court of Walker County shall
be nonpartisan elections; to provide for submission of this Act under Section 5
of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related
matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
All elections for the office of chief magistrate and the
judge of the probate court of Walker County conducted on and after the effective
date of this Act shall be nonpartisan elections as provided for in Code Section
21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Such nonpartisan elections shall be held in
conjunction with the nonpartisan general election immediately preceding
expiration of the term of office and conducted as provided in Chapter 2 of Title
21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code."
SECTION 2.
Nothing in this Act shall affect the term of office of the
chief magistrate or the term of office of the judge of the probate court of
Walker County in office on the effective date of this Act. The sitting chief
magistrate and the sitting probate judge shall serve out the term of office for
which each was elected and shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself as
provided in this Act.
SECTION 3.
The governing authority of Walker County shall through its
legal counsel cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance under Section 5 of
the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, no later than 30 days after
the date on which this Act is approved by the Governor or otherwise becomes law
without such approval.
SECTION 4.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the
Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 5.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
repealed.