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House
Bill 1299 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Geisinger of the
48th,
Willard of the
49th,
Martin of the
47th,
and Jones of the
46th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act entitled "An Act to reincorporate the City of Roswell in the County
of Fulton," approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 3844), as amended, so as to
provide that no person shall hold the office of mayor for more than three
complete terms; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the
federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act entitled "An Act to reincorporate the City of Roswell in the County of
Fulton," approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 3844), as amended, is amended
by revising Section 3.50 as follows:
"SECTION
3.50.
Terms of office.
Terms of office.
The
terms of office for the city council shall begin on the first Monday in January
following their election and shall continue for four years and until their
successors are elected. No person who has been elected to three or more
four-year terms of office as mayor shall be eligible for election to the office
of mayor."
SECTION
2.
It
shall be the responsibility of the governing authority of the City of Roswell
through its legal counsel to cause this Act to be submitted for preclearance
under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.