| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Gaines of the 120 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Persinger of the 119 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Erwin of the 32 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Dunahoo of the 31 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT |
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| 15 | 15 | | To amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a board of county commissioners for the county |
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| 17 | 17 | | of Jackson," approved December 18, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 257), as amended, particularly2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | by an Act approved March 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3570), so as to revise provisions related3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | to filling certain vacancies on the board of commissioners; to provide for related matters; to4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1.7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | An Act entitled "An Act to create a board of county commissioners for the county of8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Jackson," approved December 18, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 257), as amended, particularly by9 |
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| 25 | 25 | | an Act approved March 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3570), is amended by revising subsection10 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (b) of Section 5 as follows:11 |
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| 27 | 27 | | "(b)(1) In the event a vacancy occurs on the board of commissioners when at least 18012 |
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| 28 | 28 | | days remain in the unexpired term of office, the election superintendent of Jackson13 |
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| 29 | 29 | | County, within 15 days after the vacancy occurs, shall issue the call for a special election14 |
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| 30 | 30 | | to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. Such special election shall be15 |
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| 31 | 31 | | called and conducted as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia16 |
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| 32 | 32 | | H. B. 839 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Election Code,' as now or hereafter amended. Any person elected in a special election to |
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| 36 | 36 | | fill such a vacancy shall take office immediately upon certification of the results of such18 |
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| 37 | 37 | | special election and qualification. If such vacancy is in the office of chairperson of the19 |
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| 38 | 38 | | board of commissioners, the vice chairperson of the board shall exercise the powers and20 |
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| 39 | 39 | | duties of the chairperson for the period beginning on the date the vacancy occurs and21 |
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| 40 | 40 | | ending on the date the successor chairperson takes office for the remainder of the22 |
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| 41 | 41 | | unexpired term following the special election provided for in this subsection.23 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (2) Until such time as a permanent successor can be elected as provided for in24 |
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| 43 | 43 | | paragraph (1) of this subsection, the remaining members of the board of commissioners,25 |
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| 44 | 44 | | at their discretion, may appoint a qualified individual to temporarily fill any such26 |
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| 45 | 45 | | vacancy. Any such person appointed to temporarily fill a vacancy shall be appointed27 |
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| 46 | 46 | | using the same procedures as provided for in subsection (c) of this section."28 |
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| 47 | 47 | | SECTION 2.29 |
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| 48 | 48 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.30 |
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| 49 | 49 | | H. B. 839 |
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