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OfFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
~ ri~ ~ox-' gJ~ of gJlate of the gJtate of
ri~-, do ~ ce1IifJ!f tItat the eleven pages of
photocopied matter hereto attached contains a true and correct
copy of an Act approved by the Governor on April 8, 2002 numbered
Act Number 431(H.B. 1689); all as same appear of file and record
in this office.
N TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of my office, at the Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this
9th
day of April
, in, f)1e year of our Lord
Two Thousand and Two
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
Two Hundred and Twenty-sixth.
ENROLLMENT
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The Co~ee of the House on Journals has
examined the within and finds the same properly
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ThisLd'YOf~ '.Q. 2002-
H.B. No.1f\RQ Act No. Lt31
General Assembly
AN ACT
To amend an Act providing for the consolidation of
Richmond Count)' and the City of Augusta, approved
March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3648), as amended, so
as to reapportion the districts for election of members of
the Augusta-Richmond County Commission: to provide
for elections pursuant to such reapportionment of
districts; and for other purposes.
IN HOUSE
Read ) st time
Read 2nd time
Read 3'd time
3-8-02
3-18-02
3- ) 9-02
Passed
Yeas
IN SENATE
Read 1st time 3-25-02
Read 2nd time
Read 3'd time
And Passed 3-27-02
Yeas 47
Nays
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Passed Both Houses
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Sec.rewl'\ AlSenate
By: Reps. Connell of the 1 15th, Anderson of the 116'h,
Allen of the II 7th and others
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To amend an Act providing for the consolidation of Richmond County and the City of
Augusta, approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3648), as amended, so as to reapportion
the districts for election of members of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission; to
provide for elections pursuant to such reapportionment of districts; to provide for defmitions
and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for terms
of office; to provide for procedures; to change the provisions relating to vacancies; to provide
for submission of this Act for approval under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as
amended; to provide for the automatic repeal of this Act if its implementation is not
pennissible under the federal Voting Rights Acts of 1965, as amended, as of a certain date;
to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY TIIE GENERAL ASSEMBL Y OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
An Act providing for the consolidation of Richmond County and the City of Augusta,
approved March 27, 1995 (Ga, L. 1995, p. 3648), as amended, is amended by striking
subsection (a) of Section 2 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
'(a)(l) For the purpose of electing members of the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission, Richmond County is divided into 10 commission districts. One member
of the bl)ard shall be elected from each such district. Commission Districts 1,2,3,4,5,
6, 7, and 8 shall be and correspond to those eight numbered districts described in and
attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as Plan Name: richrev3
Plan Type: Loea) User: Gina Administrator: Richmond Co. Commission District 9 shall
be COIpposed of a combination lJfCommission Distric~ 1,2,4, and 5 as each is described
in such plan. Commission District 10 shall be composed of a combination of
Commission Districts 3, 6, 7, and 8 as each is described in such plan.
(2) When used in such attachment, the tenns 'Tract' and 'BG' (B)ock Group) shall mean
and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the repor(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 individlijU Blocks within a Block Group as provided in
the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of2000 for
the State of Georgia. Any part of Richmond County which is not included in any such
district described in that attachment shall be included within that district contiguous to
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such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial
census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part of Richmond County 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 inc1uded 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
commission 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.'
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SECTION 2.
Said Act is further amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) of Section 3 of said Act and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
'(a) Those members of the commission who were serving as such on January 1,2002, and
any person seJected to fill a vacancy in any such office shaH continue to serve as such
members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the
election and qualification of their respective successors. Commission Districts 1,2,3,4,
5,6, 7, 8,9, and 10, as they existed on January 1, 2002, shaH continue to be designated as
Commissioner Districts 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, and 10, respectively, but as newJy described
under this Act. and on and after May 1, 2002, such members of the board serving from
those former commission districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing
their respective districts as newly described under this Act.
(b)(1) Those members of the commission who, under subsection (a) of this section, are
deemed to be serving out their terms in Commission Districts 2,4, 6, 8, and 10 shall serve
until December 31, 2003, and their respective successors shall be elected from
Commission Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 in the November, 2003, general election, shall
take office on January 1,2004, and shaH have terms of office of four years each and until
their respec.tive successors are eJected and qualified. Those members of the cOmmission
who, under subsection (a) of this section, are deemed to be serving out,~eir terms in
Commission Districts 1,~, 5, 7, and 9 sh~J~ serve until December 31, 2005, and until their
respec,tive successors are elected and qualified.
(2) At the November, 2005, general election, successors to those members of the
commission from Commission Districts.1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, all of whose terms expire
December 31, 20Q5, shall be elected to serve, beginning January 1, 2006, from
Commission Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 for terms of four years each and until their
respective successors are elected and qualified.
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(3) Successors to members of the commission shall be elected at a general election to be
held on the Tuesday foIl owing the first Monday in November immediately preceding the
expiration of their respective terms of office, shall be nominated and elected by plurality
vote as provided in this section, shall take office on the flI'St day of January immediately
following the date of their eJection, and shaIl have terms of office offour years and until
their respective successors are elected and qualified. Each member of the commission
shall be elected by the electors residing within such member's commission district.
(4) The mayor pro tempore shall be a member of the commission:
SECTION 3.
Said Act is further amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 5 of said Act and inserting
in its place the following:
'(a) A vacancy which occurs in the office of the mayor or in the membership of the
commission by death, resignation, removal from the commission district, or for any other
reason shall be filled by the remaining members of the commission appointing a qualified
person to serve for the unexpired term, unless the unexpired term exceeds 12 calendar
rr.onths, in which event, the commission shall appoint a qualified person to serve until a
successor is elected to serve for the unexpired terms as provided in this subsection. When
the unexpired terms exceeds 12 calendar months, a special election shall be held in the
county in the c&e of the mayor or in the commission district in which the vacancy occurred
to eJect a successor for the unexpired term. Any such speciaJ election shall be called, heJd,
and conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the
O.C.G.^-, the 'Georgia Election Code.' Any vacancy in the membership of the commission
to be flIIed on or after the date this subsection becomes effective in 2002 shall be fllied
from the newly reapportioned commission district.'
SECTION 4.
(a) It shall be the duty of the attorney for Augusta:, Georgia, to submit this Act for approval
pursuant to Section 5 of the federaJ Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; and it shall be
the du~' of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission to direct and ens~re that such
submission is made by the commission' s attorney orsome other attorney ifthe~mmission' s
attorney ~ails to act. It shalf be the duty ohhe commission and the commission' s attorney
to ensure that such submission has been completed not later than 30 days after the Governor
approves this Act or it becomes law wi1l!0ut such approval and to ensure that such
submission contains all materials necessary or appropriate to a prompt and favorable ruling
on this Act.
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(b) If, as of the first day upon which candidates may begin qualifYing for nomination as
candidates for members of the commission for election in 2003, implementation of this Act
is not permissible under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, then as of such
date of this Act shall be void and stand repealed in its entirety.
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SECTION 5.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law
without such approval.
SECTION 6.
All laws or parts of law in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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'lan Type: Local
Uler: Gina Adminiltrator: Richmond Co.
Rediltricting Plan component I Report
Diltrict 001
Richlllond County
Tract: 1
BO: 1
BO: 2
2004 :1005 :1006
BO: 3
3000 3001 3002
BO: 4
4000 4001 4002
BO: 5
5000 5001 5002
, 5023 5024 5025
5999
Tract: 10
BO: 1
1000 1001 1002
1012 1013 1014
80: 2
BO: 3
80: 4
Tract: 106
BO: 1
BO: 2
80: 3
80: 4
4020
BO: 9
9000 9001 9002
9012 9013 9014
9024 9025 9026
9036 '0)7 9038
'041 '049 9050
'060 9061 9062
'072 '073 9074
'109 'U7 "98
Tract: 11
80: 1
1004 1005 1006
1017 1018 lOa
SG: 2
2007 2013 2014
Tract: 12
80: 1
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 ~006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 .
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017
80: 5
5000
Tract: 13
80: 2
2015 2016 2017 2021 2022
Tract: 15
80: 1
1000 1001 1014
80: 2
2000 2001 2002 2001 2004 2027 2028 ,-
Tract: 16
80: 1 ,",
1000 1001,1002 1003 1004 ~005 1006 1007
Tract: 2
80: 1
80: 2
~: 3
3000 1001 3002 1001 3004 3005 3006 3007 1001
80: 4
Tract: 3
Tract: 4
Tract: 6
Tract: 7
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5026 5027 5021 5029 5030 5011 50)2 5031 5034
100) 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1015 1017
9003 9004 9005 9006 9007 9008 9009 9010 9011
9015 9016 9017 9018 9019 9020 9021 9022 9023
9027 9028 9029 9030 9031 9012 '033 9034 9035
9039 9040 '041 '042 9043 90U 9045 9J46 9047
9051 9052 '051 '054 9055 '056 9057 9058 90U
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1048 10U 1050 1G51 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059
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, BO: 2
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Tract: 108
. BO, 9
I 9001 t002 t003
" Tract: 11
BO: 1
j 1000 1001 1002 1003 1010
80: 2
t 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2015 2016
BO: 3
Tract: 12
80: 6
! 6004 6005 6006 '007
Tract: 16
80: 1
1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016
J 80: 2
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 :;:029
f 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038
80: 3
80: 4
80: ,
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80: 3
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f Richmond County
Tract: 102.04
t 80: 1
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Tract: 105.04
80: 2
2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2051 2052
2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 205t 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064
I 2065 2066 2067 2068 2019 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076
2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2997 2t98
~ Tract: 105.05
I BO: 2
200t
Tract: 107.03
80: 1
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 102t 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035
I 1036 1064 1065 1066 1067 10'8
Tract: 107.04
BO: 1 /
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006'1007 1008 lOOt 1"010 1011
1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023
1024 1025 1026 1027 1028" 1029 1030 103'1 1032 1033 1034 1064
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R1chlDond County
Tract: 103
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
80: 4
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BG: 5
Tract: 105.04
BG: 1
BG: 2
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 200'7 2008 20C9 2010 2011
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 201'7 2018 2019 2020 20~1 2022 2023
2024 2025 2026 202'7 2028 2029 2040 2041 2042 200&3 20H 2045
2046 204'7 2048 2049 2050 2085 2086 2993
Tract: 105.05
BG: 1
BG: 2
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 '2005 2006 200'7 2008 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014 2015 2016 201'7 2018 20:9 2020 2021 20:22
BG: 3
Tract: 105.0'7
Tract: 10'7.03
BG: 1
103'7 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 104'7 1048
1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 105'7 1058 1059 1060
1061 1062 1063 1998 1999
Tract: 108
BG: 9
9012 9013 9014
Tract: 12
BG: 4
4002 4006 400'7 4008 4009 4010
80: 6
6009
Tract: 16
80: 5
80: 6
6000 6002 6003 6004 6005 6006 6007 6008 6009 6010 6011
Dhtrict 006
Richmond County
Tract: 105,06
80: 2
80: 3
Tract: 105,08
80: 2
200'7 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 201'7 2018 2019
2020 2021
Tract: 105,09
Tract: 105.10
80: 2
80: 3
80: 4
Tract: 105.11
80: 1
1008 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 101'7 1018 1019 1020
1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 102'7 1028 1029 1030 1999
80: 2
2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Tract: 107.05
80: 2
Tract: 107.06
BO: 1
1000 1001 1002 1003
BO: 2
Tract: 109.02
80: 4
4982
Dinrict 007
Richmond County
Tract: 1,
80: 5
5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020
Tract: 101. 01
Tract: 101.02
Tract: 101. 04
Tract: 101.05
Tract: 102.01
BO: 1
80: 2
80: 3
3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3009 3010 3011 3012
3013 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020
Tract: 102.03
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1000
Tract: 102.04
BG: 2
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Tract: 16
BG: 2
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
District 008
Rict'.mond County
Tract: 106
BG: 9
9076 9077 9079 90eO 9084 90eS 9086 9087 9088 9090 9091 9092
9093 9094 9095 9096 9097 9098 9099 9100 9101 9102 9103 9104
9105 9995 9996
Tract: 107.04
BG: 1
1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046
1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 .
1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 10156
Tract: 107.06
BG: 1
1004 1005 10015 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015
1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 10215 1027
1028 1029 1030 1031 1999
Tract: 108
BG: 9
9004 9005 9006 9007 9'008 9009 9996 9997 9998 9999
Tract: 109.01
Tract: 109.02
BG: 2
BG: 3
BG: 4
4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011
4012 4013 4014 4015 4 o lIS 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023
4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035
4036 4037 4038 4C39 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 40415 4047
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4108 4109 4110 4111 4112 4113 4114 4115 4116 4117 4118 4119
4120 4121 4122 4123 4124 4125 4126 4127 4129 4129 4130 4131
4132 4133 4134 4135 4136 4137 4138 4139 4140 4141 4142 4143
4144 4145 4146 4147 4149 4149 4150 4151 4152 4153 4154 4155
4156 4157 4159 4159 4160 4161 4162 41153 4164 4165 4166 4167
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GEORGL-\. FI.L TO\" COL'\"TY
P~rs,)nJII~ Jrr~Jr.:d b~I~~r~ m~. th~ und~rsign~d aUlh0ri~, dul~ authoriud to administer oaths. Jack
L~nn~11. \\h,~ ,)n oath J~ros~s and SJ~S thJt h~ is th~ R~rr~s~ntati\~ fr01ll th~ J 15th District and
funh.:r J~r')5I.'S and sa~ s as foll,)\\s:
11 ) ThJtlh~ anach~d \"('I1ic~ oflnt~nti,~n to Introduce local legislation was published in the Augusta
Chr,)nicle \\ hich is the ,)ftkial organ of Richmond Count) on the followin,; date: January J 7, ~OO~,
(~l ThJt the 1.1\\ S re'i;.Jiring n\~tic~ ,~f local le,;islalion \\ere runher comr1ied \\ ith in the man'1er
checi-eJ b<k)\\:
-L ,-\ cor'~ 01 Ire notice of intention \\as mailed. transmilled b~ facsimile. or otherwise
pro\ iJed w the g," eming aUlhoril) ofan~ coun~. municipality. or c,~nsolidaied government
\\h,'se .:h:ln~r M enabling ,-\.:t is amended. as required by subsecti,lO (bl of Code Section
:8-1-1~,
_ Th,' notice re'iuirement ,)( sutlse.:li,\n (hI ,)f C,)J~ Section :8-)-1 ~ does not Jppl~
!-,'.:ause the rid \\a5 re'iu~sted h~ resl)lution or ,~thl.'r \\Tinen notitication of Ihe go\'erning
;1Uth,)ril~ ,)( I h: an.....:teJ ':')llnt~. muni,iralil~, l)r cl)ns,)lidaleJ gO\ emment and a cop~ of such
r<.'s,)luti,)n ,'- n,)titi.:atil~n is alla,'h.:J here: 10 ,
_ The nl)ti.:e: r~qlJiremenl of subsection (bl of Code Seclion ~8-1-1~ does nOI appl~
~cause the rill does notamenJ the chaner of a municipalit~ or lhe enahling Act of a county
,)r cons,)1 i':::IleJ ~,)\ ernment ,)r the: tlill affecls a local school s~ st~m,
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_ The n,)tice requirement of~ubseClion (bl or Code Section ~8-I-l~ does nOI appl~
l'>c-c3l:se th~ hill is an ann.:\ation hill and a C,)p~ of the hill \\35 pro\'ided to the coun~
gO\ eming authMit~ 1\ ithin which Ihe area 10 he annexed is loc31ed atlhe time the notice was
publis~ed. as re'iuired by Code Section :8-1-1 ~,I.
Sworn to .md subscribed befc>re me.
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!\:otalY Publ,ic. Laurens County. Georgia
My Commission Expires Aug, 18.1003
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B. B. 1689
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BY GOVERNOR