Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia 2003, volume 3

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Collection:: Georgia Government Publications
Title:: Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia 2003, volume 3
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ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA
2003
COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE
Volume Three Index and Miscellaneous

COMPILER'S NOTE
General Acts and Resolutions of the 2003 session of the General Assembly of Georgia will be found in Volume I beginning at page 1. Local and Special Acts and Resolutions will be found in Volume II beginning at page 3501. Home rule actions by counties and consolidated governments and by municipalities filed in the Office of the Secretary of State between April 16,2002, and April 30,2003, are printed in Volume II beginning at pages 4773 and 4787, respectively.
There are no numbered pages between page 995, the last page of Volume I, and page 3501, the first page of Volume II. This allows both volumes to be printed simultaneously. Volume II has been divided into two books because of the number of pages in the volume. Page numbers will run consecutively between the books in the volume.
Indexes; lists of Acts, Bills, and Resolutions and their Georgia Laws page numbers; material related to courts; population charts; lists of members of the General Assembly; referendum results; the state auditor's report on funding of retirement bills; and the Governor's veto message are printed in Volume III. Indexes cover material in both Volumes I and II. The tabular indexes list matter by broad categories. The general index is a detailed alphabetical index by subject matter. When possible, general Acts have been indexed by reference to the titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated which they amend and the tabular index contains a list of Code sections which have been amended, enacted, or repealed.
Each Act and Resolution is preceded by a caption written by the compilers of the Georgia Laws solely to assist the reader in quickly determining the subject matter of the Act or Resolution. This caption includes the Act number assigned by the Governor and the House or Senate Bill or Resolution number which it was given when it was introduced in the General Assembly. These captions are not part of the Act or Resolution when they are enacted or adopted by the General Assembly. Each Act or Resolution which was signed by the Governor is followed by the approval date on which it was signed by the Governor.

GEORGIA LAWS 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME ONE
Acts and Resolutions of General Application ......................... 1
VOLUME TWO
Acts and Resolutions of Local Application ........................ 3501 County and Consolidated Government Home Rule Actions ........... 4771 Municipal Home Rule Actions .................................. 4785
VOLUME THREE
Acts by Numbers-Page References ................................ 1A Bills and Resolutions-Act Number References ....................... 5A Index-Tabular ................................................ 11A Index-General ................................................ 41A Population of Georgia Counties-Alphabetically ..................... 112A Population of Georgia Counties-Numerically ...................... 119A Population of Municipalities-Alphabetically ....................... 124A Population of Municipalities-Numerically ......................... 131A Population of Judicial Circuits .................................. 138A Georgia Senate Districts, Alphabetically by County ................. 142 A Georgia Senators, Numerically by District......................... 144A Georgia House Districts, Alphabetically by County .................. 147A Georgia Representatives, Numerically by District ................... 149A Status of Referendum Elections ................................. 158A Governor's Proclamation on Ratification or Rejection of
Constitutional Amendments at the 2002 General Election ........... 339A Vetoes by the Governor ....................................... 344A State Auditor's Report on Funding of Retirement Bills ............... 364A

GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION

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ACTS BY NUMBERS, PAGE REFERENCES

Act No.

Page No.

1 ..... ............... 1

2 ..... ............ 3501

3 ..... .............. 16

4 .... . .............. 26

5 ..... .............. 29

6..... ............ 3503

1 ..... ............ 3518

8..... ............. 139

9 .. ... ............. 140

10 . .... ............. 151

11 ..... ............. 152

12..... ............. 153

13..... ............ 3521

14..... ............ 3524

15.. ... ............ 3525

16..... ............ 3537

11 ..... ............ 3540

18..... ............ 3545

19..... ............ 3546

20 . . . . . ............ 3633

21 ..... ............ 3635

22 . . . . . ............ 3639

23 . . . . . ............ 3645

24 . . . . . ............ 3651

25 . . . . . ............ 3657

26..... ............. 154

27 ..... ............. 158

28 . . . . . ............. 170

29 . . . . . ............. 177

30 . . . . . ............. 185

31 ..... ............. 190

32 . . . . . ............. 191

33 . . . . . ............ 3661

34 . . . . . ............. 222

35 . . . . . ............. 223

36 . . . . . ............. 224

37 ..... ............. 247

38 . . . . . ............. 252

39 . . . . . ............. 256

40 . . . . . ............. 257

41 ..... ............. 258

42 . . . . . ............. 259

43 . . . . . ............. 260

44 ..... ............. 261

45 ..... ............. 270

46 . . . . . ............. 271

47 ..... ............. 281

Act No.

Page No.

48 ............. ..... 292

49 ............. ..... 294

50 ............. ..... 298

51 ................... 302

52 ................... 304

53 .............. .... 3667

54 ................... 306

55 ................... 307

56 ............. ..... 308

57 ................... 312

58 ................... 313

59 ................... 315

60 ............. ..... 316

61 ................... 317

62 ................... 320

63 ................... 321

64 ................... 322

65 .............. .... 3669

66 ................... 327

67 ................... 328

68 ................... 329

69 .............. . . . . 3671

70 ................... 331

71 ............ ...... 332

72 ................... 334

73 ................... 335

74 ................... 336

75 ................... 337

76 ................... 337

77 ................... 338

78 ................... 339

79 ................... 343

80 ................... 349

81 ............ ...... 354

82 ................... 355

83 ................... 359

84 ................... 362

85 .............. . . . . 3672

86 ................... 364

87 .............. . . . . 3677

88 .............. .... 3679

89 .............. . . . . 3681

90 ............ . . . . . 3683

91 ............ . .... 3684

92 ............ ...... 368

93 ............ ...... 369

94 ............ ...... 370

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Act No.

Page No.

95 ........ .......... 385

96 ........ .......... 386

97 ........ .......... 387

98 ........ ......... 3686

99 ........ ......... 3689

100 ........ .......... 390

101 ........ ......... 3693

102........ ......... 3695

103 ........ .......... 392

104 ........ ......... 3697

105.... .... .......... 395

106 ........ ......... 3700

107 ........ .......... 398

108 ........ ......... 3702

109 ........ ......... 3704

110........ ......... 3705

Ill ........ ......... 3707

112 ........ ......... 3708

113 ........ ......... 3711

114 ........ ......... 3712

115........ ......... 3715

116........ ......... 3726

117 ........ ......... 3728

118 ........ ......... 3744

119 ........ ......... 3746

120 ........ ......... 3752

121 ........ ......... 3753

122 ........ ......... 3755

123 ........ ......... 3758

124........ ......... 3761

125 ........ ......... 3764

126........ ......... 3767

127........ ......... 3770

128........ ......... 3774

129 ........ ......... 3776

130........ ......... 3778

131 ........ ......... 3786

132 ........ ......... 3788

133 ........ ......... 3790

134 ........ ......... 3791

135........ ......... 3797

136....... . ......... 3802

137........ ......... 3805

138 ........ ......... 3806

139........ ......... 3808

140 ........ ......... 3825

141 ........ ......... 3827

142 ........ ......... 3833

143 ........ ......... 3836

Act No.

Page No.

144 ........ ......... 3842

145 ........ ......... 3844

146 ........ ......... 3846

147 ........ ......... 3848

148........ ......... 3859

149 ........ ......... 3889

150........ ......... 3896

151 ........ ......... 3904

152........ ......... 3906

153 ........ ......... 3908

154........ ......... 3910

155........ ......... 3912

156........ ......... 3914

157........ ......... 3926

158........ ......... 3935

159........ ......... 3937

160 ........ ......... 3939

161 ........ ......... 3940

162 ........ ......... 3945

163 ........ ......... 3946

164 ........ .......... 403

165 ........ .......... 404

166 ........ .......... 405

167 ........ .......... 406

168........ .......... 408

169........ .......... 409

170 ........ .......... 410

171 ........ .......... 411

172 ........ .......... 412

173 ........ .......... 413

174 ........ .......... 414

175........ .......... 415

176........ .......... 419

177.... . ... .......... 421

178........ .......... 422

179 ........ .......... 423

180........ .......... 426

181 ........ .......... 427

182.... . . . . .......... 428

183........ .......... 429

184. ....... .......... 430

185........ .......... 435

186........ .......... 439

187 ........ .......... 442

188........ .......... 444

189.. ...... .......... 445

190 ........ .......... 448

191 ........ .......... 450

192 ........ .......... 459

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Act No.

Page No.

193 ........ .......... 461

194 ........ .......... 463

195 ........ .......... 477

196 ........ .......... 478

197 ........ .......... 479

198........ .......... 481

199 ........ .......... 482

200 ........ .......... 484

201 ........ .......... 495

202 ........ .......... 497

203 ........ .......... 498

204 ........ .......... 499

205 ........ .......... 500

206 ........ .......... 501

207 ........ .......... 503

208 ........ .......... 516

209 ........ .......... 517

210........ .......... 558

211 ........ .......... 562

212........ .......... 565

213 ........ .......... 566

214...... .. .......... 567

215........ .......... 569

216........ .......... 573

217 ........ ......... 3948

218........ ......... 3950

219...... .. ......... 3952

220 ........ ......... 3954

221 ........ ......... 3990

222 ........ ......... 3992

223 ........ ......... 4004

224 ........ ......... 4012

225 ........ ......... 4020

226 ........ ......... 4022

227 ........ ......... 4034

228 ........ ......... 4045

229 ........ ......... 4046

230 ........ ......... 4048

231 ........ ......... 4150

232 ........ ......... 4152

233 ........ .......... 577

234 ........ .......... 578

235 ........ ......... 4154

236 ........ ......... 4200

237 ........ ......... 4206

238 ........ .......... 580

239 ........ .......... 581

240 ........ ......... 4207

241 ........ ......... 4209

Act No.

Page No.

242 ........ ......... 4212

243 ........ ......... 4214

244 ........ .......... 596

245 ........ ......... 4248

246 ........ .......... 597

247 ........ .......... 602

248 ........ .......... 603

249 ........ .......... 605

250 ........ .......... 606

251 ........ .......... 607

252 ........ .......... 613

253 ........ ......... 4250

254 ........ ......... 4251

255 ........ ......... 4256

256 ........ ......... 4263

257 ........ .......... 615

258 ........ .......... 637

259 ........ ......... 4265

260 ........ ......... 4266

261 ........ ......... 4272

262 ........ ......... 4275

263 ........ ......... 4281

264 ........ ......... 4283

265 ........ ......... 4284

266 ........ ......... 4287

267 ........ .......... 638

268 ........ .......... 640

269 ........ ......... 4289

270 ........ ......... 4291

271 ........ ......... 4293

272 ........ ......... 4294

273 ........ .......... 640

274 ........ ......... 4296

275 ........ ......... 4298

276 ........ .......... 641

277 ........ ......... 4300

278 ........ ......... 4304

279 ........ ......... 4306

280 ........ ......... 4309

281 ........ ......... 4311

282 ........ ......... 4317

283 ........ ......... 4319

284 ........ ......... 4340

285 ........ ......... 4350

286 ........ ......... 4352

287 ........ .......... 643

288 ........ ......... 4354

289 ........ ......... 4358

290 ........ .......... 644

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Act No.

Page No.

291 ........ ......... 4367

292 ........ ......... 4373

293 ........ ......... 4378

294 ........ ......... 4380

295 ........ ......... 4388

296 ........ ......... 4390

297 ........ ......... 4391

298 ........ .......... 652

299 ........ ......... 4392

300 ........ ......... 4395

301 ........ ......... 4397

302 ........ ......... 4429

303 ........ ......... 4431

304 ........ ......... 4437

305 ........ ......... 4442

306 ........ ......... 4446

307 ........ ......... 4448

308 ........ ......... 4452

309 ........ ......... 4453

310........ ......... 4459

311 ........ .......... 654

312........ ......... 4461

313........ ......... 4464

314........ ......... 4473

315........ ......... 4474

316........ ......... 4480

317........ ......... 4487

318........ ......... 4489

319........ ......... 4492

320 ........ ......... 4503

321 ........ ......... 4532

322 ........ ......... 4538

323 ........ ......... 4541

324 ........ ......... 4547

325 ........ ......... 4553

326 ........ ......... 4554

327 ........ ......... 4556

328 ........ ......... 4567

329 ........ ......... 4568

330 ........ ......... 4595

331 ........ ......... 4607

332 ........ ......... 4610

333 ........ ......... 4614

334 ........ ......... 4620

335 ........ ......... 4622

336 ........ ......... 4658

337 ........ ......... 4660

338 ........ ......... 4663

339 ........ ......... 4668

Act No.

Page No.

340 ........ ......... 4670

341 ........ ......... 4677

342 ........ ......... 4679

343 ........ .......... 665

344 ........ .......... 707

345 ........ .......... 710

346 ........ .......... 772

347 ........ .......... 774

348 ........ .......... 794

349 ........ ......... 4682

350 ........ ......... 4688

351 ........ .......... 794

352 ........ .......... 795

353 ........ .......... 796

354 ........ ......... 4690

355 ........ .......... 809

356 ........ .......... 811

357 ........ .......... 813

358........ ......... 4692

359 ........ ......... 4697

360 ........ ......... 4701

361 ........ .......... 817

362 ........ .......... 818

363 ........ .......... 820

364 ........ ......... 4703

365 ........ ......... 4707

366 ........ ......... 4714

367 ........ .......... 829

368 ........ ......... 4716

369 ........ ......... 4721

370 ........ ......... 4723

371 ........ ......... 4725

372 ........ ......... 4727

373 ........ ......... 4730

374 ........ .......... 838

375 ........ .......... 840

376 ........ .......... 843

377 ........ .......... 856

378 ........ .......... 859

379 ........ .......... 862

380........ .......... 872

381 ........ .......... 874

382 ........ .......... 878

383 ........ .......... 880

384 ........ .......... 881

385 ........ .......... 883

386 ........ ......... 4740

387 ........ .......... 887

388........ .......... 888

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Act No.

Page No.

389 ........ ....:.... 4747

390 ........ .......... 895

391 ........ .......... 896

392 ........ .......... 897

393 ........ .......... 904

394 ........ .......... 905

395 ........ .......... 911

396 ........ .......... 912

397 ........ ......... 4759

398 ........ .......... 915

399 ........ ......... 4760

400 ........ .......... 915

401 ........ .......... 916

402 ........ .......... 917

403 ........ .......... 918

404 ........ .......... 920

405 ........ .......... 920

406 ........ .......... 921

407 ........ .......... 923

Act No.

Page No.

408 ........ .......... 924

409 ........ .......... 925

410...... .. .......... 926

411 ........ .......... 927

412........ .......... 929

413 ........ .......... 930

414........ .......... 931

415 ........ .......... 932

416........ .......... 934

417........ .......... 937

418........ .......... 938

419........ .......... 939

420 ........ .......... 985

421 ........ .......... 988

422 ........ .......... 990

423 ........ .......... 991

424 ........ .......... 992

425 ........ ......... 4766

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ACT NUMBERS REFERENCES

House Bill Act No. Page No. HB 25 .... 167 ....... 406 HB 26 ... Vetoed HB 32 ..... 71 ....... 332 HB 42 .... 241 ...... 4209 HB 43 .... 343 ....... 665 HB 44 ..... 13 ...... 3521 HB 46 .... 242 ...... 4212 HB 53 .... 214 ....... 567 HB 54 ..... 92 ....... 368 HB 56 ... Vetoed HB 60 .... 243 ...... 4214 HB 90 ..... 72 ....... 334 HB 93 .... 244 ....... 596 HB 95 .... 344 ....... 707 HB 103 ...... 8 ....... 139 HB 104 ...... 9 ....... 140 HB 105 ..... 10 ....... 151 HB 108 ..... 93 ....... 369 HB 121 ...... 5 ........ 29 HB 122 .... 345 ....... 710 HB 134 ..... 73 ....... 335 HB 140 ..... 74 ....... 336 HB 144 ..... 38 ....... 252 HB 147 ... Vetoed HB 148 ..... 75 ....... 337

House Bill Act No. Page No. HB 157 ..... 43 ....... 260 HB 164 ..... 76 ....... 337 HB 166 .... 346 ....... 772 HB 167 .... 245 ...... 4248 HB 173 ..... 39 ....... 256 HB 175 ..... 77 ....... 338 HB 177 ..... 94 ....... 370 HB 182 .... 246 ....... 597 HB 189 .....95 ....... 385 HB 191 ..... 44 ....... 261 HB '194 .... 347 ....... 774 HB 196 ..... 40 ....... 257 HB 213 ..... 78 ....... 339 HB 215 ..... 79 ....... 343 HB 225 ..... 96 ....... 386 HB 226 .... 168 ....... 408 HB 236 ..... 97 ....... 387 HB 245 ..... 23 ...... 3645 HB 246 .... 247 ....... 602 HB 248 ..... 22 ...... 3639 HB 255 ..... 41 ....... 258 HB 261 ..... 80 ....... 349 HB 265 ..... 98 ...... 3686 HB 266 .... 169 ....... 409 HB 268 .... 248 ....... 603

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House Bill Act No. Page No. HB 270 .... 170 ....... 410 HB 279 .... 171 ....... 411 HB 285 ..... 36 ....... 224 HB 288 ..... 99 ...... 3689 HB 289 .... 172 ....... 412 HB 290 ... Vetoed HB 291 .... 249 ....... 605 HB 293 .... 348 ....... 794 HB 301 .... 173 ....... 413 HB 303 .... 250 ....... 606 HB 304 .. ..251 ....... 607 HB 307 .... 174 ....... 414 HB 309 .... 100 ....... 390 HB 312 ..... 21 ...... 3635 HB 314 ... Vetoed HB 317 ..... 20 ...... 3633 HB 318 ..... 50 ....... 298 HB 319 .... 175 ....... 415 HB 321 .... 252 ....... 613 HB 323 .... 253 ...... 4250 HB 327 .... 176 ....... 419 HB 333 .... 254 ...... 4251 HB 334 .... 349 ...... 4682 HB 335 .... 350 ...... 4688 HB 339 .... 177 ....... 421 HB 343 .... 255 ...... 4256 HB 344 .... 256 ...... 4263 HB 347 .... 257 ....... 615 HB 352 .... 178 ....... 422 HB 367 ....351 ....... 794 HB 370 .... 101 ...... 3693 HB 372 .... 215 ....... 569 HB 375 .... 102 ...... 3695 HB 380 ...... 4 ........ 26 HB 383 .... 258 ....... 637 HB 385 .... 103 ....... 392 HB 386 ..... 25 ...... 3657 HB 391 .... 104 ...... 3697 HB 396 .... 259 ...... 4265 HB 397 .... 179 ....... 423 HB 402 .... 260 ...... 4266 HB 403 .... 261 ...... 4272 HB 413 .....46 ....... 271 HB 414 ..... 26 ....... 154 HB 416 .... 262 ...... 4275 HB 419 .... 263 ...... 4281 HB 424 ... Vetoed HB 443 .... 264 ...... 4283 HB 444 .... 352 ....... 795

House Bill Act No. Page No. HB 445 ... Vetoed HB 446 ...... 7 ...... 3518 HB 447 .... 353 ....... 796 HB 448 .... 265 ...... 4284 HB 451 .... 266 ...... 4287 HB 455 .... 180 ....... 426 HB 456 ..... 81 ....... 354 HB 457 .... 181 ....... 427 HB 461 .... 267 ....... 638 HB 462 .... 216 ....... 573 HB 463 .... .47 ....... 281 HB 468 .... 182 ....... 428 HB 469 .... 183 ....... 429 HB 470 .... 268 ....... 640 HB 471 .... 269 ...... 4289 HB 479 .... 105 ....... 395 HB 488 .... 354 ...... 4690 HB 497 ... Vetoed HB 500 .... 270 ...... 4291 HB 501 .... 271 ...... 4293 HB 503 ... Vetoed HB 504 ..... 82 ....... 355 HB 505 .... 272 ...... 4294 HB 506 .... 184 ....... 430 HB 509 ..... 45 ....... 270 HB 512 .... 106 ...... 3700 HB 517 .... 355 ....... 809 HB 519 ..... 34 ....... 222 HB 521 ..... 48 ....... 292 HB 523 ...... 6 ...... 3503 HB 526 .... 185 ....... 435 HB 527 ..... 31 ....... 190 HB 531 .....28 ....... 170 HB 537 .... 273 ....... 640 HB 544 ... Vetoed HB 550 .... 186 ....... 439 HB 551 ..... 27 ....... 158 HB 556 .... 187 ....... 442 HB 561 .... 356 ....... 811 HB 579 .... 357 ....... 813 HB 581 .... 189 ....... 445 HB 584 .... 274 ...... 4296 HB 587 .... 275 ...... 4298 HB 588 .... 358 ...... 4692 HB 589 .... 359 ...... 4697 HB 590 .... 107 ....... 398
HB 592 ..... 24 ...... 3651 HB 596 .... 190 ....... 448
HB 598 .... 276 ....... 641

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House Bill Act No. Page No. HB 600 .... 108 . . . ... 3702 HB 602 .... 109 . . . ... 3704 HB 619 ... Vetoed HB 621 ... . . 83 . . . .... 359 HB 623 ... . 110 .. . ... 3705 HB 637 ... .277.. . . . . 4300 HB 638 ... Vetoed HB 646 ... . Ill .. . . . . 3707 HB 649 ... . 278 . . . . . . 4304 HB 650 ... . 279 . . . . . . 4306 HB 652 ... . 280 . . . . . . 4309 HB 657 ... .281 .. . ... 4311 HB 659 ... . 112 . . . . . . 3708 HB 660 ... . 282 . . . ... 4317 HB 663 ... . 283 . . . ... 4319 HB 665 ... . 284 . . . . . . 4340 HB 668 ... . 285 . . . . . . 4350 HB 673 ... Vetoed HB 674 ... . 286 . . . . . . 4352 HB 680 ... . 287 . . . . . . . 643
HB 682 ... . 288 . . . . . . 4354 HB 684 ... . 289 . . . . . . 4358 HB 688 ... . 290 . . . . . . . 644
HB 690 ... . 113 .. . ... 3711 HB 691 ... . 114 .. . ... 3712 HB 692 ... .291 . . . . 4367 HB 693 ... . 292 . . . ... 4373 HB 694 ... . 115 .. . ... 3715 HB 695 ... . 293 . . . . . . 4378 HB 698 ... . 116 .. . ... 3726 HB 699 ... . 360 . . . ... 4701 HB 702 ... . 117 .. . . . . 3728 HB 704 ... . 294 . . . . . . 4380 HB 707 ... . 295 . . . ... 4388 HB 710 ... . 296 . . . . . . 4390 HB 713 ... . 297 . . . ... 4391 HB 719 ... .191 .. . .... 450 HB 721 ... . 188 .. . . . . . 444
HB 722 ... . 298 . . . . . . . 652 HB 726 ... .361 .. . .. . . 817
HB 728 ... . 299 . . . ... 4392 HB 730 ... . 300 . . . . . . 4395 HB 734 ... .301 . ... 4397 HB 735 ... . 192 . . . .... 459 HB 748 ... . 362 . . ..... 818 HB 750 ... . 302 . . . . . . 4429 HB 754 ... . 303 . . . ... 4431 HB 756 ... . 304 . . . ... 4437 HB 757 ... . . 35 . . . .... 223

House Bill Act No. Page No.

HB 759 . . . . 305 . . .... 4442

HB 764 . ... 118 ..

3744

HB 765 . . . . 306 . . .... 4446

HB 768 . ... 119 .. .... 3746

HB 770 . . . . . 32 . . ..... 191

HB 779 . . .. 120 .. .... 3752

HB 780 . . . . 307 . . .... 4448

HB 781 . ...121 .. .... 3753

HB 782 . . . . 122 .. .... 3755

HB 783 . . .. 123 .. .... 3758

HB 784 . . . . 124 . . .... 3761

HB 785 . . .. 125 .. .... 3764

HB 786 . . .. 126 .. .... 3767

HB 787 . . .. 127 .. .... 3770

HB 789 . . .. 128 . . .... 3774

HB 790 . . . . 308 . . .... 4452

HB 792 . . . 363 . . ..... 820

HB 795 . . . . 129 .. .... 3776

HB 796 . . .. 130 .. .... 3778

HB 798 . . .. 193 .. ..... 461

HB 800 . . . . . 33 . . .... 3661

HB 801 . ...131 .. .... 3786

HB 802 . . .. 132 .. .... 3788

HB 803 . . . . 309 . . .... 4453

HB 804 ... .. 310 .. .... 4459

HB 805 . . .. 133 .. .... 3790

HB 815 . ...311 .. ..... 654

HB 825 . . .. 134 .. .... 3791

HB 826 . . .. 135 .. .... 3797

HB 830 ... .. 136 .. .... 3802

HB 831 .,. .. 137 .. .... 3805

HB 832 ... . . 364 . . .... 4703

HB 835 . . .. 138 .. .... 3806

HB 836 . , ..312 .. .... 4461

HB 837 ... .. 139 .. .... 3808

HB 839 .....313 .. .... 4464

HB 840 ... . . 140 . . .... 3825

HB 841 .,...141 .. .... 3827

HB 842 .,. . . 142 . . .... 3833

HB 847 ... . . 143 . . .... 3836

HB 848 ... . . 144 . . .... 3842

HB 849 ..... 314 .. .... 4473

HB 850 .., .. 315 .. .... 4474

HB 853 ... . . 145 . . .... 3844

HB 854 ... . . 365 . . .... 4707

HB 856 ... . . 146 . . .... 3846

HB 857 .. 147 .... 3848

HB 861 .. . . 148 . . .... 3859

HB 862 .. . . 366 . . . ... 4714

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House Bill Act No. Page No. HB 871 .. .. 316 ... . . . 4480 HB 874 . . .. 149 ... ... 3889 HB 876 . . .. 150 ... ... 3896 HB 880 . . .. 317 ... . . . 4487 HB 888 . . ..151 ... ... 3904 HB 890 . . ..318 ... . . . 4489 HB 893 . . .. 367 ... .... 829 HB 896 . . ..319 ... ... 4492 HB 904 . . .. 152 ... . . . 3906 HB 907 . . ... 14 ... ... 3524 HB 910 .. .. 153 ... . . . 3908 HB 912 .. .. 320 ... ... 4503 HB 913 .. ..321 ... . . . 4532 HB 915 . . . . 322 ... ... 4538
HB 920 . . .. 323 ... . . . 4541 HB 921 . . .. 324 ... . . . 4547 HB 922 . . .. 154 ... ... 3910 HB 924 . . .. 325 ... ... 4553
HB 925 . . .. 155 ... .. . 3912 HB 926 . . .. 326 ... . . . 4554 HB 927 . . .. 368 ... ... 4716 HB 936 . . .. 327 ... . . . 4556 HB 938 . . .. 156 ... ... 3914 HB 939 . . .. 328 ... ... 4567 HB 940 . . .. 329 ... . . . 4568 HB 942 . . .. 369 ... . . . 4721 HB 944 . . .. 330 ... . . . 4595 HB 945 . . ..331 ... . . . 4607 HB 946 . . .. 332 ... ... 4610 HB 947 . . .. 157 ... ... 3926 HB 948 . . .. 158 ... . . . 3935 HB 952 . . .. 370 ... . . . 4723 HB 956 . . . . 333 ... ... 4614 HB 958 . . .. 159 ... ... 3937 HB 959 . . .. 334 ... ... 4620 HB 967 . . .. 335 ... . . . 4622 HB 970 . . .. 336 ... . . . 4658 HB 971 . . .. 160 ... ... 3939 HB 973 . . ..161 ... ... 3940 HB 974 . . .. 337 ... . . . 4660 HB 979 . . .. 338 ... ... 4663 HB 982 . . .. 339 ... . . . 4668 HB 983 . . .. 340 ... ... 4670 HB 988 . . ..371 ... ... 4725 HB 991 . . .. 372 ... . . . 4727 HB 996 . . . . 341 ... ... 4677 HB 997 . . .. 162 ... . . . 3945 HB 998 . . .. 342 ... ... 4679 HB 1000 . . .. 163 ... ... 3946

House Bill Act No. Page No. HB 1004 . . . . 373 . . . . . . 4730
House Resolution Act No. Page No. HR 25 .. . . 164 . . . .... 403 HR 28 .. ... 11 ... .... 152 HR 68 .. . . 165 . . . .... 404 HR 81 .. . . 400 . . . .... 915 HR 88 .. ... 42 .... 259 HR 92 .. . . 401 ... .... 916 HR 106 . . . . 402 . . . .... 917 HR 107 . . . . 403 . . . .... 918 HR 115 .. . . 404 . . . .... 920 HR 128 . . . . 405 .... 920 HR 129 . . . . 406 . . . .... 921 HR 131 .. . . 407 . . . .... 923 HR 146 . . .. . 12 ... .... 153 HR 175 . . . . 408 . . . .... 924 HR 212 .. . . 409 . . . .... 925 HR 213 . . .. 410 ... .... 926 HR 266 . . .. 166 ... .... 405 HR 357 . . ..411 ... .... 927 HR 397 . . ..412 ... .... 929 HR 406 . . .. 413 ... .... 930
Senate Bill Act No. Page No. SB 7 .. ... 52 ... .... 304 SB 9 .. ... 53 ... . . . 3667 SB 14 .. .. 374 ... .... 838 SB 20 .. ... 54 ... .... 306 SB 22 .. .. 375 ... .... 840 SB 29 .. ... 55 ... .... 307 SB 33 .. .. 206 ... .... 501 SB 37 .. ... 56 ... .... 308 SB 47 .. .. 195 .... . . . . 477 SB 53 .. .... 1 ....... 1 SB 71 .. ... 57 .... ... . 312 SB 73 .. ... 58 .... .... 313 SB 78 .. .. 376 .... . . . . 843 SB 80 .. .. 377 .... . . . . 856 SB 81 .. . Vetoed SB 84 .. .. 217 .. . . . . 3948 SB 85 .. . . . 59 . . ..... 315 SB 86 .. .. 378 .... . . . . 859 SB 87 .. .. 379 .. . . . . . 862 SB 88 .. . Vetoed SB 94 .. ... 60 .. . .... 316 SB 96 .. . . 380 . . . . . . . 872 SB 97 .. ..381 .. . . . . . 874

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Senate Bill Act No. Page No. SB 101 .... 382 ....... 878 SB 104 .... 196 ....... 478 SB 105 .... 197 ....... 479 SB 113 .... 383 ....... 880 SB 116 ..... 61 ....... 317 SB 117 ..... 62 ....... 320 SB 119 ..... 37 ....... 247 SB 121 .... 384 ....... 881 SB 123 ..... 63 ....... 321 SB 129 ..... 51 ....... 302 SB 132 .... 385 ....... 883 SB 134 .... 198 ....... 481 SB 136 .... 386 ...... 4740 SB 155 .... 387 ....... 887 SB 156 .... 199 ....... 482 SB 158 .... 389 ...... 4747 SB 166 .... 233 ....... 577 SB 167 ..... 84 ....... 362 SB 169 .... 388 ....... 888 SB 173 .... 200 ....... 484 SB 178 ... Vetoed SB 183 ..... 64 ....... 322 SB 187 ... Vetoed SB 190 .... 390 ....... 895 SB 192 .... 207 ....... 503 SB 193 .... 391 ....... 896 SB 200 .... 201 ....... 495 SB 201 .... 202 ....... 497 SB 202 ... Vetoed SB 204 .... 235 ...... 4154 SB 205 ..... 29 ....... 177 SB 206 ... Vetoed SB 207 .... 234 ....... 578 SB 208 ..... 65 ...... 3669 SB 209 .... 236 ...... 4200 SB 211 ....392 ....... 897 SB 213 .....49 ....... 294 SB 214 .... 203 ....... 498 SB 215 ..... 66 ....... 327 SB 221 ... Vetoed SB 222 ..... 85 ...... 3672 SB 223 .... 204 ....... 499 SB 224 .... 237 ...... 4206 SB 229 .... 238 ....... 580 SB 233 ..... 86 ....... 364 SB 236 ...... 3 ........ 16 SB 244 .... 393 ....... 904 SB 245 ..... 87 ...... 3677

Senate Bill Act No. Page No. SB 247 ..... 67 ....... 328 SB 249 ..... 30 ....... 185 SB 250 .... 205 ....... 500 SB 251 .... 218 ...... 3950 SB 252 .... 219 ...... 3952 SB 255 .... 208 ....... 516 SB 256 ..... 68 ....... 329 SB 257 .... 394 ....... 905 SB 258 ....209 ....... 517 SB 260 .... 220 ...... 3954 SB 261 .... 239 ....... 581 SB 264 .... 210 ....... 558 SB 265 ... Vetoed SB 270 .... 221 ...... 3990 SB 272 .... 211 ....... 562 SB 277 .... 212 ....... 565 SB 278 .... 222 ...... 3992 SB 289 ..... 69 ...... 3671 SB 290 ..... 88 ...... 3679 SB 291 .... 213 ....... 566 SB 292 .... 395 ....... 911 SB 295 .... 223 ...... 4004 SB 308 .... 240 ...... 4207 SB 320 ..... 15 ...... 3525 SB 321 ..... 89 ...... 3681 SB 322 .... 224 ...... 4012 SB 323 .... 225 ...... 4020 SB 327 ..... 17 ...... 3540 SB 329 .... 396 ....... 912 SB 331 .... 397 ...... 4759 SB 332 ..... 90 ...... 3683 SB 345 .....70 ....... 331 SB 346 .... 398 ....... 915 SB 353 .... 226 ...... 4022 SB 360 .... 425 ...... 4766 SB 362 .... 227 ...... 4034 SB 363 .... 228 ...... 4045 SB 364 ..... 18 ...... 3545 SB 366 ..... 19 ...... 3546 SB 368 .... 229 ...... 4046 SB 372 ..... 16 ...... 3537 SB 373 ..... 91 ...... 3684 SB 374 ...... 2 ...... 3501 SB 377 .... 230 ...... 4048 SB 381 .... 231 ...... 4150 SB 382 .... 232 ...... 4152 SB 383 .... 399 ...... 4760

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SR 6 .. .. 414 .. . .... 931

SR 35 .. ..415 ..

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SR 67 .. ..416 .. . . . . . 934

SR 69 .. .. 417 . . . . . . . 937

SR 90 .. ..418 .. . . . . . 938

SR 120 .. ..419 .. .. . .. 939 SR 121 .. . . 194 . . . . ... 463 SR 150 .. . . 420 . . . . ... 985 SR 171 .. ..421 ... 988 SR 220 .. . . 422 . . . . ... 990 SR 229 .. . . 423 ... 991
SR 234 .. . . 424 ... 992

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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
Supreme Court of Georgia; answer questions of law from other courts ............................................ 404
OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED
Code Section 1-3-4.1; amended ................................... 140 Code Section 2-2-10; amended ................................... 838 Code Section 2-6-27; amended ................................... 224 Code Section 2-6-27; amended ...................................813 Code Section 2-14-43; amended .................................. 794 Code Section 2-14-131; amended ................................. 461 Code Section 2-14-133; amended ................................. 461 Code Section 2-14-136; amended ................................. 461 Code Section 2-14-137; amended ................................. 461 Code Section 2-14-138; enacted ................................... 461 Code Section 4-4-6; amended .................................... 322 Code Section 5-5-41; amended ................................... 247 Code Section 5-7-1; amended .................................... 247 Code Section 7-1-43; amended ................................... 843 Code Section 7-1-70; amended ................................... 843 Code Section 7-1-115; amended .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-390.1; enacted .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-410; amended .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-530; amended .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-603; amended .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-652; amended .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-680; amended .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-681; amended .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-682; amended .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-683; amended .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-684.1; enacted .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-687.1; enacted .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-689.1; enacted .................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-709; amended .................................. 643 Code Section 7-1-1001; amended ................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-1002; amended ................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-1003.2; amended ................................ 843 Code Section 7-1-1004; amended ................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-1009; amended ................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-1017; amended ................................. 843 Code Section 7-1-1018; amended ................................. 843 Code Section 7-4-12; amended ................................... 820 Code Section 7-5-3; amended .................................... 843 Code Title 7, Chapter 6A; amended .................................. 1 Code Sections 7-6A-1 thru 7-6A-11; amended ......................... 1

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Code Sections 7-6A-12 and 7-6A-13; enacted .......................... 1 Code Title 8, Chapter 2, Article 2, Part 4, Subpart 1; enacted ............ 430 Code Sections 8-2-180 thru 8-2-183; enacted ........................ 430 Code Title 8, Chapter 2, Article 2, Part 4, Subpart 2; enacted ............ 430 Code Sections 8-2-184 thru 8-2-186; enacted ........................ 430 Code Title 8, Chapter 2, Article 2, Part 4, Subpart 3; enacted ............ 430 Code Sections 8-2-187 thru 8-2-189; enacted ........................ 430 Code Title 8, Chapter 2, Article 2, Part 4, Subpart 4; enacted ............ 430 Code Sections 8-2-190 and 8-2-191; enacted ......................... 430 Code Section 9-9-13; amended ................................... 820 Code Section 9-11-23; amended .................................. 820 Code Section 9-11-41; amended .................................. 820 Code Section 9-13-172.1; enacted ................................. 413 Code Section 10-1-7; amended ................................... 809 Code Section 10-1-645; enacted ................................... 445 Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 22, Part 6; amended ................. 445 Code Sections 10-1-665 thru 10-1-668; amended ..................... 445 Code Section 10-1-677; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 10-9-20; amended .................................. 386 Code Title 10, Chapter 13A; enacted ............................... 829 Code Sections 10-13A-1 thru 10-13A-9; enacted ..................... 829 Code Section 10-15-1; amended .................................. 339 Code Section 10-15-3; enacted, formerly 10-15-4 ..................... 140 Code Section 10-15-3; enacted .................................... 339 Code Section 10-15-4; repealed/reenacted as 10-15-3 .................. 140 Code Section 10-15-4; amended .................................. 339 Code Sections 10-15-5 thru 10-15-7; enacted ........................ 339 Code Section 12-2-4; amended ................................... 271 Code Section 12-3-58; amended .................................. 566 Code Section 12-3-318; amended ................................. 222 Code Section 12-3-401; amended ................................. 448 Code Section 12-3-402; amended ................................. 448 Code Section 12-3-403; amended ................................. 448 Code Section 12-3-404; amended ................................. 448 Code Section 12-3-535; amended ........................ Vetoed SB 88 Code Section 12-3-562; amended ........................ Vetoed SB 88 Code Section 12-3-563; amended ........................ Vetoed SB 88 Code Section 12-3-564; amended ........................ Vetoed SB 88 Code Section 12-3-575; enacted .......................... Vetoed SB 88 Code Section 12-3-576; enacted .......................... Vetoed SB 88 Code Section 12-3-621; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 26 Code Section 12-5-23; amended .................................. 224 Code Section 12-5-30; amended .................................. 224 Code Section 12-5-31; amended .................................. 813 Code Section 12-5-105; amended ................................. 813 Code Section 12-5-122; amended ................................. 607 Code Section 12-5-124; amended ................................. 607 Code Section 12-5-127; amended ................................. 607 Code Section 12-5-129; amended ................................. 607 Code Section 12-5-130; amended ................................. 607

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Code Section 12-5-134; amended ................................. 607 Code Section 12-5-135; amended ................................. 607 Code Section 12-5-138; amended ................................. 607 Code Section 12-5-295; amended ................................. 316 Code Section 12-5-329; amended ................................. 260 Code Section 12-6-24; amended .................................. 578 Code Title 12, Chapter 7; amended ................................ 224 Code Sections 12-7-1 thru 12-7-18; amended ........................ 224 Code Section 12-7-4; amended ................................... 270 Code Sections 12-7-19 thru 12-7-22; enacted ........................ 224 Code Section 13-6-15; amended .................................. 479 Code Section 13-8-12; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 14-2-122; amended ................................. 883 Code Section 14-2-141; amended ................................. 897 Code Section 14-2-402; amended ................................. 883 Code Section 14-2-601; amended ................................. 897 Code Section 14-2-602; amended ................................. 897 Code Section 14-2-624; amended ................................. 897 Code Section 14-2-1007; amended ................................ 897 Code Section 14-2-1101; amended ................................ 897 Code Section 14-2-1102; amended ................................ 897 Code Section 14-2-1104; amended ................................ 897 Code Section 14-2-1106; amended ................................ 897 Code Section 14-2-1109; amended ................................ 897 Code Section 14-2-1302; amended ................................ 897 Code Section 14-2-1501; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 14-3-122; amended ................................. 883 Code Section 14-3-402; amended ................................. 883 Code Section 14-9-103; amended ................................. 883 Code Section 14-9-206.1; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 14-9-1101; amended ................................ 883 Code Section 14-11-208; amended ................................ 883 Code Section 14-11-705; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 14-11-1012; amended ............................... 140 Code Section 14-11-1101; amended ............................... 883 Code Section 15-2-8; amended ................................... 334 Code Section 15-2-9; amended ................................... 337 Code Section 15-6-76.1; amended ................................. 191 Code Section 15-6-77; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 15-6-77; amended .................................. 258 Code Section 15-7-49; amended .................................. 191 Code Section 15-9-18; amended .................................. 191 Code Section 15-10-60; amended ................................. 408 Code Section 15-10-240; amended ................................ 191 Code Section 15-11-2; amended .................................. 640 Code Section 15-11-2; amended ................................... 16 Code Section 15-11-28; amended ................................. 856 Code Section 15-11-30.1; amended ................................ 856 Code Section 15-11-55; amended .................................. 16 Code Section 15-11-58; amended .................................. 16

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Code Section 15-11-58.1; enacted ................................. 856 Code Title 15, Chapter 11, Article 1, Part 7A; enacted ................. 317 Code Section 15-11-75; enacted ................................... 317 Code Section 15-11-103; amended ................................ 503 Code Section 15-11-103; amended ................................. 16 Code Section 15-16-4.1; enacted .................................. 320 Code Section 15-16-27; amended ................................. 191 Code Section 16-5-21; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 16-5-24; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 16-5-60; amended .................................. 306 Code Section 16-5-95; enacted .................................... 652 Code Section 16-6-11; amended .................................. 573 Code Section 16-6-13; amended .................................. 878 Code Section 16-6-13.3; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 16-6-22.1; amended ................................. 573 Code Section 16-8-12; amended .................................. 177 Code Section 16-8-82; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 16-9-20; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 16-9-20; amended .................................. 478 Code Section 16-9-58; amended .................................. 369 Code Section 16-10-6; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 16-11-66.1; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 16-11-111; enacted. ................................. 177 Code Section 16-11-127; amended ................................ 423 Code Section 16-11-127.1; amended ............................... 140 Code Section 16-11-130; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 16-11-160; amended ................................ 256 Code Section 16-12-51; amended ................................. 411 Code Section 16-12-60; amended ................................. 411 Code Section 16-12-60; amended ................................. 335 Code Section 16-12-100; amended ................................ 573 Code Section 16-12-100.2; amended ............................... 140 Code Section 16-12-100.2; amended ............................... 573 Code Section 16-12-120; amended ................................ 338 Code Section 16-12-125; amended ................................ 423 Code Section 16-12-126; amended ................................ 423 Code Section 16-12-127; amended ................................ 423 Code Section 16-13-21; amended ................................. 349 Code Section 16-13-25; amended ................................. 349 Code Section 16-13-27; amended ................................. 349 Code Section 16-13-28; amended ................................. 349 Code Section 16-13-29; amended ................................. 349 Code Section 16-13-29.2; enacted ................................. 349 Code Section 16-13-30.3; enacted ................................. 177 Code Section 16-13-31; amended ................................. 257 Code Section 16-13-31; amended ................................. 177 Code Section 16-13-41; amended ................................. 349 Code Section 16-13-49; amended ................................. 191 Code Section 16-13-71; amended ................................. 349 Code Section 16-13-72; amended ................................. 140

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Code Section 16-13-74; amended ................................. 349 Code Section 16-14-3; amended .................................. 387 Code Section 17-5-55; enacted .................................... 247 Code Section 17-5-56; enacted .................................... 247 Code Section 17-7-55; enacted .................................... 154 Code Section 17-7-110; enacted ................................... 154 Code Section 17-7-170; amended ................................. 154 Code Section 17-8-31; amended .................................. 154 Code Title 17, Chapter 12, Article 1, amended ....................... 191 Code Sections 17-12-1 thru 17-12-13; amended ...................... 191 Code Section 17-12-14; repealed .................................. 191 Code Title 17, Chapter 12, Article 2; amended ....................... 191 Code Sections 17-12-20 thru 17-12-29 enacted ....................... 191 Code Sections 17-12-30 thru 17-12-37; amended ..................... 191 Code Sections 17-12-38 thru 17-12-39; repealed ...................... 191 Code Title 17, Chapter 12, Article 3; amended ....................... 191 Code Sections 17-12-40 thru 17-12-45; amended ..................... 191 Code Sections 17-12-46 thru 17-12-72; repealed ...................... 191 Code Title 17, Chapter 12, Article 4; amended ....................... 191 Code Sections 17-12-80 thru 17-12-88; enacted ...................... 191 Code Title 17, Chapter 12, Article 5; amended ....................... 191 Code Sections 17-12-90 thru 17-12-97; repealed ...................... 191 Code Sections 17-12-100 thru 17-12-108; enacted .................... 191 Code Title 17, Chapter 12, Article 6; enacted ........................ 191 Code Sections 17-12-120 thru 17-12-128; enacted .................... 191 Code Title 17, Chapter 15A; enacted ............................... 252 Code Sections 17-15A-1 thru 17-15A-4; enacted ..................... 252 Code Section 17-16-4; amended .................................. 154 Code Section 17-17-12; amended ................................. 247 Code Section 18-2-71; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 18-5-1; amended ................................... 392 Code Section 18-5-2; amended ................................... 392 Code Section 18-5-3; amended ................................... 392 Code Section 18-5-3.1; enacted ................................... 392 Code Section 18-5-3.2; enacted ................................... 392 Code Section 18-5-4; amended ................................... 392 Code Section 19-3-40; repealed ................................... 895 Code Section 19-8-5; amended ................................... 503 Code Section 19-8-7; amended ................................... 503 Code Section 19-8-14; amended .................................. 503 Code Section 19-8-16; amended .................................. 503 Code Section 19-8-23; amended .................................. 503 Code Section 19-10A-4; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 19-11-3; amended .................................. 415 Code Section 19-11-6; amended .................................. 415 Code Section 19-11-8; amended .................................. 415 Code Section 19-11-9.1; amended ................................. 415 Code Section 19-11-12; amended ................................. 415 Code Section 19-13-4; amended .................................. 652 Code Section 19-13-6; amended .................................. 652

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Code Section 19-13-52; amended ................................. 321 Code Section 19-13-53; amended ................................. 321 Code Section 19-15-2; amended .................................. 395 Code Section 19-15-3; amended .................................. 395 Code Section 19-15-4; amended .................................. 395 Code Section 20-2-161.1; amended ................................ 185 Code Section 20-2-167.1; enacted ................................. 185 Code Section 20-2-182; amended ................................. 185 Code Section 20-2-184.1; amended ................................ 185 Code Section 20-2-200; amended ................................. 398 Code Section 20-2-201; amended ................................. 398 Code Section 20-2-204; amended ................................. 398 Code Section 20-2-211; amended ................................. 499 Code Section 20-2-212.4; enacted ....................... Vetoed SB 178 Code Section 20-2-212.4; enacted ................................. 896 Code Section 20-2-212.5; enacted ....................... Vetoed SB 178 Code Section 20-2-281; amended ................................. 185 Code Section 20-2-314; amended ................................. 915 Code Section 20-2-317; enacted ................................... 707 Code Section 20-2-318; enacted ................................... 707 Code Section 20-2-491; enacted ................................... 185 Code Section 20-2-751.5; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 20-2-850; amended ................................. 406 Code Section 20-2-940; amended ................................. 896 Code Section 20-2-1183; amended ................................ 307 Code Section 20-3-86; enacted .................................... 313 Code Section 20-3-234; amended ................................. 158 Code Section 20-3-264; amended ................................. 158 Code Section 20-3-265; amended ................................. 158 Code Section 20-3-312; amended ................................. 158 Code Section 20-3-314; amended ................................. 158 Code Section 20-3-315; amended ................................. 158 Code Section 20-3-316; amended ................................. 904 Code Section 20-3-344; amended ................................. 158 Code Section 20-3-374; amended ................................. 158 Code Section 20-3-386; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 20-3-412; amended ................................. 904 Code Section 20-3-511; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 56 Code Section 20-3-516; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 56 Code Section 20-3-518; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 56 Code Section 21-2-2; amended ................................... 151 Code Section 21-2-2; amended ...................................517 Code Section 21-2-31; amended .................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-50; amended .................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-50.2; enacted .................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-70; amended .................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-70.1; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-70.1; amended ................................. 151 Code Section 21-2-71; amended .................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-77; amended .................................. 517

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Code Section 21-2-101; enacted ................................... 517 Code Section 21-2-131; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-132; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-153; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-214; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-217; amended .................................517 Code Section 21-2-219; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-220; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-222; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-224; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-224; amended ................................. 151 Code Section 21-2-225; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-230; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-233; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-235; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-267; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-286; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-287; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-300; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-301; repealed .................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-301; amended ................................. 151 Code Section 21-2-325.1; amended ................................ 151 Code Section 21-2-369; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-379.4; amended ................................ 151 Code Section 21-2-379.5; amended ................................ 517 Code Section 21-2-379.6; amended ................................ 517 Code Section 21-2-379.7; amended ................................ 151 Code Section 21-2-379.7; amended ................................ 517 Code Section 21-2-379.10; amended ............................... 151 Code Section 21-2-379.11; amended ............................... 517 Code Section 21-2-380; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-380.1; amended ................................ 151 Code Section 21-2-381; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-383; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-384; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-385; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-386; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-390; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-400; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-405; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-408; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-409; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-413; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-414; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-417; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-418; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-419; amended ................................. 151 Code Section 21-2-438; amended ................................. 517 Code Title 21, Chapter 2, Article 11, Part 4; repealed .................. 517 Code Sections 21-2-470 thru 21-2-473; repealed ...................... 517

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Code Section 21-2-480; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-482; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-483; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-493; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-495; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-499; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-500; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-501; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-528; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-566; amended .................................517 Code Section 21-2-579; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-582; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 21-2-582.1; amended ................................ 517 Code Section 21-2-587; amended ................................. 517 Code Section 25-2-9; amended ................................... 331 Code Section 25-3-22; amended .................................. 888 Code Section 25-3-23; amended .................................. 888 Code Section 25-3-25; amended .................................. 888 Code Section 25-4-2; amended ................................... 888 Code Section 25-4-3; amended ................................... 888 Code Section 25-4-7; amended ................................... 888 Code Section 25-4-7.1; enacted ................................... 888 Code Section 25-4-9; amended ................................... 888 Code Section 25-4-10; amended .................................. 888 Code Section 25-5-12; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 25-10-1; amended .................................. 294 Code Section 25-10-3.2; enacted .................................. 294 Code Section 25-10-4; amended .................................. 294 Code Section 25-10-5; amended .................................. 294 Code Section 25-10-8; amended .................................. 294 Code Section 25-12-18; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 26-2-81; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 26-2-101; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 26-2-150; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 26-2-151; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 26-2-159; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 26-2-203; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 26-2-231; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 26-2-238; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 26-2-268; amended ................................. 223 Code Section 26-3-2; amended ................................... 140 Code Section 26-4-49; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 27-1-2; amended ................................... 140 Code Section 27-1-2; amended ................................... 654 Code Section 27-1-39; amended .................................. 654 Code Section 27-2-3; amended ................................... 654 Code Section 27-2-3.1; amended .................................. 654 Code Section 27-2-6; amended ................................... 654 Code Section 27-2-23; amended .................................. 654 Code Section 27-3-1.1; amended .................................. 140

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Code Section 27-3-2; amended ................................... 654 Code Section 27-3-4; amended ................................... 654 Code Section 27-3-13; amended .................................. 654 Code Section 27-3-17; amended .................................. 654 Code Section 27-3-19; amended .................................. 654 Code Section 27-4-90; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 27-4-116; repealed .................................. 654 Code Section 28-1-16; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 29-2-42; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 29-6-8; amended ................................... 140 Code Section 30-5-8; amended ................................... 298 Code Section 31-2-4; amended ................................... 569 Code Section 31-2-6; amended ................................... 298 Code Section 31-2-6; amended ................................... 558 Code Section 31-3-5; amended ................................... 302 Code Section 31-5A-4; amended ........................ Vetoed HB 56 Code Section 31-7-1; amended ................................... 558 Code Section 31-7-2.2; amended .................................. 558 Code Section 31-7-75; amended .................................. 569 Code Section 31-7-95; amended ........................ Vetoed HB 56 Code Section 31-8-81; amended .................................. 558 Code Title 31, Chapter 8, Article 6A; enacted ........................ 435 Code Sections 31-8-161 thru 31-8-169; enacted ...................... 435 Code Section 31-10-13; amended ................................. 503 Code Section 31-10-14; amended ................................. 503 Code Section 31-11-2; amended .................................. 304 Code Section 31-11-3; amended .................................. 304 Code Section 31-11-5; amended .................................. 304 Code Section 31-11-7; amended .................................. 304 Code Section 31-11-11; amended ................................. 304 Code Section 31-11-30; amended ................................. 304 Code Section 31-11-31; amended ................................. 304 Code Section 31-11-33; amended ................................. 304 Code Section 31-11-34; amended ................................. 304 Code Section 31-11-51.1; enacted ........................ Vetoed SB 81 Code Section 31-11-53.2; amended ....................... Vetoed SB 265 Code Section 31-12-3.2; enacted .................................. 292 Code Section 31-12-4.1; enacted .................................. 569 Code Section 31-23-3; amended .................................. 368 Code Section 31-34-8; amended ........................ Vetoed HB 56 Code Title 31, Chapter 35, Article 1; designated ...................... 569 Code Title 31, Chapter 35, Article 2; enacted ........................ 569 Code Sections 31-35-10 and31-35-ll; enacted ....................... 569 Code Section 31-43-8; amended ........................ Vetoed HB 56 Code Section 31-44-3; amended ........................ Vetoed HB 56 Code Section 32-2-41; amended ......................... Vetoed SB 221 Code Section 32-2-69; amended .................................. 905 Code Section 32-2-78 thru 32-2-80; enacted ......................... 905 Code Section 32-5-30; amended ......................... Vetoed SB 221 Code Section 32-6-27; amended .................................. 450

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Code Section 32-6-150; amended ................................. 613 Code Section 32-6-151; amended ................................. 613 Code Section 32-6-152; amended ................................. 613 Code Section 32-6-153; amended ................................. 613 Code Section 32-9-2; amended ................................... 905 Code Section 32-9-4; amended ................................... 450 Code Section 32-10-65; amended ........................ Vetoed SB 221 Code Section 32-10-71.1; enacted ....................... Vetoed HB 503 Code Section 33-1-2; amended ................................... 387 Code Section 33-1-2; amended ................................... 872 Code Section 33-1-9; amended ................................... 387 Code Section 33-1-9; amended ................................... 641 Code Section 33-1-18; amended .................................. 640 Code Section 33-7-11.1; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 33-20A-60; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 33-20A-62; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 33-22-9; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 33-24-3; amended .................................. 482 Code Section 33-24-6; amended .................................. 482 Code Section 33-24-21.1; amended ...................... Vetoed HB 619 Code Section 33-24-57.1; amended ................................ 444 Code Section 33-24-59.11; enacted ................................ 872 Code Title 33, Chapter 24, Article 4; enacted ........................ 343 Code Sections 33-24-90 thru 33-24-98; enacted ...................... 343 Code Section 33-28-3; amended .................................. 577 Code Section 33-30-1; amended ........................ Vetoed HB 619 Code Section 33-30-1.2; enacted ........................ Vetoed HB 619 Code Section 33-30-15; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 619 Code Title 33, Chapter 30B; enacted ............................... 912 Code Sections 33-30B-1 thru 33-30B-7; enacted ...................... 912 Code Section 33-34-5; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 33-34-5; repealed ................................... 261 Code Title 33, Chapter 34A; enacted ............................... 644 Code Sections 33-34A-1 thru 33-34A-13; enacted .................... 644 Code Section 34-8-156; amended ................................. 362 Code Section 34-8-195; amended ................................. 362 Code Section 34-9-102; amended ................................. 364 Code Section 34-9-200; amended ................................. 364 Code Section 34-9-200.1; amended ................................ 364 Code Section 34-9-203; amended ................................. 364 Code Section 34-9-240; amended ................................. 364 Code Section 34-9-261; amended ................................. 364 Code Section 34-9-262; amended ................................. 364 Code Section 35-1-14; enacted ........................... Vetoed SB 187 Code Section 35-1-14; enacted .................................... 911 Code Section 35-3-8; amended ................................... 665 Code Section 35-3-33; amended .................................. 334 Code Section 35-3-34; amended .................................. 840 Code Section 35-3-34.1; enacted .................................. 840 Code Section 35-3-35; amended .................................. 840

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Code Section 35-3-36; amended .................................. 336 Code Section 35-3-36; amended .................................. 840 Code Section 35-6A-3; amended ......................... Vetoed SB 187 Code Section 35-6A-3; amended .................................. 191 Code Title 35, Chapter 7; repealed ........................ Vetoed SB 187 Code Sections 35-7-1 thru 35-7-5; repealed ................. Vetoed SB 187 Code Section 35-8-10; amended .................................. 331 Code Section 35-8-22; amended .................................. 327 Code Section 36-22-4; amended ........................ Vetoed HB 314 Code Section 36-22-4; amended .................................. 328 Code Section 36-32-1; amended .................................. 191 Code Section 36-62-2; amended .................................. 390 Code Section 36-62-5.1; amended ................................. 390 Code Section 36-62-7; amended .................................. 390 Code Section 36-66-6; enacted .................................... 581 Code Section 36-66A-1; amended ................................. 859 Code Section 36-66A-2; amended ................................. 859 Code Title 36, Chapter 74, Article 1; enacted ........................ 581 Code Sections 36-74-1 thru 36-74-3; reenacted ....................... 581 Code Title 36, Chapter 74, Article 2; enacted ........................ 581 Code Section 36-74-13; amended ................................. 818 Code Sections 36-74-4 thru 36-74-13; repealed/reenacted as
Code Sections 36-74-21 thru 36-74-30; amended .................... 581 Code Section 36-74-20; enacted ................................... 581 Code Title 36, Chapter 74, Article 3; enacted ........................ 581 Code Section 36-74-40 thru 36-74-50; enacted ....................... 581 Code Title 36, Chapter 75; enacted ................................ 862
Code Sections 36-75-1 thru 36-75-10; enacted ...................... 862 Code Section 36-81-8.1; amended ................................. 811 Code Section 36-82-61; amended ................................. 862 Code Section 36-82-61; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 544 Code Section 36-82-62; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 544 Code Section 36-82-65; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 544 Code Section 36-82-66; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 544 Code Section 36-88-3; amended .................................. 818 Code Section 36-89-2; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 36-89-3; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 37-1-20; amended .................................. 558 Code Section 38-2-55; enacted .................................... 606 Code Section 38-3-80; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 38-3-81; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 40-1-1; amended ................................... 308 Code Section 40-2-10; enacted .................................... 261 Code Section 40-2-26; amended .................................. 261 Code Section 40-2-76; amended .................................. 450 Code Section 40-2-130; amended ................................. 597 Code Section 40-2-130; amended ................................. 484 Code Section 40-2-137; amended ................................. 261 Code Section 40-3-21; amended .................................. 500 Code Section 40-3-23; amended .................................. 484

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Code Sections 40-3-31.1; repealed ................................. 430 Code Section 40-5-25; amended .................................. 415 Code Section 40-5-53; amended .................................. 580 Code Section 40-5-64; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 40-5-71; amended .................................. 261 Code Section 40-5-80; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 40-5-81; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 40-5-83; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 40-5-84; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 40-5-86; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 40-5-88; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 40-5-142; amended ................................. 484 Code Section 40-5-145; amended ................................. 484 Code Section 40-5-150; amended ................................. 484 Code Section 40-5-151; amended ................................. 484 Code Section 40-5-152; amended ................................. 484 Code Section 40-5-159; amended ................................. 484 Code Section 40-6-10; amended .................................. 261 Code Section 40-6-11; amended .................................. 261 Code Section 40-6-16; enacted .................................... 427 Code Section 40-6-20; amended .................................. 597 Code Section 40-6-50; amended .................................. 329 Code Section 40-6-140; amended ................................. 484 Code Section 40-6-142; amended ................................. 484 Code Section 40-6-188; amended ................................. 450 Code Section 40-6-253.1; amended ................................ 484 Code Section 40-6-277; amended ................................. 484 Code Title 40, Chapter 6, Article 13, Part 2A; enacted ................. 308 Code Sections 40-6-320 thru 40-6-327; enacted ...................... 308 Code Section 40-6-371; amended ................................. 308 Code Section 40-9-3; amended ................................... 484 Code Section 40-14-6; amended .................................. 450 Code Section 40-14-9; amended .................................. 450 Code Section 40-14-21; amended ................................. 597 Code Section 40-14-24; amended ................................. 597 Code Section 40-16-2; amended .................................. 484 Code Section 40-16-6; amended .................................. 177 Code Section 42-1-5; amended ................................... 252 Code Section 42-1-12; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 42-1-12; amended .................................. 281 Code Section 42-1-13; enacted .................................... 878 Code Section 42-5-55; amended .................................. 252 Code Section 42-5-60; amended .................................. 252 Code Section 42-8-40; amended .................................. 421 Code Section 42-8-62; amended .................................. 840 Code Section 42-8-63.1; enacted .................................. 840 Code Section 42-8-72; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 42-8-111; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 42-8-112; amended ................................. 796 Code Title 42, Chapter 9, Article 5; enacted ......................... 477

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Code Section 42-9-90; enacted .................................... 477 Code Section 43-1-19; amended .................................. 422 Code Sections 43-4A-1 thru 43-4A-4; amended ...................... 774 Code Section 43-4A-4.1; enacted .................................. 774 Code Sections 43-4A-5; amended ................................. 774 Code Section 43-4A-6; repealed .................................. 774 Code Section 43-4A-7 thru 43-4A-17; amended ...................... 774 Code Section 43-4A-18; enacted .................................. 774 Code Section 43-4A-19; amended ................................. 774 Code Section 43-4A-20; amended ................................. 774 Code Section 43-4B-1; amended .................................. 774 Code Section 43-4B-4; amended .................................. 774 Code Section 43-4B-11; amended ................................. 774 Code Section 43-4B-17; amended ................................. 774 Code Sections 43-4B-19 thru 43-4B-21; enacted ...................... 774 Code Section 43-4B-26; amended ................................. 774 Code Section 43-4B-28; amended ................................. 774 Code Section 43-4B-30; amended ................................. 774 Code Title 43, Chapter 4B, Article 4; repealed ....................... 774 Code Section 43-4B-40; repealed ................................. 774 Code Section 43-5-14; amended .................................. 422 Code Section 43-10A-7; amended ................................. 312 Code Section 43-13-1; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 43-13-2; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 43-13-3; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 43-13-4; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 43-13-4.1; enacted .................................. 796 Code Section 43-13-5; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 43-13-6; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 43-13-7; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 43-13-8; amended .................................. 796 Code Section 43-13-10; amended ................................. 796 Code Section 43-14-2; amended .................................. 419 Code Section 43-14-8; amended .................................. 419 Code Section 43-14-13; amended ................................. 419 Code Section 43-15-2; amended .................................. 817 Code Section 43-30-14; amended ................................. 315 Code Section 43-39A-2; amended ................................. 370 Code Section 43-39A-8 amended .................................. 370 Code Section 43-39A-14; amended ................................ 370 Code Section 43-39A-15; amended ................................ 370 Code Section 43-39A-18; amended ................................ 370 Code Section 43-39A-21; amended ................................ 370 Code Section 43-40-1; amended .................................. 370 Code Section 43-40-9; amended .................................. 370 Code Section 43-40-10; amended ................................. 370 Code Section 43-40-11; amended ................................. 370 Code Section 43-40-15; amended ................................. 370 Code Section 43-40-16; amended ................................. 370 Code Section 43-40-17; repealed .................................. 370

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Code Section 43-40-25; amended ................................. 370 Code Section 43-40-25.1; amended ................................ 370 Code Section 43-40-26; amended ................................. 370 Code Section 43-40-27; amended ................................. 370 Code Section 43-40-29; amended ................................. 370 Code Section 43-45-9; amended .................................. 414 Code Title 43, Chapter 50, Article 1; amended ....................... 615 Code Sections 43-50-1 thru 43-50-3; amended ....................... 615 Code Title 43, Chapter 50, Article 2; amended ....................... 615 Code Section 43-50-20 and 43-50-21; amended ...................... 615 Code Title 43, Chapter 50, Article 3, Part 1; enacted ................... 615 Code Sections 43-50-22 thru 43-50-25; repealed/reenacted as
Code Sections 43-50-30 thru 43-50-33; amended .................... 615 Code Title 43, Chapter 50, Article 3, Part 2; enacted ................... 615 Code Sections 43-50-26 thru 43-50-33; repealed/reenacted as
Code Sections 43-50-40 thru 43-50-45; amended .................... 615 Code Section 43-50-28; repealed .................................. 615 Code Section 43-50-31; repealed .................................. 615 Code Title 43, Chapter 50, Article 3; repealed/reenacted as
Code Title 43, Chapter 50, Article 3, Part 3; enacted .................. 615 Code Sections 43-50-50; amended ................................. 615 Code Section 43-50-51; repealed .................................. 615 Code Section 43-50-52 thru 43-50-56; amended ...................... 615 Code Section 43-50-57; repealed .................................. 615 Code Title 43, Chapter 50, Article 4; enacted ........................ 615 Code Section 43-50-60; enacted ................................... 615 Code Title 43, Chapter 50, Article 5; enacted ........................ 615 Code Sections 43-50-70 and 43-50-71; enacted ....................... 615 Code Section 44-1-13; amended .................................. 881 Code Section 44-5-149; amended ................................. 567 Code Section 44-14-302; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 44-14-471; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 44-14-472; amended ................................ 140 Code Section 45-7-57; enacted .......................... Vetoed HB 424 Code Section 45-9-3; amended .......................... Vetoed SB 187 Code Section 45-9-102; amended ................................. 772 Code Section 45-9-103; amended ................................. 772 Code Section 45-10-24.1; enacted ................................. 516 Code Section 45-16-21; amended ................................. 498 Code Section 45-18-7.7; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 638 Code Section 45-18-7.8; enacted ........................ Vetoed HB 638 Code Section 45-18-7.8; enacted ........................ Vetoed HB 147 Code Section 45-18-20; enacted ......................... Vetoed HB 638 Code Section 45-18-32; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 638 Code Section 45-18-32; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 424 Code Section 45-18-35; amended ................................. 887 Code Section 45-18-50; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 638 Code Section 45-18-52; amended ....................... Vetoed HB 638 Code Section 45-20-16; amended ................................. 412 Code Section 46-5-27; amended .................................. 562

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Code Section 46-7-85.5; amended ................................. 426 Code Title 46, Chapter 9, Article 12; enacted .............. Vetoed HB 497 Code Section 46-9-340 thru 46-9-352; enacted ............. Vetoed HB 497 Code Section 47-3-127.1; amended ................................ 139 Code Section 47-4-101; amended ................................. 409 Code Section 47-11-50; amended ................................. 139 Code Section 47-11-70; amended ................................. 410 Code Section 47-17-44; amended ................................. 603 Code Section 47-24-22; amended ................................. 139 Code Section 47-24-23; amended ................................. 139 Code Section 47-24-81; amended ................................. 139 Code Section 47-24-82; amended ................................. 638 Code Section 47-24-100; amended ................................ 638 Code Section 48-1-2; amended ................................... 665 Code Section 48-2-32; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-2-35; amended .................................. 429 Code Section 48-2-35; amended .................................. 355 Code Section 48-2-54.1; enacted .................................. 442 Code Section 48-3-29; enacted .................................... 442 Code Section 48-5-2; amended ................................... 170 Code Section 48-5-7; amended ................................... 170 Code Section 48-5-7.4; amended .................................. 271 Code Section 48-5-7.4; amended .................................. 565 Code Section 48-5-7.4; amended ........................ Vetoed HB 290 Code Section 48-5-7.6; enacted ................................... 170 Code Title 48, Chapter 5, Article 10, Part 5; enacted ................... 190 Code Sections 48-5-504; enacted .................................. 190 Code Section 48-6-2; amended ................................... 874 Code Section 48-6-4; amended ................................... 874 Code Section 48-6-5; amended ................................... 874 Code Section 48-6-6; amended ................................... 874 Code Section 48-6-8; amended ................................... 874 Code Section 48-7-27; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-7-27; amended .................................. 637 Code Section 48-7-40.16; amended ................................ 665 Code Section 48-7-40.17; amended ................................ 665 Code Section 48-7-40.24; enacted ................................. 665 Code Section 48-7-40.25; enacted ................................. 665 Code Section 48-7-56; amended .................................. 442 Code Section 48-7-80; amended .................................. 442 Code Section 48-7-103; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-7-120; amended ................................. 428 Code Section 48-8-2; amended ................................... 665 Code Section 48-8-2; amended ................................... 355 Code Section 48-8-3; amended ................................... 337 Code Section 48-8-3; amended ................................... 665 Code Section 48-8-6; amended ................................... 665 Code Section 48-8-6; amended ......................... Vetoed HB 290 Code Section 48-8-39; amended .................................. 385 Code Section 48-8-49; amended .................................. 665

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Code Section 48-8-49; amended .................................. 355 Code Section 48-8-50; amended .................................. 355 Code Section 48-8-50; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-9-14; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-9-14; amended .................................. 355 Code Section 48-9-16; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-9-16; amended .................................. 355 Code Section 48-11-1; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-2; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-3; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-4; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-5; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-8; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-8; amended .................................. 829 Code Section 48-11-9; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-9; amended .................................. 829 Code Section 48-11-10; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-11; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-12; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-13; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-14; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-15; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-17; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-18; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-19; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-22; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-23; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-23.1; amended ................................ 665 Code Section 48-11-23.1; amended ................................ 829 Code Section 48-11-24; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-25; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-11-27; amended ................................. 665 Code Section 48-13-5; amended .................................. 596 Code Section 48-18-3; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 48-18-9; enacted .................................... 665 Code Section 49-2-14; amended .................................. 495 Code Section 49-5-41; amended .................................. 497 Code Title 49, Chapter 6, Article 7; enacted ......................... 298 Code Sections 49-6-80 thru 49-6-85; enacted ........................ 298 Code Section 49-10-1; amended ........................ Vetoed HB 56 Code Section 49-10-3; amended ........................ Vetoed HB 56 Code Section 50-2-21; amended .................................. 820 Code Section 50-3-1; amended .................................... 26 Code Section 50-3-79; enacted .................................... 501 Code Section 50-3-80; enacted .................................... 501 Code Section 50-5-67; amended .................................. 605 Code Section 50-5-76; amended .................................. 665 Code Section 50-5-77; enacted .................................... 439 Code Section 50-5-200; amended ................................. 354 Code Section 50-6-5; amended ................................... 665

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Code Section 50-8-3; amended .......................... Vetoed SB 88 Code Section 50-8-4; amended .......................... Vetoed SB 88 Code Section 50-8-9; amended .......................... Vetoed SB 88 Code Section 50-14-3; amended ..................................880 Code Section 50-16-18; amended ................................. 313 Code Section 50-16-20; enacted ................................... 313 Code Section 50-16-161; amended ................................ 313 Code Section 50-16-161.1; enacted ................................ 313 Code Section 50-17-27; amended ................................. 359 Code Section 50-18-72; amended ................................. 880 Code Section 50-18-72; amended ................................. 602 Code Section 50-23-5; amended .................................. 359 Code Section 51-12-14; amended ................................. 820 Code Section 51-12-71; amended ................................. 820 Code Section 51-12-72; amended ................................. 820 Code Section 51-12-72; amended ................................. 140 Code Section 52-7-3; amended ................................... 481 Code Section 52-7-8; amended ................................... 481 Code Section 52-7-8.3; amended .................................. 140 Code Section 52-7-13; amended .................................. 795 Code Section 53-9-1; amended ................................... 332 Code Section 53-12-22.1; enacted ................................. 794
COURTS
SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA
Answer questions of law from other courts .......................... 404 Questions certified by federal courts ............................... 337 Regulation of practice of law; fingerprints and
criminal history records checks of bar applicants ................... 334
SUPERIOR COURTS
Adoption and vital records law amendments ......................... 503 Clayton Judicial Circuit; selection of chiefjudge ..................... 4248 Cobb County; deputy clerk; compensation .......................... 3669 Cobb Judicial Circuit; judges; salary supplement..................... 3726 Family violence protective order cases; provision of
interpreters ................................................. 258 Real estate transfer tax; superior court clerk as
collecting officer; exemption for transfers between related parties ....................................... 874
STATE COURTS
Chatham County; state court; additional judge ....................... 3667 Cherokee County; state court; technology fees ...................... 4714

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Cobb County; state court; clerk and chief deputy clerk;compensation ......................................... 3711
Cobb County; state court; judges; compensation ..................... 3695 Cobb County; state court; solicitor-general and
assistants; compensation ..................................... 3693 Early County; state court; terms of court ........................... 4350 Fulton County; state court; additional judge ........................ 3518 Fulton County; state court; fees .................................. 4284 Hall County; state court; officers and compensation .................. 4461 Liberty County; state court; technology fees ........................ 4459
JUVENILE COURTS
Adoption and vital records law amendments ......................... 503 Age of children subject to jurisdiction ofjuvenile court ................ 640 Juvenile proceedings; child placement order; procedure
and notice .................................................. 16 Juvenile proceedings; child support; disposition in
deprivation cases ............................................ 856 Juvenile proceedings; discovery and disclosure rules .................. 317
PROBATE COURTS
Bacon County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................... 4723 Calhoun County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 4554 Clay County; probate judge; nonpartisan election .................... 3753 Cobb County; probate court; clerk; compensation .................... 4668 Colquitt County ; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 3545 Columbus, Georgia; probate judge; salary supplement ................ 4304 Early County; probate judge; nonpartisan election .................... 3912 Effingham County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ............... 3788 Elbert County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................... 4388 Franklin County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 3671 Grady County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................... 4046 Hart County; probate judge and chief magistrate;
nonpartisan election ......................................... 3683 Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund;
benefits; applications ......................................... 410 Long County; probate judge; nonpartisan election .................... 4296 Madison County ; probate judge; chief magistrate;
nonpartisan election ......................................... 3684 McDuffie County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................ 3904 Mclntosh County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................ 3790 Meriwether County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ............... 3681 Miller County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................... 3752 Mitchell County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 4152 Quitman County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 3774 Randolph County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................ 4452 Screven County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 4473 Stewart County; probate judge; nonpartisan election .................. 4553

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Terrell County; probate judge; nonpartisan election .................. 4293 Thomas County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 4045 Troup County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................... 4020 Wayne County; probate judge and chief magistrate;
nonpartisan election ......................................... 4298
MAGISTRATE COURTS
Berrien County; magistrate court; additional magistrate ............... 3702 Bulloch County; chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ................ 3842 Cobb County; magistrate court; chief magistrate;
compensation .............................................. 3704 Colquitt County; chief magistrate; nonpartisan
election; referendum ........................................ 4679 County ordinance violations; sentencing; confinement
and probation ............................................... 408 Effingham County; chief magistrate; nonpartisan election .............. 3786 Forsyth County; magistrate court; chief magistrate;
qualifications, election, and terms .............................. 4287 Fulton County; magistrate court; additional judges .......... Vetoed HB 445 Hart County; probate judge and chief magistrate;
nonpartisan election ......................................... 3683 Madison County ; probate judge; chief magistrate;
nonpartisan election ......................................... 3684 Screven County; chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ................ 3906 Wayne County; probate judge and chief magistrate;
nonpartisan election ......................................... 4298
MUNICIPAL COURTS
Alpharetta; municipal court; convening and terms; selection of judges; chief clerk ................................ 4607
Atlanta; municipal court; victims and witnesses assistance fees ............................................. 4721
Columbus, Georgia; municipal court; compensation of judge, clerk, and marshal ..................................... 3686
OTHER COURTS
DeKalb County; recorder's court; repeal provisions for cash bonds ............................................. 3744
NAMED COUNTIES
Athens-Clarke County; elective public officers; nonpartisan elections; referendum .............................. 3910
Athens-Clarke County Industrial Development Authority; membership ...................................... 4250
Athens-Clarke County; land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939

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Athens-Clarke County; merit system; employee health insurance benefits .......................................... 4775
Atkinson County; board of commissioners; districts and election ............................................... 3791
Atkinson County; board of education; districts and election .................................................. 3797
Bacon County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................... 4723 Baker County; contract with Mitchell County for
consolidated high school; nonbinding referendum ................. 4150 Baldwin County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Baldwin County; land conveyances authorized in
numerous counties ........................................... 463 Banks County; form of government; referendum ..................... 4707 Banks County; homestead exemption; county taxes; referendum ........ 3844 Barrow County; board of commissioners; districts and
election .................................................. 3889 Barrow County; board of education; districts and election ............. 3896 Bartow County; board of education; vacancies ...................... 3705 Bartow County; Joint Cartersville-Bartow County
Industrial Development Authority; tax exemption .................. 4207 Berrien County; magistrate court; additional magistrate ............... 3702 Berrien County; Regional Development Center
boundaries; transfer .......................................... 405 Bibb County; board of education; districts and election ................ 4380 Bibb County; land conveyances and easements authorized
in numerous counties ......................................... 939 Bibb County; Macon Water Authority; status as
political subdivision of state and instrumentality of Bibb County ............................................ 4725 Bulloch County; chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ................ 3842 Butts County; board of elections and registration; creation ..... Vetoed SB 206 Calhoun County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 4554 Catoosa County; board of education; districts and election ............. 4682 Catoosa County; board of elections and registration; amendments ............................................... 4251 Chatham County; hospital authority; members' appointment, terms, and number; chairman; rules and regulations ............................................. 3946 Chatham County; state court; additional judge ....................... 3667 Chatham County; tax commissioner; school tax collection fee .......... 3948 Chattahoochee County; sheriff; vacancies .......................... 4620 Chattooga County; purchasing procedures and emergency powers ................................................... 4781 Cherokee County; land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Cherokee County; state court; technology fees ...................... 4714 Clay County; probate judge; nonpartisan election .................... 3753 Clayton County; board of education; vacancies ...................... 3501

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Clayton County; board of elections and registration; creation .................................................. 4766
Clayton County; Commission on Children and Youth; creation .................................................. 4703
Cobb County; board of commissioners; compensation ................ 3677 Cobb County; board of commissioners; districts and election ........... 3808 Cobb County; board of commissioners; repeal of
referendum requirement for certain transit contracts ................ 3707 Cobb County; board of education; districts and election ............... 3728 Cobb County; Commission on Children and Youth; recreation .......... 3672 Cobb County; magistrate court; chief magistrate;
compensation .............................................. 3704 Cobb County; probate court; clerk; compensation .................... 4668 Cobb County; sheriff; compensation of certain personnel .............. 3712 Cobb County; state court; clerk and chief deputy
clerk; compensation ......................................... 3711 Cobb County; state court; judges; compensation ..................... 3695 Cobb County; state court; solicitor-general and
assistants; compensation ..................................... 3693 Cobb County; superior court; deputy clerk; compensation ............. 3669 Cobb County; tax commissioner; compensation of certain
employees ................................................ 3708 Coffee County; land conveyances authorized in
numerous counties ........................................... 463 Colquitt County; chief magistrate; nonpartisan
election; referendum ........................................ 4679 Colquitt County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Colquitt County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 3545 Columbus, Georgia; municipal court; compensation of
judge, clerk, and marshal ..................................... 3686 Columbus, Georgia; probate judge; salary supplement ................ 4304 Coweta County; board of elections; creation ........................ 4716 Crisp County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Dawson County; homestead exemption; school and
county taxes; referendum ..................................... 4431 Decatur County; land conveyances authorized in
numerous counties ........................................... 463 DeKalb County; board of registrations and elections;
re-creation ................................................ 4200 DeKalb County; Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority; reserve funds; interest income ........................ 4740 DeKalb County; recorder's court; repeal provisions
for cash bonds ............................................. 3744 Dodge County; board of education; districts and election .............. 4614 Dougherty County; county administrator; duties ..................... 4701 Dougherty County; tax commissioner; school tax
collection fee .............................................. 4378 Early County; probate judge; nonpartisan election .................... 3912

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Early County; state court; terms of court ........................... 4350 Effingham County; board of education; nonpartisan elections ........... 4690 Effingham County; chief magistrate; nonpartisan election .............. 3786 Effingham County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ............... 3788 Elbert County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................... 4388 Evans County; board of commissioners; districts and
election .................................................. 4266 Evans County; board of education; districts and election ............... 4275 Evans County; board of education; nonpartisan elections .............. 4391 Fannin County; board of commissioners; terms of office ............... 4352 Floyd County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Forsyth County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Forsyth County; magistrate court; chief magistrate; qualifications, election, and terms ................................ 4287 Franklin County; board of commissioners; county attorney ............. 3679 Franklin County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 3671 Fulton County; land conveyances authorized in numerous
counties ................................................... 463 Fulton County; magistrate court; additional judges .......... Vetoed HB 445 Fulton County; Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority; reserve funds; interest income ........................ 4740 Fulton County; state court; additional judge ........................ 3518 Fulton County; state court; fees .................................. 4284 Gilmer County; Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and
Sewerage Authority Act; amendments ........................... 3776 Glynn County; board of education; composition,
districts, and election ........................................ 3697 Glynn County; community improvement district; creation .............. 3503 Glynn County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Glynn County; sheriff; appointment of undersheriff................... 3700 Grady County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................... 4046 Greene County; homestead exemption; county taxes;
senior citizens; referendum ................................... 3521 Greene County; homestead exemption; school district
taxes; senior citizens; referendum .............................. 4209 Habersham County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Hall County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Hall County; state court; officers and compensation .................. 4461 Harris County; board of education; nonpartisan
elections; technical correction ................................. 4446 Hart County; board of commissioners; districts and
election .................................................. 4547 Hart County; board of education; compensation ..................... 3952 Hart County; board of education; districts and election ................ 4541

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Hart County; probate judge and chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ......................................... 3683
Irvvin County; board of education; compensation ..................... 4283 Jackson County Airport Authority; membership;
appointment; compensation; officers; quorum; immunity; tax exemptions .................................... 4660 Jasper County; land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Johnson County; board of commissioners; staggered terms ............. 4677 Jones County; board of commissioners; districts and election .................................................. 4663 Jones County; board of education; districts and election ............... 3836 Laurens County; board of education; election dates ................... 4658 Lee County; tax commissioner; school tax collection fee .............. 3937 Liberty County; board of elections and registration; creation .................................................. 4437 Liberty County Public Facilities Authority; creation .................. 4595 Liberty County; state court; technology fees ........................ 4459 Long County; board of education; compensation ..................... 4390 Long County; probate judge; nonpartisan election .................... 4296 Lowndes County; board of commissioners; districts and election; revision of law ...................................... 4492 Lowndes County; board of commissioners; districts and election; revision of law .................................. 4034 Lowndes County; board of education; districts and election .................................................. 4340 Lumpkin County; board of elections and registration; creation .................................................. 4354 Macon County; board of elections and registration; creation .................................................. 4532 Madison County; probate judge; chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ......................................... 3684 Marion County; board of education; districts and election .............. 3746 Marion County; board of elections and registration; amendments ............................................... 4474 McDuffie County; land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 McDuffie County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................ 3904 Mclntosh County; board of education; districts and election ............ 3537 Mclntosh County; land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Mclntosh County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................ 3790 Meriwether County; board of elections and registration; creation ........................................ 4760 Meriwether County; probate court; nonpartisan election ofjudge ........................................... 3681 Miller County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................... 3752 Mitchell County; contract with Baker County for consolidated high school; nonbinding referendum ................. 4150 Mitchell County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 4152

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Montgomery County; board of education; nonpartisan elections .................................................. 4289
Morgan County; land conveyances and easements authori/ed in numerous counties ................................ 939
Newton County; board of commissioners; districts and election .................................................. 4004
Newton County; board of education; districts and election ............. 3778 Newton County; purchasing; approval and bid thresholds .............. 4777 Oconee County; Public Facilities Authority; creation ................. 3914 Paulding County; board of commissioners; districts
and election ............................................... 4480 Paulding County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Polk County; board of education; elections; referendum ............... 4309 Putnam County; board of commissioners; districts and
election .................................................. 3639 Putnam County; board of education; districts and election ............. 3645 Rabun County; board of commissioners; districts and
election; revision of law ...................................... 4358 Randolph County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Randolph County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................ 4452 Richmond County; land conveyances authorized in
numerous counties ........................................... 463 Screven County; chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ................ 3906 Screven County; land conveyances and easements
authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Screven County Public Facilities Authority; creation ................... 4556 Spalding County; board of elections changed to board
of elections and registration and law revised ...................... 4311 Stewart County; probate judge; nonpartisan election .................. 4553 Talbot County; board of commissioners; districts and
election .................................................. 4692 Talbot County; board of education; districts and election .............. 4697 Talbot County; land conveyances authorized in numerous
counties ................................................... 463 Tattnall County; board of commissioners; districts
and election ............................................... 3833 Tattnall County; board of education; districts and
election .................................................. 3802 Telfair County; board of commissioners; districts
and election; revision of law .................................. 3992 Terrell County; chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ................. 4291 Terrell County; probate judge; nonpartisan election .................. 4293 Thomas County; probate judge; nonpartisan election ................. 4045 Toombs County; homestead exemption; county taxes;
referendum ................................................ 3755 Toombs County; homestead exemption; school taxes;
referendum ................................................ 3767

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Troup County; board of commissioners; districts and election .................................................. 4012
Troup County; board of education; nonpartisan elections; technical correction ................................. 4317
Troup County; land conveyances authorized in numerous counties ........................................... 463
Troup County; probate court; nonpartisan election of judge .................................................... 4020
Troup County Public Facilities Authority; creation ................... 3525 Upson County; board of elections and registration;
creation .................................................. 3827 Walton County; board of elections and registration;
creation .................................................. 3635 Walton County; Partnership for Families, Children,
and Youth, successor to Commission on Children and Youth .................................................... 3633 Ware County Water and Sewer Authority; name changed to Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority ...................... 3689 Warren County; board of education; nonpartisan elections ............. 3950 Warren County; board of education; nonpartisan elections ............. 3806 Washington County; motor vehicle registration period ................ 4688 Wayne County; probate judge and chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ......................................... 4298 Webster County; motor vehicle registration period ................... 4294 White County; land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ................................ 939 Whitfield County; homestead exemption; school taxes; referendum ................................................ 4538 Whitfield County; Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center Authority; creation .......................... 4730
COUNTY MATTERS - HOME RULE AMENDMENTS
Athens-Clarke County; merit system; employee health insurance benefits .......................................... 4775
Chattooga County; purchasing procedures and emergency powers ................................................... 4781
Newton County; purchasing; approval and bid thresholds .............. 4777
NAMED CITIES
Abbeville; new charter ......................................... 3859 Adel; mayor pro tern; city council districts;
redistricting ............................................... 4938 Adel; telecommunications system network ......................... 4934 Albany; ordinances and resolutions; penalties for
violations ................................................. 4975 Alma; city council; districts and election ........................... 3940 Alpharetta; municipal court; convening and terms;
selection ofjudges; chief clerk ................................ 4607

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Athens-Clarke County; elective public officers; nonpartisan elections; referendum .............................. 3910
Athens-Clarke County Industrial Development Authority; membership ...................................... 4250
Athens-Clarke County; merit system; employee health insurance benefits .......................................... 4775
Atlanta; city council president; office personnel operations ................................................ 4832
Atlanta; city council; recess cycles ................................ 4857 Atlanta; commissions, councils, boards, authorities,
and similar bodies .......................................... 4838 Atlanta; Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority; reserve funds; interest income ........................ 4740 Atlanta; municipal court; victims and witnesses
assistance fees ............................................. 4721 Atlanta; oath of office; form of oath ............................... 4851 Atlanta; position of chief procurement officer ....................... 4867 Atlanta; reemployment of retirees ................................ 4862 Atlanta; retired public safety employees; temporary
reemployment ............................................. 4978 Atlanta; school system; board of education;
reconstitution .............................................. 4154 Atlanta; State Court of Fulton County; fees ......................... 4284 Austell; Public Facilities Authority; creation ........................ 4022 Avondale Estates; redevelopment powers; referendum ................ 3825 Ball Ground; mayor; term limits repealed .......................... 3805 Barnesville; telecommunications system network .................... 4828 Braselton; new charter ......................................... 4319 Buford; new charter ........................................... 3954 Buford; new charter ........................................... 4622 Cartersville Building Authority; creation ................... Vetoed SB 202 Cartersville Building Authority; creation ........................... 3715 Cartersville; Joint Cartersville-Bartow County
Industrial Development Authority; tax exemption .................. 4207 Clarkston; mayor's court; ordinance violations ...................... 4994 College Park; solid waste disposal ................................ 4797 Colquitt; mayor and council; vacancies; city manager ................. 4281 Columbus, Georgia; municipal court; compensation of
judge, clerk, and marshal ..................................... 3686 Columbus, Georgia; probate judge; salary supplement ................ 4304 Commerce; governing authority and school board;
districts and election; reorganization ............................ 3926 Covington; corporate boundaries; referendum ....................... 4727 Dacula; city council; charter amendments .......................... 4395 Dalton; city council districts; redistricting .......................... 4997 Dalton; communications or information services and
facilities .................................................. 5008 Dalton; employees pension plan .................................. 4942 Dalton; municipal court; judge ................................... 5004

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Dalton; Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center Authority; creation .......................................... 4730
Darien; mayor and council; districts and election .................... 4300 Dawsonville; city council; compensation ........................... 4800 Dawsonville; city council; meeting dates and times ................... 4793 Douglasville; regulation of smoking in public places;
nonbinding referendum ...................................... 3945 Dublin; board of education; compensation .......................... 4263 Duluth; new charter ........................................... 4048 East Dublin; corporate boundaries ................................ 4487 East Point; council wards; redistricting ............................ 4878 East Point; employees retirement plan ............................. 4887 East Point; governance; charter revisions ........................... 4988 Eastman; corporate boundaries .................................. 4610 Ellaville; city council; districts and election;
charter amendments ......................................... 4212 Ellijay; Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage
Authority Act; amendments ................................... 3776 Fitzgerald; telecommunications system network ..................... 4871 Gainesville; board of education; districts and
election; term limits repealed .................................. 4670 Gordon; removal of elected officers ............................... 3939 Griffin; city commission districts; redistricting ...................... 5011 Hampton; elected officials; holding other office ..................... 3846 Hampton; Public Facilities Authority; creation ...................... 3848 Jefferson; school taxes; bonds and other obligations .................. 3935 Jesup; city property; disposition .................................. 4803 Kennesaw; corporate boundaries ................................. 4373 LaGrange; City of LaGrange Gas Authority ................ Vetoed HB 673 LaGrange; City of LaGrange Gas Authority ......................... 4747 Lake City; homestead exemption; municipal taxes; referendum ......... 4272 Lavonia; corporate boundaries ................................... 3908 Locust Grove; elected officials; holding other offices ................. 4567 Lula; board of commissioners; districts and election .................. 3657 Lyons; homestead exemption; municipal taxes; referendum ............ 4448 Macon; Macon Water Authority; status as political
subdivision of state and instrumentality of Bibb County ............. 4725 McRae; oath of office; administration ............................. 4811 McRae; voting districts or wards; redistricting ....................... 4816 Milledgeville; form of government; charter amendments ............... 3661 Monroe; city council; districts and election ......................... 3651 Monticello; election districts; redistricting .......................... 4847 Morgan; new charter .......................................... 4503 Morrow; new charter .......................................... 4214 Moultrie; city council; districts and election ........................ 4367 Nashville; charter amendments ................................... 4453 Newborn; new charter ......................................... 4397 Palmetto; telecommunications system network ...................... 4789 Peachtree City; municipal court; prosecuting officer .................. 4875 Pelham; city council; terms; posts; election dates .................... 3770

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Pooler; mayor; powers and duties; city manager ..................... 3524 Powder Springs Downtown Development Authority;
membership; taxation ........................................ 4759 Powder Springs; mayor and council; residency requirements ........... 4206 Reynolds; mayor and council; compensation ........................ 4265 Saint Marys; Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority
Act; enacted ............................................... 4464 Sale City; new charter ......................................... 4568 Santa Claus; homestead exemption; municipal taxes;
referendum ................................................ 3764 Smithville; mayor and council; terms .............................. 4306 Statesboro; Downtown Statesboro Development Authority;
district boundaries .......................................... 4392 Stockbridge; elected officials; holding other offices .................. 4429 Sugar Hill; new charter ......................................... 3546 Temple; city council; districts and election ......................... 3540 Thomaston; city council districts; redistricting ...................... 5018 Tyrone; mayor and council; terms; election ......................... 4489 Vamell; corporate boundaries ................................... 4442 Vidalia; homestead exemption; municipal taxes; referendum ........... 3761 Vidalia; homestead exemption; school taxes; referendum .............. 3758 Washington; telecommunications system network .................... 4984 Waycross; board of commissioners; districts and election .............. 4256 Wrens; mayor pro tern; powers and duties; vacancy .................. 3990
MUNICIPALITIES - HOME RULE AMENDMENTS
Adel; mayor pro tem; city council districts; redistricting ............................................... 4938
Adel; telecommunications system network ......................... 4934 Albany; ordinances and resolutions; penalties for
violations ................................................. 4975 Atlanta; city council president; office personnel
operations ................................................ 4832 Atlanta; city council; recess cycles ................................ 4857 Atlanta; commissions, councils, boards, authorities,
and similar bodies .......................................... 4838 Atlanta; oath of office; form of oath ............................... 4851 Atlanta; position of chief procurement officer ....................... 4867 Atlanta; reemployment of retirees ................................ 4862 Atlanta; retired public safety employees; temporary
reemployment ............................................. 4978 Barnesville; telecommunications system network .................... 4828 Clarkston; mayor's court; ordinance violations ...................... 4994 College Park; solid waste disposal ................................ 4797 Dalton; city council districts; redistricting .......................... 4997 Dalton; communications or information services and
facilities .................................................. 5008 Dalton; employees pension plan .................................. 4942 Dalton; municipal court; judge ................................... 5004

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Dawsonville; city council; compensation ........................... 4800 Dawsonville; city council; meeting dates and times ................... 4793 East Point; council wards; redistricting ............................ 4878 East Point; employees retirement plan ............................. 4887 East Point; governance; charter revisions ........................... 4988 Fitzgerald; telecommunications system network ..................... 4871 Griffin; city commission districts; redistricting ...................... 5011 Jesup; city property; disposition .................................. 4803 McRae; oath of office; administration ............................. 4811 McRae; voting districts or wards; redistricting ....................... 4816 Monticello; election districts; redistricting .......................... 4847 Palmetto; telecommunications system network ...................... 4789 Peachtree City; municipal court; prosecuting officer .................. 4875 Thomaston; city council districts; redistricting ...................... 5018 Washington; telecommunications system network .................... 4984
RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION
Mavis Blackstock .............................................. 916
RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING LAND CONVEYANCES
Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ........................................... 939
Land conveyances authorized in numerous counties ................... 463
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS
Albert Shelton Swindell Memorial Highway ......................... 923 Blue Ribbon Commission on Response, Investigation,
and Prosecution of Sexual Offenses; creation ...................... 932 Byrd M. BruceInterchange ...................................... 938 Charles F. Hatcher Highway ..................................... 991 Charles F. Hatcher Highway ..................................... 925 Dan J. DeLoach Highway ........................................ 937 Dean Bryant Intersection ........................................ 153 Dixie Highway; Purple Heart Trail ................................ 988 Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange and Bridge .......................... 931 Gamaliel Hilson Memorial Overpass in City of Fort Valley ............. 930 Harold Mann Memorial Interchange ...............................915 Improvement of the HOPE Scholarship Joint Study Commission ......... 990 Jim Gillis - Historic Savannah Parkway ............................. 259 Joint MARTA Finance Study Committee ............................ 929 Lt. Col. Doyce Ariail Highway in City of Climax ..................... 920 Martin Luther King, Jr., Bypass in City of Georgetown ................. 920 Monument in honor of search and rescue dogs; grounds
of Agriculture Department..................................... 927 Regional Development Center boundaries; transfer of
Berrien County ............................................. 405 Robert Henry Jordan Memorial Highway ........................... 403

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Robert Ray Parkway; Fred Emory Smith Memorial Bridge; J. Max Davis Interchange; Dan and Marie Branch Highway ........... 985
Rod Smith Memorial Garden on the 129 Bypass in City of Gainesville ............................................... 924
Shelton Isaiah DeLoach Memorial Bridge ........................... 921 Sheriff-Elect Derwin Brown Memorial Bridge ....................... 917 Sonny Dixon Interchange ........................................ 926 Sonny Kemp Intersection ........................................ 152 Staff Sgt. Avely W. Runnels Memorial Bridge ....................... 918 Thelma "T-Lady" Ross Bridge; Veterans Memorial Highway
in Banks County; Dean Bryant Intersection ........................ 934 Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Joint Study Committee ............ 992

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ABBEVILLE, CITY OF New charter ............................................... 3859
ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE Coverage for off-label prescription drug use ....................... 872 Health insurance; franchise association policies covering membership groups ....................... Vetoed HB 619 Identification cards; use of social security number ................... 444 Spending Account and Consumer Driven Health Plan Advancement Act; enactment .................................912
ADEL, CITY OF Mayor pro tem; city council districts; redistricting .................. 4938 Telecommunications system network ............................ 4934
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT Purchasing; auction bidding; sunset date .......................... 605
ADOPTION Adoption and vital records law amendments ....................... 503
ADULT DAY CENTERS Licensure and regulation ....................................... 298
AD VALOREM TAXES See PROPERTY TAXES
AGENTS Athlete agents; regulation; Uniform Athlete Agents Act .............. 774
AGRICULTURE Eggs; labeling; expiration dates ................................. 223 Employees' health insurance plan; inclusion of agricultural commodities commissions ............... Vetoed HB 147 Failure to pay for agricultural products; criminal offense .................................................. 369 Farm water use; measurement program; State Soil and Water Conservation Commission ..............................813 Georgia Dairy Act of 1980; penalties for violations .................. 838 Georgia Veterinary Practice Act; extensive revision ................. 615 Honeybee colonies; registration and inspection ..................... 794 Livestock disease reporting and control ........................... 322 Monument in honor of search and rescue dogs; grounds of Agriculture Department ................................... 927 Property tax; conservation use assessment; criteria and procedures; eligibility of constructed wetlands ................ 271

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Property tax; conservation use assessment; river and stream buffer zone property ........................ Vetoed HB 290
Property tax; conservation use assessments; renewal without lapse ............................................. 565
Property tax; farm equipment; exemption of equipment in dealer's inventory ........................................ 190
Sales tax; exemption for liquefied petroleum gas used for horticultural purposes ................................ 337
Timber harvesting; exemption from local regulation ................. 578 Vidalia Onion Act of 1986; marketing and shipping ................. 461 Water protection; pollutant discharge and land
disturbing activities; regulation ............................... 224
AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES Licensure and regulation ....................................... 304
AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS Electrical, plumbing, conditioned air, and utility contractors; natural gas piping systems; conditioned air licensure .............................................. 419
AIRPORTS See AVIATION
ALBANY, CITY OF Ordinances and resolutions; penalties for violations ................ 4975
ALMA, CITY OF City council; districts and election .............................. 3940
ALPHARETTA, CITY OF Municipal court; convening and terms; selection of judges; chief clerk ........................................ 4607
AMBULANCES Air ambulance services; licensure and regulation .................... 304
AMMONIA Drugs; amphetamine; methamphetamine; anhydrous ammonia; ephedrine ........................................ 177
AMPHETAMINES Drugs; amphetamine; methamphetamine; anhydrous ammonia; ephedrine ........................................ 177
ANATOMICAL GIFT PROCUREMENT Advisory board; membership ................................... 567

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ANHYDROUS AMMONIA Drags; amphetamine; methamphetamine; anhydrous ammonia; ephedrine ........................................ 177
ANIMALS Game and fish laws amended ................................... 654 Georgia Veterinary Practice Act; extensive revision ................. 615 Livestock disease reporting and control ........................... 322 Monument in honor of search and rescue dogs; grounds of Agriculture Department ................................... 927
ANNUITIES Individual deferred annuities; minimum nonforfeiture rate .......................................... 577
APPEAL AND ERROR DNA testing; postconviction proceedings ......................... 247 Supreme Court of Georgia; answer questions of law from other courts .......................................... 404 Supreme Court; questions certified by federal courts ................. 337
APPROPRIATIONS Fiscal Year 2003; amendments ................................... 29 Fiscal Year 2004 ............................................. 710 Supplemental appropriation to Department of Labor from Unemployment Trust Fund ................................... 459
ARBITRATION Civil actions; interest; arbitration awards; class actions; dismissals; forum non conveniens; settlement transfers ......................................... 820
ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES Collection of isolated items from riverbeds .............. Vetoed HB 26
ARIAIL, DOYCE Lt. Col. Doyce Ariail Highway in City of Climax ................... 920
ARREST WARRANTS Criminal history records; Georgia Crime Information Center ................................................... 840 Warrants submitted to Georgia Crime Information Center ............. 336
ASSAULT Assault with body fluids by HIV or hepatitis infected person ............................................ 306
ASSOCIATIONS See CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

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ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY Athens-Clarke County Industrial Development Authority; membership ..................................... 4250 Elective public officers; nonpartisan elections; referendum ........... 3910 Merit system; employee health insurance benefits .................. 4775
ATHLETICS Agents; Uniform Athlete Agents Act ............................. 774 Athletic and Entertainment Commission law amended; tax payments; boxing; ticket brokers; penalties ................... 774 Athletic trainers; unlicensed practice; penalties ..................... 422 College athletic recruitment rules; cause of action for violations ............................................. 707
ATKINSON COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election .................... 3791 Board of education; districts and election ......................... 3797
ATLANTA, CITY OF City council president; office personnel operations ................. 4832 City council; recess cycles .................................... 4857 Commissions, councils, boards, authorities, and similar bodies ............................................ 4838 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; reserve funds; interest income ............................... 4740 Municipal court; victims and witnesses assistance fees .............. 4721 Oath ofoffice; form ofoath ................................... 4851 Position of chief procurement officer ............................ 4867 Reemployment of retirees ..................................... 4862 Retired public safety employees; temporary reemployment ........... 4978 School system; board of education; reconstitution .................. 4154
ATTORNEYS Regulation of practice of law; fingerprints and criminal history records checks of bar applicants .................. 334
AUCTION PURCHASING State purchasing; auction bidding; sunset date ...................... 605
AUSTELL, CITY OF Austell Public Facilities Authority; creation ....................... 4022
AUTHORITIES Athens-Clarke County Industrial Development Authority; membership ..................................... 4250 Austell Public Facilities Authority; creation ....................... 4022 Cartersville Building Authority; creation ......................... 3715 Cartersville Building Authority; creation ................. Vetoed SB 202 Cartersville; Joint Cartersville-Bartow County Industrial Development Authority; tax exemption ................ 4207

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Chatham County Hospital Authority; members' appointment, terms, and number; chairman; rules and regulations ........................................... 3946
Development authorities; joint authorities; sports and amphitheater facilities ...................................... 390
East Central Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority; creation ........................................ Vetoed HB 497
Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Authority Act; amendments ......................................... 3776
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee; Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee ............................ Vetoed SB 88
Hampton Public Facilities Authority; creation ..................... 3848 Hospital authorities; provision of grants,
scholarships, loans, and financial assistance ..................... 569 Investment of bond proceeds; Financing and
Investment Commission and Environmental Facilities Authority ................................................ 359 Jackson County Airport Authority; membership; appointment; compensation; officers; quorum; immunity; tax exemptions .................................. 4660 LaGrange; City of LaGrange Gas Authority .............. Vetoed HB 673 LaGrange; City of LaGrange Gas Authority ....................... 4747 Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority; use of revenues .......... 222 Liberty County Public Facilities Authority; creation ................ 4595 Macon Water Authority; status as political subdivision of state and instrumentality of Bibb County ........... 4725 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; reserve funds; interest income ............................... 4740 Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center Authority; creation for Whitfield County and City of Dalton ............................................... 4730 Oconee County Public Facilities Authority; creation ................ 3914 Oconee River Greenway Authority; law revised .................... 448 Powder Springs Downtown Development Authority; membership; taxation ...................................... 4759 Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Authorities; creation for local governments ................................ 862 Revenue bond transactions; hedge contracts ............. Vetoed HB 544 Saint Marys; Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority Act; enacted ............................................. 4464 Screven County Public Facilities Authority; creation ................ 4556 State Road and Tollway Authority; county resident exemption from causeway tolls ..................... Vetoed HB 503 State Road and Tollway Authority; use of toll revenues ...... Vetoed SB 221 Statesboro; Downtown Statesboro Development Authority; district boundaries ........................................ 4392 Ware County Water and Sewer Authority; name changed to Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority .................. 3689

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World Congress Center Authority Overview Committee; membership .............................................. 386
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS Automated external defibrillators; registration with Department of Human Resources ................. Vetoed SB 265
AVIATION Air ambulance services; licensure and regulation .................... 304 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council membership; Organized Crime Prevention Council abolished; airport manager training ............................ Vetoed SB 187
AVONDALE ESTATES, CITY OF Redevelopment powers; referendum ............................ 3825
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BACON COUNTY Probate judge; nonpartisan election ............................. 4723
BAD CHECKS Bad checks; statutory damages; fees and service .................... 479 Retail installment contracts and revolving accounts; late fees and dishonor fees ................................... 809 Service charge amounts ....................................... 478
BAIL BONDING Sheriffs; prohibited business activities ............................ 320
BAKER COUNTY Contract with Mitchell County for consolidated high school; nonbinding referendum .............................. 4150
BALDWIN COUNTY Land conveyances authorized in numerous counties ................. 463
BALL GROUND, CITY OF Mayor; term limits repealed ................................... 3805
BANKING AND FINANCE Annuities; individual deferred annuities; minimum nonforfeiture rate .......................................... 577 Bad checks and instruments; service charge amounts ................. 478 Bad checks; statutory damages; fees and service .................... 479 Check cashers; exemption from licensure for incidental activities ................................................. 643 Credit, charge, and debit cards; protection of card numbers and information .................................... 339 Georgia Fair Lending Act; revision ................................ 1

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Investment of bond proceeds; Financing and Investment Commission and Environmental Facilities Authority ............... 359
Retail installment contracts and revolving accounts; late fees and dishonor fees ................................... 809
Revenue bond transactions; hedge contracts ............. Vetoed HB 544 Revision of financial institutions laws ............................ 843
BANKS COUNTY Form of government; referendum ............................... 4707 Homestead exemption; county taxes; referendum .................. 3844
BARNESVILLE, CITY OF Telecommunications system network ............................ 4828
BARROW COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election .................... 3889 Board of education; districts and election ......................... 3896
BARTOW COUNTY Board of education; vacancies ................................. 3705 Joint Cartersville-Bartow County Industrial Development Authority; tax exemption ........................ 4207
BEES Honeybee colonies; registration and inspection ..................... 794
BENEFITS BASED FUNDING PROJECTS State authorized to enter into ................................... 439
BERRIEN COUNTY Magistrate court; additional magistrate .......................... 3702 Regional Development Center boundaries; transfer of Berrien County ............................................ 405
BIBB COUNTY Board of education; districts and election ......................... 4380 Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ......................................... 939 Macon Water Authority; status as political subdivision of state and instrumentality of Bibb County ........... 4725
BINGO Equipment used; type and ownership ............................. 411 Prize amounts ............................................... 335
BIRTH CERTIFICATES Adoption and vital records law amendments ....................... 503
BLACKSTOCK, MAVIS Resolution authorizing compensation .............................916

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BOATS Boat safety; reportable accidents; flotation devices .................. 481 Lake Oconee; restrictions on boats and equipment................... 795
BONDS Investment of bond proceeds; Financing and Investment Commission and Environmental Facilities Authority ................................................ 359 Revenue bond transactions; hedge contracts ............. Vetoed HB 544 Revenue bonds; gas facilities; referendum requirement eliminated ................................................ 862
BOTTLED WATER Public transit systems; possession of bottled water .................. 338
BOXING Athletic and Entertainment Commission law amended; tax payments; boxing; ticket brokers; penalties ................... 774
BRANCH, DAN AND MARIE Robert Ray Parkway; Fred Emory Smith Memorial Bridge; J. Max Davis Interchange; Dan and Marie Branch Highway ........................................... 985
BRASELTON, CITY OF New charter ............................................... 4319
BROWN, DERWIN Sheriff-Elect Derwin Brown Memorial Bridge ...................... 917
BROWNFIELDS Property tax; preferential assessment of environmentally contaminated property ......................... 170
BRUCE, BYRD M. Byrd M. BruceInterchange .................................... 938
BRYANT, DEAN Dean Bryant Intersection ...................................... 153 Thelma "T-Lady" Ross Bridge; Veterans Memorial Highway in Banks County; Dean Bryant Intersection .............. 934
BUFORD, CITY OF New charter ............................................... 3954 New charter ............................................... 4622
BUILDINGS AND HOUSING Code enforcement boards and code enforcement procedures ........... 581 Insurance taxes; housing tax credits .............................. 640

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Manufactured homes and mobile homes; status as real or personal property .......................................... 430
Rental property; inspection and investigation ....................... 818
BULLETPROOF VEST Unlawful to wear during certain offenses .......................... 256
BULLOCH COUNTY Chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ........................... 3842
BUSES Transit buses; use of emergency lanes ............................ 329
BUTTS COUNTY Board of elections and registration; creation .............. Vetoed SB 206
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CALHOUN COUNTY Probate judge; nonpartisan election ............................. 4554
CARPET SAMPLES Sales tax; carpet samples; taxable value ........................... 385
CARTERSVILLE, CITY OF Cartersville Building Authority; creation ......................... 3715 Cartersville Building Authority; creation ................. Vetoed SB 202 Joint Cartersville-Bartow County Industrial Development Authority; tax exemption ........................ 4207
CATOOSA COUNTY Board of education; districts and election ......................... 4682 Board of elections and registration; amendments ................... 4251
CAUSEWAYS State Road and Tollway Authority; county resident exemption from causeway tolls ..................... Vetoed HB 503
CELL PHONES Pagers and electronic communication devices; possession by students ...................................... 307 Telemarketing; no-call list; mobile and wireless phones .............. 562
CEMETERIES Historic preservation grants program; combat veterans' gravesites ......................................... 566
CERTIFIED QUESTIONS Supreme Court of Georgia; answer questions of law from other courts .......................................... 404

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Supreme Court; questions certified by federal courts ................. 337
CHARGE CARDS Credit, charge, and debit cards; protection of card numbers and information .................................... 339
CHATHAM COUNTY Hospital authority; members' appointment, terms, and number; chairman; rules and regulations .................... 3946 State court; additional judge ................................... 3667 Tax commissioner; school tax collection fee ...................... 3948
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY Sheriff; vacancies ........................................... 4620
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER Archeological resources; collection of isolated items from river beds ............................. Vetoed HB 26
CHATTOOGA COUNTY Purchasing procedures and emergency powers ..................... 4781
CHECK CASHERS Exemption from licensure for incidental activities ................... 643
CHECKS Bad checks and instruments; service charge amounts ................. 478 Bad checks; statutory damages; fees and service .................... 479
CHEROKEE COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ......................................... 939 State court; technology fees ................................... 4714
CHILDREN See MINORS
CIGARETTES State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003; changes in income, sales, motor fuel, tobacco, insurance, and property tax provisions ...................................... 665 Tobacco; Master Settlement Agreement; enforcement mechanisms .............................................. 829
CITIES See MUNICIPALITIES
CIVIL PRACTICE Adoption and vital records law amendments ....................... 503 Bad checks; statutory damages; fees and service .................... 479

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION___________51A
Civil actions; interest; arbitration awards; class actions; dismissals; forum non conveniens; settlement transfers ......................................... 820
College athletic recruitment rules; cause of action for violations ............................................. 707
Judicial and nonjudicial sales; recission of sale; limitation of damages .......................................413
Juvenile proceedings; child placement order; procedure and notice ........................................ 16
Juvenile proceedings; child support; disposition in deprivation cases .......................................... 856
Juvenile proceedings; discovery and disclosure rules ................. 317 Supreme Court of Georgia; answer questions of law from
other courts ............................................... 404 Supreme Court; questions certified by federal courts ................. 337 Workers' compensation; benefits; practice and procedure ............. 364
CLARKE COUNTY Athens-CIarke County Industrial Development Authority; membership ..................................... 4250 Athens-CIarke County; merit system; employee health insurance benefits ......................................... 4775 Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ......................................... 939
CLARKSTON, CITY OF Mayor's court; ordinance violations ............................. 4994
CLASS ACTIONS Civil actions; interest; arbitration awards; class actions; dismissals; forum non conveniens; settlement transfers ......................................... 820 State tax refunds ............................................. 355
CLAY COUNTY Probate judge; nonpartisan election ............................. 3753
CLAYTON COUNTY Board of education; vacancies ................................. 3501 Board of elections and registration; creation ...................... 4766 Clayton County Commission on Children and Youth; creation ........ 4703
CLAYTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Selection of chiefjudge ...................................... 4248
COASTAL MANAGEMENT Georgia Coastal Management Act; sunset date ..................... 260

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COASTAL MARSHLANDS PROTECTION ACT OF 1970
Exemption for private docks....................................316
COBB COUNTY Board of commissioners; compensation .......................... 3677 Board of commissioners; districts and election .................... 3808 Board of commissioners; repeal of referendum requirement for certain transit contracts ........................ 3707 Board of education; districts and election ......................... 3728 Commission on Children and Youth; re-creation ................... 3672 Magistrate court; chief magistrate; compensation .................. 3704 Probate court; clerk; compensation ............................. 4668 Sheriff; compensation of certain personnel ....................... 3712 State court; clerk and chief deputy clerk; compensation .............. 3711 State court; judges; compensation .............................. 3695 State court; solicitor-general and assistants; compensation ........... 3693 Superior court; deputy clerk; compensation ....................... 3669 Tax commissioner; compensation of certain employees .............. 3708
COBB JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Judges; salary supplement .................................... 3726
CODE REVISION Elections; correction of typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions ................................151 Official Code of Georgia Annotated; correction of typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions ................................................ 140 Retirement and pensions; correction of typographic, stylistic, and other errors and omissions ......................... 139
CODES Code enforcement boards and code enforcement procedures ........... 581 Rental property; inspection and investigation ....................... 818
COFFEE COUNTY Land conveyances authorized in numerous counties ................. 463
COLLEGE PARK, CITY OF Solid waste disposal ......................................... 4797
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES College athletic recruitment rules; cause of action for violations ............................................. 707 Conflicts of interest; dealing with the state; exception for certain university employees ...................... 516 Georgia Student Finance Commission and Georgia Student Finance Authority; amendments ........................ 158

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION___________53A
Postsecondary educational institutions to supply meningitis information ...................................... 292
Tuition equalization grants for private colleges and universities; eligibility and use ................................ 904
University System of Georgia; fiscal management and property inventory .........................................313
COLQUITT COUNTY Chief magistrate; nonpartisan election; referendum ................. 4679 Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ......................................... 939 Probate judge; nonpartisan election ............................. 3545
COLQUITT, CITY OF Mayor and council; vacancies; city manager ...................... 4281
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA Municipal court; compensation ofjudge, clerk, and marshal ................................................. 3686 Probate judge; salary supplement ............................... 4304
COMBAT DUTY Income tax; exemption for Reserve and National Guard forces in combat zone ................................. 637
COMMERCE AND TRADE Athlete agents; regulation; Uniform Athlete Agents Act .............. 774 Athletic and Entertainment Commission law amended; tax payments; boxing; ticket brokers; penalties ................... 774 Business corporation law amendments ............................ 897 Check cashers; exemption from licensure for incidental activities ................................................. 643 Corporate, association, partnership, and company name reservations; filing fees ................................. 883 Credit, charge, and debit cards; protection of card numbers and information .................................... 339 Debt adjustment; regulation of practices .......................... 392 Electrical, plumbing, conditioned air, and utility contractors; natural gas piping systems; conditioned air licensure .................................... 419 Employment security law; contribution rates; employee leasing companies and professional employer organizations ............................................. 362 Motor vehicle franchise practices; warranty reimbursement agreements ................................... 445 Retail installment contracts and revolving accounts; late fees and dishonor fees ................................... 809 State licensing boards; complainants notified of complaint status ........................................... 422

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Tobacco; Master Settlement Agreement; enforcement mechanisms .............................................. 829
World Congress Center Authority Overview Committee; membership .............................................. 386
COMMERCE, CITY OF Governing authority and school board; districts and election; reorganization .................................... 3926
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES Motor vehicle and traffic safety laws amended; commercial drivers; railroad crossings; death reports; arrest powers ....................................... 484
COMMISSION ON MEN'S HEALTH Presiding officer ................................... Vetoed HB 56
COMMODITY COMMISSIONS Employees' health insurance plan; inclusion of agricultural commodities commissions ............... Vetoed HB 147
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee; Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee ............................... Vetoed SB 88 Regional Development Center boundaries; transfer of Berrien County ............................................ 405
COMMUNITY LIVING ARRANGEMENTS Licensing and regulation of community living arrangements and drug abuse treatment and education programs ................................................ 558
CONDITIONED AIR CONTRACTORS Electrical, plumbing, conditioned air, and utility contractors; natural gas piping systems; conditioned air licensure .............................................. 419
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Dealing with the state; exception for certain university employees .......................................516
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Archeological resources; collection of isolated items from river beds ............................. Vetoed HB 26 Coastal Marshlands Protection Act of 1970; exemption for private docks...........................................316 Farm water use; measurement program; State Soil and Water Conservation Commission ..............................813 Game and fish laws amended ................................... 654

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION___________55A
Georgia Coastal Management Act; sunset date ..................... 260 Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund; use of interest ........... Vetoed HB 314 Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund; voluntary contributions
on income tax returns ....................................... 328 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority and advisory
committee; Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee ............................ Vetoed SB 88 Historic preservation grants program; combat veterans' gravesites ................................................ 566 Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority; use of revenues ................................................. 222 Lake Oconee; restrictions on boats and equipment................... 795 Oconee River Greenway Authority; law revised .................... 448 Property tax; conservation use assessment; criteria and procedures; eligibility of constructed wetlands ................ 271 Property tax; conservation use assessment; river and stream buffer zone property ........................ Vetoed HB 290 Property tax; conservation use assessments; renewal without lapse ............................................. 565 Property tax; preferential assessment of environmentally contaminated property ......................... 170 Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil classifiers and other professionals ............................. 302 Soil erosion and sedimentation; local ordinances relating to land-disturbing activities ............................ 270 Timber harvesting; exemption from local regulation ................. 578 Water protection; pollutant discharge and land disturbing activities; regulation ............................... 224 Water well and pump standards and regulation ..................... 607
CONSERVATION USE ASSESSMENT Property tax; conservation use assessment; criteria and procedures; eligibility of constructed wetlands ................ 271 Property tax; conservation use assessment; river and stream buffer zone property ........................ Vetoed HB 290 Property tax; conservation use assessments; renewal without lapse ............................................. 565
CONSUMER PROTECTION Credit, charge, and debit cards; protection of card numbers and information .................................... 339 Eggs; labeling; expiration dates ................................. 223 Regulation of debt adjustment practices ........................... 392 Use of credit information in insurance underwriting and rating ................................................ 343 Vehicle protection product warranties; alarm systems, anti-theft devices, etc. ............................... 644 Vidalia Onion Act of 1986; marketing and shipping ................. 461

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CONTRACTORS Electrical, plumbing, conditioned air, and utility contractors; natural gas piping systems; conditioned air licensure .............................................. 419
CONTRACTS Bad checks and instruments; service charge amounts ................. 478 Bad checks; statutory damages; fees and service .................... 479 Benefits based funding projects; state authorized to enter into ................................................ 439
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES See DRUGS
CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS Business corporation law amendments ...................... 897 Corporate, association, partnership, and company name reservations; filing fees ...................... 883
CORRECTIONS See PENAL INSTITUTIONS
COUNSELORS Certified school counselors and certified school social workers; compensation ............. Vetoed SB 178 Counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists; licensing exemption for disaster services .... 312
COUNTIES Code enforcement boards and code enforcement procedures ..... 581 County ordinance violations; sentencing; confinement and probation .................................. 408 Development authorities; joint authorities; sports and amphitheater facilities ........................ 390 Enterprise zones; business enterprises ....................... 818 Hospital authorities; provision of grants, scholarships, loans, and financial assistance ........... 569 Law enforcement agencies to adopt pursuit policies ............ 911 Motor vehicles; towing from private property; regulation by local governments and Department of Motor Vehicle Safety ............................ 881 Occupation taxes; definition of gross receipts ................. 596 Open records and open meetings laws; exceptions ............. 880 Peace officer training costs; reimbursement on change ofemployment ................................. 327 Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Authorities; creation for local governments ..................... 862 Regional Development Center boundaries; transfer of Berrien County ................................. 405 Rental property; inspection and investigation ................. 818

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION___________57A
Revenue bond transactions; hedge contracts ........ Vetoed HB 544 Revenue bonds; gas facilities; referendum requirement
eliminated ..................................... 862 Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil
classifiers and other professionals .................. 302 Sheriffs; prohibited business activities ....................... 320 Soil erosion and sedimentation; local ordinances
relating to land-disturbing activities ................. 270 State grants; certification and audit requirements .............. 811 Timber harvesting; exemption from local regulation ............ 578 Traffic convictions; reports; fees ........................... 580 Traffic-control signal monitoring devices; regulation
of use ........................................ 597 Transfer of development rights ............................ 859 Zoning adjacent to military bases ........................... 581
COURTS Adoption and vital records law amendments .................. 503 Chatham County; state court; additional judge ............... 3667 Civil actions; interest; arbitration awards; class actions; dismissals; forum non conveniens; settlement transfers .............................. 820 Clayton Judicial Circuit; selection of chiefjudge ............. 4248 County ordinance violations; sentencing; confinement and probation .................................. 408 DNA testing; postconviction proceedings .................... 247 Family violence protective order cases; provision of interpreters .................................... 258 Indigent defense; Georgia Indigent Defense Act enacted ........ 191 Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund; benefits; applications ............................410 Judicial and nonjudicial sales; recission of sale; limitation of damages ............................ 413 Juvenile courts; age of children subject to jurisdiction .......... 640 Juvenile proceedings; child placement order; procedure and notice ...................................... 16 Juvenile proceedings; discovery and disclosure rules ........... 317 Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Authorities; creation for local governments ..................... 862 Real estate transfer tax; superior court clerk as collecting officer; exemption for transfers between related parties ........................... 874 Regulation of practice of law; fingerprints and criminal history records checks of bar applicants ....... 334 Sheriffs; prohibited business activities ....................... 320 Supreme Court of Georgia; answer questions of law from other courts ................................ 404 Supreme Court of Georgia; answer questions of law from other courts ................................ 337 Traffic convictions; reports; fees ........................... 580

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COVINGTON, CITY OF Corporate boundaries; referendum ......................... 4727
COWETA COUNTY Board of elections; creation .............................. 4716
CREDIT CARDS Credit, charge, and debit cards; protection of card numbers and information ......................... 339
CREDIT INFORMATION Use in insurance underwriting and rating ..................... 343
CRIMES AND OFFENSES Assault with body fluids by HIV or hepatitis infected person ................................. 306 Bad checks and instruments; service charge amounts ........... 478 Bingo; equipment used; type and ownership ..................411 Bingo;prize amounts .................................... 335 Bulletproof vest; unlawful to wear during certain offenses ....... 256 Child abuse protocols; child fatality review committees ......... 395 Conflicts of interest; dealing with the state; exception for certain university employees ............ 516 County ordinance violations; sentencing; confinement and probation .................................. 408 Dangerous drugs and controlled substances; listings and prescription requirements ...................... 349 DNA testing; postconviction proceedings .................... 247 Drugs; amphetamine; methamphetamine; anhydrous ammonia; ephedrine ............................. 177 Elder abuse; punishment ................................. 298 Failure to pay for agricultural products ...................... 369 Family Violence and Stalking Protective Order Registry; standard forms; recording procedure ......... 321 Family violence orders; duration; violation as crime ............ 652 Family violence protective order cases; provision of interpreters .................................... 258 Firearms or other weapons at public gathering or transportation facility; affirmative defense ............ 423 Graffiti; use of inmate labor for removal ..................... 252 Indigent defense; Georgia Indigent Defense Act enacted ........ 191 Insurance fraud ......................................... 641 Insurance fraud as racketeering activity under RICO law ........ 387 Keeping a place of prostitution when offense involves minors; penalties ................................ 878 Marijuana trafficking; amount of marijuana .................. 257 Motor vehicle and traffic safety laws amended; commercial drivers; railroad crossings; death reports; arrest powers ............................ 484 Passing stationary emergency or maintenance vehicle ........... 427

__________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION__________59A
Pimping; sexual battery; sexual exploitation of minors .......... 573 Public transit systems; possession of bottled water ............. 338 Sexual offender registry; registration and procedures;
real estate transaction liability ..................... 281 Sexually violent predators; prohibited from residing
near schools and areas where minors congregate ....... 878 Transportation security devices; interference or
avoidance ..................................... 423
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS Child abuse records; access by Office of School Readiness and Department of Education ............. 497 Child protective services; access to criminal history records ................................. 495 Family Violence and Stalking Protective Order Registry; standard forms; recording procedure ......... 321 Records relating to certain caregivers ....................... 840 Regulation of practice of law; fingerprints and criminal history records checks of bar applicants ....... 334 Warrants submitted to Georgia Crime Information Center ....... 336
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL Criminal Justice Coordinating Council membership; Organized Crime Prevention Council abolished; airport manager training ....................... Vetoed SB 187
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Child protective services; access to criminal history records ................................. 495 Concurrent grand juries; continuances for military service; pretrial motions; trial demands; expert reports ........................................ 154 County ordinance violations; sentencing; confinement and probation .................................. 408 Criminal history records; Georgia Crime Information Center ........................................ 840 DNA testing; postconviction proceedings .................... 247 Family Violence and Stalking Protective Order Registry; standard forms; recording procedure ......... 321 Family violence orders; duration; violation as crime ............ 652 Family violence protective order cases; provision of interpreters .................................... 258 Graffiti; use of inmate labor for removal ..................... 252 Indigent defense; Georgia Indigent Defense Act enacted ........ 191 Parole and probation; fees for transfer of supervision to another state ................................. 477 Probation system records; declassification procedure ........... 421 Regulation of practice of law; fingerprints and criminal history records checks of bar applicants ....... 334

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Sexual offender registry; registration and procedures; real estate transaction liability ............ 281
Traffic convictions; reports; fees ........................... 580 Warrants submitted to Georgia Crime Information Center ....... 336
CRISP COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939
CROPS Failure to pay for agricultural products; criminal offense ....................................... 369
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DACULA, CITY OF City council; charter amendments ......................... 4395
DAIRIES Georgia Dairy Act of 1980; penalties for violations ............ 838
DALTON, CITY OF City council districts; redistricting ......................... 4997 Communications or information services and facilities ......... 5008 Dalton; employees pension plan .......................... 4942 Municipal court; judge .................................. 5004 Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center Authority; creation for Whitfield County and City of Dalton ..................................... 4730
DAMAGES Bad checks; statutory damages; fees and service ............... 479
DARIEN, CITY OF Mayor and council; districts and election .................... 4300
DATING VIOLENCE Teen dating violence prevention programs ................... 915
DAVIS, J. MAX Robert Ray Parkway; Fred Emory Smith Memorial Bridge; J. Max Davis Interchange; Dan and Marie Branch Highway ................................ 985
DAWSON COUNTY Homestead exemption; school and county taxes; referendum .... 4431
DAWSONVILLE, CITY OF City council; compensation .............................. 4800 City council; meeting dates and times ...................... 4793

___________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION___________61A
DAY CARE Adult day centers; regulation and licensure ................... 298
DEATH Missing persons; proof of death ............................ 332
DEATH INVESTIGATIONS Regional medical examiners; qualifications ................... 498
DEBIT CARDS Credit, charge, and debit cards; protection of card numbers and information ......................... 339
DEBT ADJUSTMENT Regulation of debt adjustment practices ..................... 392
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR Bad checks and instruments; service charge amounts ........... 478 Bad checks; statutory damages; fees and service ............... 479 Debt adjustment; regulation of practices ..................... 392 Judicial and nonjudicial sales; recission of sale; limitation of damages ............................ 413
DECATUR COUNTY Land conveyances authorized in numerous counties ............ 463
DEFENSE See MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
DEFERRED COMPENSATION Public officers and employees; employer contributions .......... 887 State deferred compensation plan; participation by certain hospitals and health centers ........ Vetoed HB 424
DEFIBRILLATORS Automated external defibrillators; registration with Department of Human Resources ...... Vetoed SB 265
DEKALB COUNTY Board of registrations and elections; re-creation .............. 4200 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; reserve funds; interest income ..................... 4740 Recorder's court; repeal provisions for cash bonds ............ 3744
DELOACH, DAN J. Dan J. DeLoach Highway ................................ 937
DELOACH, SHELTON ISAIAH Shelton Isaiah DeLoach Memorial Bridge .................... 921

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DEPRIVATION Juvenile proceedings; child support; disposition in deprivation cases ................................ 856
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES Joint authorities; sports and amphitheater facilities ............. 390
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS Transfer of development rights ............................ 859
DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS
Election law revisions; direct recording electronic voting systems .................................. 517
DISABLED PERSONS Abuse; punishment ...................................... 298
DISASTERS See EMERGENCY SERVICES
DISCOVERY Concurrent grand juries; continuances for military service; pretrial motions; trial demands; expert reports . . 154 DNA testing; postconviction proceedings .................... 247 Juvenile proceedings; discovery and disclosure rules ........... 317
DISMISSAL Civil actions; interest; arbitration awards; class actions; dismissals; forum non conveniens; settlement transfers .............................. 820
DISTANCE LEARNING Georgia Distance Learning and Telemedicine Act of 1992; Universal Service Fund; use of proceeds for technology needs ............................... 354
DIXIE HIGHWAY Dixie Highway and Purple Heart Trail designated .............. 988
DIXON, SONNY Sonny Dixon Interchange ................................. 926
DNA TESTING Postconviction proceedings ............................... 247
DOCKS Coastal Marshlands Protection Act of 1970; exemption for private docks ....................... 316

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION___________63A
DOCTORS See PHYSICIANS
DODGE COUNTY Board of education; districts and election ................... 4614
DOGS Monument in honor of search and rescue dogs; grounds of Agriculture Department ................. 927
DOMESTIC RELATIONS Adoption and vital records law amendments .................. 503 Child abuse protocols; child fatality review committees ......... 395 Child support and alimony enforcement; applications and procedures .................................415 Driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards; persons not eligible for social security numbers ... 415 Family Violence and Stalking Protective Order Registry; standard forms; recording procedure ......... 321 Family violence orders; duration; violation as crime ............ 652 Family violence protective order cases; provision of interpreters .................................... 258 Juvenile proceedings; child support; disposition in deprivation cases ................................ 856 Marriage licenses; syphilis testing requirement abolished ........ 895
DOUGHERTY COUNTY County administrator; duties ............................. 4701 Tax commissioner; school tax collection fee ................. 4378
DOUGLASVILLE, CITY OF Regulation of smoking in public places; nonbinding referendum ................................... 3945
DRIVER'S LICENSES Driver's license laws; extensive amendments .................. 796 Driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards; persons not eligible for social security numbers ... 415 Motor vehicle and traffic safety laws amended; commercial drivers; railroad crossings; death reports; arrest powers ............................ 484 Title applications; name and license number of applicant ........ 500
DRUGS Amphetamine; methamphetamine; anhydrous ammonia; ephedrine ..................................... 177 Dangerous drugs and controlled substances; listings and prescription requirements ...................... 349 Health insurance; coverage for off-label prescription drug use ............................. 872

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Licensing and regulation of community living arrangements and drug abuse treatment and education programs .............................. 558
Marijuana trafficking; amount of marijuana .................. 257
DUBLIN, CITY OF Dublin; board of education; compensation .................. 4263
DULUTH, CITY OF New charter .......................................... 4048
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EARLY COUNTY Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 3912 State court; terms of court ............................... 4350
EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA RAILROAD EXCURSION AUTHORITY Creation .................................... Vetoed HB 497
EAST DUBLIN, CITY OF Corporate boundaries ................................... 4487
EAST POINT, CITY OF Council wards; redistricting .............................. 4878 Employees retirement plan ............................... 4887 Governance; charter revisions ............................ 4988
EASTMAN, CITY OF Corporate boundaries ................................... 4610
EDUCATION Certified school counselors and certified school social workers; compensation ............. Vetoed SB 178 Child abuse records; access by Office of School Readiness and Department of Education ............. 497 College athletic recruitment rules; cause of action for violations ................................... 707 Conflicts of interest; dealing with the state; exception for certain university employees ............ 516 Expenditure controls; advanced placement fees; testing and assessments; class sizes ................. 185 Georgia Student Finance Commission and Georgia Student Finance Authority; amendments ............. 158 Improvement of the HOPE Scholarship Joint Study Commission ................................... 990 Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum; Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt College ......... 501 Pagers and electronic communication devices; possession by students ........................... 307

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Postsecondary educational institutions to supply meningitis information ........................... 292
Professional standards commission; standards and procedure for certification of personnel .............. 398
Public School Employees Retirement Fund; funding and benefits ....................................... 409
Sales tax for educational purposes; performance audit or review of expenditures ..................... 185
Sexually violent predators; prohibited from residing near schools and areas where minors congregate ....... 878
State Medical Education Board and Georgia Board for Physician Workforce .................. Vetoed HB 56
State officers and employees; payroll deductions for higher education savings plan ............ Vetoed HB 424
Teachers and other personnel; restoration of forfeited sick and personal leave .................... 406
Teachers; contract renewal procedures ...................... 499 Teachers; employment rights; compensation increase for
student testing achievement ....................... 896 Teen dating violence prevention programs ................... 915 Tuition equalization grants for private colleges and
universities; eligibility and use ..................... 904 University System of Georgia; fiscal management and
property inventory ..............................313
EFFINGHAM COUNTY Board of education; nonpartisan elections ................... 4690 Chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ...................... 3786 Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 3788
EGGS Labeling; expiration dates ................................ 223
ELBERT COUNTY Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 4388
ELDERLY Adult day centers; regulation and licensure; elder abuse ......... 298 Caregivers; criminal history records; Georgia Crime Information Center .............................. 840
ELECTIONS Correction of typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions .............................151 Election law revisions; direct recording electronic voting systems .................................. 517
ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES Definitions and regulations ............................... 308

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ELLAVILLE, CITY OF City council; districts and election; charter amendments ........ 4212
ELLIJAY, CITY OF Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Authority Act; amendments .............................. 3776
EMERGENCY LANES Transit buses; use of emergency lanes ....................... 329
EMERGENCY SERVICES Automated external defibrillators; registration with Department of Human Resources ...... Vetoed SB 265 Counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists; licensing exemption for disaster services .... 312 Georgia Emergency Medical Services Medical Directors Advisory Council ...................... Vetoed SB 81 Livestock disease reporting and control ...................... 322 Open records law application to emergency "911 "call records .... 602 Passing stationary emergency or maintenance vehicle ........... 427 Small pox vaccination program immunity; provision of vaccinations to first responders ..................... 569 Volunteer firefighters; temporary disability compensation ....... 772
EMPLOYEE LEASING COMPANIES Employment security law; contribution rates; employee leasing companies and professional employer organizations ................................... 362
EMPLOYMENT See LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW Contribution rates; employee leasing companies and professional employer organizations ................ 362 Supplemental appropriation to Department of Labor from Unemployment Trust Fund ........................ 459 Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Joint Study Committee ..... 992
ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS Land surveying; definition changed ......................... 817 Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil classifiers and other professionals .................. 302
ENTERPRISE ZONES Business enterprises .....................................818

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ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY Investment of bond proceeds; Financing and Investment Commission and Environmental Facilities Authority ...................................... 359
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
EPHEDRINE Drugs; amphetamine; methamphetamine; anhydrous ammonia; ephedrine ............................. 177
EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION ACT OF 1975 Water protection; pollutant discharge and land disturbing activities; regulation ..................... 224
ESTATES See WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS Income tax; underpayments ............................... 428
ETHICS Conflicts of interest; dealing with the state; exception for certain university employees ............ 516
EVANS COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election ............... 4266 Board of education; districts and election ................... 4275 Board of education; nonpartisan elections ................... 4391
EVIDENCE DNA testing; postconviction proceedings .................... 247
EXECUTIONS Administrative changes; publication of executions; collections; filing dates ........................... 442 Judicial and nonjudicial sales; recission of sale; limitation of damages ............................ 413
EYE BANKS Qualifications to operate ................................. 368
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FAIR LENDING Georgia Fair Lending Act; revision ........................... 1 Revision of financial institutions laws ....................... 843
FAMILY VIOLENCE Family Violence and Stalking Protective Order Registry; standard forms; recording procedure ......... 321 Family violence orders; duration; violation as crime ............ 652 Protective order cases; provision of interpreters ............... 258
FANNIN COUNTY Board of commissioners; terms of office .................... 4352
FARM EQUIPMENT Property tax; farm equipment; exemption of equipment in dealer's inventory .................... 190
FARMS See AGRICULTURE
FINANCING AND INVESTMENT COMMISSION Investment of bond proceeds; Financing and Investment Commission and Environmental Facilities Authority ...................................... 359
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS See BANKING AND FINANCE
FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY Certification of and standards for fire departments and firefighters ................................. 888 Pyrotechnics displays; licensure and regulation ................ 294 State Fire Marshal; law enforcement personnel and powers ...... 331 Volunteer firefighters; temporary disability compensation ....... 772
FIREARMS AND WEAPONS Bulletproof vest; unlawful to wear during certain offenses ....................................... 256 Firearms or other weapons at public gathering or transportation facility; affirmative defense ............ 423
FIREWORKS Pyrotechnics displays; licensure and regulation ................ 294
FIRST OFFENDERS Criminal history records; Georgia Crime Information Center ........................................ 840
FISHING Game and fish laws amended .............................. 654

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FITZGERALD, CITY OF Telecommunications system network ....................... 4871
FLAG State flag; design; advisory referendum ....................... 26
FLINT RIVER Archeological resources; collection of isolated items from river beds .................. Vetoed HB 26
FLOYD COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939
FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS Eggs; labeling; expiration dates ............................ 223 Vidalia Onion Act of 1986; marketing and shipping ............ 461
FORESTRY Timber harvesting; exemption from local regulation ............ 578
FORSYTE COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939 Magistrate court; chief magistrate; qualifications, election, and terms ............................. 4287
FORUM NON CONVENIENS Civil actions; interest; arbitration awards; class actions; dismissals; forum non conveniens; settlement transfers .............................. 820
FOSTER PARENTS Juvenile proceedings; child placement order; procedure and notice .............................. 16
FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION INSURANCE Health insurance; franchise association policies covering membership groups ............ Vetoed HB 619
FRANCHISES Motor vehicle franchise practices; warranty reimbursement agreements ........................ 445
FRANKLIN COUNTY Board of commissioners; county attorney ................... 3679 Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 3671
FRAUD Insurance fraud ......................................... 641

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FULTON COUNTY Land conveyances authorized in numerous counties ............ 463 Magistrate court; additional judges ............... Vetoed HB 445 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; reserve funds; interest income ........................... 4740 State court; additional judge ............................. 3518 State court; fees ....................................... 4284
FUNK HERITAGE/BENNETT CENTER AT REINHARDT COLLEGE Designation as official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center ......................... 501
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GAINESVILLE, CITY OF Board of education; districts and election; term limits repealed ................................. 4670
GAMBLING Bingo; equipment used; type and ownership .................. 411 Bingo; prize amounts .................................... 335
GAME AND FISH Game and fish laws amended .............................. 654
GAS Electrical, plumbing, conditioned air, and utility contractors; natural gas piping systems; conditioned air licensure .................................... 419 Revenue bonds; gas facilities; referendum requirement eliminated ........................... 862
GCIC See CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY Blue Ribbon Commission on Response, Investigation, and Prosecution of Sexual Offenses; creation .......... 932 Improvement of the HOPE Scholarship Joint Study Commission . . 990 Joint MARTA Finance Study Committee .................... 929 Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Joint Study Committee ..... 992 World Congress Center Authority Overview Committee; membership .................................... 386
GENERAL PROVISIONS Appropriations; Fiscal Year 2003; amendments ................ 29 Appropriations; Fiscal Year 2004 .......................... 710 Elections; correction of typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions ........................ 151

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Official Code of Georgia Annotated; correction of typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions ..................................... 140
Retirement and pensions; correction of typographic, stylistic, and other errors and omissions .............. 139
GEO. L. SMITH II GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER AUTHORITY World Congress Center Authority Overview Committee; membership .................................... 386
GEOLOGISTS Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil classifiers and other professionals .................. 302
GEORGIA COASTAL MANAGEMENT ACT Sunset date ............................................ 260
GEORGIA CRIME INFORMATION CENTER See CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS
GEORGIA DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE ACT OF 1992 Universal Service Fund; use of proceeds for technology needs ............................... 354
GEORGIA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL DIRECTORS ADVISORY COUNCIL
Creation ..................................... Vetoed SB 81
GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY Investment of bond proceeds; Financing and Investment Commission and Environmental Facilities Authority...................................... 359
GEORGIA FAIR LENDING ACT Revision ................................................ 1 Revision of financial institutions laws ....................... 843
GEORGIA GREENSPACE TRUST FUND Use of interest ............................... Vetoed HB 314 Voluntary contributions on income tax returns ................ 328
GEORGIA HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN ACT State officers and employees; payroll deductions for higher education savings plan ......... Vetoed HB 424
GEORGIA INDIGENT DEFENSE ACT Enactment ............................................191
GEORGIA MILITARY PENSION FUND Creditable service....................................... 638

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GEORGIA ORGANIZED CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL Criminal Justice Coordinating Council membership; Organized Crime Prevention Council abolished; airport manager training ....................... Vetoed SB 187
GEORGIA STATE FINANCING AND INVESTMENT COMMISSION Investment of bond proceeds; Financing and Investment Commission and Environmental Facilities Authority ...................................... 359
GEORGIA STUDENT FINANCE COMMISSION Georgia Student Finance Commission and Georgia Student Finance Authority; amendments ............. 158
GEORGIA VEHICLE PROTECTION PRODUCT ACT Vehicle protection product warranties; alarm systems, anti-theft devices, etc. ............................ 644
GEORGIA VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT Extensive revision ...................................... 615
GILLIS, JIM Jim Gillis - Historic Savannah Parkway ...................... 259
GILMER COUNTY Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Authority Act; amendments .............................. 3776
GLYNN COUNTY Board of education; composition, districts, and election ........ 3697 Community improvement district; creation .................. 3503 Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties ....................................... 939 Sheriff; appointment of undersheriff ....................... 3700
GORDON, CITY OF Removal of elected officers .............................. 3939
GRADY COUNTY Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 4046
GRAFFITI Use of inmate labor for removal ........................... 252
GRAND JURIES Concurrent grand juries; continuances for military service; pretrial motions; trial demands; expert reports ..154
GRANTS State grants; certification and audit requirements .............. 811

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GREENE COUNTY Homestead exemption; county taxes; senior citizens; referendum ................................... 3521 Homestead exemption; school district taxes; senior citizens; referendum ............................ 4209
GREENHOUSES Sales tax; exemption for liquefied petroleum gas used for horticultural purposes ..................... 337
GREENSPACE Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund; use of interest ..... Vetoed HB 314 Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund; voluntary contributions on income tax returns ................. 328
GRIFFIN, CITY OF City commission districts; redistricting ..................... 5011
GUNS See FIREARMS AND WEAPONS
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HABERSHAM COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939
HALL COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939 State court; officers and compensation ..................... 4461
HALLS OF FAME Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee; Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee ..................... Vetoed SB 88
HAMPTON, CITY OF Elected officials; holding other office ...................... 3846 Public Facilities Authority; creation ........................ 3848
HANDICAPPPED See DISABLED PERSONS
HARRIS COUNTY Board of education; nonpartisan elections; technical correction ............................. 4446
HART COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election ............... 4547

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Board of education; compensation ......................... 3952 Board of education; districts and election ................... 4541 Probate judge and chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ....... 3683
HATCHER, CHARLES F. Charles F. Hatcher Highway .............................. 925 Charles F. Hatcher Highway .............................. 991
HEALTH Air ambulance services; licensure and regulation .............. 304 Anatomical gift procurement; advisory board; membership ...... 567 Automated external defibrillators; registration with Department of Human Resources .......... Vetoed SB 265 Caregivers; criminal history records; Georgia Crime Information Center .............................. 840 Commission on Men's Health; presiding officer ..... Vetoed HB 56 Counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists; licensing exemption for disaster services .... 312 Eye banks; qualifications to operate ......................... 368 Georgia Emergency Medical Services Medical Directors Advisory Council ...................... Vetoed SB 81 Health insurance; coverage for off-label prescription drug use ............................. 872 Hospital authorities; provision of grants, scholarships, loans, and financial assistance ........... 569 Human resources department rules; preemptive effect........... 569 Licensing and regulation of community living arrangements and drug abuse treatment and education programs .............................. 558 Livestock disease reporting and control ...................... 322 Marriage licenses; syphilis testing requirement abolished ........ 895 Nursing Home Provider Fee Act; medical assistance payments .... 435 Optometry; unlicensed practice ............................ 315 Postsecondary educational institutions to supply meningitis information ........................... 292 Renal Dialysis Advisory Council; membership ...... Vetoed HB 56 Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil classifiers and other professionals .................. 302 Small pox vaccination program immunity; provision of vaccinations to first responders ..................... 569 State deferred compensation plan; participation by certain hospitals and health centers ........ Vetoed HB 424 State employee benefits; participation by certain hospitals, health centers, and community service boards ..... Vetoed HB 638 State Medical Education Board and Georgia Board for Physician Workforce .................. Vetoed HB 56
HEALTH INSURANCE Coverage for off-label prescription drug use .................. 872

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Franchise association policies covering membership groups .................... Vetoed HB 619
Identification cards; use of social security number ............. 444 Spending Account and Consumer Driven Health Plan
Advancement Act; enactment ...................... 912
HEDGE CONTRACTS Revenue bond transactions ...................... Vetoed HB 544
HEPATITIS Assault with body fluids by HIV or hepatitis infected person ................................. 306
HIGH SPEED PURSUITS Law enforcement agencies to adopt pursuit policies ............ 911
HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLANS State officers and employees; payroll deductions for higher education savings plan ......... Vetoed HB 424
HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES Albert Shelton Swindell Memorial Highway .................. 923 Byrd M. BruceInterchange ............................... 938 Charles F. Hatcher Highway .............................. 925 Charles F. Hatcher Highway .............................. 991 Dan J. DeLoach Highway ................................ 937 Dean Bryant Intersection ................................. 153 Dixie Highway; Purple Heart Trail ......................... 988 Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange and Bridge ................... 931 Electric personal assistive mobility devices; mopeds; definitions and regulations ........................ 308 Gamaliel Hilson Memorial Overpass in City of Fort Valley ...... 930 Harold Mann Memorial Interchange ........................ 915 Hybrid vehicles; use of designated travel lanes ................ 450 Insurance; registration; requirement and proof of motor vehicle insurance .......................... 261 Jim Gillis - Historic Savannah Parkway ...................... 259 Lt. Col. Doyce Ariail Highway in City of Climax .............. 920 Martin Luther King, Jr., Bypass in City of Georgetown ......... 920 Motor vehicle and traffic safety laws amended; commercial drivers; railroad crossings; death reports; arrest powers ............................ 484 Overweight vehicles ..................................... 450 Passing stationary emergency or maintenance vehicle ........... 427 Robert Henry Jordan Memorial Highway .................... 403 Robert Ray Parkway; Fred Emory Smith Memorial Bridge; J. Max Davis Interchange; Dan and Marie Branch Highway ................................ 985 Rod Smith Memorial Garden on the 129 Bypass in City of Gainesville .................................. 924

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Sheriff-Elect Derwin Brown Memorial Bridge ................ 917 Sonny Dixon Interchange ................................. 926 Sonny Kemp Intersection ................................. 152 Speeding in work zones .................................. 450 Staff Sgt. Avely W. Runnels Memorial Bridge ................ 918 State Road and Tollway Authority; county resident
exemption from causeway tolls ........... Vetoed HB 503 Subdivisions; access to state highway system ................. 613 Thelma "T-Lady" Ross Bridge; Veterans Memorial Highway
in Banks County; Dean Bryant Intersection ........... 934 Traffic-control signal monitoring devices;
regulation of use ................................ 597 Transit buses; use of emergency lanes ....................... 329 Transportation department investigators; allocation of
transportation funds; use of toll revenues .... Vetoed SB 221 Transportation department; unsolicited proposals .............. 905
HILSON, GAMALIEL Gamaliel Hilson Memorial Overpass in City of Fort Valley ...... 930
HISTORIC PRESERVATION Historic preservation grants program; combat veterans' gravesites .............................. 566
HIV Assault with body fluids by HIV or hepatitis infected person ................................. 306
HONEYBEES Colonies; registration and inspection ........................ 794
HOPE SCHOLARSHIPS Improvement of the HOPE Scholarship Joint Study Commission ................................... 990
HOSPITALS Eye banks; qualifications to operate ......................... 368 Hospital authorities; provision of grants, scholarships, loans, and financial assistance ........... 569 Small pox vaccination program immunity; provision of vaccinations to first responders ..................... 569 State deferred compensation plan; participation by certain hospitals and health centers ........ Vetoed HB 424 State employee benefits; participation by certain hospitals, health centers, and community service boards ........................ Vetoed HB 638
HOUSING TAX CREDITS Insurance taxes; housing tax credits ......................... 640

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HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT Adult day centers; regulation and licensure ................... 298 Automated external defibrillators; registration with Department of Human Resources .......... Vetoed SB 265 Child abuse records; access by Office of School Readiness and Department of Education ............. 497 Child protective services; access to criminal history records ................................. 495 Child support and alimony enforcement; applications and procedures .................................415 Licensing and regulation of community living arrangements and drug abuse treatment and education programs .............................. 558 Rules; preemptive effect ................................. 569
HUNTING Game and fish laws amended .............................. 654
HYBRID VEHICLES Use of designated travel lanes ............................. 450
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INCOME TAX Estimated tax payments; underpayments ..................... 428 Exemption for Reserve and National Guard forces in combat zone ................................... 637 Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund; voluntary contributions on income tax returns ................. 328 Refund claims; time for filing ............................. 429 State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003; changes in income, sales, motor fuel, tobacco, insurance, and property tax provisions ........................... 665
INDIAN AFFAIRS Designation of official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center ......................... 501
INDIAN ARTIFACTS Archeological resources; collection of isolated items from river beds .................. Vetoed HB 26
INDIGENT DEFENSE Georgia Indigent Defense Act enacted ....................... 191
INQUESTS Regional medical examiners; qualifications ................... 498

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INSURANCE Annuities; individual deferred annuities; minimum nonforfeiture rate ............................... 577 Credit information; use in underwriting and rating ............. 343 Employees' health insurance plan; inclusion of agricultural commodities commissions ..... Vetoed HB 147 Health insurance; coverage for off-label prescription drug use ............................. 872 Health insurance; franchise association policies covering membership groups ............ Vetoed HB 619 Health insurance; identification cards; use of social security number ........................... 444 Insurance fraud ......................................... 641 Insurance fraud as racketeering activity under RICO law ........ 387 Insurance taxes; housing tax credits ......................... 640 Life insurance on employees; notice and procedures for employer purchases .............................. 482 Motor vehicles; registration; requirement and proof of motor vehicle insurance ........................ 261 Spending Account and Consumer Driven Health Plan Advancement Act; enactment ...................... 912 State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003; changes in income, sales, motor fuel, tobacco, insurance, and property tax provisions ........................... 665 Structural pest control operators; insurance requirements ........ 414 Trusts; oral trust agreements as to insurance policies ........... 794 Vehicle protection product warranties; alarm systems, anti-theft devices, etc. ............................ 644
INTEREST AND USURY Civil actions; interest; arbitration awards; class actions; dismissals; forum non conveniens; settlement transfers .............................. 820 Georgia Fair Lending Act; revision ........................... 1
INTERPRETERS Family violence protective order cases; provision of interpreters .................................. 258
IRRIGATION Farm water use; measurement program ...................... 813
IRWIN COUNTY Board of education; compensation ......................... 4283

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JACKSON COUNTY Jackson County Airport Authority; membership; appointment; compensation; officers; quorum; immunity; tax exemptions ........................ 4660
JAILS See PENAL INSTITUTIONS
JASPER COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939
JEFFERSON, CITY OF School taxes; bonds and other obligations ................... 3935
JESUP, CITY OF City property; disposition ................................ 4803
JOHNSON COUNTY Board of commissioners; staggered terms ................... 4677
JONES COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election ............... 4663 Board of education; districts and election ................... 3836
JORDAN, ROBERT HENRY Robert Henry Jordan Memorial Highway .................... 403
JUDGMENTS Civil actions; interest; arbitration awards; class actions; dismissals; forum non conveniens; settlement transfers .............................. 820
JUDICIAL SALES Judicial and nonjudicial sales; recission of sale; limitation of damages ............................ 413
JURIES Concurrent grand juries; continuances for military service; pretrial motions; trial demands; expert reports .. 154
JUVENILE COURTS Adoption and vital records law amendments .................. 503 Age of children subject to jurisdiction of juvenile court ......... 640 Juvenile proceedings; child placement order; procedure and notice ...................................... 16 Juvenile proceedings; child support; disposition in deprivation cases ................................ 856

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Juvenile proceedings; discovery and disclosure rules ........... 317
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KEMP, SONNY Sonny Kemp Intersection ................................. 152
KENNESAW, CITY OF Corporate boundaries ................................... 4373
KING, MARTIN LUTHER Martin Luther King, Jr., Bypass in City of Georgetown ......... 920
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LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Employment security law; contribution rates; employee leasing companies and professional employer organizations ................................... 362 Life insurance on employees; notice and procedures for employer purchases ........................... 482 Supplemental appropriation to Department of Labor from Unemployment Trust Fund ................... 459 Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Joint Study Committee ..... 992 Workers' compensation; benefits; practice and procedure ........ 364
LAGRANGE, CITY OF City of LaGrange Gas Authority ................. Vetoed HB 673 City of LaGrange Gas Authority .......................... 4747
LAKE CITY Homestead exemption; municipal taxes; referendum ........... 4272
LAKE LANIER ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Use of revenues ........................................ 222
LAND SURVEYORS Scope of practice ....................................... 817
LAND-DISTURBING ACTIVITIES Soil erosion and sedimentation; local ordinances relating to land-disturbing activities ................. 270 Water protection; pollutant discharge and land disturbing activities; regulation ..................... 224
LANIER LAKE Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority; use of revenues ...................................... 222

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LAURENS COUNTY Board of education; election dates ......................... 4658
LAVONIA, CITY OF Corporate boundaries ................................... 3908
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES Criminal Justice Coordinating Council membership; Organized Crime Prevention Council abolished; airport manager training ....................... Vetoed SB 187 Motor vehicle and traffic safety laws amended; commercial drivers; railroad crossings; death reports; arrest powers ............................ 484 Peace officer training costs; reimbursement on change ofemployment ................................. 327 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; dues ............... 603 Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Authorities; creation for local governments ..................... 862 Pursuit policies .........................................911 Regulation of practice of law; fingerprints and criminal history records checks of bar applicants ....... 334 Sheriffs; prohibited business activities ....................... 320 State Fire Marshal; law enforcement personnel and powers ...... 331 Warrants submitted to Georgia Crime Information Center ....... 336
LAWYERS See ATTORNEYS
LEE COUNTY Tax commissioner; school tax collection fee ................. 3937
LENDING See BANKING AND FINANCE
LIBERTY COUNTY Board of elections and registration; creation ................. 4437 Public Facilities Authority; creation ........................ 4595 State court; technology fees .............................. 4459
LICENSING BOARDS State licensing boards; complainants notified of complaint status ................................ 422
LIFE INSURANCE Employees; notice and procedures for employer purchases ....... 482
LIFE PRESERVERS Boat safety; reportable accidents; flotation devices ............. 481

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LIMOUSINE CARRIERS Vehicle inspections ..................................... 426
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS Sales tax; exemption for liquefied petroleum gas used for horticultural purposes ..................... 337
LIVESTOCK Livestock disease reporting and control ...................... 322
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Code enforcement boards and code enforcement procedures ..... 581 County ordinance violations; sentencing; confinement and probation .................................. 408 Deferred compensation plans; employer contributions .......... 887 Development authorities; joint authorities; sports and amphitheater facilities ............................ 390 Enterprise zones; business enterprises ....................... 818 Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund; use of interest ..... Vetoed HB 314 Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund; voluntary contributions on income tax returns ............................ 328 Graffiti removal programs; use of inmate labor ................ 252 Hospital authorities; provision of grants, scholarships, loans, and financial assistance ........... 569 Indigent defense; Georgia Indigent Defense Act enacted ........ 191 Law enforcement agencies to adopt pursuit policies ............ 911 Motor vehicles; towing from private property; regulation by local governments and Department of Motor Vehicle Safety ............................ 881 Occupation taxes; definition of gross receipts ................. 596 Open records and open meetings laws; exceptions ............. 880 Peace officer training costs; reimbursement on change of employment ................................. 327 Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Authorities; creation for local governments ..................... 862 Regional Development Center boundaries; transfer of Berrien County ................................. 405 Rental property; inspection and investigation ................. 818 Revenue bond transactions; hedge contracts ........ Vetoed HB 544 Revenue bonds; gas facilities; referendum requirement eliminated ..................................... 862 Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil classifiers and other professionals .................. 302 Soil erosion and sedimentation; local ordinances relating to land-disturbing activities ................. 270 State grants; certification and audit requirements .............. 811 Timber harvesting; exemption from local regulation ............ 578 Traffic convictions; reports; fees ........................... 580 Traffic-control signal monitoring devices; regulation of use ........................................ 597

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Transfer of development rights ............................ 859 Zoning adjacent to military bases ........................... 581
LOCUST GROVE, CITY OF Elected officials; holding other offices ..................... 4567
LONG COUNTY Board of education; compensation ......................... 4390 Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 4296
LOWNDES COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election; revision of law ................................ 4034 Board of commissioners; districts and election; revision of law ................................ 4492 Board of education; districts and election ................... 4340
LULA, CITY OF Board of commissioners; districts and election ............... 3657
LUMPKIN COUNTY Board of elections and registration; creation ................. 4354
LYONS, CITY OF Homestead exemption; municipal taxes; referendum ........... 4448
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MACON COUNTY Board of elections and registration; creation ................. 4532
MACON, CITY OF Macon Water Authority; status as politicial subdivision of state and instrumentality of Bibb County 4725
MADISON COUNTY Probate judge; chief magistrate; nonpartisan election .......... 3684
MAGISTRATE COURTS County ordinance violations; sentencing; confinement and probation ........................ 408
MANN, HAROLD Harold Mann Memorial Interchange ........................ 915
MANUFACTURED HOMES Manufactured homes and mobile homes; status as real or personal property ............................. 430

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MARIJUANA Trafficking; amount of marijuana .......................... 257
MARION COUNTY Board of education; districts and election ................... 3746 Board of elections and registration; amendments .............. 4474
MARRIAGE Marriage licenses; syphilis testing requirement abolished ...................................... 895
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS Counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists; licensing exemption for disaster services .... 312
MARSHLANDS Coastal Marshlands Protection Act of 1970; exemption for private docks ....................... 316
MARTA Joint MARTA Finance Study Committee .................... 929 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; reserve funds; interest income ..................... 4740
MASS TRANSIT See TRANSIT SYSTEMS
MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Tobacco; enforcement mechanisms ......................... 829
MCDUFFIE COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939 Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 3904
MCINTOSH COUNTY Board of education; districts and election ................... 3537 Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939 Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 3790
MCRAE, CITY OF Oath of office; administration ............................ 4811 Voting districts or wards; redistricting ...................... 4816
MEDICAID Nursing Home Provider Fee Act; medical assistance payments ...................................... 435

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MEDICAL EXAMINERS Regional medical examiners; qualifications ................... 498
MEDICINE See HEALTH
MEN'S HEALTH COMMISSION Commission on Men's Health; presiding officer ..... Vetoed HB 56
MENINGITIS Postsecondary educational institutions to supply meningitis information ........................... 292
MERIWETHER COUNTY Board of elections and registration; creation ................. 4760 Probate court; nonpartisan election ofjudge ................. 3681
METHAMPHETAMINES Drugs; amphetamine; methamphetamine; anhydrous ammonia; ephedrine ............................. 177
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY Joint MARTA Finance Study Committee .................... 929 Reserve funds; interest income ............................ 4740
MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE HERITAGE MUSEUM Designation as official center for character education ........... 501
MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS Georgia Military Pension Fund; creditable service ............. 638 Historic preservation grants program; combat veterans' gravesites .............................. 566 Income tax; exemption for Reserve and Guard forces in combat zone ................................. 637 State Defense Force; use of property and vehicles .............. 606 Zoning adjacent to military bases ........................... 581
MILK Georgia Dairy Act of 1980; penalties for violations ............ 838
MILLEDGEVILLE, CITY OF Form of government; charter amendments ................... 3661
MILLER COUNTY Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 3752
MINORS Adoption and vital records law amendments .................. 503 Caregivers; criminal history records; Georgia Crime Information Center .............................. 840

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Child abuse protocols; child fatality review committees ......... 395 Child abuse records; access by Office of School
Readiness and Department of Education ............. 497 Child protective services; access to criminal
history records ................................. 495 Child support and alimony enforcement; applications
and procedures ................................. 415 Juvenile courts; age of children subject to jurisdiction .......... 640 Juvenile proceedings; child placement order; procedure
and notice ...................................... 16 Juvenile proceedings; child support; disposition in
deprivation cases ................................ 856 Juvenile proceedings; discovery and disclosure rules ........... 317 Keeping a place of prostitution when offense involves
minors; penalties ................................ 878 Pimping; sexual battery; sexual exploitation of minors .......... 573 Sexually violent predators; prohibited from residing
near schools and areas where minors congregate ....... 878 Teen dating violence prevention programs ................... 915
MISSING PERSONS Proofof death .......................................... 332
MITCHELL COUNTY Contract with Baker County for consolidated high school; nonbinding referendum ................... 4150 Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 4152
MOBILE HOMES Manufactured homes and mobile homes; status as real or personal property ............................. 430
MONROE, CITY OF City council; districts and election ......................... 3651
MONTGOMERY COUNTY Board of education; nonpartisan elections ................... 4289
MONTICELLO, CITY OF Election districts; redistricting ............................ 4847
MOPEDS Electric personal assistive mobility devices; mopeds; definitions and regulations ................. 308
MORGAN COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939

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MORGAN, CITY OF New charter .......................................... 4503
MORROW, CITY OF New charter .......................................... 4214
MOTOR FUEL TAX Prepayment ........................................... 355 State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003; changes in income, sales, motor fuel, tobacco, insurance, and property tax provisions ........................... 665
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Driver's license laws; extensive amendments .................. 796 Driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards; persons not eligible for social security numbers ... 415 Electric personal assistive mobility devices; mopeds; definitions and regulations ................. 308 Hybrid vehicles; use of designated travel lanes ................ 450 Insurance; registration; requirement and proof of motor vehicle insurance .......................... 261 Law enforcement agencies to adopt pursuit policies ............ 911 Limousine carriers; vehicle inspections ...................... 426 Manufactured homes and mobile homes; status as real or personal property ............................... 430 Motor fuel taxes; prepayment ............................. 355 Motor vehicle and traffic safety laws amended; commercial drivers; railroad crossings; death reports; arrest powers ............................ 484 Motor vehicle franchise practices; warranty reimbursement agreements ........................ 445 Motor vehicles; towing from private property; regulation by local governments and Department of Motor Vehicle Safety ............................ 881 Overweight vehicle assessments ........................... 450 Passing stationary emergency or maintenance vehicle ........... 427 Speeding in highway work zones ........................... 450 State Road and Tollway Authority; county resident exemption from causeway tolls ........... Vetoed HB 503 Subdivisions; access to state highway system ................. 613 Title applications; name and license number of applicant ........ 500 Traffic convictions; reports; fees ........................... 580 Traffic-control signal monitoring devices; regulation of use ........................................ 597 Transit buses; use of emergency lanes ....................... 329 Transportation department investigators; allocation of transportation funds; use of toll revenues .... Vetoed SB 221 Vehicle protection product warranties; alarm systems, anti-theft devices, etc. ..................... 644

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MOULTRIE, CITY OF City council; districts and election ......................... 4367
MUNICIPALITIES Code enforcement boards and code enforcement procedures ..... 581 Enterprise zones; business enterprises ....................... 818 Hospital authorities; provision of grants, scholarships, loans, and financial assistance ........... 569 Law enforcement agencies to adopt pursuit policies ............ 911 Motor vehicles; towing from private property; regulation by local governments and Department of Motor Vehicle Safety ............................ 881 Occupation taxes; definition of gross receipts ................. 596 Open records and open meetings laws; exceptions ............. 880 Peace officer training costs; reimbursement on change of employment ................................. 327 Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Authorities; creation for local governments ..................... 862 Rental property; inspection and investigation ................. 818 Revenue bond transactions; hedge contracts ........ Vetoed HB 544 Revenue bonds; gas facilities; referendum requirement eliminated ..................................... 862 Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil classifiers and other professionals .................. 302 Soil erosion and sedimentation; local ordinances relating to land-disturbing activities ................. 270 State grants to local governments; certification and audit requirements ..............................811 Timber harvesting; exemption from local regulation ............ 578 Traffic convictions; reports; fees ........................... 580 Traffic-control signal monitoring devices; regulation of use ........................................ 597 Transfer of development rights ............................ 859 Zoning adjacent to military bases ........................... 581
MUSEUMS Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum; Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt College ......... 501
MUSIC HALL OF FAME Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee; Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee ..................... Vetoed SB 88
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NAME RESERVATIONS Corporate, association, partnership, and company name reservations; filing fees ...................... 883

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NAMING State property; restrictions on naming or designating in honor of public officials .............. 313
NASHVILLE, CITY OF Charter amendments.................................... 4453
NATIONAL GUARD Concurrent grand juries; continuances for military service; pretrial motions; trial demands; expert reports .. 154 Income tax; exemption for Reserve and National Guard forces in combat zone ................................... 637 State Defense Force; use of property and vehicles .............. 606
NATURAL GAS Electrical, plumbing, conditioned air, and utility contractors; natural gas piping systems; conditioned air licensure ....................................419 Revenue bonds; gas facilities; referendum requirement eliminated ........................... 862
NATURAL RESOURCES See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
NEWBORN, CITY OF New charter .......................................... 4397
NEWTON COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election ............... 4004 Board of education; districts and election ................... 3778 Purchasing; approval and bid thresholds .................... 4777
NO-CALL LIST Telemarketing; no-call list; mobile and wireless phones ......... 562
NORTHWEST GEORGIA TRADE AND CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY
Creation for Whitfield County and City of Dalton ............. 4730
NURSING HOMES Nursing Home Provider Fee Act; medical assistance payments ...................................... 435
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OCCUPATION TAXES Definition of gross receipts ............................... 596 Enterprise zones; business enterprises ....................... 818

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OCONEE COUNTY Public Facilities Authority; creation ........................ 3914
OCONEE LAKE Restrictions on boats and equipment ........................ 795
OCONEE RIVER GREENWAY AUTHORITY Law revised ........................................... 448
OFF-LABEL PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE Health insurance; coverage for off-label prescription drug use ............................. 872
OFFICIAL DESIGNATIONS Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt College; official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center .............................. 501 Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum; Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt College ......... 501
ONIONS Vidalia Onion Act of 1986; marketing and shipping ............ 461
OPEN MEETINGS LAW Exceptions ............................................ 880
OPEN RECORDS LAW Application to emergency "911" records ..................... 602 Exceptions ............................................ 880 Probation system records; declassification procedure ........... 421
OPTOMETRY Unlicensed practice .....................................315
ORAL TRUST AGREEMENTS Insurance policies ....................................... 794
ORDINANCES County ordinance violations; sentencing; confinement and probation ........................ 408
ORGAN DONATIONS Anatomical gift procurement; advisory board; membership ...... 567
ORGANIZED CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL Criminal Justice Coordinating Council membership; Organized Crime Prevention Council abolished; airport manager training ....................... Vetoed SB 187

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OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES Assessment and enforcement provisions ..................... 450
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PAGERS Pagers and electronic communication devices; possession by students ........................... 307
PALMETTO, CITY OF Telecommunications system network ....................... 4789
PAROLE Parole and probation; fees for transfer of supervision to another state ........................ 477
PARTNERSHIPS See CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS
PAULDING COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election ............... 4480 Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939
PEACE OFFICERS See LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
PEACE OFFICERS' ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FUND Dues ................................................. 603
PEACHTREE CITY Municipal court; prosecuting officer ....................... 4875
PELHAM, CITY OF City council; terms; posts; election dates .................... 3770
PENAL INSTITUTIONS County ordinance violations; sentencing; confinement and probation ........................ 408 Criminal history records; Georgia Crime Information Center .... 840 Graffiti; use of inmate labor for removal ..................... 252 Inmate accounts; deductions for damage to private correctional facility property ...................... 252 Parole and probation; fees for transfer of supervision to another state ........................ 477 Probation system records; declassification procedure ........... 421 Sexual offender registry; registration and procedures; real estate transaction liability ..................... 281 Sexually violent predators; prohibited from residing near schools and areas where minors congregate ....... 878

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PEST CONTROL Structural pest control operators; insurance requirements ................................... 414
PHARMACY Dangerous drugs and controlled substances; listings and prescription requirements ...................... 349
PHYSICIANS State Medical Education Board and Georgia Board for Physician Workforce .................. Vetoed HB 56
PIMPING Pimping; sexual battery; sexual exploitation of minors .......... 573
PISTOLS See FIREARMS AND WEAPONS
PLANNING AND ZONING Transfer of development rights ............................ 859 Zoning adjacent to military bases ........................... 581
POLICE See LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
POLLUTION See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
POLK COUNTY Board of education; elections; referendum .................. 4309
POOLER, CITY OF Mayor; powers and duties; city manager .................... 3524
POWDER SPRINGS, CITY OF Mayor and council; residency requirements .................. 4206 Powder Springs Downtown Development Authority; membership; taxation ........................... 4759
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Health insurance; coverage for off-label prescription drug use ............................. 872
PRISONS See PENAL INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SECURITY AND DETECTIVE BUSINESSES Sheriffs; prohibited business activities ....................... 320

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PROBATE COURTS Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund; benefits; applications ............................ 410
PROBATION Parole and probation; fees for transfer of supervision to another state ........................ 477 Probation system records; declassification procedure ........... 421
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS Employment security law; contribution rates; employee leasing companies and professional employer organizations ................................... 362
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION Standards and procedure for certification of personnel .......... 398
PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES Athlete agents; regulation; Uniform Athlete Agents Act ......... 774 Athletic and Entertainment Commission law amended; tax payments; boxing; ticket brokers; penalties ........ 774 Athletic trainers; unlicensed practice; penalties ................ 422 Bingo; equipment used; type and ownership .................. 411 Bingo; prize amounts .................................... 335 Check cashers; exemption from licensure for incidental activities ...................................... 643 Counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists; licensing exemption for disaster services .... 312 Debt adjustment; regulation of practices ..................... 392 Electrical, plumbing, conditioned air, and utility contractors; natural gas piping systems; conditioned air licensure .......................... 419 Georgia Veterinary Practice Act; extensive revision ............ 615 Land surveying; definition changed ......................... 817 Optometry; unlicensed practice ............................ 315 Real estate appraisers and brokers; licensure and regulation ..................................... 370 Real estate transaction liability; sexual offender registry ....................................... 281 Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil classifiers and other professionals .................. 302 Sheriffs; prohibited business activities ....................... 320 State licensing boards; complainants notified of complaint status ................................ 422 Structural pest control operators; insurance requirements ........ 414 Veterinary Practice Act; extensive revision ................... 615
PROPERTY Anatomical gift procurement; advisory board; membership ...... 567 Code enforcement boards and code enforcement procedures ..... 581

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Judicial and nonjudicial sales; recission of sale; limitation of damages ............................ 413
Manufactured homes and mobile homes; status as real or personal property ............................. 430
Motor vehicles; towing from private property; regulation by local governments and Department of Motor Vehicle Safety ............................ 881
Real estate appraisers and brokers; licensure and regulation ..................................... 370
Real estate transaction liability; sexual offender registry ....................................... 281
Real estate transfer tax; superior court clerk as collecting officer; exemption for transfers between related parties ........................... 874
Rental property; inspection and investigation ................. 818 State property; restrictions on naming or designating
in honor of public officials ........................ 313 Transfer of development rights ............................ 859
PROPERTY TAX Conservation use assessment; criteria and procedures; eligibility of constructed wetlands ......... 271 Conservation use assessment; renewal without lapse ............ 565 Conservation use assessment; river and stream buffer zone property ........................ Vetoed HB 290 Enterprise zones; business enterprises ....................... 818 Farm equipment; exemption of equipment in dealer's inventory ...................................... 190 Preferential assessment of environmentally contaminated property ........................... 170 State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003; changes in income, sales, motor fuel, tobacco, insurance, and property tax provisions ........................... 665
PROSTITUTION Keeping a place of prostitution when offense involves minors; penalties ......................... 878
PROTECTIVE ORDERS Family Violence and Stalking Protective Order Registry; standard forms; recording procedure ......... 321 Family violence orders; duration; violation as crime ............ 652 Protective order cases; provision of interpreters ............... 258
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Conflicts of interest; dealing with the state; exception for certain university employees ............ 516 Deferred compensation plans; employer contributions .......... 887 Employees' health insurance plan; inclusion of agricultural commodities commissions ..... Vetoed HB 147

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Indigent defense; Georgia Indigent Defense Act enacted ........ 191 Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund;
benefits; applications ............................ 410 Payroll deductions for higher education savings plan . Vetoed HB 424 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; dues ............... 603 Public School Employees Retirement Fund; funding and
benefits ....................................... 409 Regional medical examiners; qualifications ................... 498 Sheriffs; prohibited business activities ....................... 320 Sick leave; return of forfeited leave after return to
employment ................................... 412 State deferred compensation plan; participation by
certain hospitals and health centers ........ Vetoed HB 424 State employee benefits; participation by certain hospitals, health
centers, and community service boards ..... Vetoed HB 638 State property; restrictions on naming or
designating in honor of public officials .............. 313 Volunteer firefighters; temporary disability compensation ....... 772
PUBLIC SAFETY Certification of and standards for fire departments and firefighters ................................. 888 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council membership; Organized Crime Prevention Council abolished; airport manager training ................. Vetoed SB 187 Law enforcement agencies to adopt pursuit policies ............ 911 Passing stationary emergency or maintenance vehicle ........... 427 Peace officer training costs; reimbursement on change ofemployment ................................. 327 Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Authorities; creation for local governments ..................... 862 Small pox vaccination program immunity; provision of vaccinations to first responders ..................... 569 State Fire Marshal; law enforcement personnel and powers ...... 331 Volunteer firefighters; temporary disability compensation ....... 772
PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND Funding and benefits .................................... 409
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION East Central Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority; creation ............................. Vetoed HB 497 Firearms or other weapons at public gathering or transportation facility; affirmative defense ............ 423 Georgia Distance Learning and Telemedicine Act of 1992; Universal Service Fund; use of proceeds for technology needs ............................... 354 Limousine carriers; vehicle inspections ...................... 426 Public transit systems; possession of bottled water ............. 338 Telemarketing; no-call list; mobile and wireless phones ......... 562

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Transportation security devices; interference or avoidance ....... 423
PUMPS Water well and pump standards and regulation ................ 607
PURPLE HEART TRAIL Dixie Highway and Purple Heart Trail designated .............. 988
PURSUIT POLICIES Law enforcement agencies to adopt pursuit policies ............ 911
PUTNAM COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election ............... 3639 Board of education; districts and election ................... 3645
PYROTECHNICS DISPLAYS Licensure and regulation ................................. 294
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QUITMAN COUNTY Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 3774
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RABUN COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election; revision of law ................................ 4358
RACKETEERING Insurance fraud as racketeering activity under RICO law ........ 387
RAILROAD CROSSINGS Motor vehicle and traffic safety laws amended; commercial drivers; railroad crossings; death reports; arrest powers ............................ 484
RAILROADS East Central Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority; creation ............................. Vetoed HB 497
RANDOLPH COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939 Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 4452
RAY, ROBERT Robert Ray Parkway; Fred Emory Smith Memorial Bridge; J. Max Davis Interchange; Dan and Marie Branch Highway ................................ 985

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REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS AND BROKERS Licensure and regulation ................................. 370 Real estate transaction liability; sexual offender registry ....................................... 281
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX Superior court clerk as collecting officer; exemption for transfers between related parties ........ 874
RED LIGHT CAMERAS Traffic-control signal monitoring devices; regulation of use ................................ 597
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS Transfer of Berrien County ............................... 405
REINHARDT COLLEGE Designation of official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center ......................... 501
RENAL DIALYSIS ADVISORY COUNCIL Membership ................................. Vetoed HB 56
RENTAL PROPERTY Inspection and investigation by local governments ............. 818
RETAIL INSTALLMENT AND HOME SOLICITATION SALES ACT
Retail installment contracts and revolving accounts; late fees and dishonor fees ................ 809
RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS Correction of typographic, stylistic, and other errors and omissions ............................. 139 Georgia Military Pension Fund; creditable service ............. 638 Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund; benefits; applications ............................ 410 Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; dues ............... 603 Public School Employees Retirement Fund; funding and benefits ....................................... 409
REVENUE AND TAXATION Administrative changes; publication of executions; collections; filing dates ........................... 442 Corporate, association, partnership, and company name reservations; filing fees ........................... 883 Employment security law; contribution rates; employee leasing companies and professional employer organizations ........................... 362 Enterprise zones; business enterprises ....................... 818

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Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund; voluntary contributions on income tax returns ............................ 328
Income tax; estimated tax payments; underpayments ............ 428 Income tax; exemption for Reserve and National Guard
forces in combat zone ............................ 637 Income tax; refund claims; time for filing .................... 429 Insurance taxes; housing tax credits ......................... 640 Motor fuel taxes; prepayment ............................. 355 Occupation taxes; definition of gross receipts ................. 596 Property tax; conservation use assessment; criteria
and procedures; eligibility of constructed wetlands ..... 271 Property tax; conservation use assessment; renewal
without lapse ................................... 565 Property tax; conservation use assessment; river and
stream buffer zone property ............. Vetoed HB 290 Property tax; farm equipment; exemption of equipment
in dealer's inventory ............................. 190 Property tax; preferential assessment of
environmentally contaminated property .............. 570 Real estate transfer tax; superior court clerk as
collecting officer; exemption for transfers between related parties ........................... 874 Refunds; class claims and class actions ...................... 355 Sales tax; carpet samples; taxable value ...................... 385 Sales tax; exemption for liquefied petroleum gas used for horticultural purposes ......................... 337 Sales tax for educational purposes; performance audit or review of expenditures ......................... 185 State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003; changes in income, sales, motor fuel, tobacco, insurance, and property tax provisions ........................... 665 Tobacco; Master Settlement Agreement; enforcement mechanisms .................................... 829
REVENUE BONDS Development authorities; joint authorities; sports and amphitheater facilities ........................ 390 Revenue bond transactions; hedge contracts ........ Vetoed HB 544 Revenue bonds; gas facilities; referendum requirement eliminated ..................................... 862
REVISER'S BILLS Elections; correction of typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions ..................... 151 Official Code of Georgia Annotated; correction of typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions ..................................... 140 Retirement and pensions; correction of typographic, stylistic, and other errors and omissions .............. 139

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REYNOLDS, CITY OF Mayor and council; compensation ......................... 4265
RICHMOND COUNTY Land conveyances authorized in numerous counties ............ 463
RIVERS See WATER
ROGUE BOOSTERS College athletic recruitment rules; cause of action for violations ................................... 707
ROSS, THELMA Thelma "T-Lady" Ross Bridge; Veterans Memorial Highway in Banks County; Dean Bryant Intersection . . . 934
RUNNELS, AVELY W. Staff Sgt. Avely W. Runnels Memorial Bridge ................ 918
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SAINT MARYS, CITY OF Saint Marys Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority Act; enacted .......................... 4464
SALE CITY New charter .......................................... 4568
SALES TAX Carpet samples; taxable value ............................. 385 Exemption for liquefied petroleum gas used for horticultural purposes ............................ 337 Sales tax for educational purposes; performance audit or review of expenditures ..................... 185 State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003; changes in income, sales, motor fuel, tobacco, insurance, and property tax provisions ........................... 665
SANTA CLAUS, CITY OF Homestead exemption; municipal taxes; referendum ........... 3764
SATILLA REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY Ware County Water and Sewer Authority; name changed to Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority ....... 3689
SCHOLARSHIPS Georgia Student Finance Commission and Georgia Student Finance Authority; amendments ............. 158

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Hospital authorities; provision of grants, scholarships, loans, and financial assistance ........... 569
Improvement of the HOPE Scholarship Joint Study Commission ................................... 990
State officers and employees; payroll deductions for higher education savings plan ............ Vetoed HB 424
Tuition equalization grants for private colleges and universities; eligibility and use ..................... 904
SCHOOL BUSES Motor vehicle and traffic safety laws amended; commercial drivers; railroad crossings; death reports; arrest powers ............................ 484
SCHOOLS See EDUCATION
SCOOTERS Electric personal assistive mobility devices; mopeds; definitions and regulations ................. 308
SCREVEN COUNTY Chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ...................... 3906 Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939 Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 4473 Public Facilities Authority; creation ........................ 4556
SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS Monument in honor of search and rescue dogs; grounds of Agriculture Department .................. 927
SECRETARY OF STATE Corporate, association, partnership, and company name reservations; filing fees ........................... 883 State licensing boards; complainants notified of complaint status ................................ 422
SEPTIC TANKS Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil classifiers and other professionals .................. 302
SEWAGE Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil classifiers and other professionals .................. 302
SEX OFFENSES Blue Ribbon Commission on Response, Investigation, and Prosecution of Sexual Offenses; creation .......... 932 Pimping; sexual battery; sexual exploitation of minors .......... 573

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Sexual offender registry; registration and procedures; real estate transaction liability ..................... 281
Sexually violent predators; prohibited from residing near schools and areas where minors congregate ....... 878
SHERIFFS Prohibited business activities .............................. 320
SHINHOSTER, EARL T. Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange and Bridge ................... 931
SICK LEAVE Public employees; return of forfeited leave after return to employment ............................412
SILVICULTURE Timber harvesting; exemption from local regulation ............ 578
SMALL POX Small pox vaccination program immunity; provision of vaccinations to first responders ..................... 569
SMITH, FRED EMORY Robert Ray Parkway; Fred Emory Smith Memorial Bridge; J. Max Davis Interchange; Dan and Marie Branch Highway ................................ 985
SMITH, ROD Rod Smith Memorial Garden on the 129 Bypass in City of Gainesville .................................. 924
SMITHVILLE, CITY OF Mayor and council; terms ................................ 4306
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS Driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards; persons not eligible for social security numbers ... 415 Health insurance identification cards; use of social security number................................. 444
SOCIAL SERVICES Adult day centers; regulation and licensure ................... 298 Child abuse records; access by Office of School Readiness and Department of Education ............. 497 Child protective services; access to criminal history records ................................. 495 Child support and alimony enforcement; applications and procedures .................................415

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Licensing and regulation of community living arrangements and drug abuse treatment and education programs .............................. 558
SOCIAL WORKERS Certified school counselors and certified school social workers; compensation ............. Vetoed SB 178 Counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists; licensing exemption for disaster services .... 312
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Farm water use; measurement program ...................... 813
SOIL CLASSIFIERS Sewage management systems; soil reports; soil classifiers and other professionals .................. 302
SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION Local ordinances relating to land-disturbing activities ........... 270 Water protection; pollutant discharge and land disturbing activities; regulation ..................... 224
SPALDING COUNTY Board of elections changed to board of elections and registration and law revised ................... 4311
SPEEDING Highway work zones .................................... 450
SPEEDY TRIAL Concurrent grand juries; continuances for military service; pretrial motions; trial demands; expert reports . . 154
SPENDING ACCOUNT AND CONSUMER DRIVEN HEALTH PLAN ADVANCEMENT ACT
Enactment ............................................ 912
SPORTS HALL OF FAME Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee; Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee ..................... Vetoed SB 88
STALKING Family Violence and Stalking Protective Order Registry; standard forms; recording procedure ......... 321
STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVISION ACT OF 2003
Changes in income, sales, motor fuel, tobacco, insurance, and property tax provisions ............... 665

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STATE BAR OF GEORGIA Regulation of practice of law; fingerprints and criminal history records checks of bar applicants ....... 334
STATE FLAG State flag; design; advisory referendum ....................... 26
STATE GOVERNMENT Appropriations; Fiscal Year 2003; amendments ................ 29 Appropriations; Fiscal Year 2004 .......................... 710 Benefits based funding projects ............................ 439 Deferred compensation plans; employer contributions .......... 887 East Central Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority; creation ............ Vetoed HB 497 Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt College; official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center .............................. 501 Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund; use of interest ..... Vetoed HB 314 Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund; voluntary contributions on income tax returns ............................ 328 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee; Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and advisory committee ................. Vetoed SB 88 Indigent defense; Georgia Indigent Defense Act enacted ........ 191 Investment of bond proceeds; Financing and Investment Commission and Environmental Facilities Authority .... 359 Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority; use of revenues ...................................... 222 Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939 Land conveyances authorized in numerous counties ............ 463 Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum; designation as official center for character education ............. 501 Open records and open meetings laws; exceptions ............. 880 Open records law; application to emergency "911" records ...... 602 Purchasing; auction bidding; sunset date ..................... 605 Regional Development Center boundaries; transfer of Berrien County ................................. 405 State flag; design; advisory referendum ....................... 26 State property; restrictions on naming or designating in honor of public officials ........................ 313 Supplemental appropriation to Department of Labor from Unemployment Trust Fund ................... 459 Transportation department; unsolicited proposals .............. 905 World Congress Center Authority Overview Committee; membership .................................... 386
STATE ROAD AND TOLLWAY AUTHORITY County resident exemption from causeway tolls ..... Vetoed HB 503 Use of toll revenues ............................ Vetoed SB 221

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STATESBORO, CITY OF Downtown Statesboro Development Authority; district boundaries .................................... 4392
STATUS OFFENDERS Juvenile courts; age of children subject to jurisdiction .......... 640
STEWART COUNTY Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 4553
STOCKBRIDGE, CITY OF Elected officials; holding other offices ..................... 4429
STOP LIGHT CAMERAS Traffic-control signal monitoring devices; regulation of use ................................ 597
STREAMS See WATER
STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS Civil actions; interest; arbitration awards; class actions; dismissals; forum non conveniens; settlement transfers .............................. 820
STUDENT FINANCE COMMISSION Georgia Student Finance Commission and Georgia Student Finance Authority; amendments ............. 158
SUBDIVISIONS Access to state highway system ............................ 613
SUGAR HILL, CITY OF New charter .......................................... 3546
SUNSHINE LAW Open records and open meetings laws; exceptions ............. 880
SUPERIOR COURTS Adoption and vital records law amendments .................. 503 Clayton Judicial Circuit; selection of chief judge ............. 4248 Family violence protective order cases; provision of interpreters .................................... 258 Real estate transfer tax; superior court clerk as collecting officer; exemption for transfers between related parties ........................... 874
SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT Child support and alimony enforcement; applications and procedures .................................415

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SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA Answer questions of law from other courts ................... 404 Questions certified by federal courts ........................ 337 Regulation of practice of law; fingerprints and criminal history records checks of bar applicants ....... 334
SURVEYORS Land surveying; definition changed ......................... 817
SWINDELL, ALBERT SHELTON Albert Shelton Swindell Memorial Highway .................. 923
SYPHILIS Marriage licenses; syphilis testing requirement abolished ...................................... 895
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TALBOT COUNTY Board of education; districts and election ................... 4697 Land conveyances authorized in numerous counties ............ 463
TATTNALL COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election ............... 3833 Board of education; districts and election ................... 3802
TAXATION See REVENUE AND TAXATION
TEACHERS See EDUCATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS Georgia Distance Learning and Telemedicine Act of 1992; Universal Service Fund; use of proceeds for technology needs ............................... 354 Open records law; application to emergency "911" records ...... 602 Telemarketing; no-call list; mobile and wireless phones ......... 562
TELFAIR COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election; revision of law ................................ 3992
TEMPLE, CITY OF City council; districts and election ......................... 3540
TEMPORARY HELP FIRMS Employment security law; contribution rates; employee leasing companies and professional employer organizations ................................... 362

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TENURE Teachers; employment rights; compensation increase for student testing achievement..................... 896
TERRELL COUNTY Chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ...................... 4291 Probate judge; nonpartisan election ........................ 4293
TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2003 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council membership; Organized Crime Prevention Council abolished; airport manager training ....................... Vetoed SB 187
THERAPISTS Counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists; licensing exemption for disaster services .... 312
THOMASTON, CITY OF City council districts; redistricting ......................... 5018
TICKET BROKERS Athletic and Entertainment Commission law amended; tax payments; boxing; ticket brokers; penalties ........ 774
TIMBER Timber harvesting; exemption from local regulation ............ 578
TITLES Manufactured homes and mobile homes; status as real or personal property ............................. 430 Motor vehicle title applications; name and license number ofapplicant ............................. 500
TOBACCO Master Settlement Agreement; enforcement mechanisms ........ 829
TOBACCO TAX State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003; changes in income, sales, motor fuel, tobacco, insurance, and property tax provisions ........................... 665
TOLL ROADS State Road and Tollway Authority; county resident exemption from causeway tolls ........... Vetoed HB 503 State Road and Tollway Authority; use of toll revenues Vetoed SB 221
TOOMBS COUNTY Homestead exemption; county taxes; referendum ............. 3755 Homestead exemption; school taxes; referendum ............. 3767

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION__________107A
TORTS College athletic recruitment rules; cause of action for violations ................................... 707
TOWING Motor vehicles; towing from private property; regulation by local governments and Department of Motor Vehicle Safety ............................ 881
TRAFFIC See MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TRAINERS Athletic trainers; unlicensed practice; penalties ................ 422
TRANSFER TAX Real estate transfer tax; superior court clerk as collecting officer; exemption for transfers between related parties .................................. 874
TRANSIT SYSTEMS Firearms or other weapons at public gathering or transportation facility; affirmative defense ............ 423 Public transit systems; possession of bottled water ............. 338 Transit buses; use of emergency lanes ....................... 329 Transportation security devices; interference or avoidance ....... 423
TRANSPORTATION Driver's license laws; extensive amendments .................. 796 East Central Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority; creation ............................. Vetoed HB 497 Electric personal assistive mobility devices; mopeds; definitions and regulations ................. 308 Firearms or other weapons at public gathering or transportation facility; affirmative defense ............ 423 Hybrid vehicles; use of designated travel lanes ................ 450 Limousine carriers; vehicle inspections ...................... 426 Motor vehicle and traffic safety laws amended; commercial drivers; railroad crossings; death reports; arrest powers ............................ 484 Overweight vehicle assessments ........................... 450 Passing stationary emergency or maintenance vehicle ........... 427 Public transit systems; possession of bottled water ............. 338 Speeding in highway work zones ........................... 450 State Road and Tollway Authority; county resident exemption from causeway tolls ........... Vetoed HB 503 Subdivisions; access to state highway system .................613 Transit buses; use of emergency lanes ....................... 329 Transportation department investigators; allocation of transportation funds; use of toll revenues .... Vetoed SB 221

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Transportation department; unsolicited proposals .............. 905 Transportation security devices; interference or avoidance ....... 423
TROUP COUNTY Board of commissioners; districts and election ............... 4012 Board of education; nonpartisan elections; technical correction .................................... 4317 Land conveyances authorized in numerous counties ............ 463 Probate court; nonpartisan election ofjudge ................. 4020 Troup County Public Facilities Authority; creation ............ 3525
TRUSTS Oral trust agreements as to insurance policies ................. 794
TUITION EQUALIZATION GRANTS Tuition equalization grants for private colleges and universities; eligibility and use .................. 904
TYRONE, CITY OF Mayor and council; terms; election ........................ 4489
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UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION Employment security law; contribution rates; employee leasing companies and professional employer organizations ................................... 362 Supplemental appropriation to Department of Labor from Unemployment Trust Fund ................... 459 Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Joint Study Committee ..... 992
UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND Georgia Distance Learning and Telemedicine Act of 1992; Universal Service Fund; use of proceeds for technology needs ............................... 354
UNIVERSITIES See COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Conflicts of interest; dealing with the state; exception for certain university employees ............ 516 Fiscal management and property inventory ................... 313
UPSON COUNTY Board of elections and registration; creation ................. 3827

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VARNELL, CITY OF Corporate boundaries ................................... 4442
VETERANS Historic preservation grants program; combat veterans' gravesites .............................. 566
VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY Thelma "T-Lady" Ross Bridge; Veterans Memorial Highway in Banks County; Dean Bryant Intersection .. . 934
VETERINARIANS Georgia Veterinary Practice Act; extensive revision ............ 615
VIDALIA ONION ACT OF 1986 Marketing and shipping .................................. 461
VIDALIA, CITY OF Homestead exemption; municipal taxes; referendum ........... 3761 Homestead exemption; school taxes; referendum ............. 3758
VITAL RECORDS Adoption and vital records law amendments .................. 503
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS Volunteer firefighters; temporary disability compensation .................................. 772
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WAR ON TERRORISM LOCAL ASSISTANCE ACT Public Safety and Judicial Facilities Authorities; creation for local governments ..................... 862
WARE COUNTY Ware County Water and Sewer Authority; name changed to Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority ....... 3689

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WARRANTIES Motor vehicle franchise practices; warranty reimbursement agreements ........................ 445 Vehicle protection product warranties; alarm systems, anti-theft devices, etc. ............................ 644
WARRANTS Warrants submitted to Georgia Crime Information Center ....... 336
WARREN COUNTY Board of education; nonpartisan elections ................... 3950 Board of education; nonpartisan elections ................... 3806
WASHINGTON COUNTY; Motor vehicle registration period .......................... 4688
WASHINGTON, CITY OF Telecommunications system network ....................... 4984
WATER Archeological resources; collection of isolated items from river beds .................. Vetoed HB 26 Conservation use assessment; river and stream buffer zone property ........................ Vetoed HB 290 Farm water use; measurement program; State Soil and Water Conservation Commission ................... 813 Public transit systems; possession of bottled water ............. 338 Water protection; pollutant discharge and land disturbing activities; regulation ..................... 224 Well and pump standards and regulation ..................... 607
WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT Archeological resources; collection of isolated items from river beds .................. Vetoed HB 26 Boat safety; reportable accidents; flotation devices ............. 481 Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority; use of revenues ..... 222 Lake Oconee; restrictions on boats and equipment ............. 795 Marshlands regulation; exemption for private docks ............ 316
WAYCROSS, CITY OF Board of commissioners; districts and election ............... 4256
WAYNE COUNTY Probate judge and chief magistrate; nonpartisan election ....... 4298
WEAPONS See FIREARMS AND WEAPONS
WEBSTER COUNTY Motor vehicle registration period .......................... 4294

___________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION__________111A
WETLANDS Property tax; conservation use assessments; renewal without lapse ................................... 565
WHITE COUNTY Land conveyances and easements authorized in numerous counties .............................. 939
WHITFIELD COUNTY Homestead exemption; school taxes; referendum ............. 4538 Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center Authority; creation for Whitfield County and City of Dalton ..................................... 4730
WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES Missing persons; proof of death ............................ 332 Trusts; oral trust agreements as to insurance policies ........... 794
WORKERS' COMPENSATION Benefits; practice and procedure ........................... 364
WORLD CONGRESS CENTER World Congress Center Authority Overview Committee; membership.................................... 386
WRENS, CITY OF Mayor pro tem; powers and duties; vacancy ................. 3990
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Appling..... 17,419 ..... 15,744 ...... 15,565 .... 12,726 ..... 13,246 ..... 14,003 .... 14,497 .... 13,314

Atkinson ..... 7,609 ...... 6,213 ....... 6,141 ..... 5,879 ...... 6,188 ...... 7,362 ..... 7,093 ..... 6,894

Bacon ...... 10,103 ...... 9,566 ....... 9,379 ..... 8,233 ...... 8,359 ...... 8,940 ..... 8,096 ..... 7,055

Baker ....... 4,074 ...... 3,615 ....... 3,808 ..... 3,875 ...... 4,543 ...... 5,952 ..... 7,344 ..... 7,818

Baldwin .... 44,700 ..... 39,530 ...... 34,686 .... 34,240 ..... 34,064 ..... 29,706 .... 24,190 .... 22,878

Banks ...... 14,422 ..... 10,308 ....... 8,702 ..... 6,833 ...... 6,497 ...... 6,935 ..... 8,733 ..... 9,703

Barrow ..... 46,144 ..... 29,721 ...... 21,354 .... 16,859 ..... 14,485 ..... 13,115 .... 13,064 .... 12,401

Bartow ..... 76,019 ..... 55,915 ...... 40,760 .... 32,911 ..... 28,267 ..... 27,370 .... 25,283 .... 25,364

Ben Hill .... 17,484 ..... 16,245 ...... 16,000 .... 13,171 ..... 13,633 ..... 14,879 .... 14,523 .... 13,047

Berrien ..... 16,235 ..... 14,153 ...... 13,525 .... 11,556 ..... 12,038 ..... 13,966 .... 15,370 .... 14,646

Bibb ...... 153,887 .... 150,137 ..... 150,256 . . . 143,366 .... 141,249 .... 114,079 .... 83,783 .... 77,042

Bleckley .... 11,666 ..... 10,430 ...... 10,767 .... 10,291 ...... 9,642 ...... 9,218 ..... 9,655 ..... 9,133

Brantley .... 14,629 ..... 11,077 ....... 8,701 ..... 5,940 ...... 5,891 ...... 6,387 ..... 6,871 ..... 6,895

Brooks ..... 16,450 ..... 15,398 ...... 15,255 .... 13,743 ..... 15,292 ..... 18,169 .... 20,497 .... 21,330

Bryan ...... 23,417 ..... 15,438 ...... 10,175 ..... 6,539 ...... 6,226 ...... 5,965 ..... 6,288 ..... 5,952

Bulloch ..... 55,983 ..... 43,125 ...... 35,785 .... 31,585 ..... 24,263 ..... 24,740 .... 26,010 .... 26,509

Burke .... 22 243 . . . 20,579 . . . 19 349 . . 18,255 . . . . . 20,596 . . . . . 23,458 . . . . 26,520 . . 29 224

Butts ..... 19 552 . . 15,326 . . . . .. 13,665 .. . . 10,560 . . . . . . 8,976 . . 9 079 ... 9,182 .. 9 345

Calhoun . . . . . 6,320 . . . ... 5,013 . . . 5 717 . . . 6,606 . . . 7 341 . . . . 8,578 . . . . 10,438 . . . . 10,576

Camden . . . . 43,664 . . . . . 30,167 ... . .. 13,371 .. . . 11,334...

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Carroll . . . . . 87.268 . . . . . 71.422 . . . . . . 56.346 . . . . 45.404 . . . .. 36.451 . . . . . 34.112 . . . . 34.156 . . . . 34.272

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Catoosa ..... 53,282 ..... 42,464 ...... 36,991 .... 28,271 ..... 21,101 ..... 15,146 .... 12,199 ..... 9,421

Charlton .... 10,282 ...... 8,496 ....... 7,343 ..... 5,680 ...... 5,313 ...... 4,821 ..... 5,246 ..... 4,381

Chatham ... 232,048 .... 216,774 ..... 202,226 . . . 187,816 .... 188,299 .... 151,481 ... 117,970 ... 105,431

Chattahoochee 14,882 ..... 16,934 ...... 21,732 .... 25,813 ..... 13,011 ..... 12,149 .... 15,138 ..... 8,894

Chattooga ... 25,470 ..... 22,242 ...... 21,856 .... 20,541 ..... 19,954 ..... 21,197 .... 18,532 .... 15,407

Cherokee .. 141,903 ..... 90,204 ...... 51,699 .... 31,059 ..... 23,001 ..... 20,750 .... 20,126 .... 20,003

Clarke ..... 101,489 ..... 87,594 ...... 74,498 .... 65,177 ..... 45,363 ..... 36,550 .... 28,398 .... 25,613

Clay ........ 3,357 ...... 3,364 ....... 3,553 ..... 3,636 ...... 4,551 ...... 5,844 ..... 7,064 ..... 6,943

Clayton .... 236,517 .... 181,436 ..... 150,357 .... 98,126 ..... 46,365 ..... 22,872 .... 11,655 .... 10,260

Clinch ....... 6,878 ...... 6,160 ....... 6,660 ..... 6,405 ...... 6,545 ...... 6,007 ..... 6,437 ..... 7,015

Cobb ...... 607,751 .... 447,745 ..... 297,718 ... 196,793 .... 114,174 ..... 61,830 .... 38,272 .... 35,408

Coffee ...... 37,413 ..... 29,592 ...... 26,894 .... 22,828 ..... 21,953 ..... 23,962 .... 21,541 .... 19,739

Colquitt..... 42,053 ..... 36,645 ...... 35,376 .... 32,298 ..... 34,048 ..... 33,999 .... 33,012 .... 30,622

Columbia . . . 89,288 ..... 66,031 ...... 40,118 .... 22,327 ..... 13,423 ...... 9,525 ..... 9,433 ..... 8,793

Cook ....... 15,771 ..... 13,456 ...... 13,490 .... 12,129 ..... 11,822 ..... 12,201 .... 11,919 .... 11,311

Coweta ..... 89,215 ..... 53,853 ...... 39,268 .... 32,310 ..... 28,893 ..... 27,786 .... 26,972 .... 25,127

Crawford ... 12,495 ...... 8,991 ....... 7,684 ..... 5,748 ...... 5,816 ...... 6,080 ..... 7,128 ..... 7,020

Crisp ....... 21,996 ..... 20,011 ...... 19,489 .... 18,087 ..... 17,768 ..... 17,663 .... 17,540 .... 17,343 Z!

Dade ....... 15,154 ..... 13,147 ...... 12,318 ..... 9,910 ...... 8,666 ...... 7,364 ..... 5,894 ..... 4,146

Dawson ..... 15,999 ...... 9,429 ....... 4,774 ..... 3,639 ...... 3,590 ...... 3,712 ..... 4,479 ..... 3,502

Decatur ..... 28,240 ..... 25,517 ...... 25,495 .... 22,310 ..... 25,203 ..... 23,620 .... 22,234 .... 23,622

DeKalb .... 666,072 .... 546,171 ..... 483,024 ... 415,387 .... 256,782 .... 136,395 .... 86,942 .... 70,278

Dodge ...... 19,171 ..... 17,607 ...... 16,955 .... 15,658 ..... 16,483 ..... 17,865 .... 21,022 .... 21,599

Dooly ...... 11,525 ...... 9,901 ...... 10,826 .... 10,404 ..... 11,474 ..... 14,159 .... 16,886 .... 18,025

Dougherty . .. 96,065 ..... 96,321 ..... 100,710 .... 89,639 ..... 75,680 ..... 43,617 .... 28,565 .... 22,306

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Douglas .... 92,174 ..... 71,120 ...... 54,573 .... 28,659 ..... 16,741 ..... 12,173 .... 10,053 ..... 9,461 >

Early ....... 12,354 ..... 11,854 ...... 13,158 .... 12,682 ..... 13,151 ..... 17,413 .... 18,679 .... 18,273

Echols ....... 3,754 ...... 2,334 ....... 2,297 ..... 1,924 ...... 1,876 ...... 2,494 ..... 2,964 ..... 2,744

Effmgham ... 37,535 ..... 25,687 ...... 18,327 .... 13,632 ..... 10,144 ...... 9,133 ..... 9,646 .... 10,164

Elbert ...... 20,511 ..... 18,949 ...... 18,758 .... 17,262 ..... 17,835 ..... 18,585 .... 19,618 .... 18,485

Emanuel .... 21,837 ..... 20,546 ...... 20,795 .... 18,357 ..... 17,815 ..... 19,789 .... 23,517 .... 24,101

Evans ...... 10,495 ...... 8,724 ....... 8,428 ..... 7,290 ...... 6,952 ...... 6,653 ..... 7,401 ..... 7,102

Fannin...... 19,798 ..... 15,992 ...... 14,748 .... 13,357 ..... 13,620 ..... 15,192 .... 14,752 .... 12,969

Fayette ..... 91,263 ..... 62,415 ...... 29,043 .... 11,364 ...... 8,199 ...... 7,978 ..... 8,170 ..... 8,665

Floyd ...... 90,565 ..... 81,251 ...... 79,800 .... 73,742 ..... 69,130 ..... 62,899 .... 56,141 .... 48,677

Forsyth ..... 98,407 ..... 44,083 ...... 27,958 .... 16,928 ..... 12,170 ..... 11,005 .... 11,322 .... 10,624

Franklin .... 20,285 ..... 16,650 ...... 15,185 .... 12,784 ..... 13,274 ..... 14,446 .... 15,612 .... 15,902

Fulton .... 815,806* .... 648,779 ..... 589,904 . . . 605,210 .... 556,326 .... 473,572 . . . 392,886 . . . 318,587 >

Gilmer ..... 23,456 ..... 13,368 ...... 11,110 ..... 8,956 ...... 8,922 ...... 9,963 ..... 9,001 ..... 7,344

Glascock ..... 2,556 ...... 2,357 ....... 2,382 ..... 2,280 ...... 2,672 ...... 3,579 ..... 4,547 ..... 4,388

Glynn ...... 67,568 ..... 62,496 ...... 54,981 .... 50,528 ..... 41,954 ..... 29,046 .... 21,920 .... 19,400

Gordon ..... 44,104 ..... 35,067 ...... 30,070 .... 23,570 ..... 19,228 ..... 18,922 .... 18,445 .... 16,846

Grady ...... 23,659 ..... 20,279 ...... 19,845 .... 17,826 ..... 18,015 ..... 18,928 .... 19,654 .... 19,200

Greene ..... 14,406 ..... 11,793 ...... 11,391 .... 10,212 ..... 11,193 ..... 12,843 .... 13,709 .... 12,616

Gwinnett ... 588,448 .... 352,910 ..... 166,808 .... 72,349 ..... 43,541 ..... 32,320 .... 29,087 .... 27,853

Habersham . . 35,902 ..... 27,622 ...... 25,020 .... 20,691 ..... 18,116 ..... 16,553 .... 14,771 .... 12,748

Hall...... 139,281* ..... 95,434 ...... 75,649 .... 59,405 ..... 49,739 ..... 40,113 .... 34,822 .... 30,313

Hancock .... 10,076 ...... 8,908 ....... 9,466 ..... 9,019 ...... 9,979 ..... 11,052 .... 12,764 .... 13,070

Haralson .... 25,690 ..... 21,966 ...... 18,422 .... 15,927 ..... 14,543 ..... 14,663 .... 14,377 .... 13,263

Harris ...... 23,695 ..... 17,788 ...... 15,464 .... 11,520 ..... 11,167 ..... 11,265 .... 11,428 .... 11,140

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Hart ...... 23,000* ..... 19,712 ...... 18,585 .... 15,814 ..... 15,229 ..... 14,495 .... 15,512 .... 15,174

Heard ...... 11,012 ...... 8,628 ....... 6,520 ..... 5,354 ...... 5,333 ...... 6,975 ..... 8,610 ..... 9,102

Henry ..... 119,341 ..... 58,741 ...... 36,309 .... 23,724 ..... 17,619 ..... 15,857 .... 15,119 .... 15,924

Houston ... 110,765 ..... 89,208 ...... 77,605 .... 62,924 ..... 39,154 ..... 20,964 .... 11,303 .... 11,280

Irwin ........ 9,931 ...... 8,649 ....... 8,988 ..... 8,036 ...... 9,211 ..... 11,973 .... 12,936 .... 12,199

Jackson ..... 41,589 ..... 30,005 ...... 25,343 .... 21,093 ..... 18,499 ..... 18,997 .... 20,089 .... 21,609

Jasper ...... 11,426 ...... 8,453 ....... 7,553 ..... 5,760 ...... 6,135 ...... 7,473 ..... 8,772 ..... 8,594 p

JeffDavis ... 12,684 ..... 12,032 ...... 11,473 ..... 9,425 ...... 8,914 ...... 9,299 ..... 8,841 ..... 8,118

Jefferson ... 17,263* ..... 17,408 ...... 18,403 .... 17,174 ..... 17,468 ..... 18,855 .... 20,040 .... 20,727

Jenkins ...... 8,575 ...... 8,247 ....... 8,841 ..... 8,332 ...... 9,148 ..... 10,264 .... 11,843 .... 12,908

Johnson...... 8,560 ...... 8,329 ....... 8,660 ..... 7,727 ...... 8,048 ...... 9,893 .... 12,953 .... 12,681 ,

Jones ....... 23,639 ..... 20,739 ...... 16,579 .... 12,270 ...... 8,468 ...... 7,538 ..... 8,331 ..... 8,992 |

Lamar ...... 15,912 ..... 13,038 ...... 12,215 .... 10,688 ..... 10,240 ..... 10,242 .... 10,091 ..... 9,745

Lanier ....... 7,241 ...... 5,531 ....... 5,654 ..... 5,031 ...... 5,097 ...... 5,151 ..... 5,632 ..... 5,190

Laurens ..... 44,874 ..... 39,988 ...... 36,990 .... 32,738 ..... 32,313 ..... 33,123 .... 33,606 .... 32,693

Lee ........ 24,757 ..... 16,250 ...... 11,684 ..... 7,044 ...... 6,204 ...... 6,674 ..... 7,837 ..... 8,328

Liberty ..... 61,610 ..... 52,745 ...... 37,583 .... 17,569 ..... 14,487 ...... 8,444 ..... 8,595 ..... 8,153 ^

Lincoln ...... 8,348 ...... 7,442 ....... 6,716 ..... 5,895 ...... 5,906 ...... 6,462 ..... 7,042 ..... 7,847

Long ....... 10,304 ...... 6,202 ....... 4,524 ..... 3,746 ...... 3,874 ...... 3,598 ..... 4,086 ..... 4,180

Lowndes ... 92,121* ..... 75,981 ...... 67,972 .... 55,112 ..... 49,270 ..... 35,211 .... 31,860 .... 29,994

Lumpkin .... 21,016 ..... 14,573 ...... 10,762 ..... 8,728 ...... 7,241 ...... 6,574 ..... 6,223 ..... 4,927

McDuffie . . . 21,231 ..... 20,119 ...... 18,546 .... 15,276 ..... 12,627 ..... 11,443 .... 10,878 ..... 9,014

Mclntosh .. . 10,847 ...... 8,634 ....... 8,046 ..... 7,371 ...... 6,364 ...... 6,008 ..... 5,292 ..... 5,763

Macon...... 14,074 ..... 13,114 ...... 14,003 .... 12,933 ..... 13,170 ..... 14,213 .... 15,947 .... 16,643

Madison .... 25,730 ..... 21,050 ...... 17,747 .... 13,517 ..... 11,246 ..... 12,238 .... 13,431 .... 14,921

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Marion ...... 7,144 ...... 5,590 ....... 5,297 ..... 5,099 ...... 5,477 ...... 6,521 ..... 6,954 ..... 6,968 >

Meriwether .. 22,534 ..... 22,411 ...... 21,229 .... 19,461 ..... 19,756 ..... 21,055 .... 22,055 .... 22,437

Miller ....... 6,383 ...... 6,280 ....... 7,038 ..... 6,424 ...... 6,908 ...... 9,023 ..... 9,998 ..... 9,076

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Mitchell .... 23,932 ..... 20,275 ...... 21,114 .... 18,956 ..... 19,652 ..... 22,528 .... 23,261 .... 23,620

Monroe ..... 21,757 ..... 17,113 ...... 14,610 .... 10,991 ..... 10,495 ..... 10,523 .... 10,749 .... 11,606

Montgomery .. 8,270 ...... 7,379 ....... 7,011 ..... 6,099 ...... 6,284 ...... 7,901 ..... 9,668 .... 10,020

Morgan ..... 15,457 ..... 12,883 ...... 11,572 ..... 9,904 ..... 10,280 ..... 11,899 .... 12,713 .... 12,488

Murray ..... 36,506 ..... 26,147 ...... 19,685 .... 12,986 ..... 10,447 ..... 10,676 .... 11,137 ..... 9,215

Muscogee . . 186,291 .... 179,280 ..... 170,108 . . . 167,377 .... 158,623 .... 118,028 .... 75,494 .... 57,558

Newton ..... 62,001 ..... 41,808 ...... 34,666 .... 26,282 ..... 20,999 ..... 20,185 .... 18,576 .... 17,290 O

Oconee ..... 26,225 ..... 17,618 ...... 12,427 ..... 7,915 ...... 6,304 ...... 7,009 ..... 7,576 ..... 8,082

Oglethorpe .. 12,635 ...... 9,763 ....... 8,929 ..... 7,598 ...... 7,926 ...... 9,958 .... 12,430 .... 12,927

Paulding .... 81,678 ..... 41,611 ...... 26,110 .... 17,520 ..... 13,101 ..... 11,752 .... 12,832 .... 12,327

Peach ...... 23,668 ..... 21,189 ...... 19,151 .... 15,990 ..... 13,846 ..... 11,705 .... 10,378 .... 10,268

Pickens ..... 22,983 ..... 14,432 ...... 11,652 ..... 9,620 ...... 8,903 ...... 8,855 ..... 9,136 ..... 9,687

Pierce ...... 15,636 ..... 13,328 ...... 11,897 ..... 9,281 ...... 9,678 ..... 11,112 .... 11,800 .... 12,522

Pike ....... 13,688 ..... 10,224 ....... 8,937 ..... 7,316 ...... 7,138 ...... 8,459 .... 10,375 .... 10,853

Polk ....... 38,127 ..... 33,815 ...... 32,382 .... 29,656 ..... 28,015 ..... 30,976 .... 28,467 .... 25,141

Pulaski ...... 9,588 ...... 8,108 ....... 8,950 ..... 8,066 ...... 8,204 ...... 8,808 ..... 9,829 ..... 9,005

Putnam ..... 18,812 ..... 14,137 ...... 10,295 ..... 8,394 ...... 7,798 ...... 7,731 ..... 8,514 ..... 8,367

Quitman ..... 2,598 ...... 2,210 ....... 2,357 ..... 2,180 ...... 2,432 ...... 3,015 ..... 3,435 ..... 3,820

Rabun ...... 15,050 ..... 11,648 ...... 10,466 ..... 8,327 ...... 7,456 ...... 7,424 ..... 7,821 ..... 6,331

Randolph .... 7,791 ...... 8,023 ....... 9,599 ..... 8,734 ..... 11,078 ..... 13,804 .... 16,609 .... 17,174

Richmond .. 199,775 .... 189,719 ..... 181,629 ... 162,437 .... 135,601 .... 108,876 .... 81,863 .... 72,990

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Walton ..... 60,687 ..... 38,586 ...... 31,211 .... 23,404 ..... 20,481 ..... 20,230 .... 20,777 .... 21,118 >

Ware ....... 35,483 ..... 35,471 ...... 37,180 .... 33,525 ..... 34,219 ..... 30,289 .... 27,929 .... 26,558

Warren ...... 6,336 ...... 6,078 ....... 6,583 ..... 6,669 ...... 7,360 ...... 8,779 .... 10,236 .... 11,181

Washington . 21,176 ..... 19,112 ...... 18,842 .... 17,480 ..... 18,903 ..... 21,012 .... 24,230 .... 25,030

Wayne ..... 26,565 ..... 22,356 ...... 20,750 .... 17,858 ..... 17,921 ..... 14,248 .... 13,122 .... 12,647

Webster ..... 2,390 ...... 2,263 ....... 2,341 ..... 2,362 ...... 3,247 ...... 4,081 ..... 4,726 ..... 5,032

Wheeler ..... 6,179 ...... 4,903 ....... 5,155 ..... 4,596 ...... 5,342 ...... 6,712 ..... 8,536 ..... 9,149

White ...... 19,944 ..... 13,006 ...... 10,120 ..... 7,742 ...... 6,935 ...... 5,951 ..... 6,417 ..... 6,056

Whitfield .. . 83,525 ..... 72,462 ...... 65,775 .... 55,108 ..... 42,109 ..... 34,432 .... 26,105 .... 20,808

Wilcox ...... 8,577 ...... 7,008 ....... 7,682 ..... 6,998 ...... 7,905 ..... 10,167 .... 12,755 .... 13,439

Wilkes ..... 10,687 ..... 10,597 ...... 10,951 .... 10,184 ..... 10,961 ..... 12,388 .... 15,084 .... 15,944

Wilkinson ... 10,220 ..... 10,228 ...... 10,368 ..... 9,393 ...... 9,250 ...... 9,781 .... 11,025 .... 10,844

Worth ...... 21,967 ..... 19,744 ...... 18,064 .... 14,770 ..... 16,682 ..... 19,357 .... 21,374 .... 21,094 >

Total . . 8,186,453* . .. 6,478,149 . . . 5,462,982 . . 4,589,575 ... 3,943,116 . . 3,444,578 .. 3,123,723 . . 2,908,506

Note: The 2000 population counts set forth herein were subject to correction for undercount or overcount. An asterisk denotes census revision since publication of the 2002 Georgia Laws. *** Denotes county which has been abolished or merged with another county.

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION_________119A

COUNTY POPULATION NUMERICALLY LISTED ACCORDING TO 2000 CENSUS

County

Population

Fulton .................................................. 815,806

DeKalb ................................................. 665,072

Cobb ................................................... 607,751

Gwinnett ................................................ 588,448

Clayton ................................................. 236,517

Chatham ................................................ 232,048

Richmond ............................................... 199,775

Muscogee ............................................... 186,291

Bibb .................................................... 153,887

Cherokee ................................................ 141,903

Hall .................................................... 139,281

Henry ................................................... 119,341

Houston ................................................. 110,765

Clarke .................................................. 101,489

Forsyth ................................................... 98,407

Dougherty ................................................ 96,065

Douglas .................................................. 92,174

Lowndes ................................................. 92,121

Fayette ................................................... 91,263

Floyd .................................................... 90,565

Columbia ................................................. 89,288

Coweta ................................................... 89,215

Carroll ................................................... 87,268

Whitfield ................................................. 83,525

Paulding ................................................. 81,678

Bartow ................................................... 76,019

Rockdale ................................................. 70,111

Glynn .................................................... 67,568

Newton .................................................. 62,001

Liberty ................................................... 61,610

Walker ................................................... 61,053

Walton ................................................... 60,687

Troup .................................................... 58,779

Spalding ................................................. 58,417

Bulloch .................................................. 55,983

120A

POPULATION

County

Population

Catoosa .................................................. 53,282

Barrow ................................................... 46,144

Laurens .................................................. 44,874

Baldwin .................................................. 44,700

Gordon .................................................. 44,104

Camden .................................................. 43,664

Thomas .................................................. 42,737

Colquitt .................................................. 42,053

Jackson .................................................. 41,589

Tift ...................................................... 38,407

Polk ..................................................... 38,127

Effingham ................................................ 37,535

Coffee ................................................... 37,413

Murray ................................................... 36,506

Habersham ................................................ 35,902

Ware .................................................... 35,483

Sumter ................................................... 33,200

Decatur .................................................. 28,240

Upson ................................................... 27,597

Wayne ................................................... 26,565

Oconee .................................................. 26,225

Toombs .................................................. 26,067

Madison .................................................. 25,730

Haralson ................................................. 25,690

Chattooga ................................................ 25,470

Stephens ................................................. 25,435

Lee ...................................................... 24,757

Mitchell .................................................. 23,932

Harris .................................................... 23,695

Peach .................................................... 23,668

Grady .................................................... 23,659

Jones .................................................... 23,639

Gilmer ................................................... 23,456

Bryan .................................................... 23,417

Hart ..................................................... 23,000

Pickens .................................................. 22,983

Meriwether ............................................... 22,534

Tattnall .................................................. 22,305

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION__________121A

County

Population

Burke .................................................... 22,243

Crisp .................................................... 21,996

Worth ................................................... 21,967

Emanuel .................................................. 21,837

Monroe .................................................. 21,757

McDuffie ................................................. 21,231

Washington ............................................... 21,176

Lumpkin ................................................. 21,016

Elbert .................................................... 20,511

Franklin .................................................. 20,285

White .................................................... 19,944

Fannin ................................................... 19,798

Butts .................................................... 19,552

Dodge ................................................... 19,171

Putnam ................................................... 18,812

Ben Hill .................................................. 17,484

Appling .................................................. 17,419

Union .................................................... 17,289

Jefferson ................................................. 17,263

Brooks ................................................... 16,450

Berrien ................................................... 16,235

Dawson .................................................. 15,999

Lamar ................................................... 15,912

Cook .................................................... 15,771

Pierce .................................................... 15,636

Morgan .................................................. 15,457

Screven .................................................. 15,374

Dade .................................................... 15,154

Rabun ................................................... 15,050

Chattahoochee ............................................. 14,882

Brantley .................................................. 14,629

Banks .................................................... 14,422

Greene ................................................... 14,406

Macon ................................................... 14,074

Pike ..................................................... 13,688

Jeff Davis ................................................ 12,684

Oglethorpe ................................................ 12,635

Crawford ................................................. 12,495

Early .................................................... 12,354

122 A

POPULATION

County

Population

Telfair ................................................... 11,794

Bleckley .................................................. 11,666

Dooly .................................................... 11,525

Jasper .................................................... 11,426

Heard .................................................... 11,012

Terrell ................................................... 10,970

Mclntosh ................................................. 10,847

Wilkes ................................................... 10,687

Twiggs ................................................... 10,590

Evans .................................................... 10,495

Long .................................................... 10,304

Charlton .................................................. 10,282

Wilkinson ................................................ 10,220

Bacon ................................................... 10,103

Hancock ................................................. 10,076

Irwin ..................................................... 9,931

Pulaski .................................................... 9,588

Candler ................................................... 9,577

Turner .................................................... 9,504

Seminole .................................................. 9,369

Towns .................................................... 9,319

Taylor .................................................... 8,815

Wilcox .................................................... 8,577

Jenkins .................................................... 8,575

Johnson ................................................... 8,560

Lincoln ................................................... 8,348

Montgomery ............................................... 8,270

Randolph .................................................. 7,791

Atkinson .................................................. 7,609

Lanier .................................................... 7,241

Marion .................................................... 7,144

Clinch .................................................... 6,878

Treutlen ................................................... 6,854

Talbot .................................................... 6,498

Miller ..................................................... 6,383

Warren .................................................... 6,336

Calhoun ................................................... 6,320

Wheeler ................................................... 6,179

Stewart .................................................... 5,252

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County

Population

Baker ..................................................... 4,074

Schley .................................................... 3,766

Echols .................................................... 3,754

Clay ...................................................... 3,357

Quitman ................................................... 2,598

Glascock .................................................. 2,556

Webster ................................................... 2,390

Taliaferro .................................................. 2,077

Total ................................................... 8,186,453

124 A

POPULATION

POPULATION OF GEORGIA CITIES ALPHABETICALLY LISTED
ACCORDING TO 2000 CENSUS

City

Population, 2000

Abbeville ............... 2,298

Acworth ............... 13,422

Adairsville .............. 2,542

Adel ................... 5,307

Adrian................... 579

Alley .................... 527

Alamo .................. 1,943

Alapaha ................. 682

Albany ................ 76,939

Aldora.................... 98

Allenhurst ................ 788

Allentown ................ 287

Alma ................... 3,236

Alpharetta .............. 34,854

Alston ................... 159

Alto..................... 876

Ambrose ................. 320

Americus .............. 17,013

Andersonville ............. 331

Arabi.................... 456

Aragon ................. 1,039

Arcade ................. 1,643

Argyle................... 151

Arlington ............... 1,602

Arnoldsville .............. 312

Ashburn ................ 4,419

Athens-Clarice County ... 100,266

Atlanta ............... 416,474

Attapulgus ............... 492

Auburn ................. 6,904

Augusta .............. 195,182

Austell ................. 5,359

Avalon .................. 278

Avera ................... 217

Avondale Estates ......... 2,609

Baconton ................ 804

City

Population, 2000

Bainbridge ............. 11,722

Baldwin ................ 2,425

Ball Ground .............. 730

Barnesville .............. 5,972

Bartow .................. 304

Barwick ................. 444

Baxley ................. 4,150

Bellville ................. 130

Berkeley Lake ........... 1,695

Berlin ................... 595

Bethlehem ............... 716

Between ................. 148

Bibb City ................ 510

Bishop .................. 146

Blackshear .............. 3,283

Blairsville ................ 659

Blakely ................. 5,696

Bloomingdale ............ 2,665

Blue Ridge .............. 1,210

Bluffion ................. 118

Blythe ................... 718

Bogart .................. 1,049

Boston ................. 1,417

Bostwick................. 322

Bowdon ................ 1,959

Bowersville .............. 334

Bowman ................. 898

Braselton ............... 1,206

Braswell .................. 80

Bremen ................. 4,579

Brinson .................. 225

Bronwood ................ 513

Brooklet ................ 1,113

Brooks .................. 553

Broxton................. 1,428

Brunswick .............. 15,600

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City

Population, 2000

Buchanan ................ 941

Buckhead ................ 205

Buena Vista ............. 1,664

Buford ................ 10,668

Butler .................. 1,907

Byromville ............... 415

Byron .................. 2,887

Cadwell ................. 329

Cairo ................... 9,239

Calhoun ............... 10,667

Camak .................. 165

Camilla ................. 5,669

Canon ................... 755

Canton ................. 7,709

Car!..................... 205

Carlton .................. 233

Carnesville ............... 541

Carrollton .............. 19,843

Cartersville ............. 15,925

Cave Spring .............. 975

Cecil .................... 265

Cedartown .............. 9,470

Centerville .............. 4,278

Centralhatchee ............ 383

Chamblee ............... 9,552

Chatsworth .............. 3,531

Chauncey ................ 295

Chester ................. 1,310

Chickamauga ............ 2,245

Clarkesville ............. 1,248

Clarkston ............... 7,231

Claxton ................. 2,276

Clayton ................. 2,019

Clermont................. 429

Cleveland ............... 1,907

Climax .................. 297

Cobbtown ................ 311

Cochran ................ 4,455

Cohutta .................. 582

Colbert .................. 488

City

Population, 2000

Coleman ................. 149

College Park ............ 20,382

Collins .................. 528

Colquitt.. ............... 1,939

Columbus ............. 185,781

Comer. ................. 1,052

Commerce .............. 5,292

Concord ................. 336

Conyers ............... 10,689

Coolidge ................. 552

Cordele ................ 11,608

Cornelia ................ 3,674

Covington .............. 11,547

Crawford ................ 807

Crawfordville ............. 572

Culloden ................. 223

dimming ............... 4,220

Cusseta ................. 1,196

Cuthbert ................ 3,731

Dacula ................. 3,848

Dahlonega .............. 3,638

Daisy ................... 126

Dallas .................. 5,056

Dalton ................. 27,912

Damascus ................ 277

Danielsville .............. 457

Danville ................. 373

Darien .................. 1,719

Dasher .................. 834

Davisboro ............... 1,544

Dawson ................. 5,058

Dawsonville .............. 619

Dearing .................. 441

Decatur ................ 18,147

Deepstep ................. 132

Demorest ............... 1,465

Denton .................. 269

DeSoto......... ......... 214

Dexter ................... 509

Dillard .................. 198

126A

POPULATION

City

Population, 2000

Doerun .................. 828

Donalsonville ............ 2,796

Dooling .................. 163

Doraville................ 9,862

Douglas ............... 10,639

Douglasville ............ 20,065

Dublin................. 15,857

Dudley .................. 447

Duluth ................. 22,122

DuPont .................. 139

East Dublin .............. 2,484

East Ellijay ............... 707

East Point .............. 39,595

Eastman ................ 5,440

Eatonton ................ 6,764

Edge Hill ................. 30

Edison.. ................ 1,340

Elberton ................ 4,743

Ellaville ................ 1,609

Ellenton ................. 336

Ellijay .................. 1,584

Emerson ................ 1,092

Enigma .................. 869

Ephesus ................. 388

Eton .................... 319

Euharlee ................ 3,208

Fairburn ................ 5,464

Fairmount ................ 745

Fargo ................... 380

Fayetteville ............. 11,148

Fitzgerald ............... 8,758

Flemington ............... 369

Flovilla .................. 652

Flowery Branch .......... 1,806

Folkston ................ 3,230

Forest Park ............. 21,447

Forsyth ................. 3,776

FortGaines .............. 1,110

Fort Oglethorpe .......... 6,940

Fort Valley .............. 8,005

City

Population, 2000

Franklin ................. 902

Franklin Springs ........... 762

Funston .................. 426

Gainesville ............. 25,578

Garden City ............ 11,289

Garfield ................. 152

Gay ..................... 149

Geneva .................. 114

Georgetown .............. 973

Gibson .................. 694

Gillsville ................. 195

Girard ................... 227

Glennville ............... 4,829

Glenwood ................ 884

Good Hope ............... 210

Gordon ................. 2,152

Graham .................. 312

Granrville ............... 1,309

Gray ................... 1,811

Grayson ................. 765

Greensboro .............. 3,238

Greenville ................ 946

Griffin........ ...... ...23,451

Grovetown .............. 6,089

Gum Branch .............. 273

Guyton .................. 917

Hagan ................... 898

Hahira.................. 1,626

Hamilton ................. 446

Hampton ................ 3,857

Hapeville ............ ...6,180

Haralson ................. 144

Harlem ................. 1,814

Harrison ................. 509

Hartwell ................ 4,191

Hawkinsville ............. 4,255

Hazlehurst .............. 3,787

Helen ................... 430

Helena ................. 2,307

Hephzibah .............. 3,880

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City

Population, 2000

Hiawassee ................ 808

Higgston ................. 316

Hiltonia .................. 421

Hinesville .............. 30,392

Hiram .................. 1,361

Hoboken ................. 463

Hogansville ............. 2,774

Holly Springs ............ 3,195

Homeland ................ 765

Homer................... 950

Homerville .............. 2,803

Hoschton ............... 1,070

Hull..................... 160

Ideal .................... 518

Ila ...................... 328

Iron City ................. 321

Irwinton ................. 587

Ivey.................... 1,100

Jackson ................. 3,964

Jacksonville .............. 118

Jakin .................... 157

Jasper .................. 2,167

Jefferson ................ 3,825

Jeffersonville ............ 1,209

Jenkinsburg .............. 203

Jersey ................... 163

Jesup ................... 9,279

Jonesboro ............... 3,829

Junction City ............. 179

Kennesaw .............. 21,675

Keysville ................ 180

Kingsland .............. 10,506

Kingston ................. 659

Kite ..................... 241

LaFayette ............... 6,702

LaGrange .............. 25,998

Lake City ............... 2,886

Lake Park ................ 549

Lakeland ................ 2,730

Lavonia................. 1,827

City

Population, 2000

Lawrenceville ........... 22,397

Leary .................... 666

Leesburg ................ 2,296

Lenox ................... 889

Leslie ................... 455

Lexington ................ 239

Lilburn ................ 11,307

Lilly .................... 221

Lincolnton .............. 1,595

Lithia Springs ............ 2,072

Lithonia .............. ..2,187

Locust Grove ............ 2,322

Loganville .............. 5,435

Lone Oak ................ 104

Lookout Mountain ........ 1,617

Louisville ............... 2,712

Lovejoy ................ 2,495

Ludowici ............... 1,440

Lula ................... 1,438

Lumber City ............. 1,247

Lumpkin ................ 1,369

Luthersville............... 783

Lyerly ................... 488

Lyons .................. 4,169

Macon................. 97,255

Madison ................ 3,636

Manassas ................ 100

Manchester .............. 3,988

Mansfield ................ 392

Marietta ............... 58,748

Marshallville ............ 1,335

Martin ................... 311

Maxeys .................. 210

Maysville ............... 1,247

McCaysville ............. 1,071

McDonough ............. 8,493

Mclntyre ................. 718

McRae ................. 2,682

Meansville ............... 192

Meigs .................. 1,090

128A

POPULATION

City

Population, 2000

Menlo ................... 485

Metter .................. 3,879

Midville ................. 457

Midway ................ 1,100

Milan .................. 1,012

Milledgeville ........... 18,757

Millen .................. 3,492

Milner................... 522

Mitchell ................. 173

Molena .................. 475

Monroe ................ 11,407

Montezuma .............. 3,999

Monticello .............. 2,428

Montrose ................ 154

Moreland ................ 393

Morgan ................. 1,464

Morganton ............... 299

Morrow ................. 4,882

Morven .................. 634

Moultrie ............... 14,387

Mount Airy ............... 604

Mount Vernon ........... 1,949

Mount Zion. ............. 1,275

Mountain City ............ 829

Mountain Park ............ 541

Nahunta ................. 930

Nashville ............... 4,697

Nelson .................. 626

Newborn ................. 520

Newington ............... 322

Newnan ............... 16,242

Newton .................. 851

Nicholls ................ 2,024

Nicholson ............... 1,247

Norcross ................ 8,410

Norman Park ............. 849

North High Shoals ......... 439

Norwood ................. 299

Nunez ................... 131

Oak Park ................. 366

City

Population, 2000

Oakwood ............... 2,689

Ochlocknee............... 605

Ocilla .................. 3,270

Oconee .................. 280

Odum ................... 414

Offerman ................ 403

Oglethorpe .............. 1,200

Oliver ................... 253

Omega ................. 1,340

Orchard Hill .............. 230

Oxford ................. 1,892

Palmetto ................ 3,400

Parrott................... 156

Patterson ................. 627

Pavo .................... 711

PayneCity ............... 178

Peachtree City .......... 31,580

Pearson ...............'.. 1,805

Pelham ................. 4,126

Pembroke ............... 2,379

Pendergrass .............. 431

Perry ................... 9,602

Pine Lake ................ 621

Pine Mountain ........... 1,141

Pinehurst................. 307

Pineview ................. 532

Pitts .................... 308

Plains ................... 637

Plainville ................ 257

Pooler .................. 6,239

Port Wentworth .......... 3,276

Portal ................... 597

Porterdale ............... 1,281

Poulan................... 946

Powder Springs ......... 12,481

Preston .................. 453

Pulaski .................. 261

Quitman ................ 4,638

Ranger ................... 85

Ray City ................. 746

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City

Population, 2000

Rayle ................... 139

Rebecca .................. 246

Register ................. 164

Reidsville ............... 2,235

Remerton ................ 847

Rentz ................... 304

Resaca .................. 815

Rest Haven ............... 151

Reynolds ................ 1,036

Rhine ................... 422

Riceboro ................. 736

Richland ................ 1,794

Richmond Hill ........... 6,959

Riddleville ............... 124

Rincon ................. 4,376

Ringgold ................ 2,422

Riverdale .............. 12,478

Riverside ................. 57

Roberta .................. 808

Rochelle ................ 1,415

Rockmart ............... 3,870

Rocky Ford ............... 186

Rome ................. 34,980

Roopville ................ 177

Rossville ................3,511

Roswell................ 79,309

Royston ................ 2,493

Rutledge ................. 707

Sale City ................. 319

Sandersville ............. 6,144

Santa Claus ............... 237

Sardis .................. 1,171

Sasser ................... 393

Savannah ............. 131,510

Scotland ................. 300

Screven .................. 702

Senoia .................. 1,738

Shady Dale ............... 242

Sharon .................. 105

Sharpsburg ............... 316

City

Population, 2000

Shelhnan................ 1,166

Shiloh ................... 423

Siloam .................. 331

Sky Valley ............... 221

Smithville ................ 774

Smyrna ................ 40,999

Snellville .............. 15,351

Social Circle ............. 3,379

Soperton ................ 2,824

Sparks .................. 1,755

Sparta .................. 1,522

Springfield .............. 1,821

St. Marys .............. 13,761

Stapleton................. 318

Statesboro .............. 22,698

Statham ................. 2,040

Stillmore ................. 730

Stockbridge ............. 9,853

Stone Mountain .......... 7,145

Sugar Hill .............. 11,399

Summertown ............. 140

Summerville ............. 4,556

Sumner .................. 309

Sunny Side ............... 142

Surrency ................. 237

Suwanee ................ 8,725

Swainsboro .............. 6,943

Sycamore ................ 496

Sylvania ................ 2,675

Sylvester ................ 5,990

Talbotton ............... 1,019

Talking Rock .............. 49

Tallapoosa .............. 2,789

Tallulah Falls ............. 164

Talmo ................... 477

Tarrytown ................ 100

Taylorsville .............. 229

Temple ................. 2,383

Tennille ................ 1,505

Thomaston .............. 9,411

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POPULATION

City

Population, 2000

Thomasville ............ 18,162

Thomson ................ 6,828

Thunderbolt ............. 2,340

Tifton ................. 15,060

Tiger ......... ........... 316

Tignall .................. 653

Toccoa ................. 9,323

Toomsboro ............... 622

Trenton ................. 1,942

Trion.. ................. 1,993

Tunnel Hill .............. 1,209

Turin .................... 165

Twin City ............... 1,752

TyTy ................... 716

Tybee Island ............. 3,392

Tyrone ................. 3,916

Unadilla ................ 2,772

Union City ............. 11,621

Union Point ............. 1,669

Uvalda .................. 530

Valdosta ............... 44,268

Varnell ................. 1,491

Vernonburg .............. 138

Vidalia ................ 10,491

Vidette .................. 112

Vienna ................. 2,973

Villa Rica ............ ...4,134

Waco ................... 469

Wadley ................. 2,085

Waleska ................. 616

Walnut Grove ............ 1,241

City

Population, 2000

Walthourville ............ 4,030

Warm Springs ............. 485

Warner Robins .......... 48,804

Warrenton............... 2,118

Warwick ................. 430

Washington ............. 4,295

Watkinsville ............. 2,097

Waverly Hall ............. 709

Waycross .............. 15,333

Waynesboro ............. 5,813

West Point .............. 3,382

Weston ................... 75

Whigham ................ 631

White ................... 693

White Plains .............. 283

Whitesburg ............... 596

Willacoochee ............ 1,434

Williamson ............... 297

Winder ................ 10,201

Winterville .............. 1,068

Woodbine ............... 1,218

Woodbury............... 1,184

Woodland ................ 432

Woodstock ............. 10,050

Woodville ................ 400

Woolsey ................. 175

Wrens ............... ...2,314

Wrightsville ............. 2,223

Yatesville ................ 408

Young Harris ............. 604

Zebulon ................ 1,181

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POPULATION OF GEORGIA CITIES NUMERICALLY LISTED
ACCORDING TO 2000 CENSUS

City

Population, 2000

Atlanta ............... 416,267

Augusta .............. 195,182

Columbus ............. 185,781

Savannah ............. 131,510

Athens-Clarke County .. . 100,266

Macon................. 97,255

Roswell ................ 79,309

Albany ................ 76,939

Marietta ............... 58,748

Warner Robins .......... 48,804

Valdosta ............... 44,268

Smyrna ................ 40,999

East Point .............. 39,595

Rome ................. 34,980

Alpharetta .............. 34,854

Peachtree City .......... 31,580

Hinesville .............. 30,392

Dalton ................. 27,912

LaGrange .............. 25,998

Gainesville ............. 25,578

Griffin................. 23,451

Statesboro .............. 22,698

Lawrenceville ........... 22,397

Duluth................. 22,122

Kennesaw .............. 21,675

Forest Park ............. 21,447

College Park ............ 20,382

Douglasville ............ 20,065

Carrollton .............. 19,843

Milledgeville ........... 18,757

Thomasville ............ 18,162

Decatur ................ 18,147

Americus .............. 17,013

Newnan ............... 16,242

Cartersville ............. 15,925

Dublin................. 15,857

City

Population, 2000

Brunswick.............. 15,600

Snellville .............. 15,351

Waycross .............. 15,333

Tifton ................. 15,060

Moultrie ............... 14,387

St. Marys .............. 13,761

Acworth ............... 13,422

Powder Springs ......... 12,481

Riverdale .............. 12,478

Bainbridge ............. 11,722

Union City ............. 11,621

Cordele ................ 11,608

Covington .............. 11,547

Monroe ................ 11,407

Sugar Hill .............. 11,399

Lilburn ................ 11,307

Garden City ............ 11,289

Fayetteville ............. 11,148

Conyers ............... 10,689

Bufbrd ................ 10,668

Calhoun ............... 10,667

Douglas ............... 10,639

Kingsland .............. 10,506

Vidalia ................ 10,491

Winder ................ 10,201

Woodstock ............. 10,050

Doraville ................ 9,862

Stockbridge ............. 9,853

Perry ................... 9,602

Chamblee ............... 9,552

Cedartown .............. 9,470

Thomaston .............. 9,411

Toccoa ................. 9,323

Jesup ................... 9,279

Cairo ................... 9,239

Fitzgerald ............... 8,758

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POPULATION

City

Population, 2000

Suwanee ................ 8,725

McDonough ............. 8,493

Norcross ................ 8,410

Fort Valley .............. 8,005

Canton ................. 7,709

Clarkston .............. .7,231

Stone Mountain .......... 7,145

Richmond Hill ........... 6,959

Swainsboro .............. 6,943

Fort Oglethorpe .......... 6,940

Auburn ................. 6,904

Thomson ................ 6,828

Eatonton ................ 6,764

LaFayette ............... 6,702

Pooler .................. 6,239

Hapeville ............... 6,180

Sandersville ............. 6,144

Grovetown .............. 6,089

Sylvester ................ 5,990

Barnesville .............. 5,972

Waynesboro ............. 5,813

Blakely ................. 5,696

Camilla ................. 5,669

Fairburn ................ 5,464

Eastman ................ 5,440

Loganville .............. 5,435

Austell ................. 5,359

Adel ................... 5,307

Commerce .............. 5,292

Dawson ................. 5,058

Dallas .................. 5,056

Morrow................. 4,882

Glennville ............... 4,829

Elberton ................ 4,743

Nashville ............... 4,697

Quitman ................ 4,638

Bremen ................. 4,579

Summerville ............. 4,556

Cochran ................ 4,455

Ashburn ................ 4,419

City

Population, 2000

Rincon ................. 4,376

Washington ............. 4,295

Centerville .............. 4,278

Hawkinsville ............. 4,255

Gumming ............... 4,220

Hartwell ................ 4,191

Lyons .................. 4,169

Baxley ................. 4,150

Villa Rica ............... 4,134

Pelham ................. 4,126

Walthourville ............ 4,030

Montezuma .............. 3,999

Manchester .............. 3,988

Jackson ................. 3,964

Tyrone ................. 3,916

Hephzibah .............. 3,880

Metter .................. 3,879

Rockmart ............... 3,870

Hampton ................ 3,857

Dacula ................. 3,848

Jonesboro ............... 3,829

Jefferson ................ 3,825

Hazlehurst .............. 3,787

Forsyth ................. 3,776

Cuthbert .............. ..3,731

Cornelia ................ 3,674

Dahlonega .............. 3,638

Madison ................ 3,636

Chatsworth .............. 3,531

Rossville ................3,511

Millen .................. 3,492

Palmetto ................ 3,400

Tybee Island ............. 3,392

West Point .............. 3,382

Social Circle ............. 3,379

Blackshear .............. 3,283

Port Wentworth .......... 3,276

Ocilla .................. 3,270

Greensboro .............. 3,238

Alma ................... 3,236

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City

Population, 2000

Folkston ................ 3,230

Euharlee ................ 3,208

Holly Springs ....... .....3,195

Vienna ................. 2,973

Byron .................. 2,887

Lake City ............... 2,886

Soperton ................ 2,824

Homerville .............. 2,803

Donalsonville ............ 2,796

Tallapoosa .............. 2,789

Hogansville ............. 2,774

Unadilla ................ 2,772

Lakeland ................ 2,730

Louisville ............... 2,712

Oakwood ............... 2,689

McRae ................. 2,682

Sylvania ................ 2,675

Bloomingdale ............ 2,665

Avondale Estates ......... 2,609

Adairsville .............. 2,542

Lovejoy ................ 2,495

Royston ................ 2,493

East Dublin .............. 2,484

Monticello .............. 2,428

Baldwin ................ 2,425

Ringgold ................ 2,422

Temple ................. 2,383

Pembroke ............... 2,379

Thunderbolt ............. 2,340

Locust Grove ............ 2,322

Wrens .................. 2,314

Helena ................. 2,307

Abbeville ............... 2,298

Leesburg ................ 2,296

Claxton ................. 2,276

Chickamauga ............ 2,245

Reidsville ............... 2,235

Wrightsville ............. 2,223

Lithonia ................ 2,187

Jasper .................. 2,167

City

Population, 2000

Gordon ................. 2,152

Warrenton............... 2,118

Watkinsville ............. 2,097

Wadley ................. 2,085

Lithia Springs ............ 2,072

Statham ................. 2,040

Nicholls ................ 2,024

Clayton ................. 2,019

Trion................... 1,993

Bowdon ................ 1,959

Mount Vernon ........... 1,949

Alamo .................. 1,943

Trenton ................. 1,942

Colquitt................. 1,939

Butler .................. 1,907

Cleveland ............... 1,907

Oxford ................. 1,892

Lavonia ................. 1,827

Springfield .............. 1,821

Harlem ................. 1,814

Gray ................... 1,811

Flowery Branch .......... 1,806

Pearson ................. 1,805

Richland ................ 1,794

Sparks .................. 1,755

Twin City ............... 1,752

Senoia .................. 1,738

Darien .................. 1,719

Berkeley Lake ........... 1,695

Union Point ............. 1,669

Buena Vista ............. 1,664

Arcade ................. 1,643

Hahira .................. 1,626

Lookout Mountain ........ 1,617

Ellaville ................ 1,609

Arlington ............... 1,602

Lincolnton .............. 1,595

Ellijay .................. 1,584

Davisboro ............... 1,544

Sparta .................. 1,522

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POPULATION

City

Population, 2000

Tennille ................. 1,505

Varnell .................. 1,491

Demorest

........... 1,465

Morgan ...... ........... 1,464

Ludowici

........... 1,440

Lula ........ ........... 1,438

Willacoochee . ........... 1,434

Broxton ...... ........... 1,428

Boston ...... ........... 1,417

Rochelle ..... ........... 1,415

Lumpkin ..... ........... 1,369

Hiram ....... ........... 1,361

Edison ....... ........... 1,340

Omega ...... ........... 1,340

Marshallville . ........... 1,335

Chester ...... ........... 1,310

Grantville .... ........... 1,309

Porterdale .... ........... 1,281

Mount Zion . . . ........... 1,275

Clarkesville . . ........... 1,248

Lumber City . . ........... 1,247

Maysville .... ........... 1,247

Nicholson .... ........... 1,247

Walnut Grove . ........... 1,241

Woodbine .... ........... 1,218

Blue Ridge . . . ........... 1,210

Jeffersonville . ........... 1,209

Tunnel Hill . . . ........... 1,209

Braselton .... ........... 1,206

Oglethorpe . . . ........... 1,200

Cusseta ...... ........... 1,196

Woodbury .... ........... 1,184

Zebulon ..... ........... 1,181

Sardis ....... ........... 1,171

Shellman ..... ........... 1,166

Pine Mountain ........... 1,141

Brooklet ..... ........... 1,113

Fort Gaines . . . ........... 1,110

Ivey ......... ........... 1,100

Midway ..... ........... 1,100

City

Population, 2000

Emerson ..... ........... 1,092

Meigs ....... ........... 1,090

McCaysville . . ........... 1,071

Hoschton .... ........... 1,070

Winterville . . . ........... 1,068

Comer ....... ........... 1,052

Bogart ....... ........... 1,049

Aragon ...... ........... 1,039

Reynolds ..... ........... 1,036

Talbotton .... ........... 1,019

Milan ....... ........... 1,012

Cave Spring . . ............ 975

Georgetown . . ............ 973

Homer ....... ............ 950

Greenville .... ............ 946

Poulan ....... ............ 946

Buchanan .... ............ 941

Nahunta ..... ............ 930

Guyton ...... ............ 917

Franklin ..... ............ 902

Bowman ..... ............ 898

Hagan ....... ............ 898

Lenox ....... ............ 889

Glenwood .... ............ 884

Alto ......... ............ 876

Enigma ...... ............ 869

Newton ...... ............ 851

Norman Park . ............ 849

Remerton .... ............ 847

Dasher ...... ............ 834

Mountain City ............ 829

Doerun ...... ............ 828

Resaca ...... ............ 815

Hiawassee .... ............ 808

Roberta ...... ............ 808

Crawford .... ............ 807

Baconton .... ............ 804

Allenhurst .... ............ 788

Luthersville . . . ............ 783

Smithville .... ............ 774

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City

Population, 2000

Grayson ................. 765

Homeland ................ 765

Franklin Springs ........... 762

Canon ................... 755

RayCity ................. 746

Fairmount ................ 745

Riceboro ................. 736

Ball Ground .............. 730

Stillmore ................. 730

Blythe ................... 718

Mclntyre ................. 718

Bethlehem ............... 716

TyTy ................... 716

Pavo .................... 711

WaverlyHall ............. 709

East Ellijay ............... 707

Rutledge ................. 707

Screven .................. 702

Gibson .................. 694

White ................... 693

Alapaha ................. 682

Leary ................... 666

Blairsville ................ 659

Kingston ................. 659

Tignall .................. 653

Flovilla .................. 652

Plains ................... 637

Morven .................. 634

Whigham ................ 631

Patterson ................. 627

Nelson .................. 626

Toomsboro ............... 622

Pine Lake ................ 621

Dawsonville .............. 619

Waleska ................. 616

Ochlocknee............... 605

Mount Airy ............... 604

Young Harris ............. 604

Portal ................... 597

Whitesburg ............... 596

City

Population, 2000

Berlin ................... 595

Irwinton ................. 587

Cohutta .................. 582

Adrian................... 579

Crawfordville ............. 572

Brooks .................. 553

Coolidge ................. 552

Lake Park ................ 549

Carnesville ............... 541

Mountain Park ............ 541

Pineview ................. 532

Uvalda .................. 530

Collins .................. 528

Ailey .................... 527

Milner ................... 522

Newborn ................. 520

Ideal .................... 518

Bronwood ................ 513

Bibb City ................ 510

Dexter ................... 509

Harrison ................. 509

Sycamore ................ 496

Attapulgus ............... 492

Colbert .................. 488

Lyerly ................... 488

Menlo ................... 485

Warm Springs ............. 485

Talmo ................... 477

Molena .................. 475

Waco ................... 469

Hoboken ................. 463

Danielsville .............. 457

Midville ................. 457

Arabi.................... 456

Leslie ................... 455

Preston .................. 453

Dudley .................. 447

Hamilton ................. 446

Barwick ................. 444

Dearing .................. 441

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POPULATION

City

Population, 2000

North High Shoals ......... 439

Woodland ................ 432

Pendergrass .............. 431

Helen ................... 430

Warwick ................. 430

Clermont................. 429

Funston .................. 426

Shiloh ................... 423

Rhine ................... 422

Hiltonia.................. 421

Byromville ............... 415

Odum ................... 414

Yatesville ................ 408

Offerman ................ 403

Woodville ................ 400

Moreland ................ 393

Sasser ................... 393

Mansfield ................ 392

Ephesus ................. 388

Centralhatchee ............ 383

Fargo ................... 380

Danville ................. 373

Flemington ............... 369

OakPark................. 366

Concord ................. 336

Ellenton ................. 336

Bowersville .............. 334

Andersonville ............. 331

Siloam .................. 331

Cadwell ................. 329

Ila ...................... 328

Bostwick................. 322

Newington ............... 322

Iron City ................. 321

Ambrose ................. 320

Eton .................... 319

Sale City ................. 319

Stapleton................. 318

Higgston ................. 316

Sharpsburg ............... 316

City

Population, 2000

Tiger .................... 316

Arnoldsville .............. 312

Graham .................. 312

Cobbtown ................ 311

Martin ................... 311

Sumner .................. 309

Pitts .................... 308

Pinehurst................. 307

Bartow .................. 304

Rentz ................... 304

Scotland ................. 300

Morganton ............... 299

Norwood ................. 299

Climax .................. 297

Williamson ............... 297

Chauncey ................ 295

Allentown ................ 287

White Plains .............. 283

Oconee .................. 280

Avalon .................. 278

Damascus ................ 277

Gum Branch .............. 273

Denton .................. 269

Cecil .................... 265

Pulaski .................. 261

Plainville ................ 257

Oliver ................... 253

Rebecca ................. 246

Shady Dale ............... 242

Kite ..................... 241

Lexington ................ 239

Santa Claus ............... 237

Surrency ................. 237

Carlton .................. 233

Orchard Hill .............. 230

Taylorsville .............. 229

Girard ................... 227

Brinson .................. 225

Culloden ................. 223

Lilly .................... 221

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City

Population, 2000

Sky Valley ............... 221

Avera ................... 217

DeSoto......... ......... 214

Good Hope ............... 210

Maxeys .................. 210

Buckhead ................ 205

Carl..................... 205

Jenkinsburg .............. 203

Dillard .................. 198

Gillsville ................. 195

Meansville ............... 192

Rocky Ford .... ........... 186

Keysville ................ 180

Junction City ............. 179

PayneCity ............... 178

Roopville ................ 177

Woolsey ................. 175

Mitchell ................. 173

Camak .................. 165

Turin .................... 165

Register ................. 164

Tallulah Falls ............. 164

Dooling.................. 163

Jersey ................... 163

Hull.............. ....... 160

Alston ................... 159

Jakin .................... 157

Parrott................... 156

Montrose ................ 154

Garfield ................. 152

Argyle........ ........... 151

City

Population, 2000

Rest Haven ............... 151

Coleman ................. 149

Gay ..................... 149

Between ................. 148

Bishop .................. 146

Haralson ................. 144

Sunny Side ............... 142

Summertown ............. 140

DuPont .................. 139

Rayle ................... 139

Vernonburg .............. 138

Deepstep ................. 132

Nunez ................... 131

Bellville ................. 130

Daisy ................... 126

Riddleville ............... 124

Bluffton ................. 118

Jacksonville .............. 118

Geneva .................. 114

Vidette .................. 112

Sharon .................. 105

Lone Oak ................ 104

Manassas ................ 100

Tarrytown ................ 100

Aldora.................... 98

Ranger ................... 85

Braswell .................. 80

Weston ................... 75

Riverside ................. 57

Talking Rock .............. 49

Edge Hill ................. 30

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POPULATION OF JUDICIAL CIRCUITS Numerically Listed According to the United States Decennial Census of 2000

Atlanta Circuit ............................................ 815,806 County of Fulton
Stone Mountain Circuit ..................................... 666,072 County of DeKalb
Cobb Circuit .............................................. 607,751 County of Cobb
Gwinnett Circuit ........................................... 588,448 County of Gwinnett
Augusta Circuit............................................ 311,306 Counties of Burke, Columbia, and Richmond
Coweta Circuit ............................................ 268,808 Counties of Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup
Chattahoochee Circuit ...................................... 247,325 Counties of Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, and Taylor
Clayton Circuit ............................................ 236,517 County of Clayton
Eastern Circuit ............................................ 232,048 County of Chatham
Southern Circuit ........................................... 197,115 Counties of Brooks, Colquitt, Echols, Lowndes, and Thomas
Griffin Circuit............................................. 190,965 Counties of Fayette, Pike, Spalding, and Upson
Macon Circuit............................................. 190,050 Counties of Bibb, Crawford, and Peach

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Brunswick Circuit.......................................... 167,900 Counties of Appling, Camden, Glynn, Jeff Davis, and Wayne
Northeastern Circuit ........................................ 155,280 Counties of Dawson and Hall
Lookout Mountain Circuit ................................... 154,959 Counties of Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, and Walker
Ocmulgee Circuit .......................................... 148,736 Counties of Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, and Wilkinson
Tallapoosa Circuit ......................................... 145,495 Counties of Haralson, Paulding, and Polk
Blue Ridge Circuit ......................................... 141,903 County of Cherokee
Atlantic Circuit ............................................ 138,978 Counties of Bryan, Evans, Liberty, Long, Mclntosh, and Tattnall
Western Circuit ........................................... 127,714 Counties of Clarke and Oconee
Waycross Circuit .......................................... 123,546 Counties of Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware
Alcovy Circuit ............................................ 122,688 Counties of Newton and Walton
Cherokee Circuit .......................................... 120,123 Counties of Bartow and Gordon
Conasauga Circuit ......................................... 120,031 Counties of Murray and Whitfield County
Flint Circuit .............................................. 119,341 County of Henry

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POPULATION

Ogeechee Circuit .......................................... 117,467 Counties of Bulloch, Effingham, Jenkins, and Screven

Houston Circuit ........................................... 110,765 County of Houston

Northern Circuit ........................................... 102,161 Counties of Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison, and Oglethorpe

Piedmont Circuit .......................................... 102,155 Counties of Banks, Barrow, and Jackson

Bell-Forsyth Circuit ......................................... 98,407 County of Forsyth

Dougherty Circuit ........................................... 96,065 County of Dougherty

Middle Circuit ............................................. 95,920 Counties of Candler, Emanuel, Jefferson, Toombs, and Washington

Douglas Circuit ............................................ 92,174 County of Douglas County

Rome Circuit .............................................. 90,565 County of Floyd

South Georgia Circuit........................................ 86,225 Counties of Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Grady, and Mitchell

Southwestern Circuit ........................................ 83,439 Counties of Lee, Macon, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, and Webster

Tifton Circuit .............................................. 79,809 Counties of Irwin, Tift, Turner, and Worth

Mountain Circuit ........................................... 76,387 Counties of Habersham, Rabun, and Stephens

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Dublin Circuit.............................................. 70,878 Counties of Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen, and Twiggs
Rockdale Circuit............................................ 70,111 County of Rockdale
Enotah Circuit ............................................. 67,568 Counties of Lumpkin, Towns, Union, and White
Oconee Circuit ............................................. 66,668 Counties of Bleckley, Dodge, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, and Wheeler
Appalachian Circuit ......................................... 66,237 Counties of Fannin, Gilmer, and Pickens
Cordele Circuit ............................................. 59,582 Counties of Ben Hill, Crisp, Dooly, and Wilcox
Towaliga Circuit............................................ 57,221 Counties of Butts, Lamar, and Monroe
Alapaha Circuit ............................................ 53,734 Counties of Atkinson, Berrien, Clinch, Cook, and Lanier
Pataula Circuit ............................................. 52,822 Counties of Clay, Early, Miller, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, and Terrell
Toombs Circuit............................................. 51,235 Counties of Glascock, Lincoln, McDuffie, Taliaferro, Warren, and Wilkes

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MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

GEORGIA STATE SENATE

COUNTY

DISTRICT

Appling ................ 3 & 19

Atkinson .................. 19

Bacon .................... 19

Baker .................... 12

Baldwin .................. 25

Banks .................... 47

Barrow ............... 45 & 46

Bartow ........ 31,37, 52, & 54

Ben Hill .............. 13 & 19

Berrien .................... 7

Bibb ............. 16, 18, & 26

Bleckley .................. 18

Brantley ............... 1 & 19

Brooks .................... 8

Bryan ............... 1,3, & 4

Bulloch ................ 4 & 23

Burke .................... 23

Butts ............. 17, 27,& 29

Calhoun .................. 12

Camden ................ 1 & 7

Candler ................... 23

Carroll ........... 29, 30, & 31

Catoosa ................... 53

Charlton ................... 7

Chatham ................ 1 & 2

Chattahoochee ............. 14

Chattooga ................. 52

Cherokee ......... 21, 27, &51

Clarke .................... 46

Clay ..................... 12

Clayton ............... 34 & 44

Clinch ..................... 7

Cobb ..... 6, 21,32, 33,37, & 38

Coffee .................... 19

Colquitt. .............. 11 & 13

Columbia ............ 23 & 24

COUNTY

DISTRICT

Cook ...... .............7&8

Coweta ........... 28, 29, & 30

Crawford ............. 16 & 18

Crisp ..................... 13

Dade ..................... 53

Dawson ................... 49

Decatur ................... 11

DeKalb 5, 10,40,41,42, 43, & 55

Dodge ................ 19 & 20

Dooly .................... 13

Dougherty ......... 12, 13, & 14

Douglas ....... 30, 31,33, & 35

Early ..................... 11

Echols ..................... 7

Effingham .................. 4

Elbert .................... 47

Emanuel .............. 20 & 23

Evans ..................... 4

Fannin .................... 51

Fayette ............ 17, 28 & 34

Floyd .................... 52

Forsyth ......... 27,45, 48 & 49

Franklin .............. 47 & 50

Fulton ........ 27, 32, 35, 36, 38,

39,40, & 56

Gilmer ............... 49 & 51

Glascock .................. 24

Glynn .................. 1 & 3

Gordon ............... 52 & 54

Grady .................... 11

Greene ............... 25 & 47

Gwinnett 5, 9, 40, 41, 45,48, & 55

Habersham ........ 47, 50, & 51

Hall ............ 45, 47, 49 & 50

Hancock .................. 25

Haralson .................. 31

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Harris ............ 14, 16, & 29 Hart ..................... 47 Heard .................... 29 Henry ......... 10, 17, 29, & 44 Houston .......... 16,18, & 26 Irwin ..................... 13 Jackson ........... 46,47, & 49 Jasper ................ 17 & 29 Jeff Davis ................. 19 Jefferson .................. 23 Jenkins .................... 4 Johnson ................... 20 Jones....... 17,24,25,26, & 29 Lamar ................ 16 & 18 Lanier ..................... 7 Laurens................... 20 Lee .............. 12, 13, & 14 Liberty ................. 1 & 3 Lincoln ............... 24 & 47 Long ...................... 3 Lowndes ................... 8 Lumpkin .............. 49 & 50 Macon .................... 14 Madison .............. 47 & 49 Marion ................... 14 McDuffie ............. 24 & 47 Mclntosh ............... 1 & 3 Meriwether ........ 14, 16, & 29 Miller .................... 11 Mitchell .............. 11 & 12 Monroe ............ 16, 18 & 24 Montgomery ............... 20 Morgan ................... 25 Murray ................... 54 Muscogee .......... 14,15 & 16 Newton ............... 17 & 25 Oconee ............... 46 & 47 Oglethorpe ................ 47 Paulding .......... 30, 31, & 37

Peach ................ 16 & 18 Pickens ............... 49 & 51 Pierce ................. 1 & 19 Pike ............. 16,28, & 29 Polk ..................... 31 Pulaski ................... 18 Putnam ............... 17 & 25 Quitman .................. 14 Rabun .................... 51 Randolph ................. 12 Richmond ............. 22 & 23 Rockdale .............. 17 & 43 Schley .................... 14 Screven .................... 4 Seminole .................. 11 Spalding ....... 17, 24,28, & 29 Stephens .............. 50 & 51 Stewart ................... 14 Sumter ................... 14 Talbot .................... 14 Taliaferro ................. 47 Tattnall .................... 4 Taylor.................... 14 Telfair .................... 19 Terrell.................... 12 Thomas ................ 8 & 11 Tift ................... 7 & 13 Toombs............ 4, 19, & 20 Towns ................ 50 & 51 Treutlen .................. 20 Troup ................ 28 & 29 Turner.................... 13 Twiggs ................... 26 Union ................ 50 & 51 Upson ............ 14,16,& 18 Walker ............... 52 & 53 Walton ........... 17, 25, & 45 Ware ...................... 7 Warren ............... 24 & 47

144A______MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY_________

Washington ........... 20 & 24 Wayne ................ 3 & 19 Webster .................. 14 Wheeler .................. 20 White .................... 50

Whitfield .......... 52, 53 & 54 Wilcox ............... 13 & 19 Wilkes ............... 24 & 47 Wilkinson ......... 20, 24, & 26 Worth .................... 13

MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA SENATE BY DISTRICTS IN NUMERICAL ORDER
WITH ADDRESSES FOR THE 2003 REGULAR SESSION

District Senator

Address

1 ..... Eric Johnson ......... 22 Marsh Point Dr., Savannah 31406 2 ..... Regina Thomas ...... 1406 E. 35th St., Savannah 31404-2918 3 ..... Rene' D. Kemp ....... P. O. Box 497, Hinesville 31310 4 ..... Jack Hill ............ P. O. Box 486, Reidsville 30453 5 ..... Mary Hodges Squires .. 6381 East Windsor Ln., Norcross 30093

6 ..... Ginger Collins ....... 2451 Cumberland Pkwy., Ste. 3501, Atlanta 30339
7 ..... Peg Blitch ........... P. O. Box 335, Homerville 31634
8 ..... Tim Golden ......... 110 Beacon Hill, Valdosta 31602
9 ..... Don Balfour ......... 2312 Waterscape Trl., Snellville 30078
10 .... Nadine Thomas ...... 4153 Flat Shoals Pkwy., Ste. 102, Decatur 30034
11 .... John Bulloch ........ 3554 Bulloch Rd., Ochlocknee 31773

12 .... M. Meyer von Bremen . P. O. Box 72065, Albany 31708-2065 13 .... Rooney L. Bowen .... P. O. Box 1238, Cordele 31010

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION__________145A 14 .... George Hooks ....... P. O. Box 928, Americus 31709 15 .... Ed Harbison ......... P. O. Box 1292, Columbus 31902 16 .... SethHarp ........... P. O. Box 363, Midland 31820 17 .... MikeCrotts .......... 18 Capitol Sq., Ste. 303-A LOB, Atlanta 30334 18 .... Ross Tolleson ........ P. O. Box 1356, Perry 31069 19 .... Tommie Williams .... 148 Williams Ave., Lyons 30436 20 .... Hugh M. Gillis ....... 302 Louisiana Ave., West, Soperton 30457 21 .... Robert B. Lamutt ..... 4667 Jefferson Township PL, Marietta 30066 22 .... Randy Hall .......... P. O. Box 912, Augusta 30903 23 .... Don Cheeks ......... 716 Westminster Ct, Augusta 30909 24 .... Joey Brush .......... 476 B-l Flowing Wells Rd., Martinez 30907 25 .... Faye Smith .......... 321 North Wayne, Milledgeville 31061 26 .... Robert Brown ........ 421-A State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 27 .... Dan Moody ......... 3977 Merriweather Woods, Alpharetta 30022 28 .... Mitch Seabaugh ...... P. O. Box 504, Sharpsburg 30277 29 .... Dan W. Lee ......... 307 Church St., LaGrange 30240 30 .... Bill G. Hamrick ...... 8486 Price Ave., Douglasville 30134 31 .... Nathan Dean ......... P. O. Box 606, Rockmart 30153 32 .... Charlie Tanksley ..... 166 Anderson St., Marietta 30060 33 .... Steve Thompson ...... 5264 Seamus Way, Powder Springs 30127 34 .... Valencia Seay ........ 18 Capitol Sq., Ste. 325-A LOB, Atlanta 30334 35 .... Kasim Reed ......... 1755 Loch Lomond Trl., Atlanta 30331

146A______MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY________ 36 .... Sam Zamarripa ....... 3384 Peachtree Rd., ME, Ste. 300, Atlanta
30326 37 .... Chuck Clay .......... 49 Atlanta St., Marietta 30060 38 .... Horacena Tate ....... 201 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., NW, Atlanta
30314-3422 39 .... Vincent D. Fort ...... P. O. Box 42967, Atlanta 30311 40 .... Liane Levetan ........ 2250 Chrysler Terrace, NE, Atlanta 30345 41 .... Steve Henson ........ 2643 Sterling Acres Dr., Tucker 30084 42 .... David Adelman ...... P. O. Box 1231, Decatur 30031-1231 43 .... Connie Stokes ....... P. O. Box 360350, Decatur 30036-0350 44 .... Terrell Starr ......... 2735 Edgewater Ct., Jonesboro 30236 45 .... Renee Unterman ...... P. O. Box 1685, Loganville 30052 46 .... Brian Kemp ......... P. O. Box 5187, Athens 30604 47 .... Ralph T. Hudgens .... P.O. Box 534, Comer 30629 48 .... David Shafer ........ 4231 Pleasant Hill Rd., Ste. B, Duluth 30096 49 .... Casey Cagle ......... 4143 Ashford Way, Gainesville 30507 50 .... Carol Jackson ........ P. O. Box 2246, Cleveland 30528 51 .... Bill Stephens ........ P. O. Box 4400, Canton 30114 52 .... Preston W. Smith ..... P. O. Box 1963, Rome 30162-1963 53 .... Jeff Mullis .......... 519 Cove Rd., Chickamauga 30707 54 .... Don R. Thomas ...... 184 Haig Mill Rd., Dalton 30721 55 .... Gloria Butler ........ 3813 Chalmers Ct., Clarkston 30021 56 .... Tom E. Price ........ 295 Broadmeadow Cove, Roswell 30075

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GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

COUNTY

DISTRICT

Appling.................. 121

Atkinson ................. 130

Bacon ................... 129

Baker ................... 136

Baldwin .............. 94 & 95

Banks .................... 22

Barrow ............... 24 & 25

Bartow ........... 12, 13,& 19

Ben Hill ................. 131

Berrien .................. 139

Bibb ............ 93, 104 -108

Bleckley ................. 118

Brantley ................. 129

Brooks .................. 144

Bryan .... 121 -123, 127, & 146

Bulloch .... 101, 102, 121, & 127

Burke ................... 100

Butts ............. 85, 92, & 93

Calhoun ............ 133 & 134

Camden ................. 147

Candler .... 102, 120, 121, & 127

Carroll ........... 27, 87, & 88

Catoosa...... ............2&3

Charlton ............ 129 & 145

Chatham ............ 122-126

Chattahoochee ............ 133

Chattooga ................. 11

Cherokee .......... 12,14-17

Clarke ................ 74-76

Clay .................... 134

Clayton ...... 48,50,59,81-84

Clinch .............. 143 & 145

Cobb 17, 26, 28-35,41,44, & 46

Coffee ................... 130

Colquitt ............. 137-140

Columbia ............. 79 & 80

COUNTY

DISTRICT

Cook .................... 139

Coweta ............... 86-89

Crawford ................ 108

Crisp .................... 132

Dade ...................... 2

Dawson ................ 6 & 14

Decatur ............. 134 & 141

DeKalb ........... 42 & 52 - 62

Dodge ................... 118

Dooly .............. 114 & 132

Dougherty ........... 135-137

Douglas ...... 27, 33, & 45 - 47

Early .................... 134

Echols ................... 144

Effingham........... 122 & 123

Elbert .................... 78

Emanuel ................. 102

Evans ................... 121

Fannin ..................3&6

Fayette ............ 48, 85 & 86

Floyd ................ 11 & 13

Forsyth ............... 14 & 38

Franklin .............. 22 & 23

Fulton ..... 36 - 45,47-51, & 65

Gilmer .................3&6

Glascock .................. 95

Glynn .......... 128, 129 & 146

Gordon ................... 10

Grady ................... 141

Greene ................... 77

Gwinnert ............ 61,64-71

Habersham ..............7&9

Hall..... ..... ...9,20, 21 & 67

Hancock .................. 95

Haralson .................. 18

Harris ................... 110

148A

MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Hart ..................... 23 Heard .................... 88 Henry ......... 59, 60, 84, & 85 Houston ....... 108, 115, & 117 Irwin .................... 131 Jackson ............... 24 & 25 Jasper ................ 73 & 93 JeffDavis ................ 121 Jefferson ................. 103 Jenkins .................. 102 Johnson .................. 102 Jones ........ 93, 94, 104, & 105 Lamar ................ 91-93 Lanier ................... 143 Laurens ............. 118 & 119 Lee ................ 133 & 137 Liberty... 121, 127 - 129, & 146 Lincoln ................... 78 Long ............... 127 & 129 Lowndes ............ 142 - 144 Lumpkin ................... 9 Macon................... 114 Madison .......... 23, 76, & 78 Marion .................. 116 McDuffie ............ 95 & 103 Mclntosh ...... 127, 128, & 146 Meriwether ................ 90 Miller ................... 134 Mitchell ................. 140 Monroe ................... 93 Montgomery .............. 120 Morgan ............... 73 & 77 Murray .................3&5 Muscogee ........... 109-113 Newton ........... 63,72,& 73 Oconee ............... 73 & 76 Oglethorpe ................ 77 Paulding .......... 18, 26, & 27 Peach .............. 108 & 114

Pickens ................... 12 Pierce ................... 129 Pike ..................... 91 Polk ................. 18 & 19 Pulaski .................. 132 Putnam ............... 77 & 95 Quitman ................. 134 Rabun ..................... 8 Randolph ................ 134 Richmond ............ 96-100 Rockdale .......... 60, 62, & 63 Schley ................... 116 Screven .................. 101 Seminole ................. 141 Spalding .............. 85 & 92 Stephens .................. 22 Stewart ............. 133 & 134 Sumter .................. 116 Talbot ................... 109 Taliaferro ................. 95 Tatrnall .................. 121 Taylor................... 114 Telfair. ............. 118 & 121 Terrell................... 133 Thomas ........ 137, 141, & 144 Tift ........... 131,138,& 139 Toombs.................. 120 Towns ..................... 8 Treutlen ............ 119 & 120 Troup ........... 89, 90, & 110 Turner ................... 138 Twiggs .................. 104 Union ..................... 8 Upson ..... ..........91 & 108 Walker ................. 1 & 2 Walton ............... 71-73 Ware .................... 145 Warren ................... 95 Washington .............. 103

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION__________149A

Wayne .................. 129 Webster ................. 133 Wheeler ............ 118 & 120 White ..................... 8 Whitfield ............ 3, 4, & 5

Wilcox .................. 131 Wilkes ................... 78 Wilkinson ................. 104 Worth .............. 137 & 138

MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BY DISTRICTS IN NUMERICAL ORDER WITH ADDRESSES
FOR THE 2003 REGULAR SESSION

District

Representative

Address

1 ......... Mike Snow ........... 320 Snow Dr., Chickamauga 30707

2 ......... Brian Joyce ........... 762 Paynes Chapel Rd., Lookout Mountain 30750

3, Post 1 ... Ron Forster ........... 14 Hillcrest Ct., Ringgold 30736

3, Post 2 ... Jack White ........... .272 Laurel Mtn. Rd., Blue Ridge 30513

4 ......... Roger Williams ........ P. O. Box 2125, Dalton 30722-2125

5 ......... Craig Brock ........... 565 Wildwood Dr., Chatsworth 30705 6 ......... David Ralston ......... P. O. Box 1196, Blue Ridge 30513 7 ......... Ben Bridges ........... 100 Sang Rd., Cleveland 30528

8 ......... Ralph Twiggs ......... P. O. Box 432, Hiawassee 30546

9 ......... Amos Amerson ........ 689 N. Chestatee St., Dahlonega 30533

10 ........ Tom Graves ........... P. O. Box 515, Fairmont 30139

11 ........ Barbara Massey Reece .. 693 Massey Rd., Menlo 30731 12 ........ JeffLewis ............ P. O. Box 480, White 30184

150A______MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY________ 13, Post 1 . . Buddy Childers ........ 28 Surrey Trl., Rome 30161 13. Post 2 . . Paul E. Smith .......... P. O. Box 486, Rome 30162-0486 14. Post 1 . . Tom Knox ............ 302 Tribble Gap Rd., Cumming 30040 14, Post 2 . . Jack Murphy .......... 3830 Adams Rd., Cumming 30041 15 ........ Chip Rogers .......... 1025 Rose Creek Dr., Ste. 620, #143
Woodstock30189 16 ........ Calvin Hill ............ 145 Mountain Brook Dr., Canton 30115 17 ........ Bobby Franklin ........ 4552 Cedar Knoll Dr., Marietta 30066 18 ........ BillHeath ............ 2225CashtownRd.,Bremen 30110-3504 19 ........ BillCummings ......... 735 Morgan Valley Rd.,Rockmart 30153 20 ........ Carl Rogers ........... P. O. Box 1058, Gainesville 30503 21 ........ Stacey Reece .......... P. O. Box 664, Gainesville 30503 22 ........ Jeanette Jamieson ...... P. O. Box 852, Toccoa 30577 23 ........ Alan Powell ........... P. O. Box 248, Hartwell 30643 24 ........ Warren Massey ........ 16 Sims Rd., Winder 30680 25 ........ ChrisElrod ........... 184 WashingtonPkwy., Jefferson 30549 26 ........ Glenn Richardson ...... 281 Valleyside Dr., Dallas 30157 27 ........ Howard R. Maxwell .... 716 Graham Rd., Dallas 30132 28 ........ EarlEhrhart ........... 5500WrightRd.,PowderSprings 30127 29 ........ Don L. Parsons ........ 3167 Sycamore Ln., Marietta 30066 30 ........ Sharon Cooper ......... 4028 River Ridge Chase, Marietta 30067 31 ........ Matt Dollar ........... 1945 Annwicks Dr., Marietta 30062 32 ........ Judy Manning ......... 830 Whitlock Ave., Marietta 30064

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33, Post 1 .. Don Wix ............. 4630 Glore Rd., Mableton 30126

33, Post 2 .. Alisha M. Thomas ...... 1967 Abbey Province, Austell 30168

33. Post 3 .. Pat Dooley ............ 35 Sessions St., Marietta 30060-1341

34. Post 1 .. Doug Stoner .......... 351 Mockingbird Ln., Smyrna 30082

34, Post 2 .. Rob Teilhet ........... 3205-E Post Woods Dr., Atlanta 30339

34,Post3 ... RichGolick ........... 2372SimpsonFarm Way, Smyrna 30080

35 ........ Roger Mines .......... 2264 Lakewood Dr., Kennesaw 30152

36 ........ MarkBurkhalter ....... 9650 Ventana Way, Ste. 201, Alpharetta 30022

37 ........ Chuck E. Martin ....... 3015 Windward Plaza, Ste. 575, Alpharetta 30005

38 ........ Jan Jones ............. 13765 Brittle Rd., Alpharetta 30004

39 ........ Tom Campbell......... 1088 Canton St., Roswell 30075

40 ........ Wendell Willard ....... 755 River Gate Dr., Atlanta 30350

41 ........ JoeWilkinson ......... 850OldCreekTrl., SandySprings 30328

42, Post 1 .. Doug Teper ........... 1145 Zonolite Rd., #12, Atlanta 30306

42, Post 2 .. Kathy Ashe ........... 82 Westminster Dr., NE, Atlanta 30309

42, Post 3 .. Pat Gardner ........... 668 E. Pelham Rd., Atlanta 30324

42. Post 4 . . Nick Moraitakis ........ 3445 Peachtree Rd., Ste. 425, Atlanta 30326

43. Post 1 .. Mable Thomas ........ 765 Jones Ave., NW, Atlanta 30314

43,Post2 .. LaNettL. Stanley-Turner. 712 Gary Rd.,NW, Atlanta 30318-6216

44

John Noel ............ 2125 Bolton Rd., NW, Atlanta 30318

45 ........ Roger Brace .......... 410 Stone Arbor Ct, Atlanta 30331

152A______MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY_________ 46 ........ Bill Hembree .......... 8826 Elma St., Douglasville 30134 47 ........ Tyrone Brooks ........ 511 LOB, State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 48, Post 1 . . Bob Holmes .......... P. O. Box 110009, Atlanta 30311-0009 48, Post 2 .. Sharon Beasley-Teague ..P.O. Box 488, Red Oak 30272 48,Post3 ... JoeHeckstall .......... 2713BriarwoodBlvd, East Point 30344 48, Post 4 .. Virgil Fludd ........... P. O. Box 125, Fayetteville 30214 49 ........ Douglas C. Dean ....... 346 Arthur St., SW, Atlanta 30310 50 ........ Georganna Sinkfield .... State Capitol, Rm. 416, Atlanta 30334 51 ........ Nan Grogan Orrock ..... 1070 Delaware Ave., SE, Atlanta 30316 52 ........ FranMillar ............ 5249 Brooke Farm Dr., Dunwoody 30338 53 ........ Jill Chambers .......... 4372 Stonington Cir., Atlanta 30338 54 ........ Sally Harrell .......... 1756 Century Blvd., Ste. B, Atlanta
30345 55 ........ Michele Henson ....... 4140 Creek Stone Ct., Stone Mountain
30083 56, Post 1 .. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield 1817 Dyson Dr., Decatur 30030 56, Post 2 .. Mary Margaret Oliver ... 150 East Ponce de Leon Ave., Ste. 350,
Decatur 30030 57 ........ Karla Drenner .........P.O. Box 348, Avondale Estates 30002 58 ........ Barbara J. Mobley ...... 3009 Miriam Ct., Decatur 30032 59, Post 1 .. Jo Ann McClinton ...... 132 East Lake Dr., SE, Atlanta 30317 59, Post 2 .. George Maddox ....... 2503 Jenay Ct., Decatur 30032 59. Post 3 .. Howard Mosby ........ 2101 Sugar Creek Falls Dr., Atlanta
30316 60. Post 1 . . Pam S. Stephenson ..... P. O. Box 7415, Atlanta 30309

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60, Post 2 ... Stan Watson ........... 4299 Sherwood Oaks Dr., Decatur 30034 60. Post 3 .. Teresa Greene-Johnson .. 4675 Lionshead Cir., Lithonia 30038 61. Post 1 .. Ron Sailor ............ P. O. Box 361349, Decatur 30036 61, Post 2 .. Coach Williams ........ 5044 Club Vista Point, Stone Mountain
30088 61, Post 3 .. Billy Mitchell ......... P. O. Box 55, Stone Mountain 30086 62 ........ Randal Mangham ...... P. O. Box 639, Decatur 30031-0639 63 ........ Barbara Jean Bunn ..... 2635 Stanton Rd., Conyers 30094 64 ........ Tom Rice ............. 6100 Lackland Ct, Norcross 30092 65 ........ Brooks Coleman ....... 3919 Hillside Dr., Duluth 30096 66 ........ Pedro Marin .......... 2625 Ridge Brook Tit, Duluth 30096 67, Post 1 .. Mike T. Coan ......... 1602 Braselton Hwy., Lawrenceville
30043 67, Post 2 ... James Mills ........... 3948 Kilgore Falls Dr., Gainesville 30507 68 ........ David Casas .......... P. O. Box 283, Lilburn 30048-0283 69, Post 1 .. Curt Thompson ........ 6563 Devonshire Ct., NW, Norcross
30093 69. Post 2 .. Hugh Floyd ........... 744 Omaha Dr., Norcross 30093 70. Post 1 .. Charles E. Bannister .... 312 Emily Dr., Lilburn 30047 70, Post 2 .. Scott Dix ............. P. O. Box 3359, Lilburn 30048 70. Post 3 .. John Heard ........... 1480 Eugenia Terrace, Lawrenceville
30045 71. Post 1 .. Len Walker ........... 2972 Lake Edmond Rd., Loganville
30052 71, Post 2 .. Donna Sheldon ........ P. O. Box 893, Dacula 30019

154A______MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY__________ 72 ........ Jim Stokes ............ P. O. Box 1356, Covington 30015 73 ........ John Douglas .......... 70 Windsong Dr., Covington 30016 74 ........ Louise McBee ......... 145 Pine Valley Place, Athens 30606 75 ........ Keith G. Heard ........ P. O. Box 5068, Athens 30604-5068 76 ........ Bob Smith ............ P. O. Box 108, Watkinsville 30677 77 ........ Mickey Channell ....... P. O. Box 839, Greensboro 30642 78 ........ TomMcCall .......... 2835 WashingtonHwy.,Elberton 30635 79 ........ Barry A. Fleming ...... 170 West Forrest St., Harlem 30814 80 ........ Ben Harbin ........... 4571-B Cox Rd., Evans 30809 81 ........ VictorHill ............ 18 Capitol Square, Ste. 607 LOB, Atlanta
30334 82 ........ Gail Buckner .......... 7324 Cardif Place, Jonesboro 30236 83 ........ Darryl Jordan ......... 316 Herring Way, Riverdale 30274 84, Post 1 .. Ron Dodson ...........1283 Trahlyta Terrace, Lake City 30260 84. Post 2 .. Mike Barnes .......... 11530 New Hope Rd., Hampton 30228 85. Post 1 . . John Yates ............ 961 Birdie Rd., Griffin 30223 85, Post 2 . . John Lunsford ......... 850 Huiet Dr., McDonough 30252 86 ........ Lynn Westmoreland .... 2753 Hwy. 34, East, Ste. 3, Newnan
30265 87 ........ Lynn R. Smith ......... Eight Evergreen Dr., Newnan 30263 88, Post 1 .. Mark Butler ........... P. O. Box 607, Carrollton 30112 88, Post 2 . . Chuck Harper ......... P. O. Box 1530, Carrollton 30112 89 ........ Jeff Brown ............ 2010 Foxcroft Dr., LaGrange 30240 90 ........ Carl Von Epps ......... P. O. Box 1368, LaGrange 30241

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION__________155A 91 ........ Mack Crawford ........ P. O. Box 1070, Zebulon 30295-1070 92 ........ LeeHowell ........... P. O. Box 522, Griffin 30224 93 ........ Curtis S. Jenkins ....... P. O. Box 634, Forsyth 31029 94 ........ Bobby Eugene Parham .. P. O. Box 606, Milledgeville 31061 95 ........ Sistie G. Hudson ....... P. O. Box 58, Sparta 31087 96 ........ SueBurmeister ........ P. O. Box 212176, Augusta 30917-2176 97 ........ Quincy Murphy ........ 3238 Peach Orchard Rd., Augusta 30909 98 ........ Henry L. Howard ...... 2514 Pate Avenue, Augusta 30906 99 ........ Pete Warren ........... 1122 Bennock Mill Rd., Augusta 30906 100 ....... Alberta J. Anderson ..... P. O. Box 886, Waynesboro 30830 101 ....... Bob Lane ............. 205 Aldred Ave., Statesboro 30458 102 ....... Butch Parrish .......... 224 West Main St., Swainsboro 30401 103 ....... Jimmy Lord ........... P. O. Box 254, Sandersville 31082 104 ....... Ken W. Birdsong ...... 1563 New Haven Church Rd., Gordon
31031 105 ....... David E. Lucas ........ 2594 Saratoga Dr., Macon 31211 106 ....... David B. Graves ....... P. O. Box 6475, Macon 31208 107 ....... Nikki T. Randall ....... P. O. Box 121, Macon 31202 108 ....... Robert F. Ray ......... 261 Ray Rd., Fort Valley 30130 109 ....... Debbie G. Buckner ..... Route 1, Box 76, Junction City 31812 110 ....... Vance C. Smith ........ P. O. Box 171, Pine Mountain 31822 111 ....... Calvin Smyre .......... P. O. Box 181, Columbus 31902 112 ....... Tom B. Buck .......... P. O. Box 196, Columbus 31902

156A______MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY__________ 113 ....... Carolyn F. Hugley ...... P. O. Box 6342, Columbus 31917-6342 114 ....... Lynmore James ........ 114 Walnut St., Montezuma 31063 115 ....... Larry Walker .......... 909 Ball St., Perry 31069 116 ....... Jimmy Skipper ........ 1010 S. Lee St., Americus 31709 117 ....... LarryO'Neal .......... P.O. Drawer 730, Warner Robins 31099 118 ....... Terry L. Coleman ...... P. O. Box 157, Eastman 31023 119 ....... DuBose Porter ......... P. O. Drawer B, CSS, Dublin 31040 120 ....... Greg Morris ........... P. O. Box 1749, Vidalia 30474 121, Post 1 . Terry Barnard ......... Route 3, Box 5240, Glennville 30427 121, Post 2 . Bert Oliver ........... 106 Dalton Dr., Glennville 30427 122 ....... Ann R. Purcell ......... P. O. Box 1295,410 Willowpeg Way,
Rincon31326 123 ....... RonStephens .......... P.O. Box 7709, Garden City 31408-7709 124, Post 1 . Lester G. Jackson ...... 421 Pierpont Ave., Savannah 31404 124, Post 2 . Mickey Stephens ....... 1619 East Henry St., Savannah 31404 125 ....... Tom Bordeaux ........ 126 East Liberty St., Savannah 31401 126 ....... BurkeDay ............ P.O.Box2627,TybeeIsland 31328-2627 127 ....... Buddy DeLoach ....... P. O. Box 51, Hinesville 31310 128 ....... Al Williams ........... 9041 E.OglethorpeHwy., Midway 31320 129, Post 1 . Hinson Mosley ........ 1901 Old Screven Rd., Jesup 31545 129, Post 2 . Tommy Smith ......... 197 Campground Church Rd., Nicholls
31554 130 ....... Chuck Sims ........... P. O. Box 517, Douglas 31534 131 ....... Jay Roberts ........... 767 Brushy Creek Rd., Ocilla 31774

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION__________157A 132 ....... Johnny W. Floyd ....... P. O. Box 5260, Cordele 31010 133 ....... Bob Manner ........... 9610 Plains Hwy., Parrott 39877 134 ....... Gerald E. Greene ....... Route 3, Box 316, Cuthbert 39840 135 ....... Lawrence R. Roberts .... 1117 Clark Avenue, Albany 31705 136 ....... Winfred Dukes ........ 503 A. Whitney Avenue, Albany 31701 137 ....... Ed Rynders ........... 423 Martindale Dr., Albany 31707 138 ....... Austin Scott........... 109 Carolina Dr., P. O. Box 988, Tifton
31794 139 ....... Penny Houston ........ 1115 Ray City Rd., Nashville 31639 140 ....... Richard Royal ......... P. O. Box 607, Camilla 31730 141, Post 1 . Wallace Sholar ........ P. O. Box 868, Cairo 39828 141, Post 2 . HughD. Broome ....... 8003 Cypress Dr., Donalsonville 39845 142 ....... Ron Borders .......... 1010 Slater St., Valdosta 31601 143 ....... Jay Shaw ............. 410 Chestnut Ave., Lakeland 31635 144 ....... EllisBlack ............ 5900 Jumping Gully Rd., Valdosta 31601 145 ....... Mike Boggs ........... P. O. Box 559, Waycross 31502 146 ....... Jerry Keen ............ P. O. Box 24290, St. Simons Island
31522 147 ....... Cecily Hill ............ 379 Moeckel PL, St. Marys 31558

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RESULTS OF REFERENDUM ELECTIONS

STATUS OF REFERENDlJM ELECTIONS 5>INCE 1953

Georgia Laws

Referendums

Results

Not

Final

Proposed

Not Known

Held

Result

1953 (Jan./Feb.) .............. 14 ....... ..... 1 ....... .... 2 ..... ...... 11

1953(Nov./Dec.) ............. 21 ....... . .... 5 ....... ... . 0 ..... ...... 16

1955 ....................... 17 ....... ... .. 1 ....... .... 1 . .... ...... 15

1956 ....................... 39 ....... .. . .. 4. ...... . . . . 1 ..... ...... 34

1957 ....................... 24 ....... .. ... 0 ....... .. .. 1 ..... ...... 23

1958 .............. ........ 45 ....... ..... 2 ....... . ... 2 ..... ...... 41

1959 .............. ........ 34 ....... ... .. 0 ....... . . . . 1 . . . . . ...... 33

1960 .............. ........ 47 ....... ..... 7 ....... ... . 1 ..... ...... 39

1961 .............. ........ 27 ....... ..... 0. ...... . .. . 1 . . . . . ...... 26

1962 .............. ........ 38 ....... .. .. . 1 ....... .... 2 ..... ...... 35

1963 .............. ........ 39 ....... ..... 1 ....... .. . . 5 .... . ...... 33

1964 .............. ........ 35 .......

2

. . . . 3 . . . . . ...... 30

1964Ex. Sess. ....... ........ 9....... ..... 1 ....... . . . . 1 . . . . . ...... 7

1965 .............. ........ 23 ............. 3 ....... .... 0 ..... ...... 20

1966 .............. ........ 25 ............. 0. ...... .. .. 2 .... . ...... 23

1967 .............. ........ 39 ............. 0 ....... . .. . 2 ..... ...... 37

1968 .............. ........ 48 ............. 3 ....... . . . . 1 . . . . . ...... 44

1969 .............. ........ 48 ............. 3 ....... .... 3 ..... ...... 42

1970 .............. ........ 44 ............. 4 ....... . . . . 1 . . . . . ...... 39

1971 .............. ........ 43 ............. 0 ....... .... 5 ..... ...... 38

1971 Ex. Sess. ....... ........ 3 ............. 0... . . .. .... 0 ..... ...... 3

1972 .............. ........ 64. .... . ...... 1 ....... ... . 1 ..... ...... 62

1973 .............. ........ 21 ...... ...... 1 ....... .... 2 ..... ...... 18

1974 .............. ........ 25 ...... ...... 1 ....... ... . 1 .. . .. ...... 23

1975 .............. ........ 33 ...... ...... 1 ....... .... 1 .. ... ...... 31

1975 Ex. Sess. ....... ........ 1 ...... ...... 0 ....... . ... 0 .... . ...... 1

1976 .............. ........ 26 ...... ...... 0 ....... . .. . 2 ..... ...... 24

1977 .............. ........ 13 ...... ...... 0....... .... 0 ..... ...... 13

1978 .............. ........ 25 ...... ...... 0 ....... . . . . 1 . . . . . ...... 24

1979 .............. ........ 5 ...... ...... 0 ....... . . . . 0 . . . .. ...... 5

1980 .............. ........ 22 ...... ...... 0 ....... . . . . 4 . . . . . ...... 18

1981 .............. ........ 10 ...... ...... 0..... .. .... 2 ..... ...... 8

1982 .............. ........ 36 ...... ...... 0 ....... ... . 0 ... . . ...... 36

1983 .............. ........ 18 ...... ...... 0 ....... . ... 2 ..... ...... 16

1984 .............. ........ 38 ...... ...... 0... .. .. .... 2 ..... ...... 36

1985 .............. ........ 25 ...... ...... 0 ....... .... 4 ..... ...... 21

1986 .............. ........ 66 ...... ...... 0 ....... . .. . 8 ..... ...... 58

1987 .............. ........ 43 ...... ...... 0 ....... .... 1 .. ... ...... 42

1988 .............. ........ 71 ...... ...... 1 ....... .... 9 .... . ...... 61

1989 .............. ........ 20 ...... ...... 0... .... .. .. 5 ..... ...... 15

1989 Ex. Sess. ....... ........ 1 ...... ...... 0....... .... 0 .... . ...... 1

1990 .............. ........ 68 ...... ...... 0. ...... .... 5 ..... ...... 63

1991 .............. ........ 33 ...... ...... 0 ....... .. .. 7 ..... ...... 26

1991 Ex. Sess. ....... ........ 5 ...... ...... 0..... .. .... 1 .. .. . ...... 4

1992 .............. ........ 62 ...... ...... 1 ....... .... 4 ..... ...... 57

1993 .............. ........ 20 ...... ...... 0....... .... 2 .... . ...... 18

1994 .............. ........ 55 ...... ...... 1 .......

4 ..... ..... 50

GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION

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1995 ............. ......... 33 ....... ..... 0....... . .. . 4 .. . .. . . . . . 29

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1996 ............. ......... 33 ....... ..... 0..... . . . ..'. 4 ..... . . . . . 29

1997 ............. ......... 31 ....... ..... 0... .... .... 5 ..... . . . . . 26 1998 ............. ......... 54 ....... ..... 0. ...... .. . . 1 ..... . . . . . 53 1999 ............. ......... 39 ....... ..... 2..... . . .... 5 ..... . . . . . 32

2000 ............. ......... 50 ....... ...... 0 .......

2 ..... . . . . . 48

2001 ............. ......... 42 ....... ...... 2 ....... ... . 7 ..... . . . . . 33

2001 Ex. Sess ...... ......... 4 ....... ..... 1 ....... .... 0 ..... ..... 3

2002 ............. ......... 63 ....... ...... 0....... .... 2 ..... . . . . . 61

Totals .................... 1819 ............. 50 .......... 133 .......... 1636

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Georgia Laws 1953, January-February Session:

County
Carrol! Chatham DeKalb Franklin Gilmer Gihner Gwinnett Irwin Mitchell Murray Murray Murray Troup Whitfield

Page No. 3012 2538 3249 3030 3103 588 3187 2495 2577 2458 2340 2444 2276 2128

SUBJECT
Town of Mt. Zion charter Homestead exemption; school taxes Board of commissioners; creation County commissioner and board of finance City of Ellijay; corporate limits Cityof Ellijay City of Lawrenceville; city manager Tax commissioner; creation of office City of Camilla; treasurer Town of Spring Place; alley closing CityofChatsworth Tax commissioner; compensation City of West Point; corporate limits City Court of Dalton

Date of Election 3/21/53 Not held 5/13/53 1 1/2/54 6/1/53 6/1/53 6/27/53 1 1/2/54 Not held 5/19/53
4/21/53 4/1/53 3/26/53

Result
For: 55 Agn: 30
For: 4445 Agn: 8483 For: 11 52 Agn: 565 For: 69 Agn: 151 For: 69 Agn: 151 For: 55 Agn: 61 For: 568 Agn: 694
For: 36 Agn: 48 Results not known For: 553 Agn: 261 For: 250 Agn: 112 For: 210 Agn: 2613

Georgia Laws 1953, November-December Session:

County
Burke Cherokee Clayton Clayton Clayton Coweta Crisp

Page No. 2049 2668 2855 2029 2064 2040 2407

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; county employees' pension fund Certain county officers; compensation City of Forest Park City of Jonesboro; corporate limits City of Lake Tara; charter repeal City of Newnan; corporate limits City of Cordele; corporate limits

Decatur DeKalb Early Elbert Forsyth Greene

2197 City of West Bainbridgs; incorporation 2578 City of Decatur; tax rate 2282 City of Blakely; corporate limits 2987 City of Elberton 2674 County indebtedness 2455 County commissioner

Date of Election 9/8/54 11/2/54
12/9/53
2/6/54 10/5/54
1/11/54 10/21/54 4/19/54 3/23/54
3/23/54

Result
For; 1833 Agn: 648 For: 91 3 Agn: 674 Results not known For: 64 Agn: 229 Results not known For: 1406 Agn: 603 City vote: For: 202 Agn: 132 County vote: For: 23 Agn: 252 For: 200 Agn: 527 For: 466 Agn: 827 For: 45 Agn: 82 For: 958 Agn: 248 Results not known For: 1637 Agn: 1807

Georgia Laws 1953, November-December Session:

County
Habersham McDuffie MiUer Richmond Richmond Sumter Troup

Page No. 2745 2584 2814 2610 2476 2972 2858

SUBJECT
City of Clarkesville; new charter City of Thomson City Court of Miller County City of Augusta; corporate limits City of Augusta; corporate limits City of Americus; tax rate City of West Point; corporate limits

Twiggs

2570 County commissioner

Date of Election

Result

2/16/54

For: 154 Agn: 164

3/12/54

For: 253 Agn: 290

Results not known

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Results not known

11/17/54

For: 259 Agn: 189

1/12/54

For: 382 Agn: 431

1/27/54

City vote: For: 140 Agn: 6 Outside city vote: For: 65 Agn: 53

11/2/54

For: 161 Agn: 626

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Georgia Laws 1955:

County
Baldwin Clarke Clayton Clayton and Fulton DeKalb

Page No. 2830 3057 2781 2884
2806

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners City of Athens/Clarke County; school systems City of Morrow City of College Park; corporate limits
Form of government

Elbert Fulton Gwinnett Hall Hall Houston Jackson Laurens

2117 City Court of Elberton 2650 City of Hapeville 3163 City of Lawrenceville; corporate limits 3038 Tax commissioner; creation of office 2627 Certain county officers; compensation 2093 City of Warner Robins 2853 City of Commerce 2620 City of Dublin; water, light, and gas commission

Date of Election 4/20/55 5/4/55 4/16/55 5/14/55

Result
For: 1079 Agn: 716 For: 11 24 Agn: 564 For: 75 Agn: 30 For: 46 Agn: 13

5/18/55

(1) Single Com. For: 750 Multiple Com. For: 5013
(2) Co. Exec. For: 2728 Co. Manager For: 2733

3/7/56

For: 4471 Agn: 522

Results not known

3/19/55

For: 25 Agn: 89

11/28/55

For: 2163 Agn: 775

1 1/28/55

For: 2144 Agn: 826

4/5/55

For: 234 Agn: 547

Not held

5/10/55

For: 582 Agn: 1327

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Georgia Laws 1955:

County
Lumpkin Rockdale Tift Wayne

Page No. 2892 2428 2344 2858

SUBJECT
County commissioner Certain county officers; canpensation City of Tifton; commissioners City of Jesup

Date of Election

Result

4/13/55

For: 337 Agn: 109

4/16/55

For; 610 Agn: 877

4/27/55 4/27/55

For: 764 For: 383

Agn: 270 Agn: 206

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Georgia Laws 1956:

County
Baldwin Baldwin (1 of 2) Baldwin (1 of 2) Baldwin Banks Barrow Carroll Carroll Chattooga Clayton (1 of 2) Clayton (1 of 2) Clayton

Page No. 2725 2865
2865
3003 2056 3100 2797 2877 2899 2040
2040
2518

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; districts; elections City of Milledgeville; corporate limits
City of Milledgeville; corporate limits
City of Milledgeville; corporate limits Sheriff; compensation City of Winder; corporate limits City Court of Carrollton City of Whitesburg; police court County commissioner City of Forest Park
City of Forest Park
City of Mountain View; incorporation

Date of Election 4/3/56 7/18/56 10/15/56 7/18/56 3/14/56 5/4/56 1 1/6/56
9/12/56
3/24/56

Result
For: 1394 Agn: 1385 For: 107 Agn: 58
For: 463 Agn: 243
For: 12 Agn: 51 For: 1054 Agn: 1378 For: 13 Agn: 103 For: 1305 Agn: 2344 Results not known For: 2 142 Agn: 11 67 Results not known
Results not known
For: 341 Agn: 44

Georgia Law 1956:

County
Clayton and Fulton Colquitt Colquitt Colquitt DeKalb DeKalb (1 of 2) DeKalb (1 of 2) Fayette Glascock

Page No. 2744
2399 2403 2830 2932 3237
3237
2022 3507

SUBJECT
City of College Park; corporate limits
Certain county officers; compensation Tax commissioner; creation of office City of Moultrie City Court of Decatur Multiple member commission form of government
Chairman and board of commissioners
Tax commissioner; creation of office Sheriff; compensation

Date of Election 4/28/56
2/28/56 2/28/56 10/1/56 5/16/56 5/16/56
5/16/56
2/25/56 3/14/56

*City Vote: West Moultrie Area: Colonial Heights Area: Crestwood Gardens Area: East Moultrie Area: Tifton Highway Area: Sylvester Drive Area:

For: 1986 For: 2002 For: 2005 For: 2004 For: 1989 For: 1976

Agn: 169 Agn: 159 Agn: 167 Agn: 165 Agn: 173 Agn: 175

Area Vote: Area 1-West Moultrie Area: Area 2-Colonial Heights Area: Area 3-Crestwood Gardens Area: Area 4-East Moultrie Area: Area 5-Tifton Highway Area: Area 6-Sylvester Drive Area:

Result
For: 28 Agn: 22
For: 3864 Agn: 2411 For: 3939 Agn: 2540 * For: 12520 Agn: 5846 For: 18393 Agn: 2001
For: (a) 4743 For: (b) 15300 For: 292 Agn: 37 For: 498 Agn: 227

For: 99 For: 145 For: 27 For: 41 For: 29 For: 78

Agn: 57 Agn: 83 Agn: 87 Agn: 147 Agn: 107 Agn: 144

Georgia La\ 1956:

County
Gwinnett Hall

Page No.
2502
3166

SUBJECT
Tax commissioner; county treasurer City of Lula; charter

Houston Jackson Laurens Miller Murray Muscogee

2510 City of Warner Robins 2887 City Court of Jefferson 3267 City of Dublin; elections 2799 Voting machines 3476 City of Chatsworth; corporate limits 2386 City of Columbus; corporate limits

Newton Richmond

2507 City of Covington; corporate limits 2406 City of Augusta; land conveyance

Date of Election 1 1/6/56 3/27/56
5/8/56 9/12/56 Not held 9/12/56 8/25/56 9/12/56
5/1/56 4/18/56

Result
For: 3383 Agn: 1641 Belton vote: For: 64 Agn: 2 Lula vote: For: 35 Agn: 3 For: 215 Agn: 30 For: 972 Agn: 1556
For: 231 Agn: 580 For: 77 Agn: 109 City vote: For: 6179 Agn: 2356 Outside city vote: For: 516 Agn: 2070 For: 109 Agn: 90 For: 7769 Agn: 3734

Georgia Laws 1956:

County Spalding

Page No.
2412

SUBJECT City of Griffin; corporate limits

Thomas Thomas Troup

3159 Certain county officers; compensation 3510 Tax commissioner; creation of office 2827 City of Hogansville; corporate limits

Troup Troup Walker Whitfield

3078 City of Hogansville; corporate limits 3423 City of North West Point; incorporation 2995 Town of Linwood 2093 CityofDalton

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Date of Election

Result

4/17/56

City vote: For: 948 Agn: 595 Affected area: For: 365 Agn: 400

4/24/56

For: 902 Agn: 939

4/24/56

For: 876 Agn: 957

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7/18/56

City vote:

For: 216 Agn: 117

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For: 41 Agn: 159

7/18/56

For: 257 Agn: 276

4/25/56

For: 34 Agn: 1 1 1

Results not known

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For: 985 Agn: 1831

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Georgia Laws 1957:

County
Bartow Bulloch

Page No.
2048
2877

SUBJECT
City of CartersviUe; school board City of Statesboro; corporate limits

Chatham Clarke Clarke Cobb Coffee Colquitt Cook Dough erty

2003 City of Port Wentworth; charter 2033 City of Athens 2036 City of Athens; recorder 3020 City of Acworth; new charter 2833 City of Douglas 2205 City of Moultrie; corporate limits 3253 Board of commissioners; elections; districts 2595 City of Albany

Date of Election 3/12/57 7/26/57
3/20/57 2/27/57 2/27/57 5/4/57 5/29/57 3/11/57 5/8/57 5/20/57

Result

For: 1010 Agn:314

Area 1: For: 312 Area 2: For: 312 Area 3: For: 313

Agn: 14 Agn: 14 Agn: 13

For: 422 Agn: 128

For: 617 Agn: 21 12

For: 714 Agn: 2047

For: 73 Agn: 181

For: 485 Agn: 99

For: 25 Agn: 53

For: 227 Agn: 364

For: 325 Agn: 720

Georgia Law 1957:

County Douglas

Page No.
2358

SUBJECT City of Douglasville; corporate limits

Emanuel

3317 City of Swainsboro; corporate limits

Gwinnett Hancock Henry Miller
Pickens

2669 City of Lawrenceville; corporate limits 2341 City of Sparta; tax rate 2121 Board of commissioners; elections 2194 Board of commissioners
2332 Town of Jasper; corporate limits

Pickens Polk

2400 Town of Jasper; council 2185 City of Cedartown

Date of Election 5/3/57
10/14/57
3/23/57 Not held 4/6/57 4/2/57 4/17/57
4/17/57 5/8/57

Result
City vote: For: 50 Agn: 53 Affected area: For: 2 Agn: 164
City vote: For: Area 1 and 2 Outside city vote: For: Area 2 Agn: Area 1
For: 27 Agn: 4
For: 784 Agn: 924
Majority vote for $5.00 per meeting
City vote: For: 78 Agn: 12 Outside city vote: For: 15 Agn: 213
For: 75 Agn: 10
For: 656 Agn: 934

Georgia Lam 1957:

County
Pulaski Spalding Twiggs Walker Wilkinson

Page No. 3353 2809 3002 2419 2383

SUBJECT
City of Hawkinsville City of Griffin Board of commissioners; elections Town of Linwood Town of Mclntyre

Date of Election 4/30/57 4/30/57 5/22/57 4/27/57 5/25/57

Result
For: 115 Agn: 266 For: 552 Agn: 317 For: 156 Agn: 174 For: 71 Agn: 29 For: 49 Agn: 18

Georgia Lav 1958:

County
Bacon Baldwin Barrow Bartow Bartow

Page No. 3378 3302 2338 2683 2866

Brooks

2859

Chatham

2617

Chatham

3337

Chattahoochee 2554

Cherokee

2437

Cherokee

2661

Clayton

3022

Clayton

3397

Clayton and

2309

Fulton

SUBJECT
City of Alma; corporate limits Board of commissioners; tenns; chairman City of Winder; city manager Tax commissioner; creation of office Certain county officers; compensation CityofQuitman; commissioners Town of Thunderbolt; recorder's court City of Savannah Sheriff; compensation City of Canton; corporate limits City of Canton; wards City of Mountain View; charter repeal City of Forest Park City of College Park

Date of Election 7/2/58 11/4/58 6/4/58 9/10/58 9/10/58 5/27/58 1/20/59 5/27/58 11/4/58 5/7/58 5/7/58
5/19/58

Result

For: 206 Agn: 197

For: 932 Agn: 717

For: 131 Agn: 229

For: 35 Agn: 1254

For: 62 Agn: 1356

For: 173 Agn: 74

For: 291 Agn: 115

For: 4024 Agn: 2283

For: 55 Agn: 30

For: 119 Agn: 483

For: 223 Agn: 37

Results not known

Results not known

For: 2

Agn: 0

Georgia Laws 1958:

County
Clayton and Fulton
Clayton and Fulton
Clayton and Fulton
Clayton and Fulton
Clayton and Fulton
Colquitt

Page No. 2363
2721
2453 2854
3212 2441

SUBJECT City of College Park City of College Park City of College Park City of College Park City of East Point City of Moultrie; corporate limits

DeKalb

3318 City of Chamblee; corporate limits

Date of Election
5/14/58

Result For: 10 Agn: 0

6/3/58

For: 738 Agn: 340

5/19/58

For: 2 Agn: 0

5/14/58

For: 0 Agn: 0

7/16/58

For: 63 Agn: 28

7/14/58 (Area 6) 7/21/58 (Area 7) 7/28/58 (Area 8)
5/10/58

For: 53 For: 1 10 For: 31

Agn: 1 Agn: 79 Agn: 27

City area vote: For: 41 Agn: 1 Affected area: For: 91 Agn: 41

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County
Hall Haralson Henry Henry

Page No. 2279 2820 3127 3132

SUBJECT
City of Gainesville; commissioners City of Bremen; education tax Certain county officers; compensation City of Stockbridge; corporate limits

Henry

3198 City of Hampton; corporate limits

Henry Jasper

3367 City of McDonough; corporate limits 2921 City of Monticello; corporate limits

JeffDavis Lowndes

3288 Board of commissioners; creation 2624 City of Valdosta; city manager

Date of Election 4/1/58 Not held 5/21/58 4/30/58
4/30/58
6/3/58
4/19/58 4/14/58

Result
For: 925 Agn: 169
For: 346 Agn: 206
City vote: For: 61 Agn: 75 Outside city: For: 16 Agn: 116
City vote: For: 92 Agn: 3 Outside city: For: 37 Agn: 9
Results not known
City vote: For: 147 Agn: 107 Outside city: For: 15 Agn: 50
For: 1025 Agn: 901
For: 907 Agn: 243

Georgia Lava 1958:

County
Newton Polk Pulaski Putnam Tift

Page No. 2269 2468 2826 2980 2696

SUBJECT
City of Covington Town of Van Wert; charter repeal Tax commissioner; creation of office City of Eatonton City of Tifton (two elections held)

Tift Ware Wilkes White

2930 CityofTifton 2763 City of Manor 2091 Board of commissioners; election 3224 Board of commissioners; creation

Date of Election 7/9/58 9/10/58 1 1/4/58 6/11/58 4/30/58
5/7/58 5/17/58 11/4/58 Not held

Result

For: 151 Agn: 460

For: 7

Agn: 57

For: 222 Agn: 235

For: 42 Agn: 257

City vote: For: 669 Agn: 43 Outside city: For: 333 Agn: 286

Results not known

For: 19 Agn: 100

For: 749 Agn: 98

Georgia Laws 1959:

County
Bartow Bartow Bartow Bartow

Page No. 2782 2793 2797 2907

SUBJECT
City of Cartersville; corporate limits City of Cartersville; corporate limits City of Adairsville; corporate limits City of White (Sec. 2) (two elections held)

Bartow
Catoosa
Chattooga
Cherokee
Clayton and Fulton
Clayton and Fulton
Clayton and Fulton

2920 City of Kingston; new charter 2161 Board of commissioners; creation 2809 City of Summerville; new charter 2494 Certain county officers; compensation 2499 City of College Park; corporate limits
2508 City of College Park; corporate limits
2516 City of College Park; corporate limits

Date of Election 4/29/59 4/29/59 5/12/59 5/16/59
5/16/59 3/28/59 5/23/59 4/4/59 5/18/59
5/18/59
5/18/59

Result
For: 79 Agn: 154 For: 3 Agn: 21 For: 77 Agn: 120 County election, Sec. 2: For: 7 Agn: 36 City election: For: 27 Agn: 45 For: 49 Agn: 2 For: 718 Agn: 2430 For: 160 Agn: 462 For: 1522 Agn: 509 For: 14 Agn: 38
For: 0 Agn: 0
For: 5 Agn: 0

Georgia Laws 1959:

County
Clayton and Fulton Cobb and Douglas Cobb and Douglas Cobb and Douglas Cobb and Douglas Colquitt Dougherty Dougherty Douglas Elbert Elbert Elbert

Page No.
2521

SUBJECT City of College Park; coiporate limits

3142 CityofAustell-Parcel#2

3142 City of Austeli-Parcel #3

3142 City of Austeli-Parcel # 1

3142 City of Austeli-Parcel #4

2396 City of Norman Park; tax rate 2091 Board of commissioners; membership 3064 City of Albany; coiporate limits; wards 2871 City of Lithia Springs; incorporation 2627 Board of commissioners 2621 Tax commissioner; compensation 2624 Certain county officers; compensation

Date of Election 5/18/59
8/18/59
8/4/59
8/25/59
8/11/59
5/25/59 4/12/60 6/8/59 4/8/59 4/8/59 4/8/59 4/8/59

Result
For: 3 Agn: 0
For: 7 Agn: 8
For: 2 Agn: 1 1
For: 5 Agn: 49
For: 14 Agn: 15
For: 50 Agn: 81 For: 755 Agn: 417 For: 1413 Agn: 710 For: 241 Agn: 569 For: 804 Agn: 436 For: 1041 Agn: 203 For: 1014 Agn: 228

Georgia Laws 1959:

County
Emanuel Gwinnett Habersham McDuffie Meriwether and Talbot Newton Polk

Page No. 2592 3161 2178 2568 2534
2780 2171

SUBJECT
City of Twin City City of Dacula; new charter City of Cornelia Certain county officers; compensation City of Manchester
City of Oxford City of Cedartown

Polk Toombs Turner Union

2732 Certain county officers; compensation 2010 Board of commissioners; creation 2574 Board of commissioners; membership 2053 Board of commissioners; creation

Date of Election 5/4/59 5/9/59 4/13/59 6/30/59 4/1/59
5/1/59 5/19/59
3/16/60 4/8/59 Not held 3/17/59

Result

For: 200 For: 82 For: 102 For: 502 For: 109

Agn: 162 Agn: 45 Agn: 91 Agn; 75 Agn: 30

For: 30 Agn: 36
City vote: For: 387 Agn: 75 County vote: For: 86 Agn: 291
For: 4388 Agn: 1624
For: 1510 Agn: 827

For: 810 Agn: 1629

Georgia Laws 1960:

County
Banks Berrien Bibb

Page No. 3035
3301
3223

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners City of Nashville Macon Bibb County; creation

Chatham Chattooga Clarke Cobb Coweta Douglas and Cobb Dodge

2273 Town of Thunderbolt; mayor and aldermen; terms 2715 Town of Trion; corporate limits 2234 City of Athens; mayor and aldermen; terms 2127 City of Smyrna; city manager; mayor 3020 City of Newnan; city manager; fonn of government 2118 City of Austell; corporate limits
2608 Town of Rhine; mayor and council; terms

Date of Election 9/14/60 11/8/60 6/1/60
1/17/61 5/5/60 4/13/60
4/30/60 3/26/60 4/27/60

Result
For: 11 97 Agn: 767 For: 466 Agn: 418 City vote: For: 4598 Agn: 4288 Outside city vote: For: 1902 Agn: 7368 Payne City vote: For: 37 Agn; 55 For: 151 Agn: 283 For: 53 Agn: 25 For: 276 Agn: 522 Results not known For: 320 Agn: 146 For: 27 Agn: 38
For: 146 Agn: 4

Georgia Laws 1960:

County
DeKalb Emanuel Evans

Page No.
3158
2360 2251

SUBJECT
City of Decatur; commissioners; terms Board of commissioners; terms City of Claxton; corporate limits

Franklin
Fulton and Clayton
Fulton and Clayton
Greene
Greene
Henry

2143 County Commissioner Advisory Board 2849 City of College Park; corporate limits
2854 City of College Park; corporate limits
3089 Tax commissioner; compensation 3093 Certain county officers; compensation 3297 City of McDonough; corporate limits

Houston Jefferson

2605 Tax commissioner; compensation 2913 Town of Avera; mayor and council

Date of Election

Result

Results not known

11/8/60

For: 877 Agn: 2080

5/5/60

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For: 32 Agn: 62 Within City vote:

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3/9/60

For: 2296 Agn: 1038

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For: 21 Agn: 15

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4/28/60

For: 801 Agn: 823

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4/28/60

For: 822 Agn: 835

5/18/60

Inside City vote: For: 61 Agn: 35 Outside City vote: For: 41 Agn: 83

1 1/8/60

For: 4059 Agn; 959

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Georgia Laws 1960:

County Lamar

Page No.
2294

Liberty

2237

Lowndes

3125

Mclntosh

2888

Mclntosh

2893

Mclntosh

2899

Mclntosh

2904

Mitchell

2301

SUBJECT
Certain county officers; compensation Board of commissioners City of Valdosta; corporate limits Clerk of the superior court; compensation Sheriff; compensation Tax commissioner; compensation Ordinary; compensation City of Camilla; coiporate limits

Morgan Murray Polk Pulaski Pulaski

2518 Certain county officers; compensation 3180 City of Spring Place; ad valorem taxes 2111 City of Cedartown; corporate limits 2991 Clerk of the superior court; compensation 2995 Tax collector; compensation

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Date of Election

Result

5/11/60

For: 131 Agn: 193

3/30/60

For: 1096 Agn: 573

4/15/60

For: 87 Agn: 656 Results not known

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Results not known

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4/27/60

City of Camilla

For: 45 Agn: 15

Mitchell County

For: 8

Agn: 1

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3/15/60

For: 1894 Agn: 332

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3/22/60

For: 74 Agn: 50

t/5

9/14/60

For: 798 Agn: 962

9/14/60

For: 803 Agn: 952

Georgia Laws 1960:

County
Pulaski Pulaski Pulaski Rabun Rockdale Stewart Walton Walton Walton Wayne Whitfield

Page No. 2998 3001 3009 2417 2028 2051 2056 2063 2067 2202 2003

Whitfield

2007

Whitfield

2019

SUBJECT
Ordinary; compensation Sheriff; compensation Tax receiver; compensation City of Clayton; new charter City of Conyers; commission fonn of government County commissioner and advisory board Certain county officers; compensation Board of commissioners; compensation Tax commissioner; compensation Board of commissioners; creation County commissioner; compensation Certain county officers; compensation Tax commissioner; creation

Date of Election 9/14/60 9/14/60 9/14/60 5/25/60 3/2/60 3/16/60 3/9/60 3/9/60 3/9/60 3/4/60 3/2/60 3/2/60 3/2/50

Result
For: 805 Agn: 949 For: 8 10 Agn: 953 For: 777 Agn: 952 For: 46 Agn: 160 For 134 Agn: 283 For: 41 8 Agn: 297 For: 3092 Agn: 918 For: 2748 Agn: 1117 For: 3 181 Agn: 900 For: 458 Agn: 1672 For: 955 Agn: 1042 For: 1272 Agn: 746 For: 1227 Agn: 806

Georgia Law 1961:

County
Appling Bartow Bartow Bartow Bibb

Page No. 2197 2782 3382 3469 2441

SUBJECT
City of Baxley City of Carters ville; corporate limits City of Carters ville; corporate limits City of Carters ville; corporate limits City of Macon; corporate limits

Carroll Chatham

3118 City of Carrollton; mayor and council 2969 City of Savannah; corporate limits

Chatham Chattooga Colquitt Early

3072 Civil Service System of Chatham County 2658 City of Summerville; new charter 3041 City of Moultrie; tax rate 2245 City of Blakely; corporate limits

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Date of Election

Result

4/18/61

For: 5 14 Agn: 292

6/10/61

For: 6

Agn: 44

6/10/61

For: 29 Agn: 20

6/10/61

For: 205 Agn: 159

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5/24/61

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For: 1560 Agn: 445

Outside city vote:

For: 12269 Agn: 9037

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5/20/61

For: 267 Agn: 764

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5/10/61

City of Savannah:

For: 9176 Agn: 1679

Zone No. 1:

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For: 886 Agn: 759

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4/20/61

For: 123 For: 137

Agn: 277 Agn: 144

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5/27/61

For: 338 Agn: 241

Not held

6/13/61

For: 61 Agn: 56

Georgia Laws 1961:

County
Early Forsyth

Page No.
2260
2252

SUBJECT
City of Blakely; corporate limits City of Gumming; corporate limits

Gwinnett

2583 City of Norcross; corporate limits

Gwinnett Laurens Meri wether Meriwether Meriwether Meriwether Meriwether Monroe Murray

3156 City of Suwanee; new charter 2598 City of Dublin; city manager 2760 City of Manchester; corporate limits 3058 Board of commissioners; districts 3223 County treasurer; abolition of office 3416 Tax commissioner; compensation 3456 Certain county officers; compensation 2994 City of Forsyth; mayor; water lines 3403 City of Spring Placej ad valorem taxes

Date of Election 6/14/61 4/1/61
5/20/61
4/29/61 8/2/61 5/3/61 5/31/61 5/31/61 5/31/61 5/31/61 10/4/61 6/24/61

Result
For: 35 Agn: 56
City vote: For: 108 Agn: 26 Outside city vote: For: 41 Agn: 142
City vote: For: 45 Agn: 25 Outside city vote: For: 21 Agn: 43 For: 56 Agn: 15 For: 1077 Agn: 463 For: 614 Agn; 322
For: 860 Agn: 320
For: 680 Agn: 493 For: 940 Agn: 243
For: 938 Agn: 254 For: 668 Agn: 245
For: 24 Agn: 19

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Georgia Laws 1962:

County
Bryan Chatham Clarke Clarke Clayton and Fulton Clayton and Fulton Clayton and Fulton Columbia Emanuel Fulton Fulton Fulton Fulton

Page No. 2505 2707 2677 2751 2592
2599
3084
2713 2359 2473 2854 2861 3130

SUBJECT
City of Richmond Hill; incorporation Town of Pooler; tax rate City of Athens; corporate limits; wards City of Athens; public transportation system City of College Park; corporate limits
City of College Park; mayor and council; elections
City of College Park; corporate limits
City of Martinez; incorporation Board of commissioners; districts; elections; terms City of East Point; corporate limits City of East Point; corporate limits City of East Point; corporate limits City of East Point; corporate limits

Date of Election 4/4/62 4/26/62 5/23/62 4/25/62 5/5/62
6/1/62
5/26/62
9/12/62 1 1/6/62 5/9/62 5/9/62 5/9/62 5/9/62

Result

For: 153 For: 110 For: 643 For: 1228 For: 32

Agn: 119 Agn: 114 Agn: 521 Agn: 1361 Agn: 37

For: 214 Agn: 1061

For: 4 Agn: 160

For: 85 For: 450 For: 1 For: 1 For: 6 For: 25

Agn: 573 Agn: 484 Agn: 3 Agn: 6 Agn: 31 Agn: 22

Georgia Law; 1962:

County
Gwinnett Henry Jackson Jackson

Page No. 2364 2403 2620 2624

SUBJECT
Pinball machines Town of Locust Grove; corporate limits City of Jefferson; corporate limits City of Commerce; corporate limits

Laurens Laurens Men wether Meriwether Meriwether Meriwether Meriwether Mitchell Murray

2528 Town of Dudley; name changed to City of Dudley; mayor 3052 County treasurer; abolition of office 2244 City of Manchester; commissioners 2396 City of Manchester; insurance for employees 2422 City of Manchester; board of commissioners; chairman 2603 City of Manchester; corporate limits 2613 City of Manchester; mayor and council; meetings 2158 City of Camilla; corporate limits 2576 City of Chatsworth; coiporate limits

Date of Election 11/6/62 4/25/62 Not held 12/5/62
3/28/62 Not held 3/28/62 3/28/62 3/28/62 3/28/62 3/28/62 4/24/62 6/23/62

Result
For: 1737 Agn: 638 For: 20 Agn: 27

Inside City: For: 385 Agn: 108 Outside City: For: 58 Agn: 237
For: 29 Agn: 4

For: 234 For: 251 For: 224 For: 231 For: 227 For: 15 For: 143

Agn: 66 Agn. 47 Agn: 67 Agn: 76 Agn: 57 Agn: 0 Agn: 183

Georgia Laws 1962;

County Muscogee

Page No.
2164

SUBJECT Columbus-Muscogee Board of Commissioners; creation

Newton Oglethorpe Putnam Putnam Terrell Terrell Upson Warren Washington

3072 City of Covington; city manager 3202 City Court of Lexington; abolition 2440 Certain county officers; compensation 3048 Tax commissioner; creation of office 2537 City of Dawson; eoiporate limits 3186 City of Dawson 2074 City of Thomaston 2981 Clerk of the superior court to attend the court of ordinary 3038 City of Tennille; corporate limits

Wayne Wilkinson

L3110 2847

Board of commissioners; creation Town of Mclntyre; corporate limits

Date of Election 4/11/62
4/25/62 11/6/62 11/6/62 11/6/62 7/11/62
4/3/62 1 1/6/62 5/2/62
1 1/6/62 4/7/62

Result
Muscogee County: For: 6612 Agn: 9103 City of Columbus: For: 5563 Agn: 6032
For: 550 Agn: 167
For: 392 Agn: 180
For: 626 Agn: 129
For: 548 Agn: 184
#l-Defeated #2-Ratified
Results not known
For: 577 Agn: 543
For: 281 Agn: 313
In Proposed Area: For: 13 Agn: 44 In City of Tennille: For: 139 Agn: 58 For: 664 Agn: 449
For: 70 Agn: 21

Georgia Lare 1963:

County
Baker Baldwin Bartow Bartow Bartow Bartow Bartow Bartow Berrien Bleckley Cherokee Clayton Clayton Cobb Colquitt

Page No. 2928 3035 2066 2070 2074 2078 2082 2086 2627 2382 2016 2723 2815 2781 2203

SUBJECT
Tax collector and tax receiver; compensation Civil and Criminal Court of Baldwin County Sheriffs deputies and jailers; compensation Deputy clerk of the superior court; compensation Clerical help in the office of the ordinary; compensation County commissioner; clerical help; compensation Deputy tax commissioner; clerical help; compensation Sheriff; equipment City of Enigma; new charter Tax commissioner; creation of office City of Canton; corporate limits City of Lovejoy; new charter City of Riverdale; mayor and council; wards; city manager Board of commissioners; creation City of Moultrie; tax rate

Date of Election 4/25/63 5/28/63 4/10/63 4/10/63 4/10/63 4/10/63 4/10/63 4/10/63 6/4/63 6/5/63 5/1/63 Not held Not held 1/8/64

Result
For: 581 Agn: 343 For: 142 Agn: 346 For: 721 Agn: 1170 For: 545 Agn: 1330 For: 666 Agn: 1230 For: 532 Agn: 1343 For: 511 Agn: 1356 For: 714 Agn: 1172 For: 15 Agn: 0 For: 209 Agn: 436 For: 45 Agn: 29
For: 2123 Agn: 4100 Results not known

Georgia Laws 1963:

County DeKalb

Page No.
3457

SUBJECT City of North Atlanta; incorporation

Dougherty Emanuel

3630 City of Albany; abolition of wards 2583 City of Swainsboro; corporate limits

Fulton Glynn Hall Henry
Houston Irwin Jackson Men wether Muscogee

2887 City of East Point; corporate limits 3249 City of Brunswick; mayor; city manager 3552 Board of commissioners; membership 2609 Board of commissioners; elections; tenns; compensation
3330 City of Warner Robins 2602 Tax commissioner; creation of office 2575 City of Commerce 2332 City of Wann Springs; tax rate 2731 City of Columbus; form of government

Date of Election 7/11/63
7/29/63 5/13/63
Not held 10/1/63 9/3/63 5/15/63
5/7/63 5/28/63 Not held Not held 6/5/63

Result
For (1): 508 For (2): 55 For (3): 842 For: 1034 Agn: 1406 Inside city: For: 243 Agn: 44 Outside city: For: 81 Agn: 41
For: 798 Agn: 570 For: 1421 Agn: 1571 For Section 1 : 669 For Section 2: 624 For: 11 27 Agn: 776 For: 91 Agn: 279
For: 3254 Agnj 1615

Georgia Laws 1963:

County
Newton Pulaski Screven Talbot Telfair Thomas Thomas Turner Walton Ware Wilkes Wilkes

Page No. 3017 3436 2835 2185 2482 3402 3405 2471 2600 2237 2803 3447

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners Tax commissioner; creation of office City of Sylvania; city manager Board of commissioners City of McRae; new charter City of Boston; clerk and treasurer City of Boston; marshal County commissioner Tax equalization program Board of commissioners; creation Certain county officers; compensation Tax commissioner; compensation

Date of Election

Result

5/15/63

For: 333 Agn: 669

6/18/63

For: 354 Agn: 321

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6/4/63

For: 160 Agn: 79

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5/22/63

For: 239 Agn: 295

I/I

5/1/63

For: 130 Agn: 3

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5/20/63 5/20/63

For: 45 For: 52

Agn: 126 Agn: 127

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4/24/63

For: 249 Agn: 603

7/24/63

For: 1715 Agn: 1838

5/30/63

For: 1727 Agn: 1373

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5/28/63

For: 1304 Agn: 119

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5/28/63

For: 1281 Agn: 130

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Georgia Laws 1964:

County
Appling Brooks Chatham Cherokee Cherokee Colquitt Cook Dodge Fulton Fulton Gwinnett Hancock Harris

Page No. 2681 2776 2288 2351 2431 2305 2093 2954 2478 2988 2733 2088 2939

SUBJECT
Certain county officers; compensation City of Quitman; commissioners Town of Pooler; taxation; bonds City of Woodstock; corporate limits City of Canton; corporate limits City of Moultrie; tax rate for schools Board of commissioners; elections City of Empire; new charter City of Union City; repeal of charter City of Alpharetta; corporate limits City of Suwanee; new charter Certain county officers; compensation Town of Pine Mountain; corporate limits

*(RepealedbyGa. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 2342)

Date of Election 6/17/64
4/15/64 Not held 4/8/64 10/20/64 3/4/64 6/2/64 5/8/64
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5/11/64 4/22/64 4/29/64

Result
For: 2543 Agn: 848 Results not known For: 124 Agn: 61

For: 174 Agn: 394 For: 11 74 Agn: 613 For: 2003 Agn: 1612 For: 55 Agn: 71 For: 214 Agn: 279

For: 90
For: 251
Inside: For: 61 Outside: For: 0

Agn: 4 Agn: 64
Agn: 43 Agn: 7

Georgia Laws 1964:

County Hart

Page No.
2028

Board of finance

SUBJECT

McDuffie McDuffie McDuffie Meriwether Meriwether Monroe Murray Peach
Pickens Pickens

2095 Board of commissioners 2104 Tax commissioner; creation of office 2107 Sheriff and deputies; compensation 2154 Town of Greenville; ad valorem tax rate 2412 City of Woodbury; ad valorem tax 2542 Board of commissioners 2672 County commissioner; compensation
2627 Board of commissioners: Creation of the board Election of the board by the people Selection of the board by the grand jury
2066 County commissioner 2078 City of Jasper

Date of Election 9/9/64
4/1/64 4/1/64 4/1/64
4/22/64 Not held 9/9/64 4/29/64
3/4/64 3/21/64

Result
Question A: 1246 Question B: 873 For: 971 Agn: 1720 For: 985 Agn: 1708 For: 982 Agn: 1705 Results not known For: 110 Agn: 30

For: 1868 Agn: 1763

(Three questions) For: 509 Agn: 502 For: 692 For: 93

For: 1822 Agn: 144

Inside city:

For: 43 Agn: 3

Outside city:

For: 9

Agn: 0

Georgia Laws 1964:

County
Thomas lift Tift Tift Tift Walker Walker Walker Walker

Page No. 2497 2208 2361 2900 3069 2014 2018 2024 2643

SUBJECT
Sheriff; compensation City of Tifton; water and sewer lines City of Tifton; commissioners; compensation Board of commissioners; membership Board of commissioners; purchases Ordinary; compensation Tax commissioner; creation of office Clerk of the superior court; compensation Fire prevention districts Fire district commissioners

Ware Whitfield Wilkinson

2455 Tax commissioner; creation of office 2175 Board of commissioners; creation 2314 Tax commissioner; creation of office

Date of Election

Result

4/29/64

For: 1685 Agn: 639

4/22/64

For: 281 Agn: 216

4/22/64

For: 136 Agn: 368

5/13/64 5/13/64

For: 1992 For: 2592

Agn: 1290 Agn: 738

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2/18/64

For: 4695 Agn: 285

2/18/64

For: 4673 Agn: 251

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2/18/64

For: 4655 Agn: 298

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2/15/65

For: 246 Agn: 41

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3/22/65

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3/20/64

For: 38 17 Agn: 2807

1 1/3/64

For: 933 Agn: 863

Georgia Laws 1964, Extraordinary Session:

County
Baker Barrow Cobb Cobb Dooly Fulton Troup Troup Worth

Page No. 2096 2347 2075 2179 2052 2342 2256 2350 2116

SUBJECT
Sheriff; compensation City of Winder; mayor; terms Board of commissioners City of Elizabeth; new charter City of Byromville; corporate limits City of Alpharetta; corporate limits City of Hogansville; tax for school purposes Small Claims and Committal Court of LaGrange; creation City of Sylvester; new charter

Date of Election

Result

7/15/64

For: 464 Agn: 529

9/9/64

For: 507 Agn: 372

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7/8/64

For: 7297 Agn: 2791

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Not held

8/22/64

For: 57 Agn: 104

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9/2/64

For: 200 Agn: 410

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Results not known

12/2/64

For: 21 6 Agn: 32

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Georgia Law 1965:

County
Appling Appling Baldwin Baldwin Brooks Chatham Crisp Decatur Deoatur Dooly Echols Fulton and Clayton

Page No. 3142 3361 2306 2316 3226 3181 2167 2819 3245 2582 3160 3391

SUBJECT
Certain county officials and employees; compensation Board of commissioners; annual audit City of Milledgeville; mayor; terms Board of commissioners; elections City of Quitman; commissioners Isle of Hope Water, Fire, Sanitation, and Sewerage District City of Cordele; form of government City of Bainbridge; city manager Small Claims Court of Decatur County; creation City of Unadilla; corporate limits City of Statenville; new charter City of College Park; corporate limits

*Sec. 1 Sec. 2 Sec. 3 Sec. 4

For: 3 For: 0 For:0 For: 0

Agn: 67 Agn: 7 Agn: 12 Agn: 6

Sec. 5 Sec. 6 Sec. 7

For: 8 For: 5 For: 6

Agn; 43 Agn: 12 Agn: 31

Date of Election 1 1/8/66 1 1/8/66 6/2/65 4/7/65
4/28/65 4/7/65 6/16/65 7/20/65 7/14/65 4/30/66

Result
For: 589 Agn: 556 For: 733 Agn: 326 For: 544 Agn: 462 For: 801 Agn: 1878 Results not known Results not known For: 828 Agn: 11 98 For: 1148 Agn: 688 For: 447 Agn: 472 For: 56 Agn: 115 For: 72 Agn: 75
*

Georgia Laws 1965:

County
Habersham Houston Jackson Liberty Madison

Page No. 2727 2650 3408 3342 3068

SUBJECT
City of Cornelia City Court of Warner Robins; creation City of Jefferson; corporate limits Town of Allenhurst; incorporation Certain county officers; compensation

McDuffie Putnam Thomas

2480 Coroner; compensation 2862 Board of commissioners; compensation 2680 Fire protection districts; creatim

lift

2541 Ordinary; compensation *

Tift

2608 Clerk of the superior court; compensation *

lift

2705 Tax commissioner; compensation *

*Each of these Acts has an effective date of January 1, 1966.

Date of Election 5/12/65 6/22/65
5/10/65 6/16/65
5/12/65 6/16/65 6/16/65
6/16/65 6/16/65 6/16/65

Result
For: 92 Agn: 123
For: 1847 Agn: 1657
Results not known
For: 51 Agn: 0
Effective date: For 1/1/66: 1384 For 1/1/67: 422
For: 105 Agn: 58
For: 183 Agn: 199
Fire Dist. No. 1 For: 226 Agn: 49 Fire Dist. No. 2 For: 116 Agn: 46 Fire Dist. No. 3 For: 364 Agn: 535
For: 953 Agn: 353
For: 952 Agn: 381
For: 943 Agn: 361

Georgia La\w 1966:

County
Appling Atkinson Bartow

Page No. 2754
2107 2144

Bartow

2454

Bryan

2466

Bulloch

2316

Fulton and

3337

DeKalb

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; elections County Court of Atkinson County; abolition City of Adairsville; mayor and council; compensation City of Adairsville; corporate limits City Court of Pembroke; abolition City of Statesboro; mayor and council; terms City of Atlanta; corporate limits

Floyd Habersham Habersham Habersham Habersham Hall

3129 Floyd School District; creation 2404 City of Cornelia; city manager; compensation 2625 City of Cornelia; commission; compensation 3102 City of Cornelia; eminent domain outside corporate limits 3144 City of Cornelia; mayor and commission; elections 3305 Board of commissioners; membership; districts; ebctions

Date of Election 11/8/66 11/8/66 4/2/66 4/2/66 9/14/66 11/8/66 5/11/66
4/12/66 4/27/66 4/27/66 4/27/66 4/27/66 1 1/8/66

Result
For: 728 Agn: 479 For: 1004 Agn: 704 For: 167 Agn: 48 For: 210 Agn: 105 For: 368 Agn: 1 148 For: 265 Agn: 183 Sandy Springs: For: 2504 Agn: 5173 Adamsville: For: 198 Agn: 151 For: 1459 Agn: 3759 For: 150 Agn: 115 For: 149 Agn: 114 For: 144 Agn: 118 For: 157 Agn: 105 For: 4842 Agn: 4335

Georgia LaTM 1966:

County
Irwin Jackson Jeff Davis Meriwether Meriwether Meriwether Meriwether Miller Miller Pike Stephens Wayne

Page No. 2472 3025 2352 2266 2521 3318 3403 2867 3372 3170 2628 3099

SUBJECT
Tax commissioner; creation of office City of Jefferson; corporate limits City of Denton; incorporation Certain county officers; compensation Town of Luthersville; corporate limits City of Woodbury; mayor and council; elections; compensation City of Greenville; corporate limits City of Colquitt; corporate limits Small Claims Court of Miller County; creation City of Zebulon; corporate limits Board of commissioners; terms City of Jesup; corporate limits

Date of Election 4/27/66 Not held 4/6/66 11/8/66 5/7/66 5/11/66 5/4/66 Not held 5/4/66 4/30/66 11/8/66 5/25/66

Result
For: 184 Agn: 387
For: 162 Agn: 58 For: 1495 Agn: 2994 For: 40 Agn: 19 For: 27 Agn: 6 For: 24 Agn: 19
For: 180 Agn: 153 For: 89 Agn: 14 For: 1443 Agn: 1554 For: 1083 Agn: 603

Georgia La\ro 1967:

County
Banks Banks and Habersham Barrow Ben Hill Bulloch Bulloch Catoosa Catoosa Chattahoochee Clarke Clarke Cook Crisp Dooly

Page No.
2538
2610

SUBJECT
County board of education Town of Baldwin; mayor

3326 City of Statham; new charter 2987 City of Fitzgerald; board of education 3483 City of Statesboro; corporate limits 2997 Town of Brooklet; mayor and council; terms 2207 Board of commissioners; creation 2225 County board of education; membership; elections 2530 County board of education; terms 2929 County board of education; membership 3215 County school district taxes 2507 County board of education; members; elections 2691 County board of education; members; elections 2467 City of Vienna; corporate limits

Date of Election
6/28/67
Not held

Result For: 333 Agn: 219

5/19/67 6/13/67 7/28/67 9/1/67 4/15/67 4/15/67 Not held 6/7/67 Not held 8/16/67 9/14/67 6/20/67

For: 185 Agn: 93 For: 179 Agn: 507 For: 490 Agn: 1 1 1 For: 33 Agn; 3 For 11 39 Agn: 3373 For: 1426 Agn: 2993
For: 663 Agn: 570
For: 584 Agn: 135 For: 266 Agn: 32 For: 12 Agn: 9

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Georgia Laws 1967:

County
Dooly Echols Floyd Gordon Henry

Page No. 2922 3491 2163 2898 2595

SUBJECT
County board of education City of Statenville; new charter City of Rome; corporate limits Fire protection services; districts City of Stockbridge; corporate limits

Houston Houston Houston Lowndes McDuffie Meri wether Murray Newton

2606 City of Warner Robins; corporate limits 3241 County school superintendent; appointment 3244 County board of education; election; membership 2118 Town of Dasher; incorporation 2169 Sheriff; personnel; compensation; vehicles 2011 City of Greenville; new charter 2458 City of Chatsworth; corporate limits 2405 County board of education

Date of Election 6/20/67 5/15/67 4/26/67 6/21/67 5/13/67
4/25/67 11/7/67 1 1/7/67 4/1 1/67 4/26/67 4/3/67 5/31/67 5/3/67

Result
For: 807 Agn: 173 For: 62 Agn: 106 For: 333 Agn: 794 For: 286 Agn; 1 1 1 Inside city: For: 101 Agn: 87 Outside city: For: 43 Agn: 475 For: 2292 Agn: 680 For: 1001 Agn: 23! 7 For: 2559 Agn: 757 For: 59 Agn: 5 For: 1069 Agn: 539 For: 41 Agn: 0 For: 154 Agn: 19 For: 1258 Agn: 598

Georgia Laws 1967:

County
Newton Pike Pike Polk Pulaski

Page No. 2784 2448 3152 2718 3463

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners Tax commissioner; creation of office County board of education; membership; elections County board of education; members; terms Pulaski County/City of Hawkinsville; school systems; merger

Randolph

2243 Tax commissioner; compensation

Stephens Stewart Thomas Turner Union Whitfield

3005 County board of education 3227 Clerk of the superior court; compensation 2115 City of Thomasville; taxation for schools 2694 City of Sycamore; corporate limits 3064 Sheriff; compensation 2277 City of Dalton; mayor and council; terms; elections

Date of Election 5/3/67 9/6/67 9/6/67 1 1/5/68 11/7/67
4/26/67
5/2/67 11/5/68 3/28/67 5/26/67 6/28/67 4/19/67

Result
For: 1301 Agn: 540 For: 454 Agn: 52 For: 44! Agn: 65 For: 3306 Agn: 1245
Pulaski County: For: 249 Agn: 482 City of Hawkinsville: For: 466 Agn: 236
Proposition #1: For: 1109 Proposition #2: For: 782
For: 709 Agn: 1016
For: 1097 Agn: 88 For: 841 Agn: 398
For: 162 Agn: 51 For: 235 Agn: 790 For: 5 16 Agn: 607

Georgia Lavre 1968:

County
Atkinson Bacon Banks & Habersham

Page No. 2882
3542 2400

Berrien

2241

Bibb

2835

Bleckley

2278

Candler

2446

Carroll

2256

Carroll

2841

Charlton

2342

Charlton

2984

Chatham

2636

Chattahoochee 2717

Cherokee

375!

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; membership; chairman Tax commissioner; creation of office Town of Baldwin; mayor; term
Board of commissioners County board of education and orphanage City of Cochran; corporate limits County board of education; creation of new board County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; election City of Folkston; corporate limits City of Homeland; new charter Board of Education of the City of Savannah and Chatham County County board of education; terms County board of education; districts

Date of Election 4/17/68 6/1 1/68
Not held 1 1/5/68 6/19/68 5/7/68 4/24/68 4/24/68 9/11/68
1 1/5/68 7/12/68 11/5/68

Result
For: 591 Agn: 216 For: 400 Agn: 321 Results not known
For: 14736 Agn: 7193 For: 351 Agn: 781 For: 296 Agn: 467 For: 250 Agn: 1341 For: 547 Agn: 1087 For: 118 Agn: 145 Results not known For: 11 874 Agn: 11276 For: 4 Agn: 20 For: 2042 Agn: 1755

Georgia Laws 1968:

County
Coffee Coffee Colquitt Columbia Decatur Decatur Douglas Douglas Echols Emanuel Evans Glynn Gordon Grady Gwinnett

Page No. 2177 2181 2130 2708 2565 2756 2262 3764 3514 2487 3722 2914 2030 2120 2003

SUBJECT
County board of education; creation of new board Board of commissioners; creation City of Moultrie County board of education; election County board of education; election City of Bainbridge; aldermen County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; election; membership County board of education; election; membership County board of education; election; membership City of Daisy; new charter Brunswick-Glynn County Charter Commission; creation Board of commissioners; creation County board of education; creation of new board Board of commissioners; creation of new board

Date of Election 4/24/68 4/24/68 4/23/68 9/11/68 5/1/68 6/5/68 5/21/68 5/21/68 1 1/5/68 4/24/68
10/14/69 5/15/68 5/14/68 4/10/68

Result
For: 546 Agn: 1101 For: 508 Agn: 1100 For: 540 Agn: 715 For: 2048 Agn: 320 For: 971 Agn: 11 04 For: 292 Agn: 137 For: 189 Agn: 1025 For: 498 Agn: 686 For: 457 Agn: 38 For: 405 Agn: 633 Results not known For: 2846 Agn: 6761 For: 723 Agn: 1212 For: 2249 Agn: 717 Part 1:4315 Part II: 1413

Georgia La^s 1968:

County
Henry Irwin Jefferson Jenkins Jenkins Macon Miller Paulding Pierce Rabun Sumter Tift Toombs Walker Walker

Page No. 3375 2822 3421 2960 2965 2663 2529 2381 2761 2272 2065 2023 3424 2152 2235

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; elections Tax commissioner; creation of office County board of education; membership Board of commissioners; membership County board of educatim; creatim of new board Tax commissioner; creatim of office County board of education; election County board of educatim; election County board of education; election Board of commissioners; creation of board County board of education; election City of Tifton; commissioners County board of education; election City of Lookout Mountain; incorporation County board of education; election

Date of Election 5/28/68 5/28/68 1 1/5/68 6/10/68 6/10/68 5/1/68 5/14/68 7/3/68 1 1/5/68 4/9/68 5/21/68 4/3/68 5/29/68 5/9/68 5/9/68

Result
For: 756 Agn: 1272 For: 191 Agn: 547 For: 3029 Agn: 1420 For: 559 Agn: 179 For: 448 Agn: 298 For: 189 Agn: 261 For: 667 Agn: 345 For: 233 Agn: 19 For: 812 Agn: 1377 For: 1205 Agn: 1144 For: 626 Agn: 483 For: 408 Agn: 3 10 For: 65 Agn: 772 For: 299 Agn: 252 For: 11 55 Agn: 887

Georgia Law 1968:

County
Walton Wayne Whitfield Wilkes

Page No. 2974 3361 3065 3462

SUBJECT
County board of education County board of education; elections City of Varnell; incorporation Town of Rayle; incorporation

Georgia Laws 1969:

County
Bartow Bibb

Page No.
2929
3331

SUBJECT
City of Cartersville; new charter Board of elections; creation

Butts Camden Candler Charlton

2456 County board of education; creation of new board 3543 Tax commissioner; creation of office 2230 City of Metter; corporate limits 2665 County board of education; election

Date of Election 6/18/68 9/1 1/68 5/23/68 5/17/68

Result
For; 1709 Agn; 265 For: 1140 Agn: 614 For: 41 Agn: 5 For: 43 Agn: 4

Date of Election

Result

6/19/69

For; 180 Agn: 277

9/17/69

Inside city limits: For: 5892 Agn: 2086 Outside city limits: For: 514 Agn: 295

5/22/69

For: 422 Agn: 566

Not held

5/6/69

For: 326 Agn: 86

7/15/69

For: 143 Agn: 287

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Georgia Laws 1969:

County
Chatham Cherokee

Page No.
2584
2829

SUBJECT
City of Garden City, corporate limits County board of education and school superintendent

Clarke Cobb Colquitt Coweta Crisp DeKalb

3028 County board of education; creation of new board 2475 County board of education; districts 2559 County board of education; creation of new board 2784 City of Newiian; corporate limits 3806 City of Cordele; new charter 2501 City of Doraville; corporate limits

Effingham Fannin Fannin

3964 City of Guyton; corporate limits 2637 Tax commissioner; creation of office 2641 Board of commissioners; creation

Date of Election
6/17/69
7/15/69 5/14/69 6/4/69 7/2/69 6/18/69 5/24/69
6/4/69 11/3/70 11/3/70

Result

Results not known

Section 1: For: 1600 Section 2: For: 624

Agn: 718 Agn: 1657

For: 1722 Agn: 1738

For: 773 Agn: 179

For: 1071 Agn: 1265

For: 113 Agn: 584

For: 299 Agn: 245

Tract No. 1: For: 15 Agn: 130 Tract No. 2: For: 40 Agn: 103

For: 128 Agn: 179

For: 1399 Agn: 1396

For: 1419 Agn: 1376

Georgia Laws 1969:

County Fulton

Page No.
4098

SUBJECT City of Fairbum; corporate limits

Gwinnett

3960 City of Lawrenceville; corporate limits

Gilmer Hall Houston Houston

2606 City of Ellijay; corporate limits 2346 City of Murrayville; incorporation 3647 City of Warner Robins; form of government 3920 City of Warner Robins; corporate limits

Houston Jackson Laurens Lincoln

3927 City of Wamer Robins; mayor and council; compensation 2987 City of Jefferson; corporate limits; wards 2270 City of Dublin; corporate limits 3352 County treasurer; compensation; abolition of office

Date of Election

Result

7/28/69

Sec. 1-Vickers Rd. For: 3 Agn: 2 Sec, 2-Bohannon Rd. For: 8 Agn: 1

5/21/69

Inside city limits: For: 289 Agn: 127 Outside city limits: For: 22 Agn: 198

6/25/69

For: 139 Agn: 288

6/11/69

For: 81 Agn: 104

6/17/69

For: 1512 Agn: 2064

10/14/69

City vote: For: 2134 Agn: 694 County vote: For: 38 Agn: 205

Results not known

7/21/69

For: 88 Agn: 171

5/28/69

For: 121 Agn: 106

1 1/3/70

For: 601 Agn: 742

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Georgia Lawi 1969:

County
Muscogee Muscogee

Page No.
3356
3571

SUBJECT
City of Columbus; corporate limits Muscogee County Charter Commission; creation

Pickens Putnam Putnam Putnam Putnam Putnam Putnam Pulaski

3066 County school superintendent; appointment 2670 Sheriff; compensation 3126 Tax commissioner; compensation 3130 Ordinary; compensation 3594 Clerk of the superior court; compensation 3598 Board of commissioners; compensation 3900 Coroner; compensation 3915 City of Hawkinsville; coiporate limits

Spalding

3687 Small Claims Court of Spalding County; creation

Date of Election 6/25/69 5/27/70
7/2/69 6/12/69 Not held 6/12/69 6/12/69 6/12/69 6/12/69 10/14/69
7/29/69

Result
For: 15707 Agn: 7761 City of Columbus: For: 12379 Agn: 2778 Muscogee County: For: 12508 Agn: 2989 For: 52 Agn: 885 For: 282 Agn: 409
For: 372 Agn: 328 For: 283 Agn: 408 For: 21 8 Agn: 470 For: 290 Agn: 403 City of Hawkinsville: For: 271 Agn: 82 Pulaski County: For: 35 Agn: 162 For: 795 Agn: 447

Georgia Laws 1969:

County
Seminole Stewart Telfair Thomas Tift

Page No. 2590 2264 3641 3562 2674

SUBJECT
Small Claims Court of Seminole County; creation County board of education; election County board of education; membership Town of Meigs; corporate limits City of Tifton; corporate limits

Toombs Toombs Washington Whitfield Walker

3241 City of Lyons; corporate limits 3244 City of Lyons; corporate limits 2467 City of Sandersville 2529 City of Cohutta; incorporation 4014 City of Rossville; new charter

Date of Election 6/4/69 5/14/69 8/26/69 Not held 6/25/69
6/25/69 6/25/69
5/28/69 7/5/69

Result

For: 221 For: 91 For: 277

Agn: 175 Agn: 12 Agn: 437

City area: For: 645 Agn: 578 Proposed area: For: 433 Agn: 499
For: 3 Agn: 0
For: 2 Agn: 34
Results not known
For: 84 Agn: 1 1
For: 118 Agn: 293

Georgia Lam 1970:

County
Baldwin Banks and Jackson Bryan Bulloch Calhoun Camden Carroll Carroll Charlton Charlton Chatham Chatham Clarke Coffee

Page No.
2951
3000

SUBJECT
County board of education; membership Town of Maysville; mayor and aldermen; terms

3191 City of Richmond Hill 2790 County board of education; creation of new board 2361 Sheriff and personnel; compensation 3278 Tax commissioner; creation of office 2856 City of Temple; corporate limits 3362 Town of Bowdon; corporate limits 3270 County board of education; election 3274 Board of commissioners; membership; elections 2018 Town of Thunderbolt; vacancies 2080 City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island; new charter 2985 County school district tax 2441 County board of education; creation of new board

Date of Election 11/3/70 6/10/70
5/26/70 6/10/70 4/23/70 11/3/70
5/20/70 5/19/70 5/19/70 4/14/70 4/6/70 11/3/70 4/30/70

Result
For: 2525 Agn: 1630 For: 57 Agn: 51
For: 84 Agn: 154 For: 903 Agn: 698 For: 121 Agn: 120 For: 648 Agn: 476 Results not known For: 49 Agn; 114 For: 293 Agn: 307 For: 272 Agn: 328 For: 306 Agn: 29 For: 339 Agn: 205 For: 9 185 Agn: 3707 For: 1469 Agn: 1409

Georgia Laws 1970:

County
Colquitt Colquitt Elbert Emanuel Emanuel

Page No. 2579 2582 2321 2150 2153

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; districts County board of education; districts County treasurer; office abolished County school superintendent; appointment County board of education

Gordon Habersham Habersham Houston Jackson Jackson Lanier
Liberty

2657 County board of education; creation of new board 3091 City of Cornelia; fire protection outside city 3094 City of Cornelia; mayor and commissioners; terms 2965 County board of education; districts 3407 City of Commerce; elections 3414 City of Commerce; board of education 2709 County board of education; creation of new board
2053 City of Hinesville; corporate limits

Date of Election

Result

5/19/70

For: 1285 Agn: 773

5/19/70

For: 1463 Agn: 595

1 1/3/70

For: 1589 Agn: 1228

4/7/70

For: 383 Agn: 1701

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4/7/70

Proposal #1: 1389

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Proposal #2: 539

Proposal #3: 173

9/9/70

For: 1798 Agn: 868

t/3

5/20/70

For: 166 Agn: 42

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5/20/70

For: 121 Agn: 88

C/5

5/12/70

For: 1682 Agn: 1073

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Results not known

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Results not known

11/3/70

For election: 289 For appointment: 240

3/26/70

For: 520 Agn: 402

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Georgia Law; 1970:

County Men wether

Page No.
3039

SUBJECT City of Woodbury; corporate limits

Mitchell Mitchell Monroe Murray Peach Pulaski Spalding Stephens Stephens Tattnall Thomas

2239 County board of education; election 2632 County school superintendent; appointment 3030 County board of education; membership 2365 City of Chatsworth; new charter 2647 County board of education; membership; districts 2880 Fire protection district 2651 City of Griffin; board of commissioners 2643 Board of commissioners; membership; tenns; elections 2436 County board of education; election of members 2033 City of Glennville; corporate limits 3369 Board of commissioners

Date of Election

Result

5/12/70

Inside city:

For: 83 Agn; 60

Outside city:

For: 3 Agn: 32

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6/16/70

For: 482 Agn: 156

1X1

6/16/70

For: 287 Agn: 350

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1 1/3/70

For: 815 Agn: 503

5/9/70

For: 133 Agn: 260

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6/10/70

For: 544 Agn: 198

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5/19/70

For: 142 Agn: 140

11/3/70

For: 2117 Agn: 1510

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5/5/70

For: 822 Agn: 1743

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5/5/70

For: 1136 Agn: 1466

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3/24/70

For: 269 Agn: 123

5/26/70

For: 920 Agn: 2460

Georgia Laws 1970;

County
Troup and Harris

Page No.
3476

SUBJECT City of West Point; corporate limits

Walton Wayne Wayne Washington

2292 City of Social Circle; corporate limits 2067 City of Jesup; corporate limits 3251 Wayne County Hospital Authority 3104 County board of education; membership

Date of Election

Result

5/27/70

Troup County:

For: 1 1 Agn: 0

Harris County:

For: 15 Agn: 0

City of West Point: For: 83 Agn: 3

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1 1/3/70

For: 807 Agn: 11 13

6/3/70

For: 439 Agn: 537

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Georgia Laws 1971:

County
Berrien Bibb

Page No.
3044
3926

SUBJECT
County board of education; creation of new board County board of education and orphanage; membership

Bleckley Brooks Brooks Burke Butts Clarke

3995 City of Cochran; tax levy for schools 2892 County board of education; compensation 3278 City of Quitman; commissioners 3328 City of Waynesboro; new charter 3762 County board of education; members' residency 2042 Consolidation of city and county governments; Athens-Clarke
County Charter Commission

Clarke Coweta Decatur Decatur Gilmer

2691 County board of education; creation of new board 2003 City of Newnan; Water, Sewerage, and Light Commission 2649 County board of education; membership 2667 Small Claims Court of Decatur County; creation 3471 County board of education; elections

Date of Election 5/19/71 11/2/71*
7/21/71 6/9/71 6/15/71 6/15/71 Not held 5/24/72
Not held 5/12/71 4/29/71 4/29/71 6/16/71

Result
For: 395 Agn;219 *Ga.L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 2136 supersedes this Act For: 115 Agn: 289 For: 2 15 Agn: 526 For: 82 Agn: 259 For: 74 Agn: 16
County vote: For: 1707 Agn: 2369 City vote: For: 3263 Agn: 2961
For: 335 Agn: 1427 For: 766 Agn: 496 For: 713 Agn: 547 For: 107 Agn: 90

Georgia Lavre 1971:

County
Glynn Grady Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Harris Heard Houston Jones Lamar Lee

Page No. 3550 2967 3613 4042 4047 2804 2029 3580 3396 2710 3976

SUBJECT
City of Brunswick; commissioners County school superintendent; appointment City of Duluth; corporate limits City of Duluth; corporate limits City of Duluth; coiporate limits City of Shiloh County commissioner; creation of office City of Warner Robins; coiporate limits County board of education; creation of new board County board of education and school superintendent City of Leesburg; coiporate limits

Mitchell Monroe

2017 City of Pelham; board of education 3071 Board of commissioners; compensation

Date of Election

Result

6/15/71

For: 102 Agn: 266

7/20/71

For: 625 Agn: 1049

6/7/71

For: 1 Agn: 35

6/7/71

For: 1 Agn: 46

6/7/71

For: 6 Agn: 73

Not held

5/19/71

For: 675 Agn: 713

2/29/72

For: 694 Agn: 734

5/26/71

For: 656 Agn: 543

5/14/71

For: 999 Agn: 540

7/6/71

Present city limits: For: 14 Agn: 72 Proposed city limits: For: 1 Agn: 14

4/21/71

For: 408 Agn: 26

1 1/7/72

For: 540 Agn: 1319

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Georgia Lam 1971:

County
Monroe Murray Newton Pierce Pierce Pierce Pike Polk Polk Richmond

Page No. 3381 2120 2881 2492 2496 2888 3686 3708 3770 2123

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; terms County board of education; elections County board of education; elections Ordinary; salary Sheriff; personnel; compensation Board of commissioners; chairman; compensation City of Zebulon; councilman; terms City of Rockmart; city taxes City of Aragon; new charter Richmond County/City of Augusta; unified government

Stephens Telfair Tift

3118 County board of education and school superintendent 3448 Board of commissioners; creation 2722 County board of education; terms

Date of Election 1 1/7/72 Not held 6/16/71 11/7/72 11/7/72 11/7/72 6/19/71 10/2/71 6/2/71 5/25/71
6/22/71 7/20/71 6/9/71

Result
For: 572 Agn: 1324
For; 285 Agn: 137 For: 768 Agn: 540 For: 813 Agn: 477 For: 683 Agn: 642 For: 52 Agn: 23 For: 586 Agn: 254 For: 133 Agn: 85 Richmond County: For: 5834 Agn: 10779 City of Augusta: For: 641 5 Agn: 6481 For: 1403 Agn: 1855 For: 441 Agn: 700 For: 1430 Agn:404

Georgia Laws 1971:

County
Tift Turner Wayne

Page No. 2795
2021
2678

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; chairman Sheriff; personnel Sheriff and clerk of the superior court; compensation

Wayne

2715 County board of education; membership

Georgia Laws 1971, Extraordinary Session:

County
Bibb DeKalb Haralson

Page No.
2136 2154
2200

SUBJECT
Board of public education and orphanage City of Doraville; new charter County board of education; creation of new board

Date of Election 6/9/71 4/27/71 1 1/7/72
8/8/72

Result

For: 1663 Agn: 273

For: 427 Agn: 915

Section 1: For: 1324 Section 2: For: 1456

Agn: 931 Agn: 898

For: 403 Agn: 1730

Date of Election
11/2/71 12/1/71
1/12/72

Result
For: 10399 Agn: 4022 For: 441 Agn: 127 For: 284 Agn: 1043

Georgia Laws 1972:

County
Appling Baldwin Baldwin

Page No.
2615 3325 3685

SUBJECT
Small Claims Court of Appling County; creation County board of education; election City of Milledgeville; coiporate limits

Date of Election 8/8/72* 1 1/7/72* 6/28/72

Bibb Brantley Brantley

2211 City of Macon-Bibb County Government; consolidation 3141 Board of commissioners 3144 County officers; salaries

**Tnside Macon City of Macon-Bibb City of Macon-Jones

For: Agn: 9578 12101
3 _3 9581 12104

Bibb County City of Macon-Bibb Outside city limits Payne City

5/17/72 8/8/72* 8/8/72*

For: 9578
597 _2 10177

Agn: 12101 3395
35 15531

Result
For: 1309 Agn: 708
For: 2708 Agn: 2010
Sec. 1, Area 1 For: 3 Agn: 10 Sec. 2, Area 2 For: 13 Agn: 65 Sec. 3, Area 3 For: 1 Agn: 50 Sec. 4, Area 4 For: 30 Agn: 78 Sec. 5, Area 6 For: 35 Agn: 155 Sec. 6, Area 7 For: 16 Agn: 20
**
For: 1387 Agn: 921
For: 940 Agn: 1377

Georgia Laws 1972:

County
Brantley Brantley Brantley Brantley Camden

Page No. 3145 3147 3148 3710 3138

SUBJECT
Deputy sheriff; compensation Certain county officers; personnel; compensation Clerk of the superior court; compensation CityofNahunta Certain county officers; compensation

Camden

3705 Board of commissioners; membership; districts

Camden

3714 Tax commissioner; compensation

Camden

3717 County board of education; membership

Date of Election 8/8/72* 8/8/72* 8/8/72* 12/5/73 8/8/72*
8/8/72*
8/8/72*
8/8/72*

Result

For: 1262 Agn: 1059

For: 1220 Agn: 983

For: 841 Agn: 1396

Results not known

Demo. For: 701 Rep. For: 0

Agn: 1109 Agn: 1

Demo. For: 679 Rep. For: 1

Agn: 1070 Agn: 0

Demo. For: 654 Rep. For: 0

Agn: 1 1 14 Agn: 1

Demo. For: 683 Rep. For: 1

Agn: 1050 Agn: 0

Georgia Laws 1972:

County Camden

Page No.
3770

SUBJECT Small Claims Court of Camden County; creation

Chatham
Chatham Chatham Chattooga

3019 Savannah-Chatham County Government; unification
3098 Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education; districts 3116 Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education; districts 2043 State Court of Chattooga County; abolition

Decatur

3288 Board of commissioners; membership; elections

Dodge

2329 City of Eastman; city manager; abolition of office

Dodge

3339 County board of education; membership

Douglas

3997 County board of education; elections

Elbert

2479 Board of commissioners; chairman

Fayette

3438 Board of commissioners; terms

** Ga.L. 1973, p. 2268 changed the date of the election.

Date of Election 8/8/72*
4/10/73 Not held*** 5/9/72 5/9/72 8/8/72*
5/23/72 4/27/72 8/8/72* 5/16/72 8/8/72* 11/7/72*

Result

Demo. For: 926 Rep. For: 1

Agn: 801 Agn: 0

City of Savannah Chatham County

For: 20074 Agn: 7595

For: 8296 Agn: 19097

Demo. For: 2455 Rep. For: 2

Agn: 2274 Agn: 2

For: 668 Agn: 2687

For: 474 Agn: 1117

For: 914 Agn: 858

For: 400 Agn: 620

For: 1583 Agn: 3036

For: 668 Agn: 3138

Georgia Laws 1972:

County
Fayette Floyd Forsyth Gwinnett Habersham Hairis Heard Henry Henry Houston JeffDavis Laurens Lowndes Lowndes

Page No. 3435 3300 2065 4058 2382 3468 2113 2090 2104 2399 2760 4099 2696 2701

SUBJECT
County treasurer; abolition of office State Court of Floyd County; abolition Board of commissioners County board of education; districts; canpensation City of Demorest; mayor Board of commissioners; membership Board of commissioners; districts State Court of Henry County; creation Board of commissioners County board of education; compensation County board of education; election County board of education; vacancies Ordinary; compensation Tax commissioner; compensation

Date of Election 11/7/72* 11/7/72* 4/19/72 5/17/72
8/8/72* 5/3/72 4/19/72 4/19/72 8/8/72* 8/8/72* 8/8/72* 11/7/72* 1 1/7/72*

Result
For: 1499 Agn: 2210 For: 691 1 Agn: 4674 For: 551 Agn: 386 For: 989 Agn: 924 Results not known For: 1410 Agn: 616 For: 756 Agn: 732 For: 570 Agn: 1943 For: 407 Agn: 2070 For: 2853 Agn: 6462 For: 829 Agn: 511 For: 3 185 Agn: 11 03 For: 3533 Agn: 1995 For: 3622 Agn: 1885

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Georgia Laws 1972:

County
Lowndes McDuffie Mclntosh

Page No. 2706
2538
2849

SUBJECT
Clerk of the superior court; compensation County board of education; creation of new board City of Darien; corporate limits

Mclntosh Macon Madison Madison Peach Peach Pike Pulaski Putnam

2852 City of Darien; mayor and council; terms 2322 Board of commissioners; membership 2547 County board of education; election 2972 County school superintendent; appointment 3212 County school superintendent; appointment 3910 City of Fort Valley; utilities commission 3003 County board of education; election 3244 Board of commissioners; creation of board 2678 County board of education; elections

Date of Election 11/7/72* 6/8/72 6/16/72
11/7/72* 4/26/72 11/7/72* 11/7/72* 5/17/72 6/14/72 5/16/72 5/23/72 8/8/72*

Result
For: 3463 Agn: 2254 For: 305 Agn: 61 City of Darien: For: 86 Agn: 62 Dist. No. 271: For: 7 Agn: 73 Total: For: 93 Agn: 135 Not held For: 608 Agn: 882 For: 1060 Agn: 1785 For: 921 Agn: 2145 For: 688 Agn: 2648 For: 440 Agn: 1351 For: 402 Agn: 142 For: 399 Agn: 939 For: 1262 Agn: 831

Georgia Lava 1972:

County
Putnam Spalding Telfair Thomas Tift Treutlen Treutlen Walker Walton Whitfield Wilcox Wilkinson Wilkinson

Page No. 3833 2418 4102 3343 2908 2340 2345 2647 3006 4017 2495 3312 3333

SUBJECT
City of Eatonton; corporate limits Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education; elections County board of education; membership Board of commissioners; creation CityofTifton; elections County board of education; terms Board of commissioners; elections County board of education; elections City of Social Circle; corporate limits City of Tunnel Hill; new charter County school superintendent; appointment County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; creation of new board

* Date of state-wide primary election: 8/8/72. Date of general election: 11/7/72.

Date of Election 6/13/72 5/30/72 6/20/72 5/16/72 5/3/72 5/9/72 5/9/72 1 1/7/72* 5/31/72 5/16/72 5/10/72 1 1/7/72* 11/7/72*

Result
For: 118 Agn; 28 For; 452 Agn: 121 For: 564 Agn: 365 For: 1885 Agn: 3278 For: 247 Agn: 498 For: 688 Agn: 233 For: 71 5 Agn: 221 For 6373 Agn: 2 129 For: 51 Agn: 49 For: 114 Agn: 159 For: 177 Agn: 1042 For: 348 Agn: 901 For: 654 Agn: 608

Georgia La\\s 1973:

County
Appling Appling*** Brantley Chatham

Page No. 3569 3677 3631 2268

SUBJECT
County board of education; compensation City of Baxley; corporate limits City ofNahunta Savannah-Chatham County Government

Chatham Clarke Clarke Clarke Clarke Clarke Cherokee Cook Greene

3693 City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island; corporate limits 2356 City of Athens; merit system 2367 City of Athens; public transportation system 2387 City of Athens; corporate limits 2467 Board of commissioners; creation of new board 3374 County board of education; creation of new board 3207 County board of education; districts 2300 Board of commissioners; membership 3853 County board of education; terms

Date of Election 8/13/74* 9/29/73
6/12/73****
6/2/73 5/31/73 5/31/73 5/31/73 8/14/73 8/13/74* 7/17/73 5/22/73 8/13/74*

Result
Yes: 791 No: 1033 Yes: 45 No: 588 Results not known Chatham County: For: 3 157 Agn: 6666 City of Savannah: For: 12039 Agn: 4090 Yes: 21 No: 29 For: 1818 Agn: 1591 For: 2430 Agn: 1057 For: 648 Agn: 682 Yes: 1809 No: 1125 Not held Yes: 412 No: 52 For: 758 Agn: 735 Not held

Georgia Laws 1973:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Habersham

3809 County board of education

1 1/6/73

For: 1326 Agn: 1465

Lowndes

3837 City of Twin Lakes; new charter

6/20/73

Yes: 37 No: 191

Marion

3827 County school superintendent; appointment

11/5/74**

Yes: 184 No: 331

Miller

2776 State Court of Miller County (This 1973 Act was repealed by Ga. L. 11/5/74**

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Montgomery

2550 County board of education; membership

6/5/73

Yes: 225 No: 256

Pulaski Stewart Sumter

2573 County board of education; membership 3152 City of Lumpkin; utilities 2127 County board of education; membership

5/15/73

Yes: 808 No: 191

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6/12/73

Yes: 97 No: 173

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4/24/73

Yes: 322 No: 228

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* Date of state-wide primary election: August 13, 1974.

** Date of general election: November 5, 1974. *** The results of this election were certified to the Office of the Secretary of State in error and have appeared incorrectly in Ga. L. 1974-1977.

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An amended return was certified to the Office of the Secretary of State on May 3, 1978, and the corrected results are listed above.

**** Ga. L. 1973, p. 2268 changed the date of the election as set out in Ga. L. 1972, p. 3019.

Georgia La-m 1974:

County
Banks Bibb Bibb Brooks Carroll Chatham Chatham Cherokee Cobb Fayette Fayette Fayette Fulton Heard Long

Page No. 3798 2028 3074 3088 2791 2088 2305 2534 3516 2982 3848 3030 2497 2347 2878

SUBJECT
Tax commissioner; creation of office City of Macon Board of Water Commissioners; abolition Macon-Bibb County Water and Sewerage Authority Board of commissioners; districts CityofCaiTollton City of Savannah; corporate limits City of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island; corporate limits Board of commissioners; creation County board of education; districts City of Fayetteville; corporate limits County treasurer; abolition of office Town of Tyrone; corporate limits City of East Point; mayor; city manager Town of Centralhatchee; new charter County board of education; compensation

Date of Election 8/13/74* 1 1/5/74** 5/14/74 11/5/74** 6/11/74 4/16/74 4/1/74 11/5/74** 11/5/74** 11/5/74** 11/5/74** 5/23/74 8/13/74* 6/8/74 8/13/74*

Result
Yes: 1628 No: 671 Not held Yes: 2049 No: 198 Yes: 741 No: 567 Yes: 21 5 No: 66 Yes: 192 No: 883 Results not known Yes: 2989 No: 1995 Yes: 18039 No: 14541 Yes: 302 No: 507 Yes: 1928 No: 1616 Yes: 77 No: 29 Yes: 3378 No: 2852 Yes: 9 No: 2 Yes: 311 No: 303

Georgia Laws 1974:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Lowndes

2311 Town of Dasher; taxation

6/1/74

Yes: 31 No: 31

Newton

2978 City of Covington; elections

12/4/74

Yes: 368 No: 674

Richmond

2105 1. Consolidation of City of Augusta and Richmond County governments
2. Election of sheriff of Richmond County 3 . Election of Board of Public Safety of Richmond County

5/14/74 (Three elections held on same date)

City vote: Yes: 4833 No: 2928 County vote: Yes: 5801 No: 7106 Yes: 11431 Yes: 6575

Stephens

2037 Choice of five types of government for the county

4/9/74

Question 1: 122 Question 2: 396*** Question3: 108 Question 4: 98 Question 5: 248

Troup

2203 City of Hogansville; corporate limits

6/5/74

Inside city: Yes: 57 No: 33 Outside city: Yes: 13 No: 43

Upson

2023 County board of education; composition; election

4/9/74

Yes: 594 No: 1 1 1

Wilkes

3510 County school superintendent; appointment

1 1/5/74**

Yes: 739 No: 1274

All counties

186

The Common Day of Rest Act (See following pages)

11/5/74**

Yes: 434559 No: 363947

* Date of general primary: 8/13/74. ** Date of general election: 11/5/74. *** Effective question is No. 2.

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230A

RESULTS OF REFERENDUM ELECTIONS

THE COMMON DAY OF REST ACT OF 1974 Ga. L. 1974, p. 186 General Election 11/5/74

COUNTY

YES

Appling

590

Atkinson

274

Bacon

300

Baker

109

Baldwin

1901

Banks

566

Barrow

1501

Bartow

1704

Ben Hill

578

Berrien

442

Bibb

8536

Bleckley

439

Brantley

189

Brooks

341

Bryan

344

Bulloch

1604

Burke

545

Butts

786

Calhoun

166

Camden

367

Candler

187

Carrol!

3696

Catoosa

1440

Charlton

177

Chatham

14278

Chattahoochee 153

Chattooga

1322

Cherokee

2424

Clarke

6525

Clay

116

Clayton

9965

Clinch

144

Cobb

25632

Coffee

629

Colquitt

1168

Columbia

1113

Cook

423

Coweta

2622

Crawford

338

Crisp

537

NO 692 245 603 253 1989 709 1830 2407 1127 1142 12667 888 303 916 447 2441 797 929 429 430 231 4391 1424 198 12039 116 1281 2830 4853 242 10231 379 21237 1493 2701 1687 978 2470 455 1303

COUNTY Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper JeffDavis

YES 485 515 579 54127 470 314 3887 2958 297
66 627 998 803 231 829 1752 5764 1415 513 56902 674
96 2067 1477
524 962 8846 1215 5111 363 1289 908 420 351 2125 4338 285 2166 352 250

NO 317 199 958 40882 1835 684 8146 2815 1084 74 1039 1765 1353 676 729 2153
Tin
1576 1502 38497 825 201 2658 1428 1273 1101 10024 1281 3714 503 1616 1322 1408 417 2638 5170 676 2042 493 522

GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION

231A

COUNTY Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie Mclntosh Men wether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph

YES 405 279 373 826 748 115 1839 410 385 236 149 2069 1043 541 731 167 707 508 1501
83 697 906 206 791 414 10456 1832 848 698 1350 874 536 311 652 1973 430 565
85 618 334

NO 1380 489 990 1147 855 290 3649 837 567 565 254 3382 504 765 883 368 1336 418 1520 210 1688 1058 611 1186 492 12112 2364 877 684 1643 1339 443 540 713 2009 566
545 142 701 790

COUNTY Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro TattnaH Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Wafton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White WhitfieH Wilcox WiHces Wilkinson Worth TOTAL

YES 7477 1811
117 514 309 2867 698 183 1119 320 70 484 520 359 456 1315 940 975 535 333 2550 334 427 1330 2145 2104 1397 1363 173 1035 660
99 257 941 2030 239 439 395 423 434559

NO 11596 2032
171 740 588 3258 1673 329 1925 326 192 960 741 977 1062 2173 1716 1640 247 630 3831 870 696 548 2115 2264 1786 1910 364 2037 1118 127 698 562 2274 759 1531 765 1203 363947

FOOTNOTE: The Common Day of Rest Act of 1974 was declared unconstitutional in part by the Supreme Court of Georgia in Rutfedge v. Gaylord's, Inc., 233 Ga. 694, decided February 13, 1975.

Georgia La^s 1975:

County Appling

Page No.
3678

Baker

2659

Baker

2662

Berrien

2525

Berrien

3388

Bibb

3349

Brantley

3937

SUBJECT
City of Baxley; corporate limits County treasurer; abolition of office Tax commissioner; creation of office County school superintendent; appointment County school superintendent; appointment Board of water commissioners County board of education

Bryan Charlton Chatham Clarke Decatur DeKalb

3024 Board of commissioners; election of chairman and vice-chairman 4015 County board of education 3962 County board of education 2779 City of Athens; government functions 4087 Hospital authority 2752 County board of education; districts; terms

Date of Election 6/26/75 6/17/75 6/17/75 4/15/75 Not held 11/4/75 8/12/75
8/26/75 6/24/75 5/4/76* 5/21/75 8/10/76** 5/4/76*

Result
Yes; 549 No: 603 Yes: 352 No: 395 Yes: 338 No: 392 Yes: 124 No: 1295 Duplicate of Act above Yes: 10601 No: 4955 Proposition No. 1 : 402 Proposition No. 2: 713 Proposition No. 3: 240 Yes: 385 No: 115 Yes: 776 No: 206 Yes: 3870 No: 10942 Yes: 858 No: 989 Yes: 2155 No: 527 Yes: 29643 No: 41355

Georgia La\w 1975:

County
Dodge Douglas Gordon Greene Hall Harris*** Harris Heard Henry Newton Paulding Spalding

Page No. 3031 2506 2719 4270 3574 2960 4369 4433 4133 3577 2916 2771

SUBJECT
County board of education; election Board of commissioners; membership Board of commissioners; creation County board of education; terms Board of commissioners; terms County board of education and school superintendent City of Shiloh; mayor and council; terms; elections County commissioner; office created City of Stockbridge; corporate limits; elections County board of education and school superintendent Board of commissioners; creation Town of Orchard Hill; corporate limits

Spalding

4352 Board of commissioners

*** This Act was ruled invalid by the U.S. Department of Justice on August 18, 1975.

Date of Election 11/4/75 5/14/75 7/8/75 5/4/76* 8/10/76** 7/8/75
7/9/75 7/26/75 9/10/75 8/26/75 5/27/75
1 1/4/75

Result
Yes: 1206 No: 367 Yes: 642 No: 739 Yes: 1500 No: 972 Yes: 748 No: 926 Yes: 8951 No: 3890 Yes: 511 No: 147 Results not known Yes: 520 No: 469 Yes: 113 No: 128 Yes: 1353 No: 1582 Yes: 1765 No: 949 Inside town: Yes; 17 No: 5 Outside town: Yes: 20 No: 31 Yes: 1205 No: 4100

Georgia Lavre 1975:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Stephens

4142 City of Toccoa; commissioners

6/12/75

Yes: 209 No: 191

Taylor

3486 County board of education; membership; elections; districts

6/17/75

Yes: 298 No: 127

Union

4490 County commissioner; office created

8/12/75

Yes: 189 No: 1037

Upson

3356 County school superintendent; appointment

6/24/75

Yes: 531 No: 700

Whitfield

4296 City of Tunnel Hill; new charter

6/25/75

Yes: 126 No: 288

Worth

4202 County board of education and school superintendent

7/15/75

Chatham

3128 Alcoholic beverages on sales on premises; time limit

9/17/75

* Date of Presidential Preference Primary: 5/4/76. ** Date of general primary: 8/10/76.

**** This election is based on a population Act which affected only Chatham County. The results are as follows:

Municipality; Yes:

No:

Municipality: Yes:

No:

Savannah

9658 6595

Garden City 362

466

Unincoiporated 4979 3857

Pooler

166

190

Bloomingdale 122

146

Port Wentworth 227

297

Yes: 235 ****

No: 460

Municipality: Yes:

No:

Savannah Beach 469

168

Thunderbolt 230

138

Vemonburg

24

20

Georgia Laws 1975, Extraordinary Session:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Coweta*****

1730 CityofNewnan; elections

This Act is based on the population of the municipality and affects only the City of Newnan.

Date of Election
9/9/75

Result Yes: 248 No: 57

Georgia Lavts 1976:

County Bacon

Page No.
2713

SUBJECT County board of education and school superintendent

Baldwin Baldwin
Bartow Bibb

3278 CityofMilledgeville
3282 City of Milledgeville-question #1 City of MilledgeviUe-question #2
4090 City of Euharlee; new charter
3818 Macon-Bibb County consolidated government

Bryan Camden Carroll Chattooga Clayton Cobb DeKalb

3288 City of Richmond Hill; corporate limits 2831 Tax commissioner; salary 4479 County board of education and school superintendent 2694 Board of commissioners; creation 3974 City of Mountain View; abolition of charter 3656 City of Powder Springs; abolition of charter 2809 Sunday sales of intoxicating beverages

Date of Election 5/4/76*
5/4/76* 5/4/76*
5/15/76 5/4/76*
6/29/76 11/2/76** 1 1/2/76** 5/4/76* Not held 9/11/76 5/4/76*

Result
Proposal No. 1: 389 Proposal No. 2: 131 Proposal No. 3: 568 Yes: 772 No: 583 Yes: 718 No: 609 Yes: 289 No: 1045 Yes: 34 No: 8 City vote: Yes: 8149 No: 11522 County vote: Yes: 8825 No: 16209 Yes: 199 No: 8 Not held Yes: 3 105 No: 3868 Yes: 970 No: 2297
Yes: 331 No: 455 Yes: 52761 No: 30442

Georgia Law 1976:

County
Fayette Glynn Grady Habersham Habersham Long Long Lumpkin Newton Newton Oconee

Page No. 3398 4027 3162 2798 2803 3536 3321 3945 3402 3505 3935

Richmond

4297

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; membership County board of education; districts; efection County board of education; compensation County board of education; election County school superintendent; appointment County board of education*** Small claims court; creation County board of education and school superintendent Board of commissioners; districts County board of education; membership; districts County school superintendent; appointment Augusta-Richmond County unified government Proposition One Proposition Two

Date of Election 5/4/76* 5/4/76* 5/4/76* 5/4/76* 5/4/76* 5/4/76* 5/4/76* 5/4/76* 5/4/76* 5/25/76 11/2/76** 5/4/76*

Rcsuli
Yes: 1984 No: 1512 Yes: 3752 No: 4746 Yes: 444 No: 1259 Yes: 2244 No: 876 Yes: 940 No: 1951 Yes: 490 No: 172 Yes: 114 No: 527 Yes: 678 No: 917 Yes: 2980 No: 1387 Yes: 3227 No: 1167 Yes: 1259 No: 1863 Yes: 11027 No: 13417 Question 1: 15801 Question 2: 6005 Question 1 : 9404 Question 2: 10302

Georgia Laws 1976:

County
Ware Warren

Page No.
2811
3660

County manager Board of commissioners

SUBJECT

* Date of presidential preference primary election (May 4, 1976). ** Date of November 2, 1976, general election. *** This Act was declared unconstitutional by decision of a federal court.

Date of Election
5/4/76*
11/2/76**

Result
Yes: 21 94 No: 2838 Yes: 802 No: 352

Georgia Laws 1977:

County
Baker Bryan Cairoll Dawson Hart Pierce Rockdale Schley Schley Stephens Stephens Tift Towns

Page No, 2603 3215 4519 3529 3482 2924 2817 2952 2955 3875 3881 3894 3974

SUBJECT
County board of education; vacancies County treasurer; abolition of office City of Temple; corporate limits County board of education; election Town of Bowersville; new charter County board of education and school superintendent Board of commissioners; creation Board of commissioners; terms County board of education; terms County board of education; election County school superintendent; appointment City of Tifton; corporate limits County board of education and school superintendent

* Date of November 7, 1978, general election.

Date of Election 11/7/78* 5/24/77 6/15/77 6/14/77 5/9/77 1 1/7/78* 5/17/77 1 1/7/78* 11/7/78* 6/28/77 6/28/77 12/19/77 2/2/78

Result
Yes: 151 No: 95 Yes: 116 No: 126 Yes: 225 No: 149 Yes: 369 No: 140 Yes: 30 No: 0 Yes: 307 No: 587 Yes: 1618 No: 744 Yes: 160 No: 66 Yes: 167 No: 58 Yes: 1375 No: 628 Yes: 793 No: 1042 Yes: 690 No: 1158 Yes: 1014 No: 1384

Georgia Laws 1978:

County
Bryan Butts Chatham

Page No.
3774
3368 932

Chatham

4132

Chatham

4073

Chatham

3998

Chatham

4466

Chattooga

3848

Cherokee

3029

Clarke

4573

SUBJECT
County board of education; election
County board of education
Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages Chatham County (unincorporated area) Garden City Port Wentworth Bloomingdale Pooler Thunderbolt Tybee Island Vernonburg Savannah
City of Garden City, corporate limits; water and sewer facilities
City of Bloomingdale; waterworks
City of Savannah; corporate limits
Municipal Court of Savannah; abolition
County board of education; compensation and expenses
Board of commissioners; abolition; commissioner; creation
Use of school tax in Clarke County

Date of Election 5/2/78 11/7/78* 8/8/78**
5/22/78 Not held 4/19/78 8/8/78** 1 1/7/78* 4/4/78 11/7/78*

Result

Yes: 739 No: 259 Yes: 886 No: 539

Yes: 2022 Yes: 154 Yes: 89 Yes: 23 Yes: 85 Yes: 142 Yes: 307 Yes: 25 Yes: 6870

No: 1863 No: 318 No: 171 No: 50 No: 152 No: 77 No: 171 No: 14 No: 4768

Yes: 663 No: 166

Yes: 14407 No: 8091 Yes: 6783 No: 9753 Yes: 778 No: 1446 Yes: 2449 No: 2308 Yes: 3710 No: 3268

Georgia Laws 1978:

County
Columbia DeKalb DeKalb Hart Macon McDuffie Rabun Rabun Rockdale Telfair

Page No. 3359 3639 4104 3177 4217 3666 3427 3430 3868 3445

SUBJECT
County board of education; compensation City of Clarkston; mayor and council; terms County board of education; districts Board of commissioners; creation Tax commissioner; creation of office County board of education County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; election City of Conyers; new charter County board of education and school superintendent

Thomas Thomas Thomas

3746 Tax commissioner; creation of office 3741 Judge of the probate court; compensation 3752 Clerk of the superior court; compensation

Date of Election 11/7/78* 10/18/78 11/7/78* 11/7/78* 11/7/78* 5/16/78 1 1/7/78* 11/7/78* 7/8/78 11/7/78*
11/7/78* 11/7/78* 11/7/78*

Result
Yes: 887 No: 1569 Yes: 95 No: 96 Yes: 18829 No: 34766 Yes: 643 No: 1018 Yes: 737 No: 232 Yes: 202 No: 131 Yes: 453 No: 692 Yes: 861 No: 300 Yes: 179 No: 167 Proposal No. 1: 386 Proposal No. 2: 231 Proposal No. 3: 323 Yes: 2679 No: 820 Yes: 2683 No: 802 Yes: 2674 No: 797

Georgia La\\s 1978;

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Twiggs

3405 Board of commissioners; recall

Whitfieb

3365 City of Varnell; coiporate limits (Civil Action File No. 18,462)

* Date of general election 1978. ** Date of general primary 1978.

Georgia Laws 1979:

County
Carroll Glynn Montgomery

Page No. 4245
3467
3151

SUBJECT
City of Sand Hill; new charter County board of education; districts County board of education

Stephens Telfair

3047 Board of commissioners; terms 3539 County board of education; districts

Date of Election 8/8/78**
Not held

Result Yes: 1067 No: 805

Date of Election 6/12/79 12/11/79 6/5/79
4/24/79 7/31/79

Result
Yes: 102 No: 193
Yes: 2490 No: 977
Question #1: Proposal #1:320 Proposal #2: 205 Proposal #3: 92 Question #2: Proposal #1: 881 Proposal #2: 860 Proposal #3: 1015
Yes: 921 No: 329
Yes: 858 No: 615

Georgia Laws 1980:

County
Baldwin Ben Hill Catoosa Chatham City of Thunderbolt

Page No. 3043 3954 4250
3653

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; elections Tax commissioner; creation of office County board of education; election
Coiporate limits of the City of Thunderbolt Thunderbolt: Proposition # 1
Proposition #2 Macceo Island: Proposition #1

Cherokee Coffee Columbia Decatur DeKalb
Douglas Effingham

Proposition #2 3275 County board of education; election 1795 County school superintendent; election 3707 Board of commissioners; creation of new board 3272 County board of education; residency requirements 3996 Type of government for DeKalb County; advisory referendum
4120 County board of education; compensation 3542 County board of education; election; terms

Date of Election 5/13/80 5/28/80 8/5/80
5/27/80

Result

Yes: 714 Yes: 614 Yes: 3 156

No: 1194 No: 398 No: 4464

Yes: 152 Yes: 109 Yes: 58

No: 140 No: 177 No: 5

8/12/80 Not held 5/7/80 1 1/4/80 8/5/80
11/4/80 8/12/80

Yes: 62 Yes: 8 14

No: 21 No: 435

Yes: 1920 No: 1103 Yes: 2267 No: 899 Type 1: 38094 Type 2: 23553 Yes: 3424 No: 7389 Yes: 430 No: 92

Georgia Laws 1980:

County
Gordon Henry Irwin Laurens Laurens City of Dublin Me Intosh Mitchell CityofPelham Oconee Riclimond Upson Upson Whitfield City of Cohutta

Page No. 3720 3009 3030 3016 3189
3112 3914
3757 3841 3027 4127 4122

SUBJECT
County board of education; vacancies Board of commissioners; creation of new board Tax commissioner; creation of office Board of commissioners; membership; districts Mayor and council; terms
County board of education; election; districts; canpensation Council; elections
Board of commissioners County board of education; elections County school superintendent; appointment Fire protection districts; taxation Corporate limits

Date of Election Not held 3/11/80 4/8/80 3/11/80 3/11/80
4/29/80 6/3/80
5/21/80 Not held 3/11/80 Not held 5/17/80

Result

Yes: 2252 Yes: 834 Yes: 1797 Yes: 324

No: 1500 No: 119 No: 1413 No: 653

Yes: 642 Yes: 254

No: 143 No: 392

Yes: 585 No: 1155

Yes: 604 No: 1468

Yes: 10

No: 0

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Georgia Laws 1981:

County
Baldwin Chatham CityofTybee Island

Page No.
4072
4914

SUBJECT
Disposal sites for hazardous wastes; advisory referendum Corporate limits

Clarke

3065 Athens-Clarke County Charter Commission; creation

Coffee DeKalb Dooly Gordon
Gordon Miller Richmond

3626 County school superintendent; election 4304 Form of government 4463 County board of education: districts; elections; terms 3269 Board of commissioners; abolition; county commissioner; office
created 3586 County school superintendent; ebction; term 4713 County board of education; elections 3677 County board of education; elections

Date of Election 8/10/82 6/25/81
2/16/82
6/2/81 8/10/82 5/19/81 8/4/81
8/4/81 8/4/81 11/3/81

Result

Yes: 1652 No: 1465

Corporate Units: Yes: 222 No: 60 Unincorporated area: Yes: 18 No: 102

County: Yes: 2388 City: Yes: 2611

No: 2883 No: 2120

Yes: 1329 No: 1424

Yes: 36070 No: 26939

Yes: 1393 No: 185

Yes: 1319 No: 1664

Yes: 1527 Yes: 710 Yes: 7352

No: 778 No: 182 No: 1526

Georgia Laws 1982:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Appling

4642 Board of commissioners; composition

11/2/82

Five member: 1191 Six member: 1000

Bacon

4606 Board of county commissioners in certain counties (9,365-9,385)

8/2/82

Yes: 1299 No: 351

Bartow Bartow

4589 County board of education; terms 4584 County board of education; compensation

8/10/82 8/10/82

Yes: 1652 Yes: 1615

No: 1465 No: 1450

1Ow

Bartow Bibb Bibb

4586 County school superintendent; appointment 4625 County board of education and orphanage; districts 4406 County board of education and orphanage; terms

8/10/82

Yes: 843 No: 2205

r

11/2/82

Yes: 15184 No: 5458

I

1 1/2/82

Yes: 9455 No: 12176

Bryan

4270 Board of commissioners; elections; districts; terms; vacancies

11/2/82

Yes: 883 No: 429

O s

Bryan
Chatham Town of Thunderbolt

4285 County treasurer; abolition of office 4295 Corporate limits

8/10/82

Yes: 832 No: 709

0M0

C/J

C/5

6/22/82

Corporate Units: Yes: 126 No: 133

i

Unincorporated area:

Yes: 21 No: 0

Cherokee

3602 County board of education; districts

5/11/82

Yes: 302 No: 200

Georgia Laws 1982:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Clarke

1855 Georgia Alcoholic Beverage Code amended as to certain counties

8/10/82

Clarke County:

City of Athens

(69,000-75,000)

Yes: 2257 No: 2338

City of Athens:

Yes: 2393 No: 2354

tn

Clayton

4431 County board of education; composition; elections; compensation

8/10/82

Yes: 8665 No: 7584

H

00

Cobb

1768 Sale of alcoholic beverages in certain counties (200,000-550,000)

11/2/82

Yes: 35622 No: 34777

O

(295,000-300,000) (350,000-500,000)

T]

Cook DeKalb
Douglas

3749 County school superintendent; election 4239 DeKalb Community College
4786 County board of education; districts

1 1/2/82

Yes: 1623 No: 1020

t& tTnnI

8/10/82

Transfer: 43375 Retain: 23587

Ia

11/2/82

Yes: 6032 No: 1700

Emanuel

4049 County board of education; elections; districts

6/1/82

Yes: 1853 No: 411

w

Franklin

3753 County board of education and school superintendent

8/10/82

#1 Proposal: 458 #2 Proposal: 1308

I

#3 Proposal: 573

Gwinnett

3510 County board of education; districts

4/6/82

Yes: 1825 No: 1972

Georgia Laws 1982:

County
Haralson Jackson

Page No.
4523
4012

SUBJECT
County board of education; composition; districts; election Jackson County School District, Jefferson City School District, and Commerce City School District; merger

Date of Election
8/10/82
11/2/82

Lowndes

3582

Lumpkin

4274

Lumpkin

4277

Oconee

4869

CityofBogart

Pierce

4649

Board of commissioners; composition; selection County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; elections; districts New charter
County board of education and school superintendent

11/2/82 6/8/82 6/8/82 12-7-82
1 1/2/82

Pulaski

4638 County school superintendent; appointment

11/2/82

Result

Yes: 2 133 No: 230

Jackson County: Yes: 1991 No: 2438 Inside City of Commerce: Yes: 796 No: 243 Inside City of Jefferson: Yes: 390 No: 78

Yes: 3652 No: 45 13

Yes: 3 12 No: 595

Yes: 720 No: 191

Yes: 66

No: 147

Proposal No. 1: Question No. 1 : 526 Question No. 2: 1124 Proposal No. 2: Question No. 1: 613 Question No. 2: 947
Yes: 698 No: 787

Georgia Laws 1982:

County
Twiggs Ware City of Waycross Wayne
Wheeler Worth

Page No. 3627 4611
3789 and 4717 4126 3715

SUBJECT County board of education; election Land conveyance authorized
Board of commissioners; elections
County board of education; composition; election Board of commissioners; districts; elections; qualifications

Georgia Laws 1983:

County
Atkinson
Bartow and Polk Town of Taylorsville

Page No.
4115
4161

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; compensation; chairman Corporate limits; elections

Date of Election
8/10/82
1 1/2/82

Result

Yes: 1327 Yes: 1869

No: 533 No: 878

1 1/2/82

Yes: 1320 No: 684

Not held 11/2/82

Yes: 1643 No: 733

Date of Election
3/13/84
5/11/83

Result

Yes: 123
Bartow: Yes: 47 Polk: Yes: 15

No: 11 14 No: 7 No: 4

Georgia Laws 1983:

County
Bibb
Chatham and City of Savannah
Chatham CityofTybee Island
Chattooga
Columbia
DeKalb
DeKalb City of Doravi lie
Forsyth
Fulton and Coweta City of Palmetto

Page No.
4251
4039

SUBJECT
County board of education and orphanage; districts Board of education; districts

3586 Mayor and council; terms; elections

4570 State Court of Chattooga County; creation 4411 County board of education; districts; elections; terms 4547 Governing authority; powers and duties; executi\e assistant 3581 Mayor and council; terms

3521 County school superintendent; appointment 4134 Corporate limits

Date of Election
1 1/8/83
5/3/83

Result

Yes: 5361 Yes: 1367

No: 1841 No: 28 15

5/3/83

Yes: 307 No: 60

5/3/83 3/13/84 3/13/84 4/2/83

Yes: 307 No: 60 Yes: 21 10 No: 843 Yes: 45505 No: 12832 Yes: 266 No: 89

5/3/83 5/21/83

Yes: 379 Yes: 319

No: 966 No: 35

Georgia Laws 1983:

County
Madison CityofColbert Murray Newton Seminole Tift County and CityofTifton Union Wilkinson

Page No. 4181
3611 3814 3994 3590
4514 3911

SUBJECT
Municipal court; penalties; homestead exemption; city taxes
County board of education; creation of new board Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes County board of education; election Tifton-Tift County Charter Commission; creation
County board of education; election County board of education; creation of new board

Georgia Laws 1984:

County
Statewide Statewide Statewide

Page No.
520 788
1253

SUBJECT
Ad valorem taxation of property; additional exemption Ad valorem taxation of property; exemption of motor vehicles Ad valorem taxation of property; exemption of nonprofit homes for mentally handicapped

Date of Election 5/4/83
Not held Not held 8/2/83 6/26/84
5/3/83 5/3/83
Date of Election 11/6/84 11/6/84 1 1/6/84

Result

Yes: 58

No: 3

Yes: 1181 Yes; 2060

No: 1198 No: 3860

Yes: 147 Yes: 582

No: 10 No: 198

Result
Yes: 7 18467 No: 464620 Yes: 900688 No: 345204 Yes: 933343 No: 295707

Georgia Law; 1984:

County
Berrien
Butts Camden Catoosa Cherokee Columbia Coweta and Fulton City of Palmetto Coweta Crisp Dade Dade Dodge Forsyth

Page No. 4823
3588 3848 4321 3580 4609 4390

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; composition; districts; ebctions; compensation; qualifications County treasurer; abolition of office Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes County school superintendent; appointment Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Mayor and council; terms

3704 County board of education; composition; election; terms 4352 Board of commissioners; composition; districts; elections 3575 County board of education; election; districts 3564 Board of commissioners; creation 3531 County school superintendent; appointment 4144 Business and occupational license taxes

Date of Election 5/15/84
3/13/84 1 1/6/84 8/14/84 3/13/84 11/6/84 8/14/84

Result

Yes: 211 No: 1008

Yes: 921 Yes: 2577 Yes: 4833 Yes: 1734 Not held Not held

No: 791 No: 481 No: 811 No: 4060

11/6/84 1 1/6/84 3/13/84 3/13/84 3/13/84 11/6/84

Yes: 7190 Yes: 1253 Yes: 987 Yes: 629 Yes: 585 Yes: 4290

No: 2328 No: 760 No: 367 No: 777 No: 2235 No: 3484

Georgia La\\s 1984:

County
Fulton Habersham Harris Harris Jones Jones Mclntosh Mclntosh Polk City of Cedartown Putnam Richmond Rockdale City of Conyers

Page No. 3591 3671 3608 3766 3926 4459 4103 4106 4261

SUBJECT
County board of education and school superintendent Board of commissioners; elections; tenns^purchases County board of education; districts; terms; qualifications Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes County board of education; reconstitution County board of education; terms County school superintendent; appointment Homestead exemption; city taxes

4657 Homestead exemption; county taxes 5119 County board of education; composition; election; districts 4884 Homestead exemption; city taxes

Date of Election 3/13/84 8/14/84 3/13/84 8/14/84 8/14/84 8/14/84 5/15/84 5/15/84 11/6/84

Result
Yes: 24258 No: 9628 Yes: 2222 No: 1392 Yes: 1347 No: 707 Yes: 1750 No: 375 Yes: 2476 No: 453 Yes: 2206 No: 583 Yes: 629 No: 239 Yes: 221 No: 577 Yes: 11 70 No: 45

8/14/84 1 1/6/84 5/26/84

Yes: 1249 No: 164

Yes: 26594 No: 9857

Yes: 91

No: 2

Georgia Law 1984:

County
Stewart Turner Turner Upson Upson Upson Wayne

Page No. 3513 4862 4563 4576 3729 4367 3971

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; creation County board of education; election Board of commissioners; composition; election; officers; meetings County board of education; districts; elections Board of commissioners; districts; efections County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; composition; districts; elections

Wheeler
Wilkes
Wilkinson City of Gordon
Wilkinson

3601 County board of education; composition; elections; terms 3838 County board of education; creation; districts; efections 3923 Homestead exemption; city taxes
3772 Homestead exemption; county taxes

Date of Election 3/13/84 5/15/84 5/15/84 8/14/84 4/17/84 11/6/84
3/13/84 8/14/84 8/14/84
8/14/84

Result
Yes: 625 No: 820 Yes: 316 No: 171 Yes: 311 No: 175 Yes: 2496 No: 838 Yes: 708 No: 344 Yes: 1903 No: 2650 No election held pursuant to court order Yes: 425 No: 270 Yes: 689 No: 909 Yes: 458 No: 47
Yes: 643 No: 125

Georgia Law; 1985:

County
Bacon Baldwin Bleckley Brooks City of Quitman Burke Candler Carroll

Page No. 4823 3835 4406 4635
4481 4975 3945

SUBJECT
County board of education; elections Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Board of commissioners; created Board of commissioners; composition; elections
County board of education; elections Board of commissioners; membership; elections; chairman County board of education and school superintendent

Clinch

4918 County board of education; elections; districts

Date of Election 6/25/85 8/12/86 1 1/4/86 Not held
9/3/85 6/11/85 9/10/85
11/4/86

Result

Yes: 206 No: 51 Yes: 1999 No: 493 Yes: 887 No: 11 56
Has not been approved by Justice Department

Yes: 754 No: 673

Yes: 279 No: 116

Question 1: Yes: 4076 Question 2: Yes: 2977

No: 929 No: 2019

Yes: 302 No: 128

Georgia Laws 1985:

County
Cobb City of Smyrna
Dawson
DeKalb City of Decatur
Fayette
Fayette
Fulton City of Atlanta

Page No. 4072
4179 4140
3992 4198 4371

SUBJECT Mayor and councilmen; terms
Business and occupational license taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes County school superintendent; appointment Redevelopment powers

Fulton City of College Park

4513 Homestead exemption; city taxes

Date of Election
1 1/5/85

Result Yes: 789 No: 511

Not held 12/4/85

Yes: 1123 No: 154

6/11/85 1 1/4/86
5/13/85

Yes: 2256 No: 255
Yes: 4725 No: 6759
City failed to publish as required by law. City attorney ruled not to put on ballot.
Yes: 1721 No: 143

Georgia Laws 1985:

County
Gwinnett Heard Jeff Davis

Page No. 5106 5078
4493

Lanier

3966

Marion

4573

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes County board of education; election County board of education; elections; districts County board of education; elections; districts; terms County board of education; districts; elections

Morgan Pierce Pierce Polk Taylor Wilkes

4643 County board of education and school superintendent 4836 Board of commissioners; composition; elections; districts 4841 County board of education; elections 4985 County board of education; re-creation 5087 County board of education; elections; districts 4580 Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes

Date of Election 11/4/86 9/24/85 4/8/86 6/25/85
8/12/86 11/5/85 11/5/85 6/11/85 5/21/85 Not held

Result
Yes: 39645 No: 12055 Yes: 580 No: 90 Yes: 208 No: 45 Yes: 252 No: 12 Not precleared by U.S. Justice Department. Yes: 1058 No: 398 Yes: 386 No: 169 Yes: 365 No: 181 Yes: 365 No: 299 Yes: 362 No: 180

Georgia Laws 1986:

County
Bartow Bibb Bibb City of Macon Bibb Bulloch Camden Chatham City of Islands

Page No. 5361 4736 5038
5620 5627 5647 4872

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Redevelopment powers Redevelopment powers
Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Incorporation

Chatham

5592

City of Pooler

Corporate limits

Chattooga Cherokee Clayton

5138 Board of commissioners; creation 3635 Board of commissioners; creation 5019 Homestead exemptions; county taxes

Date of Election Not held 11/4/86 11/4/86
8/12/86 Not held 8/12/86 8/12/86
6/17/86
11/4/86 5/6/86 8/12/86

Result

Yes: 3236 Yes: 8120

No: 2725 No: 5815

Yes: 2592 No: 51 19

Yes: 451 No: 258
Islands area: Yes: 506 No: 744 County area: Yes: 336 No: 1426
Pooler: Yes: 115 No: 19 Proposed Area: Yes: 36 No: 24
Yes: 1991 No: 2220
Yes: 1644 No: 2221
Yes: 11478 No: 2066

Georgia Laws 1986:

County
Cobb City of Acworth
Cobb
Cobb City of Marietta
Colquitt Columbia
Dawson
Decatur
DeKalb DeKalb City of Decatur
Douglas
Elbert

Page No. 3752
4370 5043
3724 5636 4061 4096 4107 4475
5618 3578

SUBJECT Mayor and alderman; elections; qualifications; terms
Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
County board of education; composition; elections; districts Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Homestead exemptions; county school district taxes County board of education and school superintendent Governing authority; powers and duties; applicability of laws Homestead exemption; city taxes
Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Board of education; re-creation

Date of Election
5/3/86

Result

Yes; 47

No; 139

11/4/86 1 1/4/86

Yes: 64538 No: 93 11 Yes: 5309 No: 1002

5/13/86 8/12/86 8/12/86 8/12/86 8/12/86 12/3/86

Yes: 897 No: 180 Yes: 2740 No: 1695 Yes: 724 No: 183 Yes: 1387 No: 1012 Yes: 31 123 No: 11 156 Yes: 1233 No; 127

11/4/86 5/13/86

Yes: 6701 Yes: 444

No: 3144 No: 208

Georgia Laws 1986:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Floyd

4530 Homestead exemption; independent school district taxes

City of Rome

8/12/86

Yes: 2651 No: 336

Floyd

5057 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

8/12/86

Yes: 4971 No: 770

Floyd

5511 Homestead exemption; county taxes

8/12/86

Yes: 82 18 No: 845

Forsyth

4347 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

11/4/86

Yes: 5191 No: 1005

Fulton

4148 Redevelopment powers

11/4/86

Yes: 57705 No: 41691

Fulton

4434 Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes; bcal constitutional amendment continued

Not held

Fulton

4834

City of Atlanta

Redevelopment powers

8/12/86

Yes: 12987 No: 9356

Gwinnett

5625 Staggered motor vehicle registration periods

8/12/86

Yes: 17645 No: 4777

Hall

3811 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

8/12/86

Yes: 5447 No: 21 12

Hall City of Gainesville

3815 Homestead exemption; independent school district taxes

Not held

Hal!

5616 Staggered motor vehicle registration periods

8/12/86

Yes: 7553 No: 2305

Henry

5053 Homestead exemptions; county school district taxes

Not held

KJ U VO

Georgia Laws 1986:

County
Henry Houston Houston City of Centerville Houston City of Perry Houston City of Warner Robins Lanier Laurens Liberty Liberty Lincoln Marion Marion

Page No. 5607 3901 5157
4196
3923
3609 3821 3554 3542 3661 5558 5023

SUBJECT
Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Redevelopment powers Redevelopment powers
Redevelopment powers
Redevelopment powers
Lakeland-Lanier County Charter Commission; creation County board of education; elections; districts County school superintendent; appointment Board of education; composition; elections County board of education; elections; districts; vacancies Board of commissioners; elections; districts; terms County board of education; elections

Date of Election 8/12/86 11/4/86 11/4/86

Result

Yes: 22 11 Yes: 65 17 Yes: 70

No: 1964 No: 4758 No: 88

Not held 10/7/86

Yes: 2675 No: 1754

9/2/86 1 1/4/86 11/4/86 8/12/86 8/12/86 9/16/86 9/16/86

Yes: 448 Yes: 929 Yes: 1332 Yes: 1369 Yes: 651 Yes: 429 Yes: 41 6

No: 928 No: 715 No: 1045 No: 277 No: 335 No: 673 No: 666

Georgia Laws 1986:

County
Mitchell CityofPelham Mitchell

Page No. 3648
3892

SUBJECT City board of education; elections; terms; districts; composition County school superintendent; appointment

Muscogee
Oglethorpe
Paulding
Polk
Rabun City of Clayton
Screven
Spalding
Spalding
Sumter City of Americus

3927 County board of education; advisory referendum on elections 3568 County board of education; elections; districts 4335 County school superintendent; appointment 5633 Staggered motor vehicle registration periods 4778 Homestead exemptions; city taxes
5642 Staggered motor vehicle registration periods 4855 Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes 5623 Staggered motor vehicle registration periods 3501 Sumter County Public School System; creation; merger of school
systems of Sumter County and the City of Americus

Date of Election Not held
1 1/4/86 5/13/86 11/4/86 8/12/86 12/20/86

Result
Not precleared by U.S. Justice Department. Yes: 18451 No: 8420 Yes: 307 No: 90 Yes: 1199 No: 4301 Yes: 1355 No: 1013 Yes: 453 No: 16

8/12/86 8/12/86 11/4/86 Not held

Yes: 326 Yes: 1946 Yes: 3757

No: 404 No: 428 No: 3693

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Georgia Laws 1986:

County
Tattnall CityofCollins
Telfair

Page No. 4472
4527

Toombs

4862

CityofVidalia

Troup

3515

Twiggs

5542

Upson

4497

Washington

4485

Washington

4489

Whitfield

5597

Wilkes

4091

Worth

3716

Statewide

878

SUBJECT
Mayor; terms
County officers; inedibility to hold office; local constitutional amendment continued City school district; powers of board of education
County board of education and school superintendent; Act continuing local constitutional amendment repealed County school superintendent; appointment Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Board of commissioners County board of education; elections; districts; composition County board of education; membership; elections; districts Ad valorem tax exemption of tangible personal property

Date of Election 8/12/86
1 1/4/86
9/2/86
5/6/86
1 1/4/86 Not held 8/12/86 8/12/86 1 1/4/86 1 1/4/86 11/4/86 11/4/86

Result

Yes: 31

No: 39

Yes: 1800 No: 577

Yes: 824 No: 599

Yes: 193 No: 44

Yes: 412 No: 1127

Yes: 1434 No: 373 Yes: 1896 No: 402 Yes: 43 15 No: 3573 Yes: 1219 No: 377 Yes: 1499 No: 523 Yes: 592671 No: 249708

Georgia Laws 1987:

County
Appling City of Baxley Bartow Bartow Bartow Bleckley Brooks Brooks City of Quitman Butts Camden Camden
Camden Chatham

Page No. 5015
5325 4912 4915 4111 5267 5230
4919 4929 4943
5032 4801

SUBJECT
Corporate limits
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; elections; terms County board of education; nonpartisan elections County school superintendent; appointment Board of commissioners; composition; elections; districts; terms
County board of education and school superintendent Board of commissioners; elections; districts; terms County board of education; elections; districts; terms; Act continuing local constitutional amendment repealed County school superintendent; appointment Redevelopment powers

Date of Election 7/21/87
11/3/87 11/3/87 11/3/87 11/8/88 3/8/88 8/11/87

Result

Yes: 438 No: 822

Yes: 2483 Yes: 1086 Yes: 2135 Yes: 1025 Yes: 709 Yes: 248

No: 265 No: 1617 No: 569 No: 606 No: 1542 No: 71

11/10/87 3/8/88 3/8/88
3/8/88 6/16/87

Yes: 1682 Yes: 1365 Yes: 1337

No: 561 No: 858 No: 932

Yes: 739 Yes: 3341

No: 1579 No: 5356

Georgia Lavro 1987:

County
Chatham City of Savannah Clarke Columbia Columbia Dougherty Effingham Evans Fannin

Page No. 4083
4279 4270 4267 3843 4596 4782 5494

Floyd

4994

SUBJECT
Redevelopment powers
Staggered motor vehicle registration periods County board of education; nonpartisan elections Homestead exemption; county school district taxes County board of education; elections County board of education; reconstitution County board of education; composition; elections; compensation County board of education and school superintendent; nonpartisan elections Unified Rome-Floyd County School System; creation; merger of Floyd County School System and City of Rome Independent School System

Date of Election 6/16/87
1 1/3/87 3/8/88 3/8/88 1 1/3/87 3/8/88 8/9/88 3/8/88
3/8/88

Fulton Greene

4132 Homestead exemption; county taxes 4973 County school superintendent; appointment

11/8/88 3/8/88

Result Yes: 2369 No: 3235

Yes: 7245 Yes: 7344 Yes: 8266 Yes: 6448 Yes: 1768 Yes: 1277 Yes: 1449

No: 1622 No: 1925 No: 1196 No: 4855 No: 471 No: 553 No: 1819

City: Yes: 1679 County: Yes: 2410

No: 3601 No: 6380

Yes: 131209 No: 35740

Yes: 787 No: 1544

Georgia Lawi 1987:

County
Hall City of Gainesville Houston City of Perry Lamar Lowndes Lumpkin Madison CityofColbert Mitchefl Muscogee
Oconee Peach City of Byron

Page No. 4209
4115
3740 4124 3586 4475
3508 4753
4441 5394

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; city school district taxes
Redevelopment powers
County board of education; elections; districts; terms; vacancies County school superintendent; appointment County school superintendent; appointment Mayor; term
County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; composition; elections; districts; terms; compensation; taxes County school superintendent; appointment Redevelopment powers

Date of Election 12/1/87
12/1/87
1 1/3/87 3/8/88 6/2/87 12/2/87
7/28/87 3/8/88
3/8/88 Not held

Result Yes: 194 No: 28

Yes: 128 No: 124

Yes: 412 Yes: 932 Yes: 617 Yes: 19

No: 203 No: 2505 No: 1067 No: 3

Yes: 710 Yes: 9784

No: 921 No: 18277

Yes: 1272 No: 1863

Georgia Laws 1987:

County-
Peach City of Fort Valley
Peach
Pulaski
Pulaski
Rabun City of Sky Valley
Stephens
lift CityofTifton
Ware City of Waycross
Ware City of Waycross

Page No. 5409
5397 4263 4241 5113
4224 4103 5135
5105

SUBJECT Redevelopment powers
Redevelopment powers County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; elections Homestead exemption; city taxes
County school superintendent; appointment; vacancies Homestead exemption; city taxes Board of education; elections; districts; terms
Mayor; office created; ebction; terms; powers

Date of Election
4/6/88

Result Yes; 847 No: 358

Not held

C/3

3/8/88

Yes: 679 No: 1081

11/8/88

Yes: 960 No: 479

s

12/1/87

Yes: 84 No: 11

3TJ

w

9/1/87

Yes: 775 No: 2249

1 1/8/88

Yes: 1847 No: 411

tn

9/22/87

Yes: 255 No: 136

I

c/a

1 1/24/87

Yes: 1029 No: 345

Georgia Laws 1987:

County
White Whitfield City of Tunnel Hill

Page No.
5441
4366

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; re-creation; elections; powers; duties New charter

Georgia Laws 1988:

County
Barrow Barrow Bartow Ben Hill and City of Fitzgerald Bemen Butts Catoosa

Page No. 3501 3674 4101 3573
3832 4729 4182

SUBJECT
County board of education; compensation; elections; districts Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Ben Hill County Public School System; creation; merger of county school system with City of Fitzgerald School System
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Board of commissioners; powers; county manager created Board of commissioners; creation; districts; elections; terms

Date of Election 3/8/88 12/7/87
Date of Election 4/12/88 8/9/88 8/9/88 6/21/88 6/21/88
Not held 8/9/88 11/6/90

Result

Yes: 1278 Yes: 85

No: 715 No: 33

Result

Yes: 637 Yes: 4226 Yes: 1858 Yes: 5 17 Yes: 822

No: 62 No: 549 No: 1060 No: 801 No: 284

Yes: 1563 Yes: 4896

No: 955 No: 2913

Georgia Laws 1988:

County
Chatham City of Savannah
Cherokee
Clarke City of Athens
Clayton
Clayton
Clayton
Clayton
Clayton City of Riverdale

Page No. 3706
3677 3794
4307 4001 3527 3523 3951

Cobb

4479

Cobb

4070

Cobb

4286

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Redevelopment powers
County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; number of members Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Homestead exemptions; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

Date of Election
11/8/88

Result Yes: 20190 No: 3006

1 1/8/88 11/8/88
11/8/88 1 1/8/88 3/8/88 1 1/8/88 10/8/88

Yes: 13575 No: 2501 Not precleared by U. S. Justice Department Yes: 12314 No: 26995 Yes: 20610 No: 17155 Yes: 14472 No: 8627 Yes: 32925 No: 7153 Yes: 597 No: 35

1 1/8/88 11/8/88 11/8/88

Yes: 102080 No: 21916 Yes: 93785 No: 29194 Yes: 76495 No: 32915

Georgia Laws 1988:

County
Coffee City of Douglas Columbia Coweta Crawford DeKalb DeKalb DeKalb

Page No. 4282
4622 4714 4063 4114 4160 4740

Dougherty

4748

City of Albany

Effingham

4091

City of

Springfield

Floyd

4856

Floyd

4484

City of Rome

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Governing authority; vote of chief executive; department heads under merit system; ordinances Homestead exemption; city taxes
Corporate limits
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; city independent school district taxes

Date of Election
7/6/89

Result Yes: 734 No: 106

11/8/88 11/8/88 1 1/8/88 11/8/88 11/8/88 11/8/88
Not held
Not held

Yes: 15372 No: 31 11 Yes: 10497 No: 2412 Yes: 1092 No: 2412 Yes: 122174 No: 27547 Yes: 107585 No: 29336 Yes: 76350 No: 59347

8/9/88 8/9/88

Yes: 7014 Yes: 4607

No: 1390 No: 698

Georgia Laws 1988:

County
Fulton Fulton City of Hapeville Gilmer Gilmer Gilmer Gwinnett City of Dacula Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Habersham Hart

Page No. 4034 4866
4886 4894 4903 3667
4199 4023 4627 4039 4112 3604

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Board of commissioners; creation; county manager County board of education; nonpartisan elections County school superintendent; nonpartisan election Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Coroner's office abolished; medical examiner's office established Homestead exemption; county taxes Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Board of commissioners; creation

Date of Election
11/8/88
11/8/88

Result
Yes: 131209 No: 35740 Yes: 1429 No: 146

5/17/88 8/9/88 8/9/88 11/19/88
11/8/88 11/8/88 8/9/88 11/8/88 Not held 4/12/88 4/26/88

Yes: 1863 Yes: 1381 Yes: 1336 Yes: 168

No: 1299 No: 369 No: 380 No: 34

Yes: 61404 No: 22771 Yes: 65941 No: 19844 Yes: 17325 No: 5088 Yes: 60907 No: 25291

(1) 984 (2) 628 (3) 943 Runoff (1) 1439 (2) 1698

Georgia Laws 1988:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Henry

4633 Board of commissioners; chairman as chief executi\e officer; county Not held administrator abolished

Henry

4310 Homestead exemptions; county school district taxes

1 1/8/88

Yes: 11413 No: 2823

Houston
JeffDavis City of Hazlehurst

4007 County school superintendent; appointment 4861 Advisory referendum regarding sales of beer and wine

8/9/88

Yes: 2681 No: 6432

O

Not held

I

O

Lumpkin

4880 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

Monroe

3540 Board of commissioners; terms

Newton

4045 Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

Peach

3656 Redevelopment powers

City of Byron

Peach

4598 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

11/8/88

Yes: 3009 No: 527

3/8/88

Yes: 11 98 No: 778

on

O

Not held

O

4/6/88

Yes: 64 No: 59

w

11/8/88

Yes: 2532 No: 815

i--

Pierce

3543 County school superintendent; appointment

Not held

(See Ga. L. 1988, p. 4898)

Pierce

4898 County school superintendent; appointment

5/10/88

Yes: 394 No: 1072

Georgia Laws 1988:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

to

Date of Election

Result

Pike

3824 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

11/8/88

Yes: 2037 No: 518

Richmond

4147 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

1 1/8/88

Yes: 33005 No: 7709

Richmond

4043 Staggered motor vehicle registration periods

1 1/8/88

Yes: 27047 No: 11 602

dt/3

Richmond

3971 Board of commissioners as Augusta-Richmond County

1 1/8/88

Yes: 25129 No: 19153

Commission-Council for both county and city

00
oT1

Richmond City of Augusta

3987 Reorganized government of city and Richmond County; repeal of city charter

11/8/88

Yes: 7180 No: 4789

sT1

Rockdale and

3899

City of Conyers

Conyers-Rockdale County Charter Commission; creation

Rockdale Rockdale Sumter

3990 Staggered motor vehicle registration periods 3659 Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes 3702 Staggered motor vehicle registration periods

11/14/89

County:

Yes: 3760 No: 2768

City:

11/8/88

Yes: 338 No: 668 Yes: 11 589 No: 4547

ows

8/9/88 8/9/88

Yes: 5507 Yes: 1596

No: 1330 No: 11 34

I
t/3

Sumter City of Americus

3550 Sumter County Public School System; creation; merger of Sumter County and City of Americus school systems

6/21/88

Sumter County: Yes: 1033 No: 1412 City of Americus: Yes: 1530 No: 592

Georgia Lawi 1988:

County
Upson Upson Upson Walton Walton Walton White White White

Page No. 3821 3685 3828 4710 4720 4723 4493 4472 3515

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Staggered motor vehicle registration periods Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Board of commissioners; re-creation

Date of Election 11/8/88 11/8/88 Not held 8/9/88 8/9/88 8/9/88 8/9/88 8/9/88 3/8/88

Result

Yes: 2598 Yes: 3702

No: 480 No: 900

Yes: 3876 Yes: 3448 Yes: 3248 Yes: 2634 Yes: 2541 Yes: 1278

No: 739 No: 1025 No: 1157 No: 628 No: 661 No: 715

Georgia Law 1989:

County

Page No. _j

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Bartow City of Cartersville

4746 Homestead exemption; city taxes

11/7/89

Yes; 1208 No: 143

Chatham City of Port Wentworth

5105 Corporate limits

9/12/89

Corporate Units:

00

Yes: 292 No: 58

Unincorporated area:

C/3

Yes: 50

No: 24

O

Cherokee

4295

Clarke

4021

City of Athens

Board of commissioners; creation of new board Redevelopment powers

11/7/89

Yes: 4697 No: 1676

11/7/89

Yes: 91 9 No: 725

a
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W

Clayton

4905 County board of education; elections; composition; districts; county 8/15/89

Yes: 1673 No: 2007

school superintendent; election

C

Clayton Cobb

4818 Redevelopment powers 4266 Redevelopment powers

8/15/89

Yes: 1879 No: 1755

w

7/17/90

Yes: 275 11 No: 27847

nw

Cobb City of Smyrna

3878 Homestead exemption; city taxes

4/4/89

Yes: 1714 No: 107

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Georgia Laws 1989:

County
Cobb City of Smyrna
Dougherty City of Albany
Dougherty City of Albany
Effingham Town of Rincon
Fannin City of Blue Ridge

Page No. 4896
4802 4062 4024
3823

SUBJECT Homestead exemption; city taxes Mayor and commissioners; elections; terms Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemption; town taxes New charter

Fulton

4229

City of Atlanta

Harris

4084

CityofShiloh

Henry

4829

Homestead exemption; city and city school district taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes Board of commissioners; chairman; election

Date of Election
4/4/89

Result Yes: 1641 No: 156

8/8/89 8/8/89 11/7/89

Yes: 11 373 No: 2489 Yes: 12173 No: 1553 Yes: 427 No: 27

5/27/89
11/6/90 Not held

Fannin County:

Yes: 4

No: 57

City of Blue Ridge:

Yes: 123 No: 96

Yes: 44047 No: 7769

Superseded by Ga. L. 1990, p. 5232

Georgia Law; 1989:

County
Liberty City of Mines vi lie Lowndes

Page No.
4782

SUBJECT Mayor and council; elections; terms; districts

3578 County board of education; membership; districts; ebctions

Spalding Whitfield

3802 Griffin-Spalding County Charter Commission; creation 4901 County board of education; tenns; elections

Georgia La\\s 1989 Extraordinary Session:

Date of Election

Result

4/9/91

Superseded by Ga. L. 1990, p. 4047

w

Repealed by Ga. L. 1990, p.

t/5

3529

t/3
Yes: 2957 No: 5549

Not held

w'Tt

W

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Gwinnett

72

Mayor and councilmembers; elections; terms; mayor's veto powers

12/2/89

Yes: 201 No: 43

W

City of Berkeley Lake

o5di

C/J

Georgia Lam 1990:

County
Appling Appling Ben Hill
Ben Hill City of Fitzgerald Berrien Catoosa Catoosa Charlton City of Folkston Chatham Chatham City of Pooler Chatham

Page No. 4142 4720 4435 4146

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; terms County board of education; members; terms County board of education; elections; terms; districts; \acancies Homestead exemption; city taxes

4703 Board of commissioners; compensation; composition 4481 Comprehensive land use plan; advisory referendum 4984 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes 4217 Corporate limits

3992 Board of commissioners; chairman; term 4202 Homestead exemption; city taxes
5146 Homestead exemption; county taxes

Date of Election 11/6/90 11/6/90 8/28/90 11/20/90

Result
Yes: 1759 No: 908 Yes: 1767 No: 900 Yes: 238 No: 22 Yes: 722 No: 100

Not held 7/17/90 1 1/6/90 Not held

Yes: 2276 No: 1651 Yes: 6069 No: 1495

11/6/90 11/6/90
11/6/90

Yes: 23981 No: 7149 Yes: 645 No: 64
Yes: 25777 No: 5162

Georgia Lav* 1990:

County
Chatham City of Savannah
Clarke
Clarke and City of Athens
Clayton
Clayton
Clayton
Clayton City of Riverdale
Cobb City of Marietta
Crawford
DeKalb
DeKalb

Page No. 3995
4711 3560
4632 4378 4635 5267
4390
4331 3978 5272

Mayor; terms

SUBJECT

County board of education; membership; elections Unified government; officers; employees; powers; duties
County school superintendent; election Governing authority and board of education; tax millage rates County board of education; election; terms; districts Homestead exemption; city taxes

Ad valorem tax; public schools

Board of commissioners; compensation Homestead exemption; county taxes DeKalb County School District; millage rates

Date of Election
11/6/90

Result Yes: 12513 No: 4729

1 1/6/90 8/7/90
1 1/6/90 1 1/6/90 1 1/6/90 10/13/90

Yes: 13458 No: 3288 Yes: 11572 No: 8 110
Yes: 21629 No: 11275 Yes: 19433 No: 12594 Yes: 16902 No: 15137 Yes: 797 No: 100

Not held

1 1/6/90 11/6/90 11/6/90

Yes: 294 No: 1184 Yes: 47225 No: 56619 Yes: 63540 No: 34207

Georgia Laws 1990:

County
DeKalb
Douglas
Douglas
Douglas
Douglas
Effingham Fayette
Forsyth
Fulton City of Hapeville
Fulton City of College Park
Fulton City of College Park
Gordon

Page No. 3900 3643 3650 3662 3658 4035 4317 4680 3665
4238
4242
3745

SUBJECT
Code of ethics; board of ethics; members; powers; duties Homestead exemption; school district taxes Board of commissioners; membership; elections Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes County school superintendent; appointment; term Homestead exemption; school district taxes Redevelopment powers
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Redevelopment powers
Board of commissioners; creation; election

Date of Election

Result

11/6/90

Yes: 104297 No: 12387

7/17/90

Yes: 71 85 No: 1936

7/17/90

Yes: 6428 No: 3293

O

7/17/90

Yes: 6836 No: 2309

7i

7/17/90

Yes: 7422 No: 1813

O

1 1/6/90

Yes: 3444 No: 423

11/6/90

Yes: 5949 No: 11075

V)

1 1/6/90

Yes: 7969 No: 1992

to O

11/6/90

Yes: 825 No: 396

O OJ

Cmc/5

C/3

>-H

5/7/90

Yes: 540 No: 27

O

5/7/90

Yes: 481 No: 82

11/6/90

Yes: 1758 No: 3426

Georgia Lava 1990:

County
Gwinnett CityofBuford Gwinnett
Gwinnett City of Norcross
Gwinnett City of Lilburn Haralson
Harris CityofShiloh Henry
Henry
Henry Jefferson
Jones
Lamar

Page No. 4291
3774 3941
4469
3868 3840
5232 4474 4476 4224 3790 4022

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Board of commissioners; creation; elections; powers; duties Homestead exemption; city taxes
Board of commissioners; chairman; election County school superintendent; appointment County board of education; members; elections County board of education and school superintendent Homestead exemption; county taxes Magistrate court; chief magistrate; sefection

N> 00
O

Date of Election

Result

1 1/3/90

Yes: 755 No: 117

11/6/90

Yes: 67424 No: 2 1536

6/5/90

Yes: 135 No: 7

Hc/i

O

T)

5/22/90

Yes: 401 No: 26

tn

7/17/90

Yes: 1907 No: 2008

11/6/90

Yes: 73 No: 21

tn

11/6/90

Yes: 8376 No: 4952

otn

1 1/6/90 11/6/90

Yes: 4085 Yes: 9217

No: 9950 No: 4270

i
1/3

7/17/90

Yes: 1927 No: 909

7/17/90

Yes: 1854 No: 390

11/6/90

Yes: 1424 No: 544

Georgia Lam 1990:

County
Liberty Liberty City of Hinesville Mclntosh Monroe City of Forsyth Monroe Murray Murray Peach Peach Pulaski Rockdale Spalding City of Griffin

Page No. 4045 4047
4781 4764
4547 3845 3668 4589 4155 4415 4654 4596

SUBJECT
Enhanced 91 1 emergency telephone service Mayor and council; election; terms
County school superintendent; appointment Homestead exemption; city taxes
Board of commissioners; compensation Board of commissioners; creation; members; elections; districts County board of education; powers; duties; elections; terms Board of commissioners; redevelopment powers County board of education; election; terms County board of education; members; non-partisan elections County board of education; election Board of commissioners; chairman; powers; duties

Date of Election
11/6/90
1 1/6/90

Result

Yes: 1754 Yes: 815

No: 579 No: 367

1 1/6/90 11/6/90

Yes: 832 Yes: 806

No; 1046 No: 149

11/6/90 11/6/90 1 1/6/90 7/17/90 11/6/90 Not held 11/6/90 Not held

Yes: 901 Yes: 2065 Yes: 2240 Yes: 837 Yes: 2686

No: 2856 No: 1509 No: 974 No: 615 No: 971

Yes: 9713 No: 4088

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Georgia Laws 1990:

County
Spalding City of Griffin
TattnaH City of Reidsville
Toombs
Twiggs
Upson City of Thomaston

Page No. 3734
4918
4603 3935 3794

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; taxation and finance powers; homestead exemption; city taxes Mayor; terms of office
County school superintendent; appointment Homestead exemptions; county and county school district taxes Merger of Upson County School System and City of Thomaston Independent School System; board of education; membership

Walton

4159 Homestead exemption; city school district taxes; disabbd residents

City of Social

Circle

Walton

4171

City of Social

Circle

Homestead exemption; city school district taxes

Walton

4351 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

Date of Election Not held 11/6/90
11/6/90 7/17/90 7/17/90
7/17/90
7/17/90
7/17/90

Result
Yes: 219 No: 334
Yes: 545 No: 1121 Yes: 1171 No: 319 Upson County: Yes: 2269 No: 1227 City of Thomaston: Yes: 1673 No: 1055 Yes: 246 No: 60
Yes: 248 No: 39
Yes: 2639 No: 369

Georgia Laws 1990:

County
Wilkes Wilkinson City of Ivey Wilkinson

Page No. 4592 3787
4925

SUBJECT County board of education; election; terms Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes

Date of Election 11/6/90 12/6/90
7/17/90

Result

Yes: 1801 Yes: 175

No: 442 No: 14

Yes: 798 No: 98

Georgia Laws 1991:

County
Bartow Ben Hill Ben Hill Chatham City of Savannah Chattooga Cherokee Cherokee

Page No. 4478 3772 3753 3776
4274 3627 3855

SUBJECT
County school superintendent; appointment County school superintendent; appointment Board of commissioners; members; posts; elections; terms City of Savannah and Chatham County Board of Public Education; members; election; vacancies
Board of commissioners; creation County board of education; members; vacancies; residency Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

Date of Election 9/17/91 9/17/91 3/3/92 11/3/92
3/3/92 Not held 11/3/92

Result Yes: 909 No: 1621 Yes: 449 No: 490 Yes: 1268 No: 580 Yes: 35958 No: 10709
Yes: 779 No: 3795
Yes: 18240 No: 3269

Georgia Law 1991:

County
Cobb City of Acworth
Cobb City of Austell
Cobb City of Smyrna
Columbia
Dade
Douglas City of Douglas vi lie
Franklin
Fulton
Fulton City of Fairburn

Page No. 3576
4508
4693
3986 3893 4297
4681 3747 3581

SUBJECT Special election for approval of expenditure of proceeds from sale of water and sewer system Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes
County board of education and school superintendent Board of commissioners; creation Douglasvi lie-Douglas County Charter Commission; creation
Board of commissioners; creation Fulton County School District; homestead exemption Homestead exemption; city taxes

Date of Election Not held
11/5/91
Not held (See Ga. L. 1992, p. 5725) 11/5/91 3/3/92 Not held
3/3/92 1 1/3/92 6/27/91

Result Yes: 347 No: 26

Yes: 4750 Yes: 1567

No: 8360 No: 1262

Yes: 1883 No: 1671 Yes: 85563 No: 25354 Yes: 252 No: 15

Georgia Laws 1991:

County
Fulton City of College Park
Gwinnett City of Sugar Hill
Harris City of Hamilton
Muscogee

Page No. 4422
4675
3973
4255

Muscogee

4259

Muscogee

4265

Newton

4328

Oconee

3822

Pickens

3851

Pickens

4212

Wards; election date

SUBJECT

Homestead exemption; city taxes

Municipal court; penalties

City-County government and school taxes; homestead valuation; local constitutional amendments repealed Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes; disabbd veterans Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes
Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes County school superintendent; appointment
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Board of commissioners; creation

Date of Election
9/17/91

Result Yes: 301 No: 49

10/26/91

Yes: 527 No: 37

Not held
1 1/5/91
1 1/5/91
11/5/91 1 1/3/92 11/5/91 11/3/92 3/3/92

(Repealed by Ga. L. 1991, Ex, Sess., p. 423)
Yes: 5731 No: 24247
Yes: 25203 No: 4579
Yes: 27198 No: 2640 Yes: 10026 No: 2314 Yes: 795 No: 1286 Yes: 3827 No: 634 Yes: 1377 No: 2081

Georgia Law 1991:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

oo OS

Date of Election

Result

Pike

3695 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

1 1/3/92

Yes: 2665 No: 697

Pulaski Rabun

4175 County board of education; restatement of law 4555 County school superintendent; appointment

7/21/92

Yes: 11 73 No: 504

m

Not held

00

Spalding City of Griffin

4604 Board of commissioners; taxation and finance powers; homestead exemption

11/5/91

Yes: 1695 No: 235

Troup

4427 City school taxes; maximum millage rate

Not held

City of

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HogansviLle

Washington

3759 County board of education; reconstitution; school superintendent

3/3/92

Yes: 1463 No: 709

Whitfield

3638 County board of education; terms

3/3/92

Yes: 3 164 No: 750

m

I
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Georgia LAWS 1991, Extraordinary Session:

County Butts

Page No.
473

SUBJECT Solid waste landfill; advisory referendum

Camden City of St. Marys

460

Homestead exemption; city taxes

Elbert

370

Board of commissioners; chairman; county administrator

Troup

476

Ad valorem school taxes

City of

Hogansville

Ware

445 County board of education and school superintendent

Date of Election 11/5/91
12/3/91

Result
Public: 1748 Private: 878 Yes: 659 No: 87

3/3/92 Not held

Yes: 2068 No: 1056

3/3/92

Yes: 2673 No: 573

Georgia Lav* 1992:

County
Baldwin Bartow Berrien Berrien

Page No. 6709 6484 5221 6329

SUBJECT
Magistrate court; chief magistrate and magistrates Chairperson and board of commissioners; creation County board of education; districts; elections Board of commissioners; composition; districts; elections

Bryan

4551 County board of education; districts; terms

Biyan

4592 Board of commissioners; districts; terms; vacancies

Camden City of Kingsland

5686 Homestead exemption; city taxes

Carroll

6514 Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

Carrol] City of Carrollton

5906 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Catoosa

5981 Catoosa Utility District and Board of Utilities Commissioners; abolition

Chatham

7019 Corporate limits

City of Pooler

Date of Election 11/3/92 7/21/92 7/21/92 Not held
7/21/92 7/2192 7/21/92

Result
Yes: 8494 No: 1080 Yes: 1993 No: 2802 Yes: 2534 No: 1453 Not precleared by U.S. Justice Department Yes: 1853 No: 553 Yes: 1514 No: 939 Yes: 211 No: 19

1 1/3/92 1 1/3/92

Yes: 13278 No: 2669 Yes: 3270 No: 746

11/3/92 1 1/3/92

Yes: 3354 No: 9649 Yes: 1205 No: 255

Georgia Law; 1992:

County
Chattooga City of Summei"ville
Clarke
Clayton
Cobb City of Powder Springs
Cobb City of Smyrna
Columbia
DeKalb
DeKalb
DeKalb
DeKalb
DeKalb

Page No. 6308
6241 6146 6237
5725
6175 6845 6624 6137 6323 5720

City manager; mayor

SUBJECT

Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes

Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Governing authority; definition; code of ethics; sanctions Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

Date of Election
Not held

Result

7/21/92

Yes: 7898 No: 11 12

7/21/92 11/3/92

Yes: 18324 No: 4429 Yes: 2433 No: 536

Ow
O

7/21/92
11/3/92 1 1/3/92

Cfl

Yes: 3222 No: 513

K>

O

O

OJ

<w/)

Yes: 21586 No: 4446

00

Yes: 11 2095 No: 48244

iCI--/JI

1 1/3/92

Yes: 82790 No: 73413

1 1/3/92

Yes: 125095 No: 51405

11/3/92

Yes: 129830 No: 53377

11/3/92

Yes: 131414 No: 43365
NJ
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Georgia Laws 1992:

County
DeKalb Floyd Floyd
Floyd Forsyth
Forsyth City of Gumming Forsyth
Franklin
Fulton Fulton City of Alpharetta
Fulton City of Atlanta Fulton City of Atlanta

Page No. 6566 5383 5466 5902 5052 6601
6300 4770 6563 6449
7007
7003

SUBJECT
Commission; districts; efections Homestead exemption; county taxes Board of commissioners; terms Homestead exemption; county school district taxes County board of education; laws restated Cumming-Forsyth County Charter Commission; creation
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Mayor and council; districts; elections; terms
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; school district taxes

K*O) O

Date of Election

Result

7/21/92

Yes: 46257 No: 22459

11/3/92

Yes: 14905 No: 9240

1 1/3/92 11/3/92

Yes: 15052 No: 10621 Yes: 6032 No: 2580

tcf/3l

7/21/92

Yes: 6402 No: 1183

11/3/92

Yes: 7566 No: 8408

n

ws

11/3/92

Yes: 12682 No: 3513

1 1/3/92

Yes: 3731 No: 867

w

1 1/3/92

Yes: 124659 No: 68 198

G

7/21/92

Yes: 640 No: 1656

Oa

i

11/3/92

Yes: 58142 No: 35594

1 1/3/92

Yes: 66039 No: 32340

Georgia Laws 1992:

County
Fulton Gwinnett City of Suwannee Hart Heard Jackson Jackson City of Jefferson Jasper Jones Lowndes Madison Mclntosh Murray Muscogee

Page No.
6583
6524

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes

5574 Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes 6107 Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes 5452 Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes 5888 Homestead exemption; city and city school district taxes

6508 Homestead exemption; county taxes 5389 Homestead exemption; county taxes 5827 County board of education; membership; elections; districts 4726 Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes 6500 Mclntosh County Industrial Development Authority; retention 6246 County school superintendent; appointment 6629 County board of education; composition; districts; taxes

Date of Election
1 1/3/92
11/2/93

Result

Yes: 121003 No: 77010

Yes: 413

No: 71

1 1/3/92 1 1/3/92 Not held Not held

Yes; 4094 Yes: 2362

No: 1518 No: 480

11/3/92 7/21/92 11/3/92 11/3/92 11/3/92 11/3/92 1 1/3/92

Yes: 1267 Yes: 2749 Yes: 5301 Yes: 3734 Yes: 1342 Yes: 1771 Yes: 30455

No: 848 No: 969 No: 3430 No: 932 No: 1016 No: 3962 No: 10920

Georgia Laws 1992:

County Muscogee

Page No.
5365

Newton

6587

Paulding

5788

Polk

6361

Rabun

6111

City of

Sky Valley

Rabun

5472

Rockdale

5351

Sumter

5171

Telfair

6358

Towns

6853

Troup

5459

Troup

6218

City of

Hogansville

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes; bended indebtedness Motor vehicle registration periods Board of commissioners; composition; elections; districts Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county school district taxes County board of education; reconstitution; districts; terms County board of education; vacancies County board of education; appointment Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes Ad valorem city school taxes; maximum millage rate

Date of Election 1 1/3/92
7/21/92 1 1/3/92 11/3/92 1 1/3/92

Result

Yes: 24510 No: 12796

Yes: 2556 Yes: 1785 Yes: 5292 Yes: 85

No: 2241 No: 2944 No: 1442 No: 1 1

11/3/92 1 1/3/92 7/21/92 7/21/92 7/21/92 Not held 7/21/92

Yes: 3356 Yes: 16414 Yes: 738 Yes: 2897 Yes: 1067

No: 503 No: 4668 No: 299 No: 3 12 No: 135

Yes: 184

No: 421

Georgia Lare 1992:

County
Twiggs Upson Walton Wilkinson

Page No. 6502 5823 5892 6312

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county school district taxes Thomaston-Upson County School District; homestead exemption County board of education; districts; terms; elections; compensation Homestead exemption; county school district taxes

Date of Election 7/21/92 11/3/92 7/21/92 7/21/92

Result

Yes: 1547 Yes: 7743 Yes: 1979 Yes: 775

No: 289 No: 1245 No: 3149 No: 127

Georgia Law 1993:

County
Bibb Bulloch City of Statesboro Butts

Page No. 4866 4418
4470

SUBJECT Board of education; school taxes; budgets; compensation Corporate limits
Advisory referendum on type of government

Date of Election
1 1/2/93
6/15/93

Result

Yes: 6321 Yes: 1237

No: 8815 No: 371

3/15/94

Yes: 743

No: 1019

Georgia Law, 1993:

County
Candler City of Metier

Page No.
4386

SUBJECT
Metter-Candler County Charter Commission; creation; consolidation of governments

Date of Election
9/20/94

Clayton
Clayton City of Morrow
Cobb
Gordon
Gordon City of Calhoun
Gwinnett City of Duluth

4452 Homestead exemption; county taxes 4446 Homestead exemption; city taxes
4441 Homestead exemption; county taxes 4827 Homestead exemption; county school district taxes 4823 Homestead exemption; city school district taxes
4730 Homestead exemptions; city taxes

11/2/93 1 1/2/93
1 1/8/94 9/21/93 9/21/93
11/2/93

Lamar

5117 Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

1 1/8/94

Result

County: Yes: 224 City: Yes: 339
Yes: 11260
Yes: 268

No: 981 No: 558 No: 2369 No: 19

Yes: 864 11 Yes: 3004 Yes: 1057

No: 29500 No: 582 No: 191

Each Resident: Yes: 1064 No: 89 Residents 65 or older or disabled: Yes: 1107 No: 60
County taxes: Yes: 2195 No: 592 School district taxes: Referendum not held

Georgia Lam 1993:

County
Schley City of EUaville
lift CityofTifton
Troup
Troup City of LaGrange
Troup City of LaGrange
Whitfield City of Dalton
Whitfield City of Dalton

Page No. 5316
4278 5112 3909
3941
4187 4191

SUBJECT Ellaville-Schley County Charter Commission; consolidation of governments (amended by Ga. L 1994, p. 4042) Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Mayor and council; composition; districts
Mayor and council; elections
Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemption; Dalton Independent School District taxes

Date of Election
11/8/94

Result

Yes: 358

No: 624

11/2/93 11/2/93 6/15/93
6/15/93

Yes: 972 No: 54

Yes: 5122 No: 496
Option 1 : 522 Option 2: 350

Yes: 537

No: 328

1 1/2/93 Not held

Yes: 2341 No: 246

Georgia Laws 1994:

County
Statewide Statewide Statewide

Page No. 400 927 965

Appling

4144

Appling

4148

Appling

4150

Baldwin

4459

SUBJECT
Ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption for senior citizens Ad valorem taxes; exemption for blueberry plants Ad valorem taxes; exemption of headquarters and post homes of veterans organizations Chief magistrate; nonpartisan nomination and election Board of education; nonpartisan nomination and election Judge of the probate court; nonpartisan nomination and election Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

Bartow Bartow Bartow Bartow Carroll Cherokee

4058 Homestead exemption; county taxes 4556 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4900 Homestead exemption; school district taxes; disabbd residents 4904 Homestead exemption; school district taxes; senior citizens 3835 Motor vehicle registration periods 4701 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Date of Election 1 1/8/94 11/8/94 7/19/94
11/8/94 11/8/94 11/8/94 7/19/94
1 1/8/94 1 1/8/94 11/8/94 11/8/94 7/19/94 11/8/94

Result
Yes: 1023809 No: 271307 Yes: 592738 No: 683392 Yes: 330826 No: 191595
Yes: 1933 No: 900 Yes: 1823 No: 1021 Yes: 2002 No: 894 County Taxes, Part 1: Yes: 2714 No: 750 School Taxes, Part 2: Yes: 2607 No: 830 Yes: 5913 No: 2695 Yes: 4421 No: 2031 Yes: 4772 No: 1620 Yes: 4791 No: 1742 Yes: 4709 No: 2124 Yes: 16177 No: 4581

Georgia Laws 1994:

County
Clayton City of Morrow Colquitt Colquitt Columbia Coweta Coweta Crawford Dawson

Page No. 4470
3614 3859 4080 3738 3742 4515 4526

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Board of education; membership; elections Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes; disabled and senior citizens Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Advisory referendum on county governing authority

Decatur DeKalb
DeKalb City of Decatur

4522 Board of commissioners; membership; chairperson; term
3817 Garbage; sanitation districts; beat constitutional amendments repealed
4411 Homestead exemption; city taxes

Date of Election
7/19/94

Result

Yes: 209

No: 13

Not held 7/19/94 11/8/94 11/8/94 11/8/94 11/8/94 11/8/94
11/8/94 1 1/8/94
1 1/8/94

Yes: 2542 No: 863 Yes: 13621 No: 3408 Yes: 11 934 No: 1707 Yes: 10550 No: 2646 Yes: 1214 No: 274 Sole commissioner: 699 Bd, of commissioners: 2201 Yes: 2487 No: 713 Yes: 68161 No: 32188
Yes: 4017 No: 649

Georgia Laws 1994;

County
Forsyth Fulton City of Alpharetta

Page No.
4277
4669

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemptions; city taxes

Fulton City of East Point

5048 Homestead exemption; city taxes; local constitutional amendment repealed

Glynn

3920 Homestead exemptions; county taxes

Gwinnett

3924 Homestead exemption; county taxes

Gwinnett

3783 Homestead exemption; city taxes

City of

Lawrenceville

Gwinnett City of Sugar Hill

4194 Homestead exemption; city taxes

Hall

4696 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Date of Election 7/19/94 7/19/94
1 1/8/94

Result

Yes: 4815
Section 2: Yes: 1350 Section 3: Yes: 1347 Section 4: Yes: 1351
Yes: 3726

No: 1018
No: 244 No: 202 No: 200 No: 823

11/8/94 1 1/8/94 11/8/94

Yes: 9696 Yes: 68260 Yes: 335

No: 3650 No: 19808 No: 23

9/20/94

Yes: 617

No: 117

Not held

Georgia Lawi 1994:

County
Harris
Houston City of Centerville
Houston City of Warner Robins
Houston City of Warner Robins
Jackson
Jackson

Page No. 4551 3849
3707
3892
3758 4381

Liberty

3718

Newton

3745

Peach

3824

Pierce

4294

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes; senior citizens
Corporate limits; powers; duties; mayor; mayor pro tempore; city manager
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Motor vehicle registration periods Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes

Date of Election
1 1/8/94
1 1/8/94

Result

Yes: 2624 Yes: 365

No: 832 No: 33

9/20/94

Yes: 3540 No: 197

1 1/7/95

Yes: 11 16 No: 3277

7/19/94 7/19/94 7/19/94 1 1/8/94 Not held Not held

Yes: 1356 No: 250

Yes: 2684 No: 330

Yes: 686

No: 237

Yes: 3923 No: 4385

SeeGa. L. 1995, p. 4181

Georgia Laws 1994:

County
Pulaski Putnam

Page No.
3882
4974

SUBJECT
Magistrate court; chief magistrate; nonpartisan elections Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

Rockdale City of Conyers

3969 Council; membership; districts; ebctions; vacancies; election superintendent

Spalding

4205 Homestead exemption; Griffin-Spalding County School District taxes

Spalding

4428 Homestead exemption; county taxes

Troup

3844 Homestead exemptions; school district taxes

Walton

4924 Homestead exemption; county taxes

Whitfield

4251

City of Dalton

Homestead exemption; City of Dalton Independent School District taxes

Whitfield

4465

City of Dalton

Homestead exemption; city taxes

Date of Election 1 1/8/94 7/19/94
7/19/94
1 1/8/94 1 1/8/94 1 1/8/94 11/8/94 7/19/94 7/19/94

Result

Yes: 1381
Part 1: Yes: 960 Part 2: Yes: 901
Yes: 539

No: 243
No: 581 No: 623 No: 158

Yes: 6074 No: 1557

Yes: 5795 Yes: 10162 Yes: 5757 Yes: 1240

No; 1645 No: 1677 No: 1816 No: 323

Yes: 2341 No: 246

Georgia Law 1995:

County
Statewide Baldwin

Page No.
233
4094

SUBJECT
Historical fraternal benefit association; ad valorem tax exemption Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

Bartow City of Cartersville
Chatham City of Tybee Island
Cherokee
Clayton
Clayton City of Forest Park
Clayton City of Morrow

3950 Homestead exemption; school district taxes
4462 New charter
4185 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 3913 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4392 Redevelopment powers
3909 Homestead exenption; city taxes

Date of Election 1 1/5/96 Not held
11/7/95

Result

Yes: 991391 No: 97016

County taxes, Part 1:

Yes:

No:

School district taxes, Part 2:

Yes:

No:

Yes: 660 No: 83

11/7/95

Yes: 435 No: 387

11/5/96 7/9/96 Not held

Yes: 23666 No: 11528 Yes: 16606 No: 2844

6/20/95

Yes: 237 No: 2

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Georgia Law 1995:

County Dawson

Page No.
3689

SUBJECT Board of commissioners; creatiai

DeKalb City of Decatur
Dodge
Forsyth
Fulton
Fulton City of Roswell
Gilmer
Gihner
Hams
Henry

4208 Homestead exemption; school district taxes
3816 Board of education; nonpartisan primaries and elections 4215 Homestead exemption; county taxes 4423 Homestead exemption; county taxes 3603 Homestead exemption; city taxes
3824 Board of commissioners; creation 3895 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 3752 Harris County Streets and Roads Authority; creation 3723 Homestead exemption; county taxes; citizens 65 cr older

Date of Election 1 1/7/95
11/7/95

Result
Question No. 1: Yes: 1317 No: 787 Question No. 2: Option 1 : 857 Option 2: 973
Yes: 1972 No: 471

3/5/96 1 1/5/96 3/5/96 1 1/7/95

Yes: 752 Yes: 18108 Yes: 397 16 Yes: 2384

No: 186 No: 3473 No: 9423 No: 338

9/19/95 9/19/95 Not held Not held

Yes: 1507 Yes: 2 193

No: 1149 No: 403

Georgia Law 1995:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Henry

4445 Homestead exemption; county taxes

Not held

Houston City of Warner Robins
Lumpkin

4189 Homestead exemption; city taxes 3839 Board of commissioners; creation

Lumpkin

4292 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

11/7/95

Yes: 4122 No: 366

Ow

11/7/95

Question No. 1: Yes: 1014 No: 1085

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Question No. 2: Option 1: 937

>
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Option 2: 822

t/3

11/7/95

Yes: 1766 No: 291

N>

Peach Putnam

4181 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4414 Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

6/20/95 11/5/96

Yes: 739

No: 130

W

County taxes, Part 1:

GO

00

Yes: 1835 No: 2275 School district taxes, Part 2:

Yes: 1802 No: 2268

Richmond

3648 Consolidation with City of Augusta and City of Hephzibah

6/20/95

Yes: 18027 No: 9006

Richmond City of Augusta

3642 Consolidation with Richmond County and City of Hephzibah; repeal 6/20/95 of city charter

Yes: 5683 No: 1651

Georgia Law 1995:

County
Richmond City of Hephzibah Spalding

Page No. 3645
4429

White

3964

Whitfield

3927

Worth

4331

Town of

Sumner

SUBJECT
Consolidation with Richmond County and City of Augusta; repeal of city charter
Griffm-Spalding County Charter and Unification Commission; creation; consolidation of county and municipalities Board of commissioners; re-creation Board of commissioners; terms New charter

Date of Election 6/20/95
3/18/97
3/5/96 3/5/96 1 1/7/95

Result

Yes: 146

No: 584

Yes: 3614 No: 5695

Yes: 879 Yes: 4009 Yes: 19

No: 1096 No: 975 No: 2

Georgia Laws 1995 Extraordinary Session:

County
Carroll Forsyth

Page No.
252
237

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; organization of county government Homestead exemption; county taxes

Date of Election
3/5/96
11/5/96

Result

Yes: 3798 Yes: 18108

No: 5261 No: 3473

Georgia Laws 1996:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Statewide

1260 Ad valorem tax exemption for vans and buses used by religious groups

1 1/5/96

Yes: 1,073,394 No: 879,627

Bartow

3851 Board of education; advisory referendum on manner of election of

1 1/5/96

Option 1:5,798

Catoosa and Walker City of Fort

members 3892 New charter

Option 2: 5,348

7/9/96

Yes: 378 No: 185

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Oglethorpe

Chatham City of Tybee Island
Chattooga
Cherokee City of Woodstock
Colquitt

3537 Homestead exemption; city taxes
3751 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4407 Advisory referendum on corporate limits of the City of Woodstock
3737 Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

11/5/96
Not held 11/5/96
11/5/96

Yes: 974 No: 170

00

NJ
oO
UJ

C/3

ffl

Yes: 15,360 No: 20,596

C/3

1/5

Part 1, county taxes: Yes: 5,214 No: 1,981 Part 2, school district ta.ts: Yes: 4,934 No: 2,133

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Georgia Laws 1996:

County Fayette

Page No.
4453

SUBJECT Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

Floyd

3820 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Floyd

3811 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

City of Rome

Fulton City of Alpharetta

3501 Homestead exemption; city taxes

Fulton City of Roswell

3583 Homestead exemption; city taxes

Habersham

3554 Advisory referendum on animal control regulations

Hall

3977 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Irwin

3611 Board of commissioners; elections; terms

oo \

Date of Election

Result

11/5/96

County and school taxes;

senior citizens:

Yes: 23,680 No: 6,031

County taxes: Yes: 22,848 No: 6,1 10

d00

11/5/96

Yes: 11,354 No: 3,412

OO

11/5/96

Yes: 5,685 No: 1,850

w

Tl

7/9/96

Yes: 1,710 No: 333

W 70

tfl

7/9/96

Yes: 5,027 No: 949

7/9/96

Yes: 1,876 No: 1,161

nH

Not held

i

00

Not held

Georgia Lawi 1996:

County
Lamar Lamar City of Barnesville Lowndes

Page No. 3564 3546
3841

Lumpkin

4044

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Board of tax assessors; election; local Constitutional amendment repealed Advisory referendums on comprehensive land use regulations and animal control

Newton Richmond

3823 Homestead exemption; county taxes 4422 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Date of Election
11/5/96
Not held

Result Yes: 3,125 No: 793

11/5/96 7/9/96
7/9/96 1 1/5/96

Yes: 7,265 No: 10,990
Land use regulations: Yes: 2,088 No: 2,260 Animal control regulations: Yes: 2,838 No: 1,647 Yes: 3,760 No: 2,718
Yes: 33,611 No: 14,278

Georgia Laws 1996:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

ooo

Date of Election

Result

Stewart

4028 Board of commissioners; creation

7/9/96

Yes: 694

No: 517

Ware Ware

4458 State court; solicitor; term; election 4113 State court; solicitor; term

11/5/96

Yes: 4,482 No: 2,739

11/5/96

Yes: 4,482 No: 2,739

0W0

White

3642 Advisoiy referendums on comprehensive land use regulations, sale of wine, and animal control regulations

7/9/96

Land use regulations:

H

Yes: 1,908 No: 1,957

C/3

Sale of wine:

O TI

Yes: 1,985 No: 1,941

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Animal control regulations:

w"fl

Yes: 2,490 No: 1,453

W

Whitfield

4010 Homestead exemption; county taxes

1 1/5/96

Yes: 10,764 No: 5,932

Whitfield Wilkes

3734 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 3754 Board of education; nonpartisan primaries and elections

11/5/96

Yes: 11, 029 No: 1,587

7/9/96

Yes: 1,066 No: 507

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Georgia Laws 1997:

County Baldwin

Page No.
3808

SUBJECT Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

Banks Bibb
Chatham Chattooga Cherokee Crisp DeKalb DeKalb City of Chamblee Dodge Dooly

4091 Homestead exemption; county taxes; residents 65 or older 3764 Maeon-Bibb Board of Health; membership; local Constitutional
amendment repealed 3664 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4617 Homestead exemption; school district taxes; residents 70 a older 3788 Homestead exemption; county taxes 4123 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 3501 Homestead exemption; county taxes 3591 Homestead exemption; city taxes; local Constitutional amendment
repealed
4417 Board of commissioners; creation 4063 Homestead exemption; county taxes; residents 62 or older

Date of Election 11/3/98
6/17/97 Not held
Not held Not held 9/16/97 1 1/4/97 3/18/97 11/3/98
7/21/98 11/3/98

Result
County taxes: Yes: 3363 No: 3905 School district taxes: Yes: 3438 No: 3817
Yes: 548 No: 15

Yes: 7007 Yes: 1412 Yes: 49208 Yes: 523

No: 6275 No: 86 No: 20516 No: 261

Yes: 1628 Yes: 1450

No: 822 No: 255

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Georgia La\w 1997:

County
Effingham Elbert Floyd Gwinnett Henry Henry Lowndes

Page No. 3883 3731 3678 3728 3911 3915 4127

Mitchell

3684

City of

Pelham

Murray

3943

Murray

3947

Paulding

4205

City of

Dallas

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Board of commissioners; terms Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes; residents 65 or older Board of commissioners; membership; districts; ebctions; terms; qualifications Ad valorem taxes; maximum millage rate for educational puiposes
Homestead exemption; county taxes; residents 65 or older Homestead exemption; county taxes City of Dallas Parking Authority; abolished; local Constitutional amendment repealed

Date of Election 9/16/97 9/16/97 7/21/98 Not held 9/16/97 9/16/97 9/16/97
Not held
7/21/98 7/21/98 11/3/98

Result

Yes: 2753 Yes: 1311 Yes: 7520

No: 256 No: 196 No: 1849

Yes: 6161 Yes: 6652 Yes: 2246

No: 1277 No: 946 No: 4296

Yes: 1838 Yes: 1516 Yes: 337

No: 221 No: 489 No: 240

Georgia Lam 1997:

County Pickens

Page No.
4283

Pickens

4288

Pickens

4291

Richmond

4198

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; school district taxes; residents 62 a older or disabled Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

Date of Election 9/16/97
9/16/97 9/16/97 11/3/98 11/24/98

Stephens
Stephens
Tift City of Tifton

3510 Homestead exemption; county taxes 3513 Homestead exemption; county taxes; senior citizens 3962 Coiporate limits (Amended by Ga. L. 1998, p, 3511)

3/18/97 3/18/97 3/17/98

Result
Yes: 737 No; 93
Yes: 716 No: 97 Yes: 710 No: 103 County taxes: Yes: 30309 No: 8173 School district tares: Yes: 3 1500 No: 6542 Yes: 2302 No: 735 Yes: 26 19 No: 465 Yes: 373 No: 938

Georgia Laws 1998:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Statewide

259 Ad valorem tax exemption of motor vehicles of disabled veterans

11/3/98

Yes: 1081810 No: 490735

Statewide

547 Ad valorem tax exemption of motor vehicles owned by former prisoners of war

1 1/3/98

Yes: 1027331 No: 544129

Statewide Statewide Statewide

550

Ad valorem taxation; homestead exemptions; absence due to health

reasons

1015 Ad valorem tax exemption of property owned by certain religious organizations

1150 Ad valorem tax exemption for certain agricultural products, crops, trees, plants, and livestock

11/3/98 11/3/98 11/3/98

Yes: 1312521 No: 275070 H
GO

Yes: 1036767 No: 544453

Yes: 984728 No: 567891

swT1

Barrow

3549 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

11/3/98

Yes: 5732 No: 1448

BaiTow

4085 Homestead exemptions; county taxes

Barrow

3808

City of Auburn

Dissolution of city charter; advisory referendum

1 1/3/98

Part I:

Yes: 4976 No: 2075

Part II: Yes: 5828 No: 1328

o5
H

11/3/98

Yes: 372 No: 781

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Bibb

3822 Joint Board of Health for the City of Macon and Bibb County; local 11/3/98

Yes: 24894 No: 7934

constitutional amendment; repeal

Bryan

3933 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

11/3/98

Yes: 2830 No: 835

Can-oil

3884 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

7/21/98

Yes: 5919 No: 820

Georgia Laws 1998:

County
Carroll City of Carrollton Catoosa Catoosa Chatham

Page No. 3881
4054 4051 3757

Chatham

3888

City of

Bloomingdale

Chatham

3865

City of Garden

City

Chatham

3891

City of Garden

City

Chatham

3988

City of Pooler

Chattooga

4660

Cherokee

3874

SUBJECT Homestead exemption; city school district taxes
Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; Chatham County and City of Savannah School District taxes Corporate limits
Corporate limits
Zoning; restaurants serving alcoholic beverages
Mayor and aldermen; terms Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes

Date of Election
7/21/98

Result Yes: 1410 No: 290

11/3/98 11/3/98 11/3/98
7/21/98

Yes: 7892 Yes: 7385 Yes: 37341

No: 1279 No: 1649 No: 9886

Yes: 74

No: 37

7/21/98

Yes: 811

No: 170

11/3/98

Yes: 1098 No: 592

1 1/3/98
7/21/98 11/24/98

Yes: 492

No: 599

Yes: 2191 Yes: 5258

No: 387 No: 198

Georgia Lam 1998:

County
Coweta Crisp Dade Dougherty City of Albany Fannin Fayette Town of Tyrone Floyd Floyd

Page No. 4061 3857 4537 3835
4124 4534
3905 4082

Glynn

4247

Gwinnett

3951

Habersham

4652

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Mayor and commissioners; terms
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Type of government; advisory referendum
Homestead exemptions; school district taxes Unification of Floyd County and City of Rome governments; advisory referendum Homestead exemptions; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Board of commissioners; membership; districts; ebctions; county manager

Date of Election 11/3/98 1 1/3/98 7/21/98 7/21/98
Not held 11/3/98
11/3/98 11/3/98
1 1/3/98 1 1/3/98 7/21/98

Result

Yes: 14567 Yes: 1747 Yes: 453 Yes: 6671

No; 2966 No: 314 No: 59 No: 5382

Mayor-council: 565 Council-manager: 505

Yes: 9761 No: 3005

Unification:

8690

Separate gavemments: 8824

Yes: 10914 No: 3320

Yes: 82837 No: 29020

Three-member board: 1 693 Five-member board and county manager: 1 735

Georgia Laws 1998:

County
Hall Henry City of Stockbridge Jasper Liberty Liberty Liberty Lincoln

Page No. 4281 3993
3829 4113 4117 4120 3983

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Corporate limits
Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Board of education; members; nonpartisan primaries and elections

Date of Election
11/3/98
7/21/98

Result

Yes: 15743 No: 4363

Yes: 29

No: 59

7/21/98 11/3/98 11/3/98 11/3/98 1 1/3/98

Yes: 740 Yes: 3626 Yes: 3360 Yes: 3322 Yes: 1584

No: 155 No: 1069 No: 1331 No: 1279 No: 468

Georgia Lavts 1998:

County Madison

Page No.
4097

SUBJECT Form of government; advisory referendum

Fonn of government; advisory referendum runoff

Date of Election
7/21/98

Result

Sole commissioner: 627

Five-member board & county manager: 45 1

Five-member board & county administrator: 344

Five-member traditional

board; chairperson

allowed to vote:

343

Five-member traditional

board; chairperson

allowed to vote to

break a tie:

484

11/3/98

Sole commissioner: 2135

Five-member traditional

board; chairperson

allowed to vote to

break a tie:

2475

Georgia Law 1998:

County
Oconee
Oconee
Tift CityofTifton
Walker
Walker Walker City of Chickamauga
Ware
Ware
Ware City of Waycross
White
Whitfield CityofDalton

Page No. 3568 3576 3511

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Corporate limits (Amends Ga. L. 1997, p. 3962)

4557 Homestead exemption; county taxes 4565 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4561 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

4543 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4546 Homestead exemption; county taxes 4550 Homestead exemption; city taxes

4521 Land use regulations for unincorporated areas; advisory referendum 4104 Homestead exemptions; city taxes; school district taxes *

Date of Election 11/3/98 11/3/98 3/17/98
7/21/98 7/21/98 1 1/3/98
1 1/3/98 11/3/98 1 1/3/98
11/3/98 1 1/3/98

Result

Yes: 5288 Yes: 5524 Yes: 373

No: 1473 No: 1337 No: 938

Yes: 2975 Yes: 2571 Yes: 510

No: 481 No: 608 No: 55

Yes: 3920 Yes: 3892 Yes: 1665

No: 21 13 No: 2162 No: 780

Yes: 2375 No: 2549
City taxes: Yes: 3533 No: 465 City school taxes: Yes: 3423 No: 563

Georgia Lawi 1999:

County
Ben Hill
Chatham
Chatham
Chatham City of Bloomingdale
Chatham City of Garden City
Chatham City of Pooler
Chatham City of Port Wentworth
Chatham City of Savannah

Page No. 4397 4211 4215 4203
4185
4190 4198
4223

Chatham

4219

City of

Thunderbolt

SUBJECT Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Charter Commission; creatim; charter Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes

Date of Election
11/7/00 1 1/7/00 Not held
11/7/00
Not held Not held
1 1/7/00
1 1/7/00

Result

Yes:

No:

Yes: 51477 No: 141 15

Yes: 49607 No: 14573

Repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 4515

Yes: 1696 No:408

Repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 4506 Repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 4520
Yes: 23994 No: 8736

Yes: 622

No: 139

Georgia Laws 1999:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Chatham City of Tybee Island

4194 Homestead exemption; city taxes

Not Held

Repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 4511

Chatham City of Vernonburg

4207 Homestead exemption; city taxes

Not held

Repealed by Ga. L. 2000, p. 4592

Chattahooch.ee 4555 Homestead exemption; city taxes City of Cusseta

11/2/99

Yes: 109 No: 6

Chattooga CityofTrion

3810 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

11/2/99

Yes: 220 No: 34

Clayton City of Riverdale

4013 Homestead exemption; city taxes

11/2/99

Yes: 506 No: 85

DeKalb

4704 Chief executive; powers; personnel; department heads; DeKalb County Merit System

1 1/2/99

Yes: 3798 No: 9725

DeKalb

3702 Homestead exemption; city taxes

City of Stone

Mountain

11/7/00

Yes: 1433 No: 267

Douglas

4413 Douglas County Airport Authority; site selection

Yes:

No:

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Georgia Law 1999:

County
Fannin
Forsyth
Fulton City of Alpharetta
Gwinnett City of Snellville
Habersham City of Cornelia

Page No. 4277 4545 4836

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemptions; county taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes

3565 Homestead exemptions; city taxes; local constitutional amendment repealed
3904 Homestead exemptions; city taxes

Haralson
Henry City of McDonough
Jackson

4087 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4147 Cotporate limits
3570 Board of commissioners; membership; elections; county manager

Date of Election 7/18/00 11/7/00 1 1/2/99
1 1/2/99
11/2/99
3/7/00 11/2/99
11/2/99

Result

Yes: 3221 Yes: 26972 Yes: 2677

No: 598 No: 6355 No: 403

Yes: 2385 No: 295

Parti; Yes: 3 10 Part 2: Yes: 345
Yes: 2455
Yes: 69

No: 45 No: 39 No: 283 No: 31

Question 1: Yes; 2547 No: 662 Question 2: Option 1: 1024 Option!: 1987

Georgia Laws 1999:

County
Lamar Lumpkin
Monroe Morgan City of Madison Murray Murray
Muscogee Columbus, Georgia Pulaski

Page No. 4051 3694
4613 4469

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; county taxes Advisory referendum on land use and zoning regulations for unincorporated area Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes

3501 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4345 Board of commissioners; county manager; sole commissioner fonn
of government 4432 Municipal court; marshal's office abolished; transfer of duties to
sheriff
3518 Consolidated Government of Hawkinsville-Pulaski County

Date of Election 3/7/00 6/15/99
11/7/00 1 1/2/99
3/16/99 3/7/00
3/7/00
9/21/99

Result

Yes: 1914 Yes: 662

No: 237 No: 745

Yes: 6013 Yes: 215

No: 880 No: 20

Yes: 1682 Yes: 2054

No: 36 No: 1683

Yes: 7693 No: 12356

Pulaski County: Yes: 1043 No: 1392 Hawkinsville: Yes: 552 No: 381

Georgia Laws 1999:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

KJ KJ

Date of Election

Result

Stephens

4717 Homestead exemptions; county and school district taxes

7/18/00

County taxes:

Yes: 1625 No: 1485

School district taxes:

Ware

3814 Unified Government of Waycross-Ware County; creation; charter

3/7/00

Yes: 1542 No: 1519 Ware County:

ewr/i

Yes: 2769 No: 3382

C/2

Waycross:

O

Whitfield

4455 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Yes;

No:

s

Tl

3/7/00

Yes: 4407 No: 501

W

ws
O
i

Georgia Laws 2000:

County
Statewide
Statewide
Statewide Statewide Baldwin Baldwin Banks Catoosa Catoosa Catoosa City of Fort Oglethorpe Chatham City of Bloomingdale

Page No. 470
799
813 950 3610 4624 4486 3692 3696 3931

SUBJECT
Ad valorem tax exemption for tools and trade implements of manual laborers Ad valorem taxation; homestead exemption for unremarried surviving spouses of certain armed forces members killed in action Ad valorem tax exemption for Elks Lodge property Ad valorem tax exemption for certain farm equipment Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemptions; city taxes

4515 Homestead exemption; city taxes

Date of Election 1 1/7/00
1 1/7/00
11/7/00 1 1/7/00 1 1/7/00 11/7/00 11/7/00 11/7/00 11/7/00 1 1/7/00
11/7/00

Result
Yes: 1386345 No: 797456
Yes: 1764163 No: 448154
Yes: 455607 No: 1701255 Yes: 1586374 No: 629714 Yes; 5 183 No: 3980 Yes: 5 128 No: 4065 Yes: 3802 No: 523 Yes: 13073 No: 2279 Yes: 13530 No: 2100 Yes: 1260 No: 152

Yes: 563

No: 123

OJ NJ

Georgia Laws 2000:

County
Chatham City of Pooler
Chatham City of Port Wentworth
Chatham City of Tybee Island
Chatham City of Vernonburg
Chatham City of Vernonburg
Chattooga
Charlton
Clayton

Page No. 4506 4520
4511
4592
4605
3956 4588 4638

SUBJECT Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Board of elections and registration; creation Homestead exemption; county taxes Advisory referendum on bus transportation system

Cobb

4502 Homestead exemption; county taxes

Date of Election 1 1/7/00
11/7/00

Result

Yes: 1387 No; 474

Yes: 748

No: 139

1 1/7/00

Yes: 1486 No: 167

11/7/00

Yes: 87

No: 6

Not held

11/7/00 7/18/00 7/18/00 1 1/7/00

Yes: 4073 Yes: 975 Yes: 8714

No: 1589 No: 124 No: 7592

Yes: 157379 No: 48004

Georgia Lav* 2000:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Cobb City of Acworth

4556 Homestead exemption; city taxes

1 1/7/00

Yes: 2684 No: 831

Cobb City of Kennesaw

4560 Homestead exemption; city taxes

11/7/00

Yes; 5292 No: 1397

O

Columbia

4449 Advisory referendum on form of government

1 1/7/00

Question No. 1:

Yes: 24779

No: 8470

Question No. 2:

Option 1: 16963

C/3

Option 2: 13902

DeKalb
DeKalb City of Decatur

4489 Board of commissioners; county employees' salaries; deductions for 1 1/7/00 charities or dues

4285 Homestead exemption; city taxes

11/7/00

Yes: 83668 No: 103102

W

00

00

Yes: 5488 No: 1365

i

Floyd

4116 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

11/7/00

Yes: 13553 No: 2827

Floyd

4120 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

11/7/00

Yes; 13390 No: 2818

Floyd

4262 Homestead exemption; county taxes

Not held

Georgia La\ 2000:

County
Floyd City of Rome Forsyth Franklin
Fulton City of Atlanta Gilmer
Glynn Glynn Gwinnett

Page No. 4528
4268 3501
4462
3634
4612 4616 4620

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; school district taxes
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Board of commissioners; form of government; part-time chairperson; county manager Homestead exemption; city taxes
Advisory referendum on land use (zoning) ordinance for unincorporated area Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes

Gwinnett

4636 Gwinnett Industrial Building Authority; repeal of local constitutional amendment

Hall

3759 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Meri wether

4630 Homestead exemptions; county taxes; school district taxes

Morgan

3601 Homestead exemption; county taxes

Date of Election
11/7/00

Result Yes: 6766 No: 1477

7/18/00

Yes: 10227 No: 2975

W

00

3/7/00

Yes: 1305 No: 911

1 1/7/00

Yes: 84980 No: 21362

W

7/18/00

Yes: 1820 No: 1648

tfl

1 1/7/00

Yes: 12446 No: 5626

1 1/7/00

Yes: 12824 No: 5720

7/18/00

Yes: 24806 No: 6078

mr1 wn

11/7/00

Yes: 95444 No: 65336

od

7/18/00 11/7/00 1 1/7/00

Yes: 961 9 Yes: 3772 Yes: 4635

No: 2403 No: 1675 No: 794

Georgia Lavra 2000:

County
Morgan Pierce Pierce Putnam Putnam Rockdale City of Conyers Union

Page No. 3605 4597 4601 3913 3917 3616
4213

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Advisory referendum on form of government

Whitfield

4472

City of Dalton

WhitfieU

4480

City of Dalton

Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Date of Election 11/7/00 7/18/00 7/18/00 1 1/7/00 1 1/7/00 1 1/7/00

Result

Yes: 4350 Yes: 948 Yes: 991 Yes: 2987 Yes: 2845 Yes: 1225

No: 1002 No: 558 No: 554 No: 2382 No: 2525 No: 660

7/18/00 7/18/00 7/18/00

Sole commissioner: 2446 Board of commissioners: 1382 Yes: 1805 No: 191
Yes: 1755 No: 209

Georgia Laws 2001:

County Statewide

Page No.
1092

Statewide

1218

Banks

4130

Bartow

3669

Bibb

3595

Burke

4518

Butts

4289

SUBJECT
Homestead exemption from school taxes for persons 62 years old or older Ad valorem tax exemption for tangible personal property not exceeding $7,500.00 total Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Board of education; school taxes; certification and levy; budget Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exeirptions; school district taxes; county taxes

Date of Election 1 1/5/02
1 1/5/02
li/5/02 1 1/5/02 Not held 1 1/5/02 11/5/02

Can-oil
Catoosa City of Fort Oglethorpe
Charlton

4285 Homestead exemption; county taxes 4186 Homestead exemption; city taxes
3685 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

8/20/02 Not held
6/19/01

Result

Yes: 1511004 No: 387028

Yes; 1353577 No: 521876

Yes: 2852 Yes: 13115

No: 498 No: 3960

Yes: 3595 No: 1455
Part 1; school district taxes: Yes: 3408 No: 1000 Part 2; county taxes: Yes: 3353 No: 1040
Yes: 6964 No: 1396

Yes: 477

No: 170

Georgia Law 2001:

County Chattahoochee

Page No.
4305

Cherokee and

3697

Fulton

City of

Mountain Park

Cherokee

3994

City of Canton

Cherokee

3793

City of

Woodstock

Clayton

4508

City of

MOITOW

Cobb

4484

City of Austell

Cobb

3582

City of

Marietta

Cobb

3586

City of

Mflri^ttfl

SUBJECT Cusseta-Chattahoochee County charter and unification; consolidation of governments Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes; seniors disable Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exenption; city taxes
Homestead exenption; city taxes Homestead exemptions; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes

Date of Election

Result

Contingent

Yes:

No:

6/19/01

Yes:

No:

O

11/6/01 11/6/01

Yes: 378 Yes: 375

No: 16 No: 20

11/6/01

Yes: 525

No: 66

oo

O O

11/6/01

Yes: 176

No: 27

tt/n)
CI--/3I

Not held

11/6/01

Yes: 4357 No: 1209

11/6/01

Yes: 3520 No: 1613

Georgia Laws 2001:

County
Cobb City of Powder Springs
Cobb City of Powder Springs
Cobb City of Smyrna
Cobb City of Smyrna
Dawson
DeKalb City of Decatur
DeKalb City of Decatur
Douglas
Douglas

Page No. 4528
4540
4532
4552
4264 3642
4259
3744 4544

SUBJECT Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes Homestead exemptions; county taxes; school district taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes; school district taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes

UJ
O

Date of Election

Result

Not held

11/6/01

Yes: 241

No: 25

won

Not held
wa
Not held

Not held

w

11/6/01

Yes: 1731 No: 429

iH

11/6/01

Yes: 1821 No: 358

C/3

11/5/02 7/16/02

Yes: 18337 Yes: 10134

No: 3603 No: 1427

Georgia La-ws 2001:

County
Floyd Floyd City of Rome Forsyth Forsyth

Page No. 3757 4006
3672 4153

Fulton

3513

City of East

Point

Fulton and

4440

DeKalb

City of Atlanta

Gwinnett

4302

Hall

3751

Hall

4389

City of

Gainesville

Henry

3987

SUBJECT
Homestead exemptions; school district taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes
Homestead exemption; county taxes Board of commissioners; elections; terms; districts; chairperson; compensation Redevelopment powers
Homestead exemption; school district taxes
Homestead exemption; school district taxes; minimum ownership requirement Homestead exemptions; school district taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes
Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Date of Election 11/5/02 11/5/02
11/6/01 11/6/01
6/19/01

Result

Yes: 9679 Yes: 5078

No: 3028 No: 1644

Yes: 5052 Yes: 3936

No: 2822 No: 3997

Yes: 357 No: 224

11/6/01

Yes: 58926 No: 11447

11/6/01
11/6/01 11/6/01

Yes: 26342 No: 6735

Yes: 7363 Yes: 1518

No: 1075 No: 263

11/6/01

Yes: 7319 No: 871

Georgia Law 2001:

County
Lumpkin Pickens

Page No.
4272
3516

Rockdale

4394

City of

Conyers

Ware

3740

Wayne

3705

SUBJECT
Board of commissioners; creation Board of education; membership; qualifications; vacancies; terms; local constitutional amendment repealed Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Georgia Laws 2001 Extraordinary Sessions:

County
Banks Haralson Houston City of Warner Robins Rockdale

Page No. 782 247 266
196

SUBJECT Homestead exemption; county taxes Board of commissioners; creation Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; county taxes

Date of Election
1 1/5/02
3/20/01

Result

Yes: 3066 Yes: 1098

No: 1970 No: 283

11/6/01

Yes: 402

No: 68

11/6/01 1 1/5/02

Yes: 1352 LJ'es: 4598

No: 172 No: 1428

Date of Election
8/20/02 1 1/5/02
11/6/01

Result

Yes: Yes: 4327 Yes: 6796

No: No: 2491 No: 911

11/6/01

Yes: 3722 No: 1743

Georgia Laws 2002:

County Statewide

Page No.
868

Statewide

994

Statewide

1057

Banks and

5582

Habersham

City of Baldwin

Barrow

4499

Berrien

5775

SUBJECT
Ad valorem tax exemption for surviving spouses of military personnel who died as a result of war or armed conflict Ad valorem tax exemption for historic property owned by nonprofit corporation housing a medical museum or medical society Ad valorem tax exemption for certain commercial fishing vessels Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; county taxes Board of Commissioners; membership; districts, elections; chairperson

Bleckley
Brantley
Brantley
Catoosa City of Fort Oglethorpe
Catoosa

5068 Corporate limits 5335 Board of Education; manner of election; advisory referendum 5064 Board of Commissioners; form of government; advisory referendum 4690 Homestead exemption; city taxes
5116 Office of Commissioner; creation; Board of Commissioners abolished

Date of Election 1 1/5/02
1 1/5/02
1 1/5/02 8/20/02
8/20/02 date as provided by general law 8/20/02 1 1/5/02 11/5/02 11/5/02
11/5/02

Result Yes: 1584030 No: 325072

Yes: 832900 No: 1024940

Yes: 610092 Yes: 46

No: 1243940 No: 2

Yes: 3778 Yes: 2540

No: 912 No: 872

Yes: 23 Yes: 1624 Yes: 1616 Yes: 382

No: 138 No: 1265 No: 1229 No: 41

Yes: 5528

No: 6269

Georgia Laws 2002:

County
Catoosa City of Fort Oglethorpe

Page No.
5355

Chatham

4666

Chatham

5573

City of Garden

City

Chatham

5671

CityofTybee

Island

Clarke

5009

Clayton

4596

City of

Lake City

Clayton

5845

City of

Jonesboro

Cobb

4676

City of

Kennesaw

SUBJECT City manager; mayor; powers and duties
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Mayor and council; terms; elections
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Corporate limits
Homestead exemption; city taxes; referendum
Redevelopment powers

Date of Election
9/17/02

Result

Yes: 317

No: 484

11/5/02 1 1/5/02

Yes: 40648 Yes: 1033

No: 12960 No: 563

1 1/5/02

Yes: 1177

No: 186

8/20/02 9/17/02

Yes: 7035 Yes: 9

No: 1825 No: 66

8/20/02

Yes: 64

No: 20

1 1/5/02

Yes: 3124

No: 2236

Georgia La\\s 2002:

County
Cobb City of Smyrna
Cobb City of Acworth
Cobb

Page No. 4687
5021
5043

Cobb/Douglas

5649

City of Austell

Cobb

5707

City of Smyrna

Cobb

5772

City of Marietta

Columbia

4672

Coweta

3501

Coweta

4609

Dade

4719

Dade

4733

Redevelopment powers

SUBJECT

Redevelopment powers

Redevelopment powers Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead exemption; city taxes
Redevelopment powers
Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Date of Election
1 1/5/02

Result

Yes: 7415

No: 2972

11/5/02
1 1/5/02 11/5/02

Yes: 2008

No: 1207

Otn

Yes: 92574 No: 70295

o

Yes: 665

No: 224

8/20/02

Yes: 3724

No: 587

t/3

K>

11/5/02

Yes: 7160

No: 4021

U)

Ctnfl

11/5/02

Yes: 21663 No: 5383

-

3/19/02

Yes: 7434

No: 1327

11/5/02

Yes: 18958 No: 4293

1 1/5/02

Yes: 1839

No: 861

11/5/02

Yes: 1790

No: 900

Georgia Laws 2002:

County

Page

No.

SUBJECT

Date of Election

Result

Dade
DeKalb DeKalb Elbert Floyd

5339 Board of Commissioners; form of government; districts; membership; 1 1/5/02 elections

5529 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

11/5/02

5668 Redevelopment powers

1 1/5/02

5061 Form of government; committee to study the form of government for 11/5/02 Elbert County; advisory referendum

5013 Homestead exemption; county taxes

11/5/02

Question 1:

Yes: 1996

No: 985

Option 1: 1783

Option 2: 1149

Won

Yes: 98137 No: 51591

Hoo

Yes: 80955 No: 64367

O

T!

Yes: 2536

No: 1937

J

W Tl

W

Yes: 11399 No: 7309

Floyd

5017 Homestead exemption; city taxes

City of Rome

Fulton City of Alpharetta

4703 Homestead exemption; city taxes

11/5/02 11/5/02

Yes: 3907

No: 2492

Yes: 7539

No: 908

trt fa

o

Fulton

5122

Fulton

5391

City of Atlanta

Glynn

4492

Greene

5220

Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; city taxes
Board of Education; reconstitution; nonbinding referendum Homestead exemption; school district taxes

8/20/02 8/20/02
11/5/02 Not held

Yes: 62458 No: 11595

I

Yes: 27850 No: 5528

Yes: 12450 No: 3470

Georgia Laws 2002:

County Griffin-Spalding

Page No.
3566

SUBJECT Board of education; districts; elections; qualifications

Habersham
Henry City of McDonough
Jackson City of Commerce
Jackson City of Jefferson
Jackson
Jones
Lumpkin
Lumpkin

5864 Homestead exemption; county taxes 5028 Corporate limits
4349 Homestead exemption; school district taxes
4353 Homestead exemption; school district taxes
4358 Homestead Exemption; school district taxes 5381 Homestead exemption; school district taxes 4283 Homestead exemption; county taxes 5142 Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Date of Election Earliest date
11/5/02 9/17/02

Result

Question 1: Yes: 2669 No; 706 Question 2: 5 member: 2085 7 member: 1061

Yes: 4408

No: 2745

Yes: 46

No: 103

1 1/5/02

Yes: 703

No: 93

1 1/5/02

Yes: 283

No: 30

11/5/02 8/20/02 1 1/5/02 11/5/02

Yes: 5782 Yes: 2185 Yes: 4396 Yes: 4257

No: 940 No: 437 No: 596 No: 707

Georgia Laws 2002:

County
Madison CityofColbert Monroe

Page No. 4706
4465

Pike

5732

Pike

5736

Rabun

4850

Rockdale

5082

City of Conyers

Towns

5079

Twiggs

4834

Walton

4683

Walton

4679

City of

Social Circle

Walton

5858

White

5868

Wilkinson

4653

SUBJECT Homestead exemption; city taxes
Homestead Exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes Form of government; advisory referendum Homestead exemption; city taxes
Form of government; advisory referendum Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes Homestead exemption; school district taxes
Homestead exemption; county taxes Homestead exemption; county taxes; referendum Homestead exemption; school district taxes

Date of Election
Not held

Result

1 1/5/02 1 1/5/02 11/5/02 8/20/02 11/5/02

Yes: 4932 Yes: 3066 Yes: 3264 Yes: 1272 Yes: 1024

No: 1447 No: 811 No: 598 No: 885 No: 363

8/20/02 1 1/5/02 1 1/5/02 11/5/02

Yes: 914 Yes: 1829 Yes: 11192 Yes: 546

No: 1035 No: 770 No: 2846 No: 177

1 1/5/02 1 1/5/02 11/5/02

Yes: 9208 Yes: 3330 Yes: 1968

No: 4892 No: 2149 No: 557

GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION

339A

THE STATE OF GEORGIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER
BY THE GOVERNOR:
Pursuant to Article X, Section 1, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, six constitutional amendments were submitted to the electors of Georgia for ratification or rejection at the General Election held on November 5, 2002.
The number of votes cast for and against the ratification of six constitutional amendments voted on in the General Election held on November 5, 2002, has been counted, tabulated, computed, and canvassed by the Secretary of State of Georgia, and the results thereof certified to me as Governor of the State of Georgia.
O.C.G.A. 21-2-502 provides that the Governor shall issue a proclamation declaring the results ofthe vote ofeach proposed constitutional amendment.
I do proclaim that proposed constitutional amendment numbers 1,3,4, and 6, which appeared on the 2002 General Election ballot, are Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, having been ratified according to the Constitution, according to the results of the November 2002 General Election held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, and are a part of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983. Unless the amendment itself shall provide otherwise, each amendment to the Constitution shall become effective on January 1,2003.
I do hereby proclaim that proposed constitutional amendment numbers 2 and 5, which appeared on the 2002 General Election ballot and were proposed amendments to the constitution, not having been ratified according to the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983 according to the results of the 2002 General Election held on November 5,

340A_____GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATIONS AND VETOES______
2002, are not a part ofthe Constitution ofthe State ofGeorgia of 1983.
This 31 st day of December, 2002.
s/ ROY E. BARNES GOVERNOR
ATTEST
s/ ROBERT S. KAHN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION

341A

State of Georgia

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
Q/, tyatnu \@<XK, <3/ecwtawu o/ QTtafo o/ the QJCafe o/
^a^ a& ne&e&u certify tfoaf the attached two pages constitutes a true and correct copy of the official election returns for the Constitutional Amendments submitted to the voters for ratification at the 2002 General Election held on November 5, 2002; all as the same appear on file and record in this office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 26th day of November, in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Two and of the Independence of the United States of America the Two Hundred and Twentyseventh.
______s/ CATHY COX_______ SECRETARY OF STATE

342A

GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATIONS AND VETOES

GENERAL ELECTION November 5, 2002
STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1 - Ga. L. 2002, p. 1500 "Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that certain officeholders or candidates who are defaulters for federal, state, or local taxes shall be ineligible to hold any public office in this state?"
Votes Received
Yes: 1,523,555 No: 411,249
Amendment 2 - Ga. L. 2002, p. 1499 "Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that qualified low-income building projects may be classified as a separate class of property for ad valorem property tax purposes and different rates, methods, and assessment dates may be provided for such building projects?"
Votes Received
Yes: 857,769 No: 1,002,000

Amendment 3 - Ga. L. 2002, p. 1497 "Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that counties and municipalities may establish community redevelopment tax incentive programs under which increased taxation shall apply to properties maintained in a blighted condition and decreased taxation shall apply for a time to formerly blighted property which has been rehabilitated?"
Votes Received
Yes: 1,114,489 No: 755,860

_____________GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION__________343A
Amendment 4 - Ga. L. 2002, p. 1504 "Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly may provide by general law for the separate classification and taxation of properties on which there have been releases of hazardous waste, constituents, or substances into the environment so as to encourage cleanup, reuse, and redevelopment of such properties?"
Votes Received
Yes: 1,304,957 No: 598,357
Amendment 5 - Ga. L. 2002, p. 1502 "Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that commercial dockside facilities consisting of real and personal property whose primary use is the landing and processing of seafood may be classified as a separate class of property for ad valorem property tax purposes and different rates, methods, and assessment dates may be provided for such dockside facilities?"
Votes Received
Yes: 797,461 No: 1,043,909
Amendment 6 - Ga. L. 2002, p. 1503 "Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for a dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program to control dog and cat overpopulation and thereby reduce the number of animals housed and killed in animal shelters and provide funds for the program from the voluntary purchase of special license plates and other sources?"
Votes Received
Yes: 1,355,656 No: 557,387

344A

GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATIONS AND VETOES

STATE OF GEORGIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ATLANTA 30334-0900

Sonny Perdue
GOVERNOR

June 4, 2003

The Honorable Terry Coleman Speaker of the House of Representatives 332 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Dear Speaker Coleman:

I have vetoed House Bills 26,56, 147, 290, 314,424,445,497, 503, 544, 619, 638 and 673, which were passed by the General Assembly of Georgia in the 2003 Regular Session.

Article III, Section V, Paragraph XIII of the Georgia Constitution requires that I transmit these bills to you, together with the reasons for such vetoes. These bills and corresponding reasons for the vetoes are attached.

Sincerely, s/ SONNY PERDUE Sonny Perdue

SP/ab

cc: The Honorable Mark Taylor, Lieutenant Governor The Honorable Cathy Cox, Secretary of State of Georgia The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General Mr. Robert E. Rivers, Jr., Clerk, House of Representatives Mr. Frank Eldridge, Secretary of the Senate Mr. Sewell R. Brumby, Legislative Counsel

GEORGIA LAWS 2003 SESSION

345A

STATE OF GEORGIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ATLANTA 30334-0900

Sonny Perdue
GOVERNOR

June 4, 2003

The Honorable Mark Taylor President of the Senate 240 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334

The Honorable Eric Johnson President Pro Tempore 321 State Capitol Atlanta Georgia 30334

Dear Lieutenant Governor Taylor and Sen. Johnson:

I have vetoed Senate Bills 81,88,178,187,202,206,221 and 265, which passed the General Assembly in the 2003 Regular Session.

Article III, Section V, Paragraph XIII ofthe Georgia Constitution requires that I transmit these bills to you together with the reasons for such vetoes. These bills and corresponding reasons for the vetoes are attached.

Sincerely, s/ SONNY PERDUE Sonny Perdue

SP/ab

cc: The Honorable Terry Coleman, Speaker of the House of Representatives The Honorable Cathy Cox, Secretary of State of Georgia The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General Mr. Robert E. Rivers, Jr., Clerk, House of Representatives Mr. Frank Eldridge, Secretary of the Senate Mr. Sewell R. Brumby, Legislative Counsel

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VETO NUMBER 1
HB 619 House Bill 619 would create a new hybrid form of group accident and sickness insurance known as "franchise group plan[s]" offered through "franchise associations." Although this legislation appears to establish a type of group health insurance plan, it does not. Regardless of association membership, applicants would be individually underwritten and the health insurer would be allowed to determine who would be eligible for coverage. These provisions create a perception that group health plan coverage may be available when it is not. Other States are taking action to limit the marketing of these association health plan policies. To protect consumers and ensure the stability of the small group market, I VETO House Bill 619.
VETO NUMBER 2
HB 26 In an effort to facilitate exploration, discovery, and recording of archaeological artifacts and to provide some oversight by the State, House Bill 26 was introduced to establish "zones" along the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers; only in these zones would "the collecting of isolated submerged finds of chipped tools or edged weapons" be permissible by persons 16 years-old or older pursuant to a license issued by the Department of Natural Resources for such purpose. In addition to required licensure, this bill establishes barriers to collecting, by limiting these activities to zones established by the Department of Natural Resources at locations where river access may be obtained through State owned or controlled real property adjoining the river and by setting annual periods during which collecting in such zones may occur. It is not clear that this bill adequately addresses the needs of those that support regulation or those being regulated.
The Department ofNatural Resources estimates that the required surveying of the rivers would cost approximately $ 170,000 for the Flint River and $420,000 for the Chattahoochee River. These costs would be in addition to the first year start-up and operating costs of $325,000 and an annual on-going cost of $180,000. Given the enormous fiscal pressures currently facing the State, I VETO House Bill 26.
VETO NUMBER 3
HB 56 House Bill 56 would change the attachment of the State Medical Education Board and the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce from the Department of Community Health to the Board of Regents. In addition to moving the boards' administrative attachments, it expands the authority of the boards and designates them as "independent agencies," divorcing them entirely from the Department of Community Health. Because ofthe importance ofthe budgetary oversight function

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the Department of Community Health currently exercises over these boards, I VETO House Bill 56.
VETO NUMBER 4
HB 147 House Bill 147 would allow the Board of Community Health to include the employees and retiring employees of agricultural commodity commissions in State health insurance plans. A version of this legislation was introduced in the 2002 session (House Bill 1494). As my predecessor noted in vetoing that bill, the inclusion of such groups would change the plans' risk pool in unpredictable ways and may put the State's exemption from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) at risk. 2002 Ga. Laws CDXXXIII. To continue to protect against both these risks, I VETO House Bill 147.
VETO NUMBER 5
HB 290 Section 2 of House Bill 290 would exempt from the two percent cap on local option sales taxes "any specific excise taxes on prepared food and beverages." The effect of this change to the sales tax law is unclear. It could allow some local governmental entities to raise the percentage at which the sales of prepared food and beverages are taxed without a voter referendum-in some cases to a total sales tax rate of nine percent or greater. Therefore, I VETO House Bill 290.
VETO NUMBER 6
HB 314 This bill would allow the State general fund to capture interest earned on the Georgia Greenspace Trust Fund. Interest earned on monies appropriated or otherwise provided for greenspace should remain in the fond for its intended use. Therefore, I VETO House Bill 314.
VETO NUMBER 7
HB 424 The original version of House Bill 424 allowed payroll deductions for State employees enrolled in the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan. An amendment to this bill would allow "public employees of any critical access hospital authority or federally qualified health center" to join the State's deferred compensation plans.
The State's deferred compensation plans are subject to specific exemptions from federal tax rules. There is concern that adding these additional employees without a specific ruling from the Internal Revenue Service approving of their addition could jeopardize these exemptions. In order to ensure that the State's

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benefit plans do not run afoul of federal law, I will encourage the State Merit System of Personnel Administration to obtain rulings by the appropriate federal authorities to determine the permissibility of adding these employees to the plans in anticipation of similar legislation in the future. Without such rulings, however, the potential negative effects of this amendment render this bill impossible to sign. Therefore, I reluctantly VETO House Bill 424 and encourage the General Assembly to pass the payroll deduction portion ofthis bill next year as a stand-alone measure, and the remaining portions if it is conclusively determined that they will not jeopardize the State's benefit plans under federal law.

VETO NUMBER 8

HB 497 House Bill 497 would create the East Central Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority, a new authority with the power to borrow, lend, tax, contract, bond, and receive state appropriations. Given the current fiscal challenges facing this state, I VETO House Bill 497.

VETO NUMBER 9

HB 503 House Bill 503 would exempt residents of Glynn County from paying the toll on the F.J. Torras Causeway leading from U.S. 17 to Saint Simons Island, Georgia. As Chairman of the State Road and Tollway Authority, I am announcing that the Authority will eliminate altogether the toll on this causeway by year's end. Currently, funds from the toll total $8.3 million, with total debt on the project of only $1.7 million. The 1980 agreement between the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration initially setting up the toll provided that "[n]o toll shall be charged for the use of the Torras Causeway after the Department has been repaid for its share of the construction costs. After the date of the final repayment [of debt on the causeway], the Torras causeway shall be maintained or operated as toll free facility." By ending the toll this year, the State will honor this agreement. Based on this announcement, I VETO House Bill 503.

VETO NUMBER 10

HB 544 House Bill 544 provides for governmental entities to enter into hedge contracts in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds. The State's Deputy Chief Financial Officer has expressed concerns that this bill does not provide adequate safeguards against the risks inherent in derivative financing. Therefore, I VETO House Bill 544 and encourage the General Assembly to revisit this issue with an improved bill that appropriately balances the rewards of hedge contracts with their risks.

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VETO NUMBER 11
HB 638 House Bill 638 would allow "public employees of any critical access hospital authority or federally qualified health center" to join the State's deferred compensation plans. It further allows the addition of employees of "federally qualified health center[s]" to the state health benefit plan. The inclusion of such groups would change the plan's risk pool in unpredictable ways. In addition, the State Merit System of Personnel Administration has raised the concern that absent favorable determinations by the appropriate federal regulatory agencies on the effect of adding such employees to the plans, their addition could jeopardize the plans' exemptions from certain federal tax rules and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). In order to ensure that the State's benefit plans do not run afoul of federal law, I will encourage the State Merit System of Personnel Administration to obtain rulings by the appropriate federal authorities to determine the permissibility of adding these employees to the plans in anticipation of similar legislation in the future. Out of deference to the Merit System's current concerns, however, I VETO House Bill 638.
VETO NUMBER 12
HB 445 House Bill 445 would change the number ofmagistrates authorized for the Magistrate Court of Fulton County. The Chief Judge of the State Court of Fulton County has requested that I veto this bill. Therefore, I VETO House Bill 445.
VETO NUMBER 13
HB673 House Bill 673 would create the City of LaGrange Gas Authority. I have already signed Senate Bill 158, which also creates the City of LaGrange Gas Authority; therefore, I VETO House Bill 673.
VETO NUMBER 14
SB 81 Senate Bill 81 would create the "Georgia Emergency Medical Services Medical Directors Advisory Council." A similar, informal committee has been meeting under the auspices of the Department of Human Resources for some time, and this legislation seeks to codify the committee. No case has been made that the informal committee is in need of codification. Therefore, I VETO Senate Bill 81.
VETO NUMBER 15
SB 88 Senate Bill 88 would change the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority from an authority to a division of the Department of Community Affairs (DCA).

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This bill also changes the DCA Board composition. By adding two new members- chairpersons of the sports and music advisory committees-the bill makes a significant change to an important statewide board. As members of the DCA board, chairpersons of the advisory committees would need to be knowledgeable not only about sports or music, but also about the wide range of other issues before the board. Additionally, there are several other entities or organizations similar to the halls of fame in their relationship with DCA, but which would not have membership on the DCA Board. These prescriptive appointments on the DCA Board are unprecedented. Therefore, I VETO Senate Bill 88.
VETO NUMBER 16
SB 178 Senate Bill 178 would provide a ten percent increase annually in state salary for school counselors and school social workers for each year in which such a professional holds national certification. Our school counselors and school social workers perform very valuable services under tough circumstances. In the future, the Department of Education will need to review the research-supported effects of national certification to determine whether such certification improves employee performance and advances student achievement. In the current budget environment and in the fiscal landscape for the near future, however, I cannot commit the State to this new expenditure; therefore, I VETO Senate Bill 178.
VETO NUMBER 17
SB 187 Senate Bill 187 would create a State-level training program for airport managers. Currently, a national certification program for airport managers already exists. This legislation would create a duplicative program at a projected cost of over $250,000. I, therefore, VETO Senate Bill 187.
VETO NUMBER 18
SB 221 Section 3 of Senate Bill 221 restricts the use of excess tollway dollars specifically to "any project physically or operationally connected with and bearing the same state highway system route number as [the] toll project." Under this provision the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) could be precluded from using funds for connecting intersection improvements and other operationally related mobility-enhancing projects within the tollway corridor.
This legislation is a result of the attempted diversion of State Route 400 toll dollars to projects that have no impact or relevance to State Route 400. The State Route 400 corridor is one of our State's most important economic centers, and with pressing transportation needs in this area, we need the flexibility to fund

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improvements on State Route 400 itself, its connecting roads and other improvements that provide mobility-enhancing benefits to State Route 400. This bill, although well intended, could limit road improvements that are beneficial to State Route 400 commuters. I remain strongly committed to ensuring that State Route 400 toll dollars are used expressly for improvements within this corridor.
Today I am issuing an Order, as Chairman of the SRTA, directing SRTA to prepare immediately operating rules and regulations that will require that all toll dollars collected from the State Route 400 project remain within the corridor in which they are collected. These new rules and regulations will be for adoption at the next meeting of the Authority. This Order protects State Route 400 toll dollars while providing the flexibility Georgia needs to meet the specific transportation needs within the 400 corridor. Therefore, I hereby VETO Senate Bill 221.
VETO NUMBER 19
SB 265 Senate Bill 265 would create a state registry of automated external defibrillators and allow the Emergency Health Section of the Division of Public Health ofthe Department ofHuman Resources to promulgate rules and regulations for their placement and registry. Defibrillators are registered and tracked by local 911 systems. As a result, additional regulatory requirements are duplicative, therefore I VETO Senate Bill 265.
VETO NUMBER 20
SB 202 Senate Bill 202 would create the Cartersville Building Authority. I have already signed House Bill 694, which also creates the Cartersville Building Authority; therefore, I VETO Senate Bill 202.
VETO NUMBER 21
SB 206 Senate Bill 206 would create a board of elections and registration for Butts County. The Butts County Board of Commissioners has requested that I veto this bill. Therefore, I VETO Senate Bill 206.

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Sonny Perdue
GOVERNOR

STATE OF GEORGIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ATLANTA 30334-0900
June 4, 2003

The Honorable Mark Taylor President of the Senate 240 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334

The Honorable Terry Coleman Speaker of the House of Representatives 332 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Dear Gentlemen:

Please be advised that I have line item vetoed the following Sections in House Bill 122:

Section 41, pertaining to the Department of Administrative Services, page 42, Lines 1818 through 1820;

Section 49, pertaining to the Department of Natural Resources, page 45, lines 1931 through 1939;

Section 53, pertaining to the Department of Transportation, page 46, lines 1977 through 1981;

Section 53, pertaining to the Department of Transportation, page 46, lines 1986 through 1988;

Section 62, pertaining to Federal Funds, page 49, lines 2088 through 2092; and

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Section 53, pertaining to the General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund, page 54, lines 2295 through 2301.
Please be further advised that I have directed the Department of Community Health to implement an expenditure control for item "a" on page 20 of the Comparative Summary of HB 122. Additionally, I have deferred approximately $21.5 million in expenditures for various items in HB 122.
The Veto Messages and Expenditure Control are attached for each item referenced above.
Sincerely, s/ SONNY PERDUE Sonny Perdue
SP/ls
Attachments
cc: The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General The Honorable Cathy Cox, Secretary of State of Georgia Mr. Robert E. Rivers, Jr., Clerk, House of Representatives Mr. Frank Eldridge, Secretary of the Senate Mr. Sewell R. Brumby, Legislative Counsel Mr. Robert Hobbs, legislative Budget Analyst

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VETOES - HB 122
Section 41. pertaining to the Department of Administrative Services, page 42. lines 1818 through 1820:
This language was approved in the 1996 session ofthe General Assembly to control the purchase of communications equipment that was not compatible with an 800megahertz system. All communications equipment purchases are now under the direction of the Georgia Technology Authority and this language is inconsistent with general law. Therefore, this language (lines 1818 to 1820. page 42) in the Provisions Relative to Section 4. Department of Administrative Services is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.
Section 49. pertaining to the Department of Natural Resources, page 45. lines 1931 through 1939:
Since FY 2000, state funds appropriated to the Environmental Protection Division ofthe Department ofNatural Resources has been used to match federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds to provide mass transit subsidies for state employees. The use of state funds for subsidies to individuals has required special authorizing language in each appropriation bill since the initiation of this program. Beginning in FY 2003, the Georgia Building Authority will continue the state employee mass transit subsidy program with non-state funds and this language will no longer be necessary. Therefore, this language (lines 1931 to 1939. page 45) in the Provisions Relative to Section 24. Department of Natural Resources is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.
Section 53. pertaining to the Department of Transportation, page 46. lines 1977 through 1981:
This language authorizes the Department to transfer position counts between budget functions provided that the Department's total position count shall not exceed the maximum number of annual positions assigned by law. All executive branch agencies are legally authorized to amend their budgets and transfer positions between budget functions when the Office of Planning and Budget has approved a properly drawn amendment to the annual operating budget. In addition, the number of positions in each budget function is not specified in the Governor's budget recommendation to the General Assembly or in the annual Appropriations Act making this language unnecessary. Therefore, this language (lines 1977 to

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1981. page 46) in the Provisions Relative to Section 36. Department of Transportation is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.
Section 53. pertaining to the Department of Transportation, page 46, lines 1986 through 1988:
This language authorizes the Department to use available funding for right-of-way acquisition for a multi-lane road to connect the Atlanta Motor Speedway to Interstate 75 via State Road 20 and State Road 3. This project was funded in FY 2001. In addition, as a state route, this project is eligible for motor fuel funds and special language is not necessary. Therefore, this language (lines 1986 to 1988. page 46) in Provisions Relative to Section 36. Department of Transportation is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.
Section 62. pertaining to Federal Funds, page 49. lines 2088 through 2092:
This language essentially provides a pool of federal money to be available only to supplant state funds. It prohibits an amendment of federal funds above the amount appropriated in the Appropriations Act for purposes other than to supplant state appropriations for the pertinent programs. This language limits the state's ability to accept additional federal funds as they become available throughout the fiscal year. Therefore, this language (lines 2088 to 2092. page 49) in Section 62 is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.
Section 63. pertaining to the General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund, page 54. lines 2295 through 2301:
This language essentially provides $348,000 in debt service funds for a principal bond amount not to exceed $4,000,000 for the Georgia Military College, which is attached to the Board of Regents for administrative purposes. This project was fully funded in FY 2002 ($ 13,430,000) and FY 2001 ($600,000) in accordance with the approved pre-design costs and scope. Any expansion of the scope of this project or increases in cost are the responsibility of the Georgia Military College. Therefore, this language (lines 2295 to 2301. page 54) in Section 63 is vetoed.

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STATE OF GEORGIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ATLANTA 30334-0900

Sonny Perdue
GOVERNOR

May 13, 2003

The Honorable Mark Taylor Lieutenant Governor 240 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334

The Honorable Terry Coleman Speaker of the House of Representatives 332 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Dear Gentlemen:

Please be advised that I have line item vetoed the following Sections in House Bill 121:

Section 41, pertaining to the Department of Administrative Services, page 42, Lines 1820 through 1822;

Section 42, pertaining to the Department of Community Affairs, page 42, lines 1832 through 1835;

Section 42, pertaining to the Department of Community Affairs, page 43, lines 1847 through 1848;

Section 51, pertaining to the Department of Natural Resources, page 81, lines 3679 through 3687;

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Section 55, pertaining to the Department of Transportation, page 82, lines 3727 through 3731;
Section 55, pertaining to the Department of Transportation, page 82, lines 3736 through 3738;
Section 64, pertaining to Federal Funds, page 85, lines 3831 through 3835.
Section 65, pertaining to the General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund for the Board of Regents, page 88, lines 3954 through 3960;
Section 65, pertaining to the General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund for the Board of Regents, page 88, lines 3961 through 3967; and
Section 65, pertaining to the State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund for the Department of Technical and Adult Education, page 87, lines 3917 to 3922.
Please be further advised that I have directed the Office of Planning and Budget to implement the attached Expenditure Controls for FY 2003.
The Veto Messages and Expenditure Controls are attached for each item referenced above.
Sincerely, s/SONNY PERDUE Sonny Perdue
SP/ls
Attachments
cc: The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General The Honorable Cathy Cox, Secretary of State of Georgia Mr. Robert E. Rivers, Jr., Clerk, House of Representatives Mr. Frank Eldridge, Jr., Secretary of Senate Mr. Sewell R. Brumby, Legislative Counsel

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Section 41. pertaining to the Department of Administrative Services, page 42. lines 1820 through 1822:
This language was approved in the 1996 session of the General Assembly to control the purchase of communications equipment that was not compatible with an 800megahertz system. All communications equipment purchases are now under the direction of the Georgia Technology Authority and this language is inconsistent with general law. Therefore, this language (lines 1820 to 1822. page 42) in the Provisions Relative to Section 4. Department of Administrative Services is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.

Section 42. pertaining to the Department of Community Affairs, page 42. lines 1832 to 1835: As part of the budget cuts to FY 1992, an Environmental Protection Division grant program that provided local governments with small loans for emergency water and sewer projects was eliminated. Later, this program was replaced with a statefunded loan program in the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA). This language was added to the appropriation bill at that time to highlight that a "loan" program was replacing a "grant" program. There has been no state funding for the GEFA emergency loan program since the end ofFY 1999 and this language is no longer necessary. Therefore, this language (lines 1832-1835. page 42) in the Provisions Relative to Section 7. Department of Community Affairs is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.

Section 42 pertaining to the Department of Community Affairs, page 43. lines 1847 through 1848:
This language authorizes the Department to provide a total of $70,034 in special support for the Southeast Georgia Regional Development Center from the Contracts object class. This special contract was established in the agency by the Fiscal Affairs subcommittee in June of 2001 and therefore this language is unnecessary. Therefore, this language (lines 1847 to 1848. page 43) in the Provisions Relative to Section 7. Department of Community Affairs is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.

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Section 51. pertaining to the Department of Natural Resources, page 81. lines 3679 through 3687:
From FY 2000 through FY 2002, state funds appropriated to the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources were used to match federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds to provide mass transit subsidies for state employees. The use of state funds for subsidies to individuals required special authorizing language in each appropriation bill in which this program received funding. Beginning in FY 2003, the Georgia Building Authority continued the state employee mass transit subsidy program with non-state funds and this language was no longer necessary and was vetoed in HB 1002. Therefore, this language (lines 3679 to 3687. page 81) in the Provisions Relative to section 24. Department of Natural Resources is vetoed.
Section 55. pertaining to the Department of Transportation, page 82. lines 3727 through 3731: This language authorizes the Department to transfer position counts between budget functions provided that the Department's total position count shall not exceed the maximum number of annual positions assigned by law. All executive branch agencies are legally authorized to amend their budgets and transfer positions between budget functions when the Office of Planning and Budget has approved a properly drawn amendment to the annual operating budget. In addition, the number of positions in each budget function is not specified in the Governor's budget recommendation to the General Assembly or in the annual Appropriations Act making this language unnecessary. Therefore, this language (lines 3727 to 3731. page 82) in the Provisions Relative to Section 36. Department of Transportation is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.
Section 55. pertaining to the Department of Transportation, page 82. lines 3736 through 3738:
This language authorizes the Department to use available funding for right-of-way acquisition for a multi-lane road to connect the Atlanta Motor Speedway to Interstate 75 via State Road 20 and State Road 3. This project was funded in FY 2001. In addition, as a state route, this project is eligible for motor fuel funds and special language is not necessary. Therefore, this language (lines 3736 to 3738. page 82) in Provisions Relative to Section 36. Department of Transportation is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.

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Section 64. pertaining to Federal Funds, page 85. lines 3831 through 3835:

This language essentially provides a pool of federal money to be available only to supplant state funds. It prohibits an amendment of federal funds above the amount appropriated in the Appropriations Act for purposes other than to supplant state appropriations for the pertinent programs. This language limits the state's ability to accept additional federal funds as they become available throughout the fiscal year. Therefore, this language (lines 3831 to 3835. page 85) in Section 64 is vetoed and has been vetoed previously.

Section 65. pertaining to the General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund for the Board of Regents, page 88. lines 3954 through 3960:
This language essentially provides $421,950 in debt service funds for a principal bond amount not to exceed $4,850,000 for the Georgia Rural Economic Development and Technology Center at East Georgia College. An Economic Development Technology Building is under construction at Swainsboro Technical College about 2 miles away. Both facilities have classrooms and computer labs and both colleges are offering Associate Degrees in Information Technology. In the current state fiscal situation, it is important to look for efficiencies and to have agencies work closely together on programs and delivery of services. Therefore, this language (lines 3954 through 3960. page 88) in Section 65 is vetoed. A thorough evaluation should be undertaken to merge or mesh the two campus programs into one shared facility.

Section 65. pertaining to the General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund for the Board of Regents, page 88. lines 3961 through 3967:
This language essentially provides $87,000 in debt service funds for a principal bond amount of $1,000,000 for a campus entryway and related infrastructure for Atlanta Metropolitan College. The current main entrance is owned by Atlanta Technical College and is shared with them. In these difficult budget times, cosmetic focused projects that are not essential to the functioning of a campus should be deferred. Therefore, this language (lines 3961 through 3967. page 88) in Section 65 is vetoed.

Section 65. pertaining to the State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund, page 87. lines 3917 to 3922:

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As a part of the Department of Technical and Adult Education's budget request to the Governor, a list of capital outlay projects was provided. These projects were reviewed and approved by the board for consideration for funding during the 2003 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Although an Allied Health building for the Southwest Georgia Technical College was not included on the board's list, HB 121 includes $74,820 for $860,000 in 20-year bonds for this project. This project received funding in HB 121 while many board-approved projects did not. Therefore, this language (lines 3917-3922. page 87) in the Provisions Relative to Section 39. State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund is vetoed.
Expenditure Controls - House Bill 121
Item 4. page 14 of the Comparative Summary of HB 121. pertaining to the Department of Community Health:
This item contains language, limiting enrollment in PeachCare for Kids so that FY 2003 expenditures do not exceed the FY 2003 appropriations provided for PeachCare benefits or administrative costs. This item also recognizes that a limit on enrollment would reduce the FY 2004 annualized cost ofchildren enrolled in FY 2003. Without a cap on enrollment, it would be necessary to appropriate additional funds to the department to accommodate the projected annualized cost of care for more program participants. The General Assembly disagreed with the Governor's recommendation to limit enrollment. However, because the General Assembly failed to appropriate the funds considered necessary for the department to meet its expected financial obligations in FY 2004,1 am directing the department to monitor enrollment and take actions necessary to ensure that expenditures do not exceed either the FY 2003 or FY 2004 appropriations for PeachCare.
Section 65. pertaining to the State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund, page 86. lines 3868 to 3873:
The Department of Technical and Adult Education traditionally receives an appropriation for the replacement of obsolete equipment at its institutions throughout the state. In recent years, the annual funding level has been $12,500,000. In the 2002 session of the Georgia General Assembly, $7,500,000 was appropriated for this purpose. I recommended an annual funding level of $10,000,000 in the 2003 session. This represented an increase over the previous year's funding. HB 121 increases the funding level by an additional $4,200,000 to a total of $14,200,000. Although maintaining current training equipment at our

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technical institutions is a good use of state resources, this increase over the historical level of funding during a year of austerity reductions in state programs across the board seems excessive. Therefore. I will direct the Georgia State Finance and Investment Commission to withhold from sale that portion of these bonds that exceed the austerity level of funding for obsolete equipment included in my budget report.
Section 65. pertaining to the State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund, page 88. lines 3948 to 3953:
As a part of the Department of Technical and Adult Education's budget request to the Governor, a list of capital outlay projects was provided. These projects were reviewed and approved by the board for consideration for funding during the 2003 session of the Georgia General Assembly. HB 121 includes $156,600 for $1,800,000 in 20-year bonds for renovations to recently acquired buildings at Columbus Technical College. There are at least 20 unfunded projects on the Department's consolidated priority capital outlay list ahead of this project. Therefore. I will direct the Georgia State Finance and Investment Commission to withhold this bond project from sale. Instructions:
In these difficult budget times, it is important to focus on the serious infrastructure issues that affect campus operations and classrooms, labs or library facilities that impact instruction or accreditation. Less important projects such as landscaping, campus entrances and project elements that could wait until design is complete should be deferred. Therefore, I am instructing the Georgia State Finance and Investment Commission to defer funding on the following Board of Regents bond projects or portions of projects:
1. $2,500,000 ofthe $5,000,000 Southern Polytechnic State Universityproject on page 64, item 16 of the Comparative Summary of HB 121 that is for campus entrance changes with appropriate road and utility realignment and landscaping. The portion of the project ($2,500,000) that is for lab expansion and renovation for the engineering technology programs should proceed.
2. $400,000 of the $700,000 Georgia Southwestern State University project on page 65, item 21 ofthe Comparative Summary ofHB 121 that is for renovation of historic Wheatly Hall Administration Building for repairs and the removal of two additions needed to make the building conform to its original configuration. The portion of the project ($300,000) that relates to pre-design and design should proceed. Since the hall is a functioning administration

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building, any repairs needed in the interim to keep the building functioning should be funded from the Regents' additional MRR (Major Repair and Rehabilitation) bonds added to HB 121.

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STATE AUDITOR'S REPORT

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS

Russell W. Hinton
STATE AUDITOR (404) 656-2174

254 Washington Street, S.W. Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
July 10, 2002

State Auditor's Report Amendment to Concurrent Funding of Fiscal Retirement Bills
Enacted During the 2002 Legislative Session

The Honorable Cathy Cox Secretary of State 214 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Dear Ms. Cox:

Following the close of each regular legislative session during which fiscal retirement bills may be enacted, the State Auditor is required to determine whether or not provision has been made for concurrent funding of each bill enacted which is not vetoed by the Governor. On June 3, 2002, our office issued this report to comply with that requirement.

In this report, we noted that we were unable to make a final determination regarding the concurrent funding ofHouse Bills 947 and 949, which affect the Fulton County School Employees Pension Fund. A determination could not be made since the Fulton County Board of Education had not yet approved the budget for fiscal year 2003.

The Fulton County Board ofEducation has now approved its budget for fiscal year 2003. This amendment is to notify you of the funding status for the two bills affecting that entity.

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Funding Determination

No.

No. Legislation

House Bills HB947 963
HB949 680

Fulton County School Employees Pension Fund
Fulton County School Employees Pension Fund

Provision made for concurrent funding
Provision not made for concurrent funding

Since no provision was made to fund House Bill 949, this bill may not become effective as law and shall be null, void, and of no force and effect and shall stand repealed in its entirety on July 1,2002.
Respectfully, s/ RUSSELL W. HINTON Russell W. Hinton State Auditor
RWH/cs