HB 1910 - Tyrone, Town of; type government; advisory referendum

First Reader Summary

A BILL to provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in the Town of Tyrone for the purpose of ascertaining the type of government for said town desired by the people of said town; and for other purposes.

Page Numbers - 1/ 2

HB 1910                                             LC 9 9694 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To provide for an advisory referendum election to be held in 
  1- 2  the Town of Tyrone for the purpose of ascertaining the type 
  1- 3  of government for said town desired by the people of said 
  1- 4  town; to provide for procedures, requirements, and other 
  1- 5  matters relative thereto; to repeal conflicting laws; and 
  1- 6  for other purposes. 
 
  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 8                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 9  It is the purpose of this Act to provide for an advisory 
  1-10  referendum election within the Town of Tyrone to determine 
  1-11  the type of government of the Town of Tyrone preferred by 
  1-12  the voters of said town. 
 
  1-13                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-14  (a) It shall be the duty of the election superintendent of 
  1-15  the Town of Tyrone to issue the call for an advisory 
  1-16  referendum election for the purpose of submitting a question 
  1-17  to the electors of said town to determine the type of 
  1-18  government preferred by a majority of the electors voting at 
  1-19  said election. The superintendent shall set the date of such 
  1-20  election for the same date as the date of the general 
  1-21  municipal election held in the Town of Tyrone in 1998.  The 
  1-22  superintendent shall issue the call for such election at 
  1-23  least 30 days prior to the date thereof.  The superintendent 
  1-24  shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be 
  1-25  published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding 
  1-26  the date thereof in the official organ of Fayette County. 
  1-27  The ballot shall have printed thereon the following: 
 
  1-28                 "Advisory Referendum Election 
 
  1-29    Select the form of government for the Town of Tyrone which 
  1-30    you favor by placing a check mark (/) or (x) in the 
  1-31    appropriate space below.  Choose one only: 
 
  1-32      _________ Retain the current mayor and council form of 
  1-33                government. 
 
 
                                 -1- 
 
 
 
  2- 1      _________ Establish a council form of government with 
  2- 2                a hired town manager." 
 
  2- 3  (b) It shall be the duty of the election superintendent of 
  2- 4  the Town of Tyrone to hold and conduct the advisory 
  2- 5  referendum election provided for in this section and to 
  2- 6  tabulate the results of such election.  It shall be the 
  2- 7  further duty of said superintendent to certify the results 
  2- 8  of said election to the Secretary of State and to each 
  2- 9  member of the General Assembly whose senatorial or 
  2-10  representative district lies wholly or partially within the 
  2-11  Town of Tyrone.  The expense of such election shall be borne 
  2-12  by the Town of Tyrone. 
 
  2-13  (c) It is found, determined, and declared that the holding 
  2-14  of the advisory referendum election provided for in this 
  2-15  section is in all respects for the benefit of the people of 
  2-16  the Town of Tyrone and is for a public purpose and is an 
  2-17  essential governmental function for which public funds may 
  2-18  be expended. 
 
  2-19                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2-20  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-21  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 -2-