Holly Springs, City of; election of councilmembers from wards
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Holly Springs, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3281), as amended, particularly by that Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3679), so as to provide for the election of councilmembers from wards; to provide that such officers shall be elected by plurality vote of the electors of the city at large; to provide for submission for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2013
Senate Passage
Mar 2013
House Passage
Mar 2013
Signed into Law
Apr 2013
Introduced Mar 7, 2013
Signed Apr 24, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2013
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 37
Mar 14, 2013
D
Democratic9
77% Yea
R
Republican28
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 24, 2013
Signed into law
Act 52
upper
Apr 24, 2013
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 25, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 25, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 14, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 11, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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