GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 36. LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Provisions PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ONLY |
Chapter 31. INCORPORATION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS |
Section 36-31-6. Responsibility of the Attorney General for preclearances
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- When a new municipal corporation is created by local Act, the Attorney General shall be responsible for seeking any and all preclearances required in connection with such Act and incorporation under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, until such time as the new municipal corporation notifies the Attorney General that it has the ability to seek any further preclearances required.
Code 1981, § 36-31-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 185, § 3/HB 36.