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 Peachtree Corners
 Code of Ordinances
 Part I. CHARTER
 Article VIII. REFERENDUM AND INITIAL ELECTIONS

§ 8.10. Referendum and initial election.  

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  • (a)

    Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election superintendent of Gwinnett County shall call a special election for the purpose of submitting this Act to the qualified voters of the proposed City of Peachtree Corners for approval or rejection. The superintendent shall set the date of such election for the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2011. The superintendent shall issue the call for such election at least 30 days prior to the date thereof. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Gwinnett County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

    "( ) YES ( ) NO Shall the Act incorporating the City of Peachtree Corners in Gwinnett County according to the charter contained in the Act be approved?"

     

    All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, it shall become of full force and effect as provided in Section 8.11 of this charter, otherwise it shall be void and of no force and effect.

    The initial expense of such election shall be borne by Gwinnett County. Within two years after the elections if the incorporation is approved, the City of Peachtree Corners shall reimburse Gwinnett County for the actual cost of printing and personnel services for such election and for the initial election of the mayor and councilmembers pursuant to this charter.

    It shall be the duty of the superintendent to hold and conduct such election. It shall be his or her further duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

    (b)

    For the purposes of the referendum election provided for in subsection (a) of this section and for the purposes of the special election of the City of Peachtree Corners to be held on the date of the 2012 presidential preference primary, the qualified electors of the City of Peachtree Corners shall be those qualified electors of Gwinnett County residing within the corporate limits of the City of Peachtree Corners as described by Appendix A of this charter. At subsequent municipal elections, the qualified electors of the City of Peachtree Corners shall be determined pursuant to the authority of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., known as the "Georgia Election Code."

    (c)

    Only for the purposes of holding and conducting the referendum election provided for in subsection (a) of this section and holding and conducting the special election of the City of Peachtree Corners to be held on the date of the 2012 presidential preference primary, the election superintendent of Gwinnett County is vested with the powers and duties of the election superintendent of the City of Peachtree Corners and the powers and duties of the governing authority of the City of Peachtree Corners.