This legislation gives election superintendents the authority to allow voters to cast their votes in any precinct in the county, so long as certain safeguards are provided.

This legislation allows funds in the Local Government Investment Pool to be invested in a separate trust fund to be administered by the state treasurer.  This change is needed for auditing purposes and should not have any impact on county funds invested in the LGIP.

This legislation prohibits counties from entering into any nondisclosure agreements with other parties. Any offers, incentives, terms or conditions would be required to be disclosed without delay. Any citizen of the state may sue to enforce this law and compel the disclosure of the information in the agreement. ACCG believes it is important preserve project and prospect confidentiality prior to the announcement of a project.   

Current law will permit an annexation through the referendum method if the voters in the area to be annexed approve by a majority vote. This legislation requires both a majority vote by those in the area to be annexed as well as those in the existing municipality seeking the annexation. Failure to secure a majority vote in either area requires a two-year waiting period before the annexation can be attempted again.

This legislation allows the deannexation of territory by a local act of the General Assembly to create an unincorporated island if said territory is simultaneously annexed into another municipality on the same date as the deannexation - thus eliminating the island.