Editing Walker County, Georgia (section)

==Government==

Until 2020, Walker County was one of only nine counties in the United States still employing the [[sole commissioner]] form of government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pfw.edu/dotAsset/98216b7d-e66c-4da6-a78b-1871b6c1f439.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104190515/https://www.pfw.edu/dotAsset/98216b7d-e66c-4da6-a78b-1871b6c1f439.pdf |archive-date=November 4, 2018 |url-status=live|title=NACO County Government Structure: A State by State Report|date=March 2009|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Georgia is the last remaining state that allows sole commissioners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/11/09/sole-commissioner-wins-in-georgia/|title='Sole Commissioner' Wins in Georgia|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=November 9, 2012|website=WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=June 13, 2019}}</ref> In a 2018 referendum, Walker County voters approved with an 80% margin a transition to a five-member board of commissioners, consisting of four commissioners elected by district and a chairperson. The first members of the board were elected in November 2020 and took office in January 2021 with Districts 1 and 2 commissioners serving an initial two-year term and Districts 3 and 4 commissioners and the chairperson serving an initial four-year term. From 2022, every commissioner will serve four-year terms, therefore ensuring that half the commission is up for reelection every two years. The commission meets in LaFayette, the county seat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://walkercountyga.gov/2018/12/06/changing-walker-countys-form-of-government/|website=Walker County, Georgia|title=Changing Walker County's Form of Government|date=December 6, 2018|language=en-US|access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829081438/https://walkercountyga.gov/2018/12/06/changing-walker-countys-form-of-government/|archive-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>

The commissioners of each district represent these areas:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://walkercountyga.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/walkercc-2017-map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829081452/https://walkercountyga.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/walkercc-2017-map.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2019 |url-status=live|title=Walker County commission districts|date=December 2018|publisher=Georgia Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office}}</ref>
*District 1: [[Rossville, Georgia|Rossville]]  
*District 2: [[Chickamauga, Georgia|Chickamauga]]
*District 3: [[LaFayette, Georgia|LaFayette]]
*District 4: [[Lookout Mountain, Georgia|Lookout Mountain]]