H 4242 General Bill, By Townsend
Summary: Special purpose districts, dissolution of neglected areas; Election commissioners; Political Subdivisions, Referendum
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-2010, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH DISSOLUTION OF SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF "NEGLECTED AREA"; TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-2020, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A NEGLECTED AREA WITHIN A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT OR THE DISTRICT'S SERVICE AREA MAY BE SEVERED AND REMOVED FROM THE DISTRICT AND THE DISTRICT'S SERVICE AREA UPON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE NEGLECTED AREA VOTING IN THE REFERENDUM; TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-2040, RELATING TO CONTENTS OF PETITIONS TO DISSOLVE SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTENTS OF PETITIONS TO SEVER A NEGLECTED AREA FROM A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-2050, RELATING TO DUTIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE DUTIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION IN CONNECTION WITH REFERENDUMS TO SEVER NEGLECTED AREAS FROM SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-2070, RELATING TO AUTHORIZATION OF REFERENDUMS SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR AUTHORIZATION OF REFERENDUMS IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERING NEGLECTED AREAS FROM SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-2080, RELATING TO PUBLICATION AND CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF REFERENDUMS, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR PUBLICATION AND CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF REFERENDUMS IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERING NEGLECTED AREAS FROM SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-2090, RELATING TO WHEN AND WHERE REFERENDUMS ARE HELD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REFERENDUM TO DISSOLVE A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT OR SEVER A NEGLECTED AREA FROM A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT MAY BE HELD ON THE DATE SET FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION OR ON THE GENERAL ELECTION DATE IN NOVEMBER OF THE NEXT EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-2100, RELATING TO CONTENTS AND FORMAT OF REFERENDUM QUESTIONS ON BALLOTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTENTS AND FORMAT OF REFERENDUM QUESTIONS ON BALLOTS TO SEVER NEGLECTED AREAS FROM SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-2110, RELATING TO FILING OF CERTIFICATES OF RESULTS, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR FILING CERTIFICATES OF RESULTS OF REFERENDUMS TO SEVER NEGLECTED AREAS FROM SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS.
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06/05/01	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-15
06/05/01	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-16
02/27/02	House	Tabled in committee Education and Public Works