South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 860

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INTRODUCED

May 25, 1999

S. 860

Introduced by Senators Matthews and Washington

L. Printed 5/25/99--S.

Read the first time May 25, 1999.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 463 OF 1998, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE COLLETON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD IS DECREASED FROM NINE TO SEVEN AND TO PROVIDE THAT NO PAID EMPLOYEE OF THE BOARD OR THE FORMER SEPARATE BOARDS OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION IS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD; AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL FUNDS HELD BY THE FORMER COLLETON COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION OR THE FORMER COLLETON COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION AND DESIGNATED FOR SALARIES MUST BE TRANSFERRED TO THE BOARD AND DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG ALL OF THE MEMBERS AS SALARIES OR SALARY INCREASES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 1(A) of Act 463 of 1998 is amended to read:

"(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Effective effective March 15, 1997 2000, there is established the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Colleton County to be composed of nine seven members appointed to office by the Governor; four three of the members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the senators representing the county and the remaining five four members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the legislative delegation from the county. No member may be a paid employee of the board or of the former Colleton County Board of Voter Registration or of the former Colleton County Election Commission. The term of office for the members of the board is two years commencing on the fifteenth day of March in each odd-numbered year. In case of a vacancy from any cause on the board, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner of original appointment, as provided in this section, for the unexpired term. The members of the board by majority vote shall elect the board's chairman, and the chairman shall serve a term of two years and may be re-elected to that office for any number of successive terms without limitation.

All funding held by either the former Colleton County Board of Voter Registration or the former Colleton County Election Commission and designated to pay the salaries of members of either of these entities must be transferred to the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Colleton County. Funds received by the board must be divided equally among all current members of the board in the form of salaries or salary increases."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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