H 3489 General Bill, By Bales and Neilson
Summary: County procedures for governing body to be elected in nonpartisan elections
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 15 TO CHAPTER 9, TITLE 4 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE BY WHICH THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY MAY BE ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 4-9-10, RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT A REFERENDUM TO DETERMINE A CHANGE IN THE FORM OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT, NUMBER OF COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS, OR METHODS OF ELECTION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD TO CHANGE THE METHODS OF ELECTION OF COUNTY COUNCILS AND PROVIDE FOR AND LIMIT THE ALTERNATE METHODS OF ELECTION WHICH MAY BE ESTABLISHED.
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02/08/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-15
02/08/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-15
04/13/05	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-4
04/14/05		Scrivener's error corrected
04/19/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Neilson
04/19/05	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Kennedy, Miller, Thompson, Battle, Coates, Bales, Vaughn, Moody-Lawrence, R Brown, Cotty, DC Smith, GR Smith, and Weeks HJ-27
04/27/05	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Miller, Kennedy, Coates, Battle, Moody-Lawrence, and Bales HJ-102
04/27/05	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 3, 2005 HJ-169
05/04/05	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 10, 2005 HJ-123
05/10/05	House	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-21