H 4421 General Bill, By J.E. Smith, M.S. McLeod and Bernstein
Similar (S 0811)
Summary: County Boards of Registration and Boards of Election
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-27-110, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY BOARDS OF REGISTRATION AND BOARDS OF ELECTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THOSE COUNTIES THAT DO NOT HAVE A COMBINED BOARD OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTION THE BOARDS MAY BE COMBINED UPON WRITTEN AGREEMENT OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT MUST BE FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND STATE ETHICS COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION, MANNER OF APPOINTMENT, TERMS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE COMBINED BOARD; TO REQUIRE THE APPOINTMENTS OF A DIRECTOR AND TO PROVIDE FOR HIS RESPONSIBILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE SEPARATE BOARDS OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THOSE COUNTIES THAT DO HAVE COMBINED BOARDS OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTION, THE POWER TO APPOINT OR RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMBINED BOARD MAY BE DEVOLVED TO THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY UPON WRITTEN AGREEMENT OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY.
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12/10/13	House	Prefiled
12/10/13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/14	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 75)
01/14/14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 75)