H*4806 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H*4806(Rat #0325, Act #0485 of 1998) General Bill, By W. McLeod and Wilder
Similar(S 1124)
A BILL TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MUST BE ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS FROM SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS
TO BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS THE GENERAL ELECTION, BEGINNING IN 1998, TO
REQUIRE THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS, TO PROVIDE
FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN NONPARTISAN ELECTION PROCEDURES, TO REQUIRE
BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION TO BE INCLUDED AS A SPECIFIC SECTION IN THE BUDGET
AND REQUIRING TWO READINGS OF THE SECTION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD; AND TO REPEAL ACT 284 OF 1985 RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION AND
ELECTION OF THE NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
03/12/98 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-41
03/12/98 House Unanimous consent for second reading on next
legislative day HJ-42
03/13/98 House Read second time HJ-2
03/17/98 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-11
03/18/98 Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
reference SJ-7
03/18/98 Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
legislative day SJ-7
03/18/98 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day SJ-7
03/19/98 Senate Read second time SJ-21
03/20/98 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1
04/01/98 Ratified R 325
04/08/98 Became law without Governor's signature
04/08/98 Effective date 04/08/98
04/14/98 Copies available
09/14/98 Act No. 485
(A485, R325, H4806)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE
NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST BE
ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS FROM
SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS TO BE HELD AT THE
SAME TIME AS THE GENERAL ELECTION, BEGINNING IN 1998,
TO REQUIRE THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION TO
CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE
APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN NONPARTISAN ELECTION
PROCEDURES, TO REQUIRE BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION
TO BE INCLUDED AS A SPECIFIC SECTION IN THE BUDGET
AND REQUIRING TWO READINGS OF THE SECTION, AND TO
PROVIDE FOR REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD; AND TO
REPEAL ACT 284 OF 1985 RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION
AND ELECTION OF THE NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Election procedures revised
SECTION 1. (A) The Newberry County Board of Education
shall consist of seven members elected in nonpartisan elections held at the
same time as the general election beginning in 1998. One member must
be elected from each of the seven single member election districts which
are the same as the seven geographical districts from which members of
the Newberry County Council are elected and have the same number
designation. No person employed in the public school system is eligible
to serve as a member of the board.
(B) At the general election in 1998 members must be elected for
Seats designated 2, 5, and 7, and in the year 2000 board members must be
elected for Seats designated 1, 3, 4, and 6. Members take office one week
following certification of their election as provided for in Section
59-19-315 of the 1976 Code. Members of the board serve terms of four
years and until their successors are elected and qualified. If a vacancy
occurs for any reason other than expiration of a term, the board shall call
a special election to fill the unexpired term, so long as the vacancy does
not occur within one hundred eighty days of a general election. If a
vacancy occurs within one hundred eighty days of a general election, the
vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term through appointment by the
county legislative delegation, including the senator.
(C) Each member of the board must be elected by the qualified
electors of the single-member district from which he seeks election. All
persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall file a petition with the
county election commission on forms furnished by the commission and
shall pay a filing fee of one hundred dollars to be retained by the county
election commission. This petition must be a sworn statement stating the
candidate's name, age, election district in which he resides and from
which he seeks election, voting precinct, period of residence in the county
and election district, and other information as the county election
commission requires. The petition must bear the signatures of not less
than two percent of the qualified electors of the election district for which
he offers as a candidate. The county election commission shall examine
the petition and verify the signatures not less than thirty days before the
election. The filing period opens on the first day of August at noon to run
no later than September first at noon; however, if September first falls on
a Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday.
(D) The county election commission shall conduct and supervise the
elections for members of the county board of education in the manner
governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis. The county
election commission shall prepare the necessary ballots, appoint managers
for the voting precincts, and do all things necessary to carry out the
elections, including the counting of ballots and declaring the results. The
commission shall publish notices of the elections in the same manner
provided in Section 7-13-35 of the 1976 Code. The results of the
elections must be determined by the nonpartisan plurality method as
contained in Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code.
(E) The board shall meet at least once a month and at other times as
may be necessary to conduct the business of the board.
(F) Compensation and expenses for board members must be
included as a specific section in the budget. This section may only
become effective after receiving two public readings that must be at least
twenty-one days apart.
Transitional provision
SECTION 2. All members of the Newberry County Board of
Education serving on this act's effective date shall continue to serve until
their successors are elected and qualified in accordance with this act.
Repeal
SECTION 3. Act 284 of 1985 is repealed.
Time effective
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 04/08/98.
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