S*0337(Rat #0005, Act #0079 of 2011)  General Bill, By Coleman
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 525 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF
 MEMBERS OF THE CHESTER COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF
 TRUSTEES, SO AS TO REVISE THE DATE BY WHICH A PERSON SHALL FILE A STATEMENT OF
 CANDIDACY IN ORDER TO RUN FOR A SEAT ON THE CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF
 TRUSTEES. - ratified title

   01/11/11  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 150)
   01/13/11         Scrivener's error corrected
   01/18/11  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   02/24/11  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)
   02/24/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-1  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 10)
   03/01/11  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 5)
   03/02/11  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 17)
   03/03/11  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 21)
   03/10/11         Ratified R 5
   03/16/11         Signed By Governor
   03/18/11         Effective date 03/16/11
   08/23/11         Act No. 79

(A79, R5, S337)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 525 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE CHESTER COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SO AS TO REVISE THE DATE BY WHICH A PERSON SHALL FILE A STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY IN ORDER TO RUN FOR A SEAT ON THE CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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

Chester County School District Board of Trustees candidate filing

SECTION    1.    Section 4(F) of Act 525 of 1982, as added by Act 133 of 2007, is amended to read:

"(F)    Beginning with the 2008 General Election, in order to qualify as a candidate for a seat on the Chester County School Board of Trustees, a person shall file a statement of candidacy with the county election commission no earlier than August first, or if August first falls on Sunday, no earlier than the following Monday, and no later than twelve o'clock noon on August fifteenth, or if August fifteenth falls on Sunday, no later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. The statement of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, voting precinct, and any other information the county election commission requires. A candidate for a single-member election district seat also shall indicate for which seat number he is filing. When more than one person is seeking election to a single seat on the Chester County School Board of Trustees, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is declared the winner of the seat. The county registration and election commission shall conduct and supervise the elections for trustees in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 10th day of March, 2011.

Approved the 16th day of March, 2011.