H*3499 Session 108 (1989-1990)
H*3499(Rat #0155, Act #0098 of 1989) General Bill, By J.J. Snow
A Bill to amend Section 48-9-1220, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to the nomination and election of soil and water conservation
district commissioners, so as to revise the date when the number of qualified
electors in the district is ascertained for purposes of determining whether or
not a nomination petition contains a sufficient number of signatures.
02/16/89 House Introduced and read first time HJ-15
02/16/89 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources HJ-15
03/29/89 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and
Natural Resources HJ-6
03/30/89 House Read second time HJ-16
03/30/89 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day HJ-33
03/31/89 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
04/04/89 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-22
04/04/89 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources SJ-23
05/04/89 Senate Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and
Natural Resources SJ-21
05/09/89 Senate Read second time SJ-12
05/15/89 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-6
05/16/89 Ratified R 155
05/17/89 Signed By Governor
05/17/89 Effective date 05/17/89
05/17/89 Act No. 98
05/26/89 Copies available
(A98, R155, H3499)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-9-1220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DATE WHEN THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED
ELECTORS IN THE DISTRICT IS ASCERTAINED FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR
NOT A NOMINATION PETITION CONTAINS A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SIGNATURES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Date revised
SECTION 1. Section 48-9-1220 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 350 of
1988, is further amended to read:
"Section 48-9-1220. Effective November, 1982, and in November of the
appropriate years thereafter three commissioners from each district must be
elected. The election must be nonpartisan and must be conducted by the county
election commission at the same time as other county officers are elected in the
general election.
To be placed on the ballot for county offices, each candidate shall submit to
the county election commission a nominating petition with the signatures of one
hundred qualified registered electors or one percent of the qualified registered
electors of the district, whichever is lesser.
The official number of qualified registered electors of the geographical area
of any office is the number of registered electors of the area registered one
hundred twenty days before the date of the election for which the nomination
petition is being submitted.
The nominees in the petition must be placed on the appropriate official ballot
for the election if the petition is submitted to the county election commission
not later than twelve noon on August first or, if August first falls on Sunday,
not later than twelve noon on the following Monday. The form of the petition must
comply with the requirements in Section 7-11-80 pertaining to the conduct of
general elections not conflicting with this section. Candidates must be qualified
registered electors and residents of the district in which elected.
The three candidates who receive the largest number of votes cast in the
election are elected and shall assume office the following February first.
This election must be conducted pursuant to Title 7, mutatis mutandi, except
as otherwise provided for in this section.
Effective with the 1990 election, the two candidates who receive the highest
number of votes shall serve for terms of four years each and the other candidate
who receives the next highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two
years. Thereafter, their successors must be elected in a nonpartisan election
to be held at the same time as the general election for terms of four years
each."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. |