S*0938(Rat #0500, Act #0504 of 1996)  General Bill, By Short
 A Bill to provide that the members of the Chester County School Board of
 Trustees must be elected in nonpartisan elections to be held at the same time
 as the General Election, to provide for the applicability of the nonpartisan
 election provisions to specific seats in specific years, and to provide for
 certain election procedures in regard to the conduct of these
 elections.-amended title

   10/10/95  Senate Prefiled
   10/10/95  Senate Referred to delegation from Chester
   01/09/96  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-67
   01/09/96  Senate Referred to delegation from Chester SJ-67
   01/23/96  Senate Recalled from delegation Chester SJ-6
   01/23/96  Senate Read second time SJ-6
   01/24/96  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-13
   01/24/96  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   01/24/96  House  Referred to delegation from Chester HJ-14
   01/25/96  House  Delegation report: Favorable Chester HJ-36
   01/30/96  House  Debate adjourned HJ-12
   01/31/96  House  Read second time HJ-13
   02/01/96  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-14
   06/12/96  House  Recalled from Legislative Council HJ-85
   06/12/96  House   Reconsider vote whereby read third time and
                     enrolled HJ-85
   06/12/96  House  Amended HJ-85
   06/12/96  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-85
   06/13/96  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-10
   06/13/96         Ratified R 500
   06/20/96         Became law without Governor's signature
   06/20/96         Effective date 06/20/96
   07/02/96         Copies available
   08/29/96         Act No. 504

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST BE ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS TO BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS THE GENERAL ELECTION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THE NONPARTISAN ELECTION PROVISIONS TO SPECIFIC SEATS IN SPECIFIC YEARS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN ELECTION PROCEDURES IN REGARD TO THE CONDUCT OF THESE ELECTIONS.

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

Nonpartisan elections

SECTION 1. The members of the Chester County School Board of Trustees must be elected in a nonpartisan election held at the same time as the general election.

Election procedures

SECTION 2. 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 September first, or if September first 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 election commission shall conduct and supervise the elections for trustees in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis.

Inconsistent acts repealed

SECTION 3. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are repealed.

Applicability

SECTION 4. This act applies to the 1996 general election for those members elected from Seats 1, 2, and 5. This act applies to the 1998 general election for those members elected from Seats 3, 4, 6, and 7.

Time effective

SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/20/96.