S*0305(Rat #0021, Act #0133 of 2007)  General Bill, By Short
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 525 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ELECTION OF MEMBERS
 OF THE CHESTER COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT 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 AND PROVIDE FOR FILING REQUIREMENTS AND SUPERVISION OF THE ELECTIONS.
 - ratified title

   01/23/07  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar SJ-2
   01/24/07         Scrivener's error corrected
   01/24/07  Senate Read second time SJ-24
   01/24/07  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-24
   01/25/07  Senate Read third time and sent to House
   01/30/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   01/30/07  House  Referred to Chester Delegation HJ-14
   03/27/07  House  Delegation report: Favorable Chester Delegation HJ-2
   03/28/07  House  Read second time HJ-8
   03/29/07  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-27
   04/12/07         Ratified R 21
   04/18/07         Signed By Governor
   04/25/07         Copies available
   04/25/07         Effective date 04/18/07
   07/30/07         Act No. 133

(A133, R21, S305)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 525 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE CHESTER COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT 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 AND PROVIDE FOR FILING REQUIREMENTS AND SUPERVISION OF THE ELECTIONS.

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

Election of school trustees

SECTION    1.    Section 4 of Act 525 of 1982, as last amended by Act 265 of 1985, is further amended by adding subsections (E) and (F) at the end to read:

"(E)    Beginning with the 2008 general election, 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.

(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 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 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."

Applicability

SECTION    2.    This act applies to the 2008 general election for those members elected from Districts 1, 2, and 5. This act applies to the 2010 general election for those members elected from Districts 3, 4, and 6 and the at-large member.

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 12th day of April, 2007.

Approved the 18th day of April, 2007.