H*4399(Rat #0194, Act #0389 of 2008)  General Bill, By Anthony
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 469 OF 2002, RELATING TO THE UNION COUNTY BOARD OF SCHOOL
 TRUSTEES AND THE UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO REVISE THE TIME PERIOD
 WHEN CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD MUST FILE STATEMENTS OF CANDIDACY. -
 ratified title

   01/08/08  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-60
   01/08/08  House  Referred to Union Delegation HJ-61
   01/16/08  House  Delegation report: Favorable Union Delegation HJ-3
   01/17/08  House  Read second time HJ-15
   01/17/08  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-16
   01/18/08  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   01/22/08  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar SJ-5
   02/05/08  Senate Read second time SJ-29
   02/06/08  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-23
   02/13/08         Ratified R 194
   02/19/08         Signed By Governor
   02/21/08         Copies available
   02/21/08         Effective date 02/19/08
   08/06/08         Act No. 389

(A389, R194, H4399)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 469 OF 2002, RELATING TO THE UNION COUNTY BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES AND THE UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO REVISE THE TIME PERIOD WHEN CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD MUST FILE STATEMENTS OF CANDIDACY.

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

Filing period revised

SECTION    1.    Section 1(B) of Act 469 of 2002 is amended to read:

"(B)    Each member of the board must be elected by the qualified electors of that district. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall file written notice of candidacy with the county election commission during a filing period to open at noon on August first and to end at noon on August fifteenth, Saturdays and Sundays excepted. This notice of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, residence address, voting precinct, period of residence in the election district from which election is sought, and other information as the county election commission requires."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 13th day of February, 2008.

Approved the 19th day of February, 2008.