H*5134(Rat #0202, Act #0309 of 2014)  General Bill, By W.J. McLeod
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 485 OF 1998, RELATING TO THE ELECTION PROCEDURES
 APPLICABLE TO THE NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO AMEND THE
 FILING PERIOD DATES AND THE DATES THAT THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION SHALL
 EXAMINE PETITIONS AND VERIFY SIGNATURES. - ratified title

   04/29/14  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 21)
   04/30/14  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 73)
   04/30/14  House  Roll call Yeas-83  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 73)
   05/01/14  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 21)
   05/01/14  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 14)
   05/06/14  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18)
   05/07/14  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 8)
   05/15/14         Ratified R 202
   05/16/14         Signed By Governor
   05/27/14         Effective date 05/16/14
   09/08/14         Act No. 309

(A309, R202, H5134)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 485 OF 1998, RELATING TO THE ELECTION PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO AMEND THE FILING PERIOD DATES AND THE DATES THAT THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION SHALL EXAMINE PETITIONS AND VERIFY SIGNATURES.

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

Election procedures revised

SECTION    1.    Section 1(C) of Act 485 of 1998 is amended to read:

"(C)    Each member of the board must be elected by the qualified electors of the single-member district from which he seeks election. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall file a petition with the county election commission on forms furnished by the commission and shall pay a filing fee of one hundred dollars to be retained by the county election commission. This petition must be a sworn statement stating the candidate's name, age, election district in which he resides and from which he seeks election, voting precinct, period of residence in the county and election district, and other information as the county election commission requires. The petition must bear the signatures of not less than two percent of the qualified electors of the election district for which he offers as a candidate. The filing period opens at twelve o'clock noon on July first and closes at twelve o'clock noon on July fifteenth or, if July fifteenth falls on Saturday or Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. The county election commission shall examine the petition bearing signatures and verify the signatures not later than twelve o'clock noon on August fifteenth or, if August fifteenth falls on Saturday or Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 16th day of May, 2014.