H*5066(Rat #0190, Act #0293 of 2016)  General Bill, By Herbkersman, Erickson, 
Bowers, Bradley, Newton and Hodges
 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 589 OF 1986, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BEAUFORT COUNTY
 BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE CANDIDATES SEEKING ELECTION TO SUBMIT A
 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY RATHER THAN SUBMIT SIGNED PETITIONS. - ratified title

   03/08/16  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 32)
   03/08/16  House  Referred to Beaufort Delegation (House Journal-page 32)
   04/21/16  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Erickson, Bowers, Bradley, Newton, Hodges
   04/21/16  House  Recalled from Beaufort Delegation
                     (House Journal-page 31)
   04/22/16         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/26/16  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 111)
   04/26/16  House  Roll call Yeas-83  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 111)
   04/27/16  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 9)
   04/28/16  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 15)
   05/11/16  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18)
   05/12/16  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 9)
   05/17/16         Ratified R 190
   05/23/16         Signed By Governor
   05/26/16         Effective date 05/23/16
   07/14/16         Act No. 293

(A293, R190, H5066)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 589 OF 1986, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE CANDIDATES SEEKING ELECTION TO SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY RATHER THAN SUBMIT SIGNED PETITIONS.

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

Candidates for Beaufort County Board of Education to submit statements of candidacy

SECTION    1.    Section 1(B) of Act 589 of 1986, as last amended by Act 406 of 2002, is further amended to read:

"(B)    Notice of the general election must be published by the Beaufort County Election Commission in a newspaper of general circulation in the districts from which members of the board are elected, and the notice must contain appropriate information concerning the election. The notice must be published not earlier than one hundred fifty days and not later than one hundred twenty days before the date of the election.

(1)    To have his name placed on the ballot as a candidate in the general election, a person shall submit to the Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration and Elections a statement of candidacy not later than twelve o'clock noon on August fifteenth or, if August fifteenth falls on a Saturday or Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday.

(2)    Section 7-13-352 of the 1976 Code, must govern the process of nomination by statement of candidacy and verification of candidates' qualifications for the elections established by this act."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 17th day of May, 2016.

Approved the 23rd day of May, 2016.