S 0593  General Bill, By Cromer
 A BILL TO AMEND ACT 485 OF 1998, AS LAST AMENDED BY ACT 309 OF 2014, RELATING
 TO THE ELECTION PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD OF
 EDUCATION, TO REMOVE THE PETITION REQUIREMENT FOR FILING AS A BOARD OF
 EDUCATION CANDIDATE AND REPLACE IT WITH FILING A STATEMENT OF INTENTION OF
 CANDIDACY.

   02/23/21  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 4)
   02/24/21  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 13)
   02/25/21  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 14)
   03/02/21  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14)
   03/02/21  House  Referred to Newberry Delegation (House Journal-page 14)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

INTRODUCED

February 23, 2021

S. 593

L. Printed 2/23/21--S.

Read the first time February 23, 2021.

TO AMEND ACT 485 OF 1998, AS LAST AMENDED BY ACT 309 OF 2014, RELATING TO THE ELECTION PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, TO REMOVE THE PETITION REQUIREMENT FOR FILING AS A BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATE AND REPLACE IT WITH FILING A STATEMENT OF INTENTION OF CANDIDACY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 1(C) of Act 485 of 1998, as last amended by Act 309 of 2014, 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 statement of intention of candidacy 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 The statement of intention of candidacy 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."

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