S 315 Session 110 (1993-1994)
S 0315 General Bill, By M.T. Rose
A Bill to amend Chapter 1 of Title 2, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to the General Assembly, by adding Section 2-1-210, so as to require
that the votes cast by members of any county legislative delegation which
relate only to one county must be made pursuant to a formula which takes into
account the respective population represented by each member of that
delegation with regard to any matter.
01/27/93 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
01/27/93 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9
A BILL
TO AMEND CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 2, CODE OF LAWS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-210, SO AS TO
REQUIRE THAT THE VOTES CAST BY MEMBERS OF ANY
COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION WHICH RELATE ONLY
TO ONE COUNTY MUST BE MADE PURSUANT TO A
FORMULA WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE RESPECTIVE
POPULATION REPRESENTED BY EACH MEMBER OF THAT
DELEGATION WITH REGARD TO ANY MATTER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by
adding:
"Section 2-1-210. Any action which requires a vote by the
county legislative delegation which relates to matters affecting only
one county must utilize the weighted voting formula provided herein.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to votes taken with
regard to appointments made to statewide boards, commissions,
authorities, or any other governmental entity that has representatives
on its governing body from more than one county.
The number of residents in a county comprising the district
represented by a member of the Senate must be divided by the total
population of that county. The number of residents in a county
comprising the district represented by a member of the House of
Representatives must be divided by the total population of that county.
To determine the relative weight of the vote for the respective House
and Senate members, the resulting percentages must then be divided
by two and rounded to the nearest whole number, except in those
instances below .5 which shall be rounded to equal one.
For the purposes of this section, county legislative delegation is
defined to include each member of the House of Representatives and
of the Senate whose district includes any portion of the geographic
area of a given county.
Population totals to be used for the above calculation must be based
upon the decennial census used to establish the respective House and
Senate districts."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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