S*0793(Rat #0345, Act #0561 of 1982)  General Bill, By Leatherman
 A Bill to reapportion the defined single-member election districts from which
 the members of the governing body of Marion County are elected.

   02/11/82  Senate  Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-7
   03/04/82  Senate Amended SJ-18
   03/04/82  Senate Read second time SJ-21
   03/05/82  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-2
   03/09/82  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-1285
   03/11/82  House  Read second time HJ-1358
   03/12/82  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-1394
   03/18/82  Senate Ratified R 345 SJ-46
   03/22/82         Signed By Governor
   03/22/82         Effective date 03/22/82
   03/22/82         Act No. 561
   04/02/82         Copies available

AN ACT TO REAPPORTION THE DEFINED SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF MARION COUNTY ARE ELECTED.

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

Marion County Council--reapportioned

Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and beginning with the general election of 1982, the seven defined single-member election districts as established by Act 866 of 1976 for the Marion County Council are hereby reapportioned as follows:

District Number and Population of

Composition Districts Variance

District No. 1

ED 872-C 45

ED 863 962

ED 862 1,019

ED 872-A 1,002

ED 869 1,137

ED 870 236

ED 867 388

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4,789 - 1.93

District No. 2

ED 864 1,325

ED 865 1,501

ED 871 1,827

ED 878 384

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5,037 + 3.15

District No. 3

ED 881-T 1,881

ED 881-U 324

ED 877 1,266

ED 874 1,327

ED 880 0

ED 861 0

ED 879 20

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4,818 - 1.33

District No. 4

ED 851-T 1,936

ED 852 1,834

ED 854 1,026

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4,796 - 1.78

District No. 5

ED 850 606

ED 853 1,045

ED 855 699

ED 859 1,259

ED 860 1,252

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4,861 - 0.45

District No. 6

ED 868 140

ED 857 878

ED 858 1,129

ED 873 673

ED 856 1,826

ED 851-U 227

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4,873 - 0.20

District No. 7

ED 866 2,848

ED 875 646

ED 876-A 1,511

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5,005 + 2.50

High + 3.15

Low - 1.93

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Total 5.08

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2, elections for district numbers 3, 5, and 7 shall be held in 1982 and district numbers 1, 2, 4, and 6 shall be held in 1984.

Terms

Section 2. Any member of county council whose term does not expire until two years after reapportionment provided for in Section 1 may continue to serve out his full four-year term as provided for by Marion County Council Ordinance No. 80-9-9. To accomplish this purpose the following provisions are incorporated into the election provisions for the county council of Marion County. The defined single-member election districts for Marion County shall be separately numbered and each seat shall constitute a separate and distinct office to which a corresponding district number shall be assigned. This requirement includes both the defined election districts as established by Act 866 of 1976 and the provisions set forth in Section 1 above. Council members shall be elected to a specific office by the qualified electors of the district in which they reside. The total population variance between defined election districts shall not exceed ten percent. Once any district is reapportioned in the county, all districts in the county shall be deemed to be reapportioned districts. The term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change resulting from reapportionment in the boundaries of the election district from which he has been elected. At the first election for members of county council following reapportionment of election districts, council members shall be elected under the new reapportionment plan for each district that has the same district number as the district in which the incumbent's term of office is due to expire. Provided, however, that if any seat should become vacant after election districts have been reapportioned but prior to the expiration of the incumbent's term of office due to death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the resulting vacancy shall be filled under the new reapportionment plan in the manner provided by law for the district that has the same district number as the district from which the council member whose office is vacant was elected. For the purpose of this section, a council member shall be deemed a resident of the district he represents as long as he resides in any part of the district as constituted at the time of his election.

Time effective

Section 3. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor.