S*287 Session 106 (1985-1986)
S*0287(Rat #0051, Act #0290 of 1985) General Bill, By N.W. Smith
A Bill to amend Act 260 of 1981, relating to the election of the School Board
of Trustees of Pickens County, so as to require that persons desiring to
qualify as candidates for the School Board of Trustees file written notice
with the County Election Commission.
02/26/85 Senate Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
referenc SJ-642
02/28/85 Senate Read second time SJ-717
03/01/85 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-727
03/05/85 House Introduced and read first time HJ-1095
03/05/85 House Referred to delegation from Pickens HJ-1095
03/13/85 House Delegation report: Favorable Pickens HJ-1253
03/14/85 House Read second time HJ-1298
03/19/85 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-1399
03/28/85 Ratified R 51
04/02/85 Signed By Governor
04/02/85 Effective date 04/02/85
04/02/85 Act No. 290
04/10/85 Copies available
(A290, R51, S287)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 260 OF 1981, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OF PICKENS COUNTY, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT PERSONS DESIRING TO QUALIFY
AS CANDIDATES FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FILE WRITTEN NOTICE WITH THE
COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Qualification of candidates
SECTION 1. Act 260 of 1981 is amended by adding:
"Section 1A. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall file
written notice of their candidacy with the county election commission at least
thirty days before the date set for any election but not earlier than sixty days
prior to an election. This notice of candidacy must be a sworn statement and
shall include the candidate's name, age, voting precinct, single-member election
district in which the candidate resides, period of residence in the district, and
any other information the county election commission may require.
The county commissioners of election shall conduct and supervise all elections
for members of the board in the manner governed by the election laws of this
State mutatis mutandi. The commissioners shall prepare the necessary ballots,
appoint managers for the voting precincts, and do all things necessary to carry
out the elections, including the counting of ballots and declaring the results.
The commissioners shall advertise the date of the election sixty days preceding
the election in the newspapers of general circulation published in Pickens County
and shall publish a second notice two weeks thereafter. The cost of the
elections is borne by Pickens County. The results of the election must be
determined in accordance with the nonpartisan plurality method prescribed by
Section 1 of Act 81 of 1977."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor. |