S 1194 Session 109 (1991-1992)
S 1194 General Bill, By M.T. Rose
A Bill to amend Act 535 of 1982, as amended, relating to the requirement that
members of the Board of Trustees of Summerville School District 2 of
Dorchester County must be elected rather than appointed, so as to provide that
vacancies on the Board must be filled at the next general election or at a
special election if the vacancies occur more than one hundred eighty days
before the next election instead of the county legislative delegation filling
the vacancies by appointment, and provide that if the vacancies occur one
hundred eighty days or less before the general election, the members of the
governing body of the county representing persons residing in the District
shall fill the vacancies.
01/16/92 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-16
01/16/92 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-16
A BILL
TO AMEND ACT 535 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
REQUIREMENT THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF SUMMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 OF
DORCHESTER COUNTY MUST BE ELECTED RATHER THAN
APPOINTED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VACANCIES ON THE
BOARD MUST BE FILLED AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
OR AT A SPECIAL ELECTION IF THE VACANCIES OCCUR
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS BEFORE THE
NEXT ELECTION INSTEAD OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE
DELEGATION FILLING THE VACANCIES BY APPOINTMENT,
AND PROVIDE THAT IF THE VACANCIES OCCUR ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OR LESS BEFORE THE GENERAL
ELECTION, THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
COUNTY REPRESENTING PERSONS RESIDING IN THE
DISTRICT SHALL FILL THE VACANCIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2(b) of Act 535 of 1982, as last amended by
Act 536 of 1986, is further amended to read:
"(b) Beginning January 1, 1983, the board of trustees of
Summerville School District 2 shall consist of seven members who must
be residents of the district they represent and who must be elected at
large by the qualified electors of that district. Members of the board
must be elected in a nonpartisan election conducted by the county
election commission at the time of the 1982 general election. The seven
candidates receiving the highest number of votes are elected. The four
elected members of the board receiving the highest vote shall serve
terms of four years and the three elected members receiving the next
highest vote serve initial terms of two years each. Thereafter, their
successors must be elected in nonpartisan elections held at the time of
the general election every two years, as terms expire, for terms of four
years. All members of the board shall serve until their successors are
elected and qualify. Vacancies on the board must be filled by
appointment of the county legislative delegation until at the
next general election, or at a special election if the vacancy occurs
more than one hundred eighty days before the next general election,
at which time a successor must be elected in the same manner provided
in this act for the unexpired term or for a full term as the case may be.
If the vacancy occurs one hundred eighty days or less before the
general election, the members of the governing body of the county
representing persons residing in the district shall fill the vacancy.
Any A person who wishes to become a candidate for
election to the board shall file a petition containing the signatures of at
least two hundred fifty qualified electors residing in the district with the
Dorchester County Election Commission at least sixty days before the
date set for the election but not earlier than ninety days prior to
before the election. Except for the number of signatures
required, the petition must meet the requirements of Article 1, Chapter
11, Title 7 of the 1976 Code. When certified, the commission shall
place the name of the candidate on the ballot without regard to party
affiliation.
A separate, nonpartisan ballot must be used for the election of the
board. It shall comply substantially with the provisions of Article 3,
Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code, mutatis mutandi. The expenses of
the election must be borne by the district."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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