S*0031(Rat #0198, Act #0160)  General Bill, By Moore
 A Bill to amend Section 6-11-70, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the authority of the governing body of a county to establish
 a uniform election date for the election of members of the governing bodies of
 any special purpose district within the county, the districts to which this
 Section does not apply, and the filing of a statement of candidacy for
 election as a Commissioner of a special purpose district, so as to provide
 that only a certain portion of this Section, rather than the entire Section,
 does not apply to districts in counties that have adopted, by ordinance,
 uniform election dates for districts within those counties before the
 effective date of this Section.-amended title

   01/12/93  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-34
   01/12/93  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-34
   01/20/93  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-21
   01/26/93  Senate Read second time SJ-35
   01/27/93  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-15
   01/28/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   01/28/93  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11
   04/27/93  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-8
   05/06/93  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 11, 1993 HJ-64
   05/12/93  House  Amended HJ-22
   05/12/93  House  Read second time HJ-22
   05/13/93  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-14
   05/17/93  Senate House amendment amended SJ-3
   05/17/93  Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-3
   05/19/93  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-61
   06/01/93  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Sen. Moore, G. Smith,
                     Courtney SJ-27
   06/01/93  House  Conference committee appointed Gonzales, Scott &
                     Tucker HJ-116
   06/03/93  Senate Free conference powers granted
   06/03/93  Senate Free conference committee appointed Sens. Moore,
                     G. Smith, Courtney
   06/03/93  House  Free conference powers granted HJ-47
   06/03/93  House  Free conference committee appointed Gonzales,
                     Scott & Tucker HJ-48
   06/03/93  House  Free conference report received and adopted HJ-49
   06/03/93  Senate Free conference report received and adopted SJ-13
   06/03/93  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-87
   06/10/93         Ratified R 198
   06/15/93         Signed By Governor
   06/15/93         Effective date 06/15/93
   07/19/93         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM ELECTION DATE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODIES OF ANY SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT WITHIN THE COUNTY, THE DISTRICTS TO WHICH THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY, AND THE FILING OF A STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FOR ELECTION AS A COMMISSIONER OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY A CERTAIN PORTION OF THIS SECTION, RATHER THAN THE ENTIRE SECTION, DOES NOT APPLY TO DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED, BY ORDINANCE, UNIFORM ELECTION DATES FOR DISTRICTS WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.

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

Inapplicable provisions revised

SECTION 1. Section 6-11-70(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by an act of 1993 bearing ratification number 109, is amended to read:

"(C) The provisions of subsection (A) do not apply to districts in counties that have adopted, by ordinance, uniform election dates for districts within those counties before the effective date of this section."

Time effective

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

Approved the 15th day of June, 1993.