H*4842 Session 110 (1993-1994)
H*4842(Rat #0376, Act #0592) General Bill, By P.H. Thomas, Kennedy and
J.J. Snow
Similar(S 1231)
A Bill to provide that trustees of the Georgetown County School District must
be elected in a nonpartisan election held at the time of the general election,
to provide that persons may become candidates by filing a statement of
candidacy, and to provide the method of determining results and the date the
trustees take office.
03/01/94 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-17
03/02/94 House Read second time HJ-15
03/07/94 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-10
03/08/94 Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
reference SJ-7
03/09/94 Senate Amended SJ-18
03/09/94 Senate Read second time SJ-18
03/09/94 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day SJ-18
03/10/94 Senate Read third time and returned to House with
amendments SJ-6
03/22/94 House Debate adjourned on amendments HJ-64
03/23/94 House Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until
Thursday, March 24, 1994 HJ-33
04/06/94 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-22
04/14/94 Ratified R 376
04/20/94 Signed By Governor
04/20/94 Effective date 04/20/94
05/02/94 Copies available
(A592, R376, H4842)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT TRUSTEES OF THE GEORGETOWN
COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE ELECTED IN A
NONPARTISAN ELECTION HELD AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL
ELECTION, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS MAY BECOME
CANDIDATES BY FILING A STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY, AND
TO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF DETERMINING RESULTS AND
THE DATE THE TRUSTEES TAKE OFFICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Trustees of Georgetown County School District to be elected in
nonpartisan elections
SECTION 1. (A) Beginning with the 1994 election, the trustees of the
Georgetown County School District must be elected in a nonpartisan
election held at the time of the general election. All persons desiring to
qualify as a candidate shall file written notice of candidacy with the county
election commission at least sixty days before the date set for the election
but not earlier than ninety days before the election. The filing fee must be
determined by the county election commission. This notice of candidacy
must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age,
residence address, voting precinct, and other information the county
election commission requires.
(B) The county commissioners of election shall conduct and supervise
the elections for trustees of the district in the manner governed by the
election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis. 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 ninety days preceding the election in a
newspaper of general circulation published in the district and shall publish
a second notice thirty days before the election.
(C) The results of the election must be determined in the manner
provided in Section 5-15-62 of the 1976 Code for the determination of
election results under the nonpartisan election and runoff election
method.
(D) The trustees of the district elected in these nonpartisan elections
take office one week following certification of their election as provided in
Section 59-19-315 of the 1976 Code.
Trustees to continue to serve
SECTION 2. Trustees of the Georgetown County School District whose
terms end after 1994 shall continue to serve until the expiration of their
terms, after which their successors must be elected as provided in this
act.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 20th day of April, 1994. |