H 4909 General Bill, By Bales
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 4-9-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING
 TO THE AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT A REFERENDUM TO DETERMINE A CHANGE IN THE FORM
 OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT, NUMBER OF COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS, OR METHODS OF
 ELECTION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD TO CHANGE THE METHODS OF
 ELECTION OF COUNTY COUNCILS AND PROVIDE FOR AND LIMIT THE ALTERNATE METHODS OF
 ELECTION WHICH MAY BE ESTABLISHED.

   04/12/00  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-23
   04/12/00  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-24

TO AMEND SECTION 4-9-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT A REFERENDUM TO DETERMINE A CHANGE IN THE FORM OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT, NUMBER OF COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS, OR METHODS OF ELECTION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD TO CHANGE THE METHODS OF ELECTION OF COUNTY COUNCILS AND PROVIDE FOR AND LIMIT THE ALTERNATE METHODS OF ELECTION WHICH MAY BE ESTABLISHED.

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

SECTION 1. Section 4-9-10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(f) In addition to the referendum authorized to change the form of government and number and composition of county councils in subsection (c) of this section, the referendum may be held to change the methods of election of county councils. The alternate methods of election which may be established by the referendum are limited to:

(1) at large from the county;

(2) from defined single-member election districts;

(3) at large with residency requirements;

(4) any combination of (1), (2), and (3);

(5) any other method in effect in the county when the referendum is held."

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