S*1105 Session 111 (1995-1996)
S*1105(Rat #0244, Act #0527 of 1996) General Bill, By Martin and Alexander
A Bill to amend Section 1A of Act 260 of 1981, as amended, relating to the
Pickens County School Board of Trustees, so as to provide that the notice of
candidacy required to be filed shall be filed not later than twelve o'clock
noon on September first or, if September first falls on Sunday, not later than
twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday and to provide that the notice of
candidacy shall not be filed earlier than August first, or if August first
falls on a Sunday, not earlier than the following Monday.
02/06/96 Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
reference SJ-171
02/07/96 Senate Read second time SJ-14
02/08/96 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-15
02/13/96 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-24
02/14/96 House Read second time HJ-14
02/15/96 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-12
02/27/96 Ratified R 244
03/04/96 Signed By Governor
03/04/96 Effective date 03/04/96
03/15/96 Copies available
08/29/96 Act No. 527
(A527, R244, S1105)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1A OF ACT 260 OF 1981, AS
AMENDED, RELATING TO THE PICKENS COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOTICE
OF CANDIDACY REQUIRED TO BE FILED SHALL BE FILED NOT
LATER THAN TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON ON SEPTEMBER FIRST
OR, IF SEPTEMBER FIRST FALLS ON A SUNDAY, NOT LATER
THAN TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY
AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOTICE OF CANDIDACY SHALL
NOT BE FILED EARLIER THAN AUGUST FIRST, OR IF AUGUST
FIRST FALLS ON A SUNDAY, NOT EARLIER THAN THE
FOLLOWING MONDAY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
Filing period revised
SECTION 1. Section 1A of Act 260 of 1981, as last amended by Act
182 of 1995, is further amended to read:
"Section 1A. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall
file written notice of their candidacy with the county election commission
not later than September first or, if September first falls on a Sunday, not
later than the following Monday. A notice of candidacy shall not be
filed earlier than August first, or if August first falls on a Sunday, not
earlier than the following Monday. 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 if
a candidate for a seat on the board from one of the six single-member
election districts, seat number the candidate desires to file for if a
candidate for one of the three numbered at-large seats on the board,
period of residence in the single-member election district or school
district as applicable, and any other information the county election
commission requires.
At the time of filing written notice of his candidacy with the county
election commission, a candidate also shall pay a filing fee equal to one
percent of the total salary for the term of this office or one hundred
dollars, whichever amount is greater. These filing fees must be used to
offset the costs of the elections.
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 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 4th day of March, 1996. |