H*2991(Rat #0196, Act #0270 of 1981)  General Bill, By P. Freeman
 A Bill to revise the method of election and terms of office of members of the
 Board of Trustees of Fort Mill School District No. 4 in York County.

   06/02/81  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2751
   06/02/81  House  Referred to delegation from York HJ-2751
   06/11/81  House  Delegation report: Favorable with amendment York
                     HJ-3174
   06/11/81  House  Amended HJ-3175
   06/11/81  House  Read second time HJ-3176
   06/16/81  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3223
   06/16/81  Senate  Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-14
   06/18/81  Senate Read second time SJ-7
   06/23/81  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-10
   06/30/81  House  Ratified R 196 HJ-3462
   07/01/81         Signed By Governor
   07/01/81         Effective date 07/01/81
   07/01/81         Act No. 270
   07/07/81         Copies available

AN ACT TO REVISE THE METHOD OF ELECTION AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FORT MILL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 IN YORK COUNTY.

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

Board of trustees--election and terms

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the terms of the present members of the Board of Trustees of Fort Mill School District No. 4 in York County rather than expiring in March of the year in which such terms are scheduled to expire shall instead expire on the following January first. Successors to these present members shall then be elected from the district at large by the qualified electors of the district in the manner hereinafter provided for terms of office of four years each. Trustees to succeed members whose terms expire on a particular January first shall be elected in an election to be conducted by the county election commission at the same time as the general election immediately preceding that January first. These persons so elected shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election and all trustees shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualify. The board shall fill a vacancy occurring for any reason other than expiration of a term by election of a new trustee by majority vote which new trustee shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

All persons desiring to be elected to the board shall file written notice of their candidacy with the county election commission at least ten days before the election in which they desire to run. The elections shall be conducted by the county election commission in the manner governed by the election laws of this State mutatis mutandis, and the county election commission shall give at least two weeks' notice of such an election by publishing a notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The cost of the election shall be borne by York County.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 1st day of July, 1981.