S*322 Session 106 (1985-1986)
S*0322(Rat #0350, Act #0613 of 1986) General Bill, By Courson, Giese,
I.E. Lourie and I.D. Newman
A Bill to provide that the trustees of Richland County School Districts No. 1
and No. 2 must be elected in nonpartisan elections and to provide for the
manner in which these trustees are elected.-amended title
03/06/85 Senate Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
referenc SJ-760
03/14/85 Senate Read second time SJ-880
03/15/85 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-889
03/19/85 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-1396
03/20/85 House Referred to delegation from Richland HJ-1488
02/20/86 House Delegation report: Favorable with amendment
Richland HJ-894
02/25/86 House Amended HJ-932
02/25/86 House Read second time HJ-939
02/26/86 House Read third time HJ-982
02/26/86 House Returned HJ-982
02/26/86 Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-739
03/04/86 Ratified R 350
03/05/86 Signed By Governor
03/05/86 Effective date 03/05/86
03/05/86 Act No. 613
03/12/86 Copies available
(A613, R350, S322)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE TRUSTEES OF RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS NO. 1
AND NO. 2 MUST BE ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER
IN WHICH THESE TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Trustees to be elected in nonpartisan elections
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the members of the Boards
of Trustees of Richland County School Districts Nos. 1 and 2 must be elected in
nonpartisan elections to be held and conducted in the manner hereinafter provided
by this act.
Richland School District No. 1, elected from single-member district
SECTION 2. (A) In Richland School District No. 1, one trustee must be elected
from each of the four defined single-member election districts established in
this section and three trustees must be elected from the district at large. In
1986 and every four years thereafter, successors to the three members of the
board whose terms expire in 1986 must be elected from election districts 1 and
3 respectively and one member must be elected at large. In 1988 and every four
years thereafter, successors to the four members of the board whose terms expire
in 1988 must be elected from election districts 2 and 4 respectively and two
members must be elected at large.
(B) For purposes of the provisions of subsection (A) of this section, the four
defined single-member election districts from which one member of the board of
trustees of Richland School District No. 1 must be elected are as follows:
DISTRICT 1 POPULATION
Tract 103.01 (SD1 Pt.) 1,339
104.05 4,768
104.06 7,392
104.03 3,316
104.04 2,646
101 (SD1 Pt.) 1,002
102 (SD1 Pt.) 2,798
114.01 (SD1 Pt.) 813
107.01 4,236
107.02 4,743
105.01 2,489
107.03 Pt.
BG 1 1,906
BG 2 910
B. 310-314, 307
301-303, 77
317-322 323
Tract 106 Pt.
Rest of Division 5,481
Tract 3 Pt.
Rest of Division 1,776
Tract 105.02 Pt. 1,161
Less B. 121 ( 71)
Less B. 115, 120, 123 ( 219)
TOTAL 47,193
Variation = - 4.29%
DISTRICT 2 POPULATION
Tract 106 Pt. 7,623
Less Rest of Division (5,481)
Tract 3 Pt. 3,949
Less Rest of Division (1,776)
Tract 1 2,845
2 1,785
4 2,054
6 Pt. 2,420
Less (Rest of Division) Pt.:
B. 222, 228, 229,
201-203, 224-226 (91)
Tract 5 Pt. 3,194
Less B. 238 (592)
Tract 109 2,953
110 2,003
8 1,629
9 3,342
10 5,455
11 Pt. 4,983
Less B. 214, 219-225, 301, 323 (230)
Tract 111.01 3,385
111.02 (SD1 Pt.) 2,917
112.02 3,634
113.01 (SD1 Pt.) 1,717
108.04 (SD1 Pt.) 1,870
112.01 Pt.
B. 101 67
Tract 7 Pt. 2,034
Less BG 1, (471)
B. 201-207, 209, (209)
B. 208, 210-218, (488)
BG 3 (866)
Tract 107.03 (SD1 Pt.) 5,427
Less BG 1, (1,906)
BG 2, ( 910)
B. 310-314, ( 307)
301-303, ( 77)
317-322 ( 323)
Tract 16 Pt.
B. 101-105 56
TOTAL 51,615
Variation = + 4.68%
DISTRICT 3 POPULATION
Tract 112.01 Pt. 2,109
Less B. 101 (67)
Tract 24 3,529
25 3,890
23 2,287
21 3,079
22 1,656
27 2,816
19 3,600
20.01 3,602
20.02 371
14 1,113
13 4,259
15 Pt. 1,188
Less B. 104, 105, 112, (53)
120-121, 203-206, (36)
211-212 (546)
Tract 18 Pt.
B. 105, 205 1,603
Tract 28 Pt.
B. 104-106, 108, 109 94
B. 114, 116, 117 1,145
Tract 26 Pt. 10,473
Less B. 616-622 (1,315)
Tract 116.04 Pt.
Columbia Pt.
B. 304, 310 361
Rest of Division Pt.:
B. 310-311 345
Tract 116.03 Pt. 3,159
Less B. 111-123 (440)
Tract 7 Pt.
BG 1 471
B. 201-207, 209 209
Tract 5 Pt.
B. 238 592
Tract 12 1,607
Tract 11 Pt.
B. 214, 219-225,
301, 323 230
TOTAL 51,331
Variation = + 4.10%
DISTRICT 4 POPULATION
Tract 116.03 Pt.
B. 111-123 440
Tract 116.04 Pt. 3,687
Less Columbia Pt.:
B. 304, 310 (361)
Less Rest of Division Pt.:
B. 310-311 (345)
Tract 26 Pt.
B. 616-622 1,315
Tract 28 Pt. 1,875
Less B. 104-106, 108, 109 (94)
Less B. 114, 116, 117 (1,145)
Tract 18 Pt. 1,665
Less B. 105, 205 (1,603)
Tract 15 Pt.
B. 104, 105, 112, 53
B. 120, 121, 203-206, 36
B. 211-212 546
Tract 16 Pt. 1,154
Less B. 101-105 (56)
Tract 17 1,593
Tract 7 Pt.
B. 208 72
210-218 416
B. 63 866
Tract 6 Pt. -0-
Rest of Division Pt.
B. 222, 228, 229, 201-203,
224-226 91
Tract 105.02 Pt.
Rest of Division Pt.:
B. 121 71
Columbia Pt.:
B. 115, 120, 123 219
Tract 117.01 3,109
117.02 4,411
118 6,035
120 4,724
119.01 4,783
119.02 2,963
116.05 7,429
116.06 3,142
TOTAL 47,091
Variation = - 4.50%
Richland School District No. 2, elected at large
SECTION 3. In Richland School District No. 2, all trustees must be elected from
the school district at large. In 1986 and every four years thereafter,
successors to the members of the board of School District No. 2 whose terms
expire in 1986 must be elected. In 1988 and every four years thereafter,
successors to the members of the board of School District No. 2 whose terms
expire in 1988 must be elected.
Terms of trustees, vacancies
SECTION 4. Trustees from both school districts must be elected for terms of
office of four years each and shall serve until their successors are selected and
qualify. Trustees from both school districts must also be elected in nonpartisan
elections to be conducted at the same time as the general election of the
applicable year in the manner provided in this act.
Vacancies on both school boards must be filled in the same manner that
vacancies on the county council are filled.
At-large members must be resident of school district
SECTION 5. The at-large members of the boards must be residents of the school
district of which they are a member and must be elected from the district at
large by the qualified electors of the district. The members of the board of
Richland School District No. 1 elected from defined single-member election
districts must be residents of those election districts and must be elected by
the qualified electors of those election districts. All persons desiring to
qualify as a candidate and be elected to the boards 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 prior to the election.
This notice of candidacy must be a sworn statement and shall include the
candidate's name, age, voting precinct, period of residence in the district,
single-member election district of residence if applicable, and other information
as the county election commission shall require.
The county commissioners of election shall conduct and supervise the elections
for members of the boards 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
thereof. 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. The
costs of the election must be borne by the district.
The results of the election must be determined in accordance with the
nonpartisan plurality method prescribed by Section 1 of Act 81 of 1977 and
designated as Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code in the 1985 Cumulative Supplement.
The members of the boards elected in such nonpartisan elections shall take
office at the first official meeting of the boards in the month of January
following their election. The current members of the boards shall continue to
serve in office until their present terms expire at which time the members
elected in the manner specified in this act shall take office.
Time effective
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor. |