S*0239(Rat #0461, Act #0423 of 1988)  General Bill, By J.M. Long
 A Bill to amend Section 7-9-100, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the state conventions of political parties, so as to permit the
 convention to be held in any location the state committee determines to have
 adequate facilities, to require the state committee to provide accommodations
 information to delegates, and to prohibit the use of state funds for holding
 conventions.-amended title

   01/15/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-159
   01/15/87  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-159
   02/25/87  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-657
   02/26/87  Senate Special order SJ-709
   03/03/87  Senate Debate interrupted SJ-745
   03/04/87  Senate Read second time SJ-766
   03/04/87  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-766
   03/05/87  Senate Special order SJ-807
   03/24/87  Senate Debate interrupted SJ-1013
   03/25/87  Senate Amended SJ-1035
   03/25/87  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1036
   03/31/87  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-1480
   04/01/87  House  Objection by Rep. McTeer HJ-1532
   04/02/87  House  Objection by Rep. White, Blanding & Gordon HJ-1597
   03/23/88  House  Read second time HJ-2265
   03/24/88  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-2338
   03/30/88         Ratified R 461
   04/05/88         Signed By Governor
   04/05/88         Effective date 04/05/88
   04/05/88         Act No. 423
   04/12/88         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-9-100, CODE OF LA&S OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE CONVENTIONS OF POLITICAL PARTIES, SO AS TO PERMIT THE CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN ANY LOCATION THE STATE COMMITTEE DETERMINES TO HAVE ADEQUATE FACILITIES, TO REQUIRE THE STATE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS INFORMATION TO DELEGATES, AND TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF STATE FUNDS FOR HOLDING CONVENTIONS.

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

State conventions

SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 7-9-100 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"The state convention shall meet at a location in this State determined by the state committee to have adequate facilities during a twelve-month period ending April fifteenth of every general election year on a day and at a time fixed by the state committee and announced publicly at least ten days before the meeting. The state committee shall notify the delegates to the state convention of the accommodations that are available for the delegates during the convention. This listing must be as complete as practicable and must include the accommodations in close proximity to the convention site as well as any other accommodations that are chosen by the state committee. This notice must include the name and location of the accommodations, the cost per day, and any discounts or surcharges that are applicable during the period of the convention. Should the state committee fix the date for the state convention in a nongeneral election year, it must be held for the purpose of reorganization only. The convention to be held for the purpose of nominating candidates for public office to be filled in the general election must be held in the general election year. At the time that the state committee sets the date for the state convention it shall set what month during the twelve-month period ending March thirty-first of every general election year that the county convention must be held. If it sets a month in a nongeneral election year for the county conventions to be held for the purpose of reorganization, it must also set a month during the general election year for the county convention to be reconvened for the purpose of nominating candidates for public office to be filled in the general election. Sufficient advance notice of the month set for county conventions must be given to county executive committees so that the public notices required by law may be met. The convention must be composed of delegates elected by the county conventions. Each county is entitled to one delegate for each six thousand residents of the county, according to the latest official United States Census, plus two additional members. If a county has a fractional portion of population of at least three thousand residents above its last six thousand resident figure it is entitled to an additional delegate. When the state convention assembles, it must be called to order by the chairman of the state committee. A temporary president must be nominated and elected by the convention, and after its organization the convention shall proceed immediately to the election of permanent officers and to the transaction of business. When the business has concluded it shall adjourn sine die, or may recess. But the state chairman may recall the state convention into special session at any time he determines appropriate."

State funds prohibited

SECTION 2. No state funds shall in any manner be used for the purpose of holding conventions pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-9-100 of the 1976 Code, as amended.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.