H*2119(Rat #0029, Act #0247 of 1987)  General Bill, By  House Delegations
 A Bill by the Aiken Delegation to establish single-member election districts
 for the School Board of Aiken County, provide for the election of its members,
 establish the terms, provide that a special election must be held following
 notification of preclearance from the United States Justice Department to
 elect members of the Board, provide for a transition period for members
 elected at that time and thereafter, provide for the filling of vacancies, and
 provide a method by which candidates names are placed on the ballot.-amended
 title

   01/13/87  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-61
   01/13/87  House  Referred to delegation from Aiken HJ-61
   02/17/87  House  Delegation report: Favorable with amendment Aiken
                     HJ-540
   02/18/87  House  Amended HJ-591
   02/18/87  House  Read second time HJ-592
   02/19/87  House  Amended HJ-637
   02/19/87  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-638
   02/19/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-605
   02/19/87  Senate Referred to delegation from Aiken SJ-605
   02/24/87  Senate Recalled from delegation Aiken SJ-642
   02/24/87  Senate Read second time SJ-642
   02/24/87  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-642
   02/26/87  Senate Amended SJ-700
   02/26/87  Senate  Read third time SJ-700
   02/26/87  Senate Returned SJ-700
   03/03/87  Senate Recalled from House SJ-737
   03/03/87  House  Returned HJ-811
   03/03/87  Senate Reconsidered SJ-737
   03/05/87  Senate Amended SJ-802
   03/05/87  Senate  Read third time SJ-803
   03/05/87  Senate Returned SJ-803
   03/10/87  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-894
   03/12/87         Ratified R 29
   03/13/87         Signed By Governor
   03/13/87         Effective date 03/13/87
   03/13/87         Act No. 247
   03/18/87         Copies available

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD OF AIKEN COUNTY, PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF ITS MEMBERS, ESTABLISH THE TERMS, PROVIDE THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION MUST BE HELD FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION OF PRECLEARANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PROVIDE FOR A TRANSITION PERIOD FOR MEMBERS ELECTED AT THAT TIME AND THEREAFTER, PROVIDE FOR THE FILLING OF VACANCIES, AND PROVIDE A METHOD BY WHICH CANDIDATES NAMES ARE PLACED ON THE BALLOT.

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

Election districts defined

SECTION 1. One member of the Aiken County School Board must reside in and be elected from each of the following defined single-member election districts for terms of four years by the electors within each election district:

District Number Population Variance

and Composition of Districts

District No. 1

Saluda County Part 3,212

Aiken County

Monetta Division 3,138

Salley Division 2,562

Wagener Division 3,355

12,267 +1.44

District No. 2

Beech Island Division

Block GP 3 798

Blocks 224-250 697

ED 150 2

ED 151 32

Jackson Division 2,650

New Ellenton 5,940

Windsor Division 1,911

12,030 +0.52

District No. 3

Beech Island Division 4,839

Less: Blocks 224-250 (697)

Block GP 3 (798)

ED 150 (2)

ED 151 (32)

North Augusta Division

Tract 210.01 4,291

Tract 210.02 4,563

12,164 +0.59

District No. 4

North Augusta Division

Tract 207 9,663

Less: Block 427 (370)

Block GP 5 (1395)

Block GP 6 (1847)

Block GP 9 (713)

Tract 208 6,301

11,639 -3.75

District No. 5

North Augusta Division

Tract 205 1,769

Tract 206 6,819

Less: Block GP 5 (590)

Tract 207

Block 427 370

Block GP 5 1,395

Block GP 6 1,847

Block GP 9 713

12,323 +1.90

District No. 6

Aiken Division

Tract 203

ED 133 694

ED 134 412

ED 135 120

North Augusta Division

Tract 204 3,506

Tract 206

Block GP 5 590

Tract 211 6,635

11,957 -3.79

District No. 7

Aiken Division

Tract 203 5,654

Less: ED 133 (694)

ED 134 (412)

ED 135 (120)

Block 901 (168)

Tract 214 7,350

Tract 215

Blocks 101-104 362

105-111 270

112-114 64

116-117 78

Tract 216

Blocks 203-207 49

329 0

346 0

12,433 +2.81

District No. 8

Aiken Division

Tract 203

Block 901 168

Tract 215

Block GP 1 1,099

Less Blocks:

101-104 (362)

105-111 (270)

113-114 (64)

116-117 (78)

Block GP 2 1,089

Tract 216 7,234

Less Blocks:

203-207 (49)

329 (0)

346 (0)

Edisto-Shaws

Division 2,994

11,761 -2.74

District No. 9

Aiken Division

Tract 212 6,394

Tract 213 3,651

Tract 215 4,406

Less Block GP 1 (1099)

Block GP 2 (1089)

12,263 +1.41

Transition provisions

SECTION 2. (A) Terms of members of the Aiken County Board of Education are for four years and until their successors are elected and qualify, except to effect orderly transition and staggered

terms, the initial election must be conducted as follows:

(1) candidates from districts 1, 4, 8, and 9 must be elected in a special election to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (D) of this act for terms to expire when their successors are elected and qualify at the time of the general election in 1988. After the 1988 election, candidates from districts 1, 4, 8, and 9 must be elected for terms of four years;

(2) candidates from districts 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 must be elected in a special election to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (D) of this act for terms to expire when their successors are elected and qualify at the time of the general election in 1990. After the 1990 election, candidates from districts 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 must be elected for terms of four years.

(B) A vacancy in the office of any member of the board must be filled in the manner provided in Section 7-13-190(c).

(C) The Aiken County election commissioners shall conduct the election, canvass the vote, and certify the results. Managers in each precinct for the general election shall serve as managers of the board of education election. The laws of the general election shall apply except as otherwise specified in this section. The Aiken County Election Commission shall list as a candidate any qualified resident elector upon showing that fifty or more electors of the geographical area of the district for which an individual offers as a candidate have signed a request that his name be listed. A ballot separate from general election ballots must be provided at each precinct where the election is held by the Aiken County Election Commission.

(D) One week after notification of preclearance

from the United States Department of Justice, notice of the special election provided in this section must be given in a newspaper of general circulation in Aiken County for one week. The filing must be opened at noon on the Friday following the last day of publication of the notice of the special election and close ten days later at noon. The filing must be made to the same entity to which the nonpartisan officeholders would normally file for office in a general election year. The election must be set for the thirteenth Tuesday after the close of filing. The election may not be set earlier than August 25, 1987. If the filing period closes on a state holiday, then the filing must be held open through the succeeding weekday. If the date for the election falls on a state holiday, it must be set for the next succeeding Tuesday.

Time effective

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

Approved the 13th day of March, 1987.