S 0487 General Bill, By Bright, Reese and S. Martin

Similar(S 703)
 A BILL TO AMEND ACT 612 OF 1984, RELATING TO THE METHOD OF CONDUCTING
 ELECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF TRUSTEES IN SPARTANBURG
 COUNTY, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS THAT MUST SIGN A PETITION
 FOR A PERSON TO PLACE HIS NAME AS A CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT.

   02/25/09  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local &
                     uncontested calendar SJ-20
   03/03/09  Senate Amended SJ-15
   03/03/09  Senate Read second time SJ-15
   03/04/09  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-18
   03/05/09  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   03/05/09  House  Referred to Spartanburg Delegation HJ-11
   03/26/09  House  Delegation report: Favorable Spartanburg
                     Delegation HJ-43
   03/31/09  House  Amended HJ-37
   03/31/09  House  Read second time HJ-37
   04/01/09  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-28
   04/02/09  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-23
   04/29/09  Senate Recalled from Legislative Council SJ-3
   04/29/09  Senate Committed to delegation from Spartanburg County SJ-3

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

March 31, 2009

S. 487

L. Printed 3/31/09--H.

Read the first time March 5, 2009.

TO AMEND ACT 612 OF 1984, RELATING TO THE METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF TRUSTEES IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS THAT MUST SIGN A PETITION FOR A PERSON TO PLACE HIS NAME AS A CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 1(C) of Act 612 of 1984 is amended to read:

"(C)    To place the name of a candidate on the ballot, qualified electors of the school district must file with the Spartanburg County Election Commission, not less than sixty days before the date of the election, a petition which must contain the names of qualified electors of a number equal to not less than three hundred fifty one hundred twenty qualified electors of the district or five percent of the total number of electors of the district, whichever is the lesser. In the event no petition is filed within the time limits specified, the county appropriate district board of education trustees must appoint a successor."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.