South Carolina General Assembly
106th Session, 1985-1986

Bill 1218


                    Current Status

Bill Number:               1218
Ratification Number:       475
Act Number:                588
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Establish single-member election
                           districts for the School Board of Aiken
                           County
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(A588, R475, S1218)

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, AND PROVIDE A TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THOSE MEMBERS ELECTED AFTER 1986.

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

Single-member election districts established

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: Blk 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) At the time of the 1986 general election:

(1) Only candidates from districts 2, 5, and 6 may be elected for terms of four years.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1, two at-large seats which become vacant in 1986 as provided by Act 503 of 1982 may be filled for terms of two years only.

(b) At the time of the 1988 general election, candidates from districts 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 must be elected for terms of four years. Except of the six single-member seats to be filled, the term of one of the board members must be for two years only. The county election commission shall determine by lot, within ninety days after the general election of 1986, the district from which a board member must be elected for a two-year term at the time of the general election of 1988. After the 1988 election, board members must be elected for terms of four years.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.