Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4779 Primary Sponsor:Harrelson Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Colleton County Registration and Elections Commission Residing Body:Senate Computer Document Number:PT/1034DW.94 Introduced Date:19940217 Date of Last Amendment:19940405 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940405 Last History Type:Amended, read second time, ordered to third reading with notice of general amendments Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Harrelson Cobb-Hunter Inabinett McTeer Rhoad Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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4779 Senate 19940405 Amended, read second time,
ordered to third reading with
notice of general amendments
4779 Senate 19940329 Introduced, read first time,
placed on local and
uncontested Calendar without
reference
4779 House 19940325 Read third time, sent to
Senate
4779 House 19940324 Read second time, unanimous
consent for third reading on
next Legislative day
4779 House 19940217 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without
reference
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AMENDED
April 5, 1994
H. 4779
Introduced by REPS. Harrelson, Cobb-Hunter, Inabinett, McTeer and Rhoad
L. Printed 4/5/94--S.
Read the first time March 29, 1994.
TO ESTABLISH THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION FOR COLLETON COUNTY, TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION AND THE REGISTRATION BOARD FOR COLLETON COUNTY AND DEVOLVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION AND THE REGISTRATION BOARD UPON THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE COLLETON COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION AND THE COLLETON COUNTY REGISTRATION BOARD SHALL ACT AS THE GOVERNING COMMISSION OF THE NEW COLLETON COUNTY REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION UNTIL THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW COMMISSION APPOINTED AS PROVIDED BY THIS ACT TAKE OFFICE, AT WHICH TIME THE TERMS OF THE FORMER COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION AND REGISTRATION BOARD MEMBERS SHALL EXPIRE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. (A) There is created the Registration and Elections Commission for Colleton County. There are nine members of the commission who must be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of a majority of the Colleton County Legislative Delegation, including a majority of the Senators and a majority of the House of Representatives comprising the Colleton County Legislative Delegation, of those first appointed, five must be for terms of four years and four must be for terms of two years. At the expiration of the two-year terms, successors must be appointed for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify.
(B) Between the first day of January and the fifteenth day of March of every even-numbered year, the Governor shall appoint the members of the commission, provided, that those first appointed may be appointed after the effective date of this act.
(C) Vacancies on the commission may be filled by appointment in the manner of original appointment for the unexpired term only.
(D) The members of the commission, the executive director, and staff shall receive compensation as may be appropriated by the county council upon the recommendation of the county legislative delegation.
(E) The executive director must be appointed and may be removed by a majority of the Colleton County Legislative Delegation, including a majority of the Senators and a majority of the House of Representatives comprising the Colleton County Legislative Delegation.
SECTION 2. The Office of Commissioners of Election and the Registration Board for Colleton County are abolished. The powers and duties of the Commissioners of Election and the Registration Board are devolved upon the commission created in Section 1.
SECTION 3. The current members of the Colleton County Election Commission and the Colleton County Registration Board shall act as the governing commission of the new Colleton County Registration and Elections Commission established in this act until such time as the nine members of this commission appointed in the manner provided by this act take office. At this time, the terms of these former commissioners of election and registration board members shall expire.
SECTION 4. This act takes affect July 1, 1994.