South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 1088


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    1088
Ratification Number:            243
Act Number:                     507
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19960131
Primary Sponsor:                Washington
All Sponsors:                   Washington and Mescher 
Drafted Document Number:        bbm\10530jm.96
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960208
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960304
Subject:                        Colleton County Elections and Voter
                                Registration Board

History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960829  Act No. A507
------  19960304  Signed by Governor
------  19960227  Ratified R243
House   19960208  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960207  Read second time
House   19960206  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
Senate  19960202  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960201  Read second time
Senate  19960131  Unanimous consent for second
                  and third reading on the next two
                  consecutive Legislative days
Senate  19960131  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference

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(A507, R243, S1088)

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION OF COLLETON COUNTY AND PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBER AND MANNER OF APPOINTMENT OF ITS MEMBERS, TERMS, FILLING OF VACANCIES, ELECTION OF THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN, THE CHAIRMAN'S TERM OF OFFICE, AND RELATED MATTERS; TO ABOLISH THE COLLETON COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND DEVOLVE ITS FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS UPON THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION OF COLLETON COUNTY; TO ABOLISH THE COLLETON COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION AND DEVOLVE ITS FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS UPON THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION OF COLLETON COUNTY; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPIRATION OF THE CURRENT TERMS OF OFFICE FOR CERTAIN PERSONS.

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

New board established; etc.

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(A) Effective March 15, 1997, there is established the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Colleton County to be composed of nine members appointed to office by the Governor; four of the members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the senators representing the county and the remaining five members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the legislative delegation from the county. The term of office for the members of the board is two years commencing on the fifteenth day of March in each odd-numbered year. In case of a vacancy from any cause on the board, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner of original appointment, as provided in this section, for the unexpired term. The members of the board by majority vote shall elect the board's chairman, and the chairman shall serve a term of two years and may be reelected to that office for any number of successive terms without limitation.

(B) The Governor shall notify the State Election Commission in writing of the appointments made under (A) of this section.

(C) The Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Colleton County shall notify the State Election Commission in writing of the name of the person elected as chairman of the board under (A) of this section.

(D) Except as otherwise specifically provided in (A), (B), and (C) of this section, the provisions of law contained in Title 7 of the 1976 Code of Laws relating to county boards of voter registration and county election commissions apply to the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Colleton County, mutatis mutandis.

Board, commission abolished; etc.

SECTION 2. (A) The Colleton County Board of Voter Registration is abolished effective March 15, 1997, and its functions, duties, and powers are devolved upon the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Colleton County as established under Section 1 of this act.

(B) The Colleton County Election Commission is abolished effective March 15, 1997, and its functions, duties, and powers are devolved upon the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Colleton County as established under Section 1 of this act.

Terms of office; etc.

SECTION 3. (A) The terms of the members of the Colleton County Board of Voter Registration, regardless of when these members were appointed to office or when their current terms would otherwise have expired, expire for all purposes upon the abolishment of that board as provided under subsection (A) of Section 2 of this act.

(B) The terms of the members of the Colleton County Election Commission, regardless of when these members were appointed to office or when their current terms would otherwise have expired, expire for all purposes upon abolishment of that commission as provided under subsection (B) of Section 2 of this act.

(C) Notwithstanding subsections (A) and (B) of this section or any other provision of this act, no person serving as a member of the Colleton County Board of Voter Registration or the Colleton County Election Commission shall be removed from office, nor shall that board and that commission be abolished, until this act has been given final approval by the United States Department of Justice.

Time effective

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, this act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 4th day of March, 1996.