South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 4137

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4137
Ratification Number:            91
Act Number:                     183
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950420
Primary Sponsor:                Spearman
All Sponsors:                   Spearman, McAbee and Clyburn 
Drafted Document Number:        PT\1892DW.95
Companion Bill Number:          773
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950502
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19950517
Subject:                        Saluda County Registration and
                                Elections Commission
History



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

------  19950517  Act No. A183
------  19950517  Signed by Governor
------  19950511  Ratified R91
Senate  19950502  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19950501  Read second time
Senate  19950427  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
House   19950426  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950425  Read second time
House   19950420  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
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(A183, R91, H4137)

AN ACT TO CREATE THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION FOR SALUDA COUNTY AND TO ABOLISH THE SALUDA COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION AND THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF SALUDA COUNTY AND DEVOLVE THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES UPON THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION.

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

Commission created

SECTION 1. (A) There is created the Registration and Elections Commission for Saluda County. There are seven members of the commission who must be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of a majority of the Saluda County Legislative Delegation, including the senator. The members must be appointed for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except that initially in order to stagger their terms, three members must be appointed for two-year terms.

(B) Vacancies on the commission must be filled by appointment in the manner of original appointment for the unexpired terms only.

(C) The members of the commission shall receive that compensation as may be appropriated by the Saluda County Council.

Commission may employ

SECTION 2. The Registration and Elections Commission of Saluda County may employ those employees as are authorized by the Saluda County Council.

Commission and board abolished

SECTION 3. The Saluda County Election Commission and the Registration Board for Saluda 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.

Terms

SECTION 4. On the effective date of this act, the terms of the then present members of the Saluda County Election Commission and the Board of Registration for Saluda County expire and the members of the Registration and Elections Commission for Saluda County appointed in the manner provided in Section 1 of this act shall take office.

Time effective

SECTION 5. This act takes effect ninety days after approval by the Governor.

Approved the 17th day of May, 1995.