South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 938


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    938
Ratification Number:            500
Act Number:                     504
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19960109
Primary Sponsor:                Short 
All Sponsors:                   Short 
Drafted Document Number:        RES9794.LHS
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960613
Date of Last Amendment:         19960612
Governor's Action:              U  Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19960620
Subject:                        Chester County school district
                                trustees, election of

History



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

------  19960829  Act No. A504
------  19960620  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19960613  Ratified R500
Senate  19960613  Concurred in House amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
House   19960612  Amended, read third time, 
                  returned to Senate with amendment
House   19960612  Reconsidered vote whereby
                  read third time and enrolled
House   19960612  Recalled from Legislative Council
House   19960201  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960131  Read second time
House   19960130  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 19960131
House   19960125  Chester Delegation report: Favorable     97 HLD
House   19960124  Introduced, read first time,             97 HLD
                  referred to Chester Delegation
Senate  19960124  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960123  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on Wednesday,
                  19960124
Senate  19960123  Recalled from Chester Delegation         87 SLD
Senate  19960109  Introduced, read first time,             87 SLD
                  referred to Chester County Delegation
Senate  19951010  Prefiled, referred to Chester County     87 SLD
                  Delegation
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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A504, R500, S938)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST BE ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS TO BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS THE GENERAL ELECTION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THE NONPARTISAN ELECTION PROVISIONS TO SPECIFIC SEATS IN SPECIFIC YEARS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN ELECTION PROCEDURES IN REGARD TO THE CONDUCT OF THESE ELECTIONS.

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

Nonpartisan elections

SECTION 1. The members of the Chester County School Board of Trustees must be elected in a nonpartisan election held at the same time as the general election.

Election procedures

SECTION 2. In order to qualify as a candidate for a seat on the Chester County School Board of Trustees, a person shall file a statement of candidacy with the county election commission no earlier than August first, or if August first falls on Sunday, no earlier than the following Monday, and no later than twelve o'clock noon on September first, or if September first falls on Sunday, no later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. The statement of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, voting precinct, and any other information the county election commission requires. A candidate for a single-member election district seat also shall indicate for which seat number he is filing. When more than one person is seeking election to a single seat on the Chester County School Board of Trustees, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is declared the winner of the seat. The county election commission shall conduct and supervise the elections for trustees in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis.

Inconsistent acts repealed

SECTION 3. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are repealed.

Applicability

SECTION 4. This act applies to the 1996 general election for those members elected from Seats 1, 2, and 5. This act applies to the 1998 general election for those members elected from Seats 3, 4, 6, and 7.

Time effective

SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/20/96.