Bill 402

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       402
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19970220
Primary Sponsor:                   Bryan 
All Sponsors:                      Bryan 
Drafted Document Number:           res1292.jeb
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Laurens Delegation 97 HLD
Subject:                           Laurens County school district
                                   trustees, candidates for election
                                   when equals number of
                                   vacancies

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970305  Introduced, read first time,             97 HLD
                  referred to Laurens Delegation
Senate  19970304  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19970221  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19970220  Unanimous consent for second
                  reading with notice of general
                  amendments on Friday, 19970221
Senate  19970220  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

INTRODUCED

February 20, 1997

S. 402

L. Printed 2/20/97--S.

Read the first time February 20, 1997.

TO AMEND ACT 779 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES OFFERING FOR ELECTION IS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, THEN THE CANDIDATES MUST BE DEEMED ELECTED WITHOUT AN ELECTION BEING HELD.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1(D) of Act 779 of 1988, as last amended by Act 174 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(D) The county election commission shall conduct and supervise the elections for members of the board in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandi. The county election commission shall prepare the necessary ballots, appoint managers for the voting precincts, and do all things necessary to carry out the elections, including the counting of ballots and declaring the results of the election. The county election commission shall give notice of the time and purpose of the election by advertisement in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in at least two weekly issues immediately preceding the date of the election. The costs of the election must be borne by the district. If the number of qualified candidates offering for election is equal to the number of existing vacancies, then the candidates must be deemed elected without an election being held."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.