Bill 5203

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    5203
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980528
Primary Sponsor:                Lloyd
All Sponsors:                   Lloyd, Bailey and Inabinett 
Drafted Document Number:        psd\7450ac.98
Residing Body:                  Senate
Subject:                        Colleton County Elections and
                                Voter Registration Board, no paid
                                county employee may serve as board
                                chairman

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

Senate  19980603  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
House   19980603  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19980602  Read second time
House   19980528  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

INTRODUCED

June 3, 1998

H. 5203

L. Printed 6/3/98--S.

Read the first time June 3, 1998.

A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 507 OF 1996, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE COLLETON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PAID EMPLOYEE OF THE COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1(A) of Act 507 of 1996 is amended to read:

"(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. A paid employee of the county may not be the chairman of the board. The term of office for the members of the board is two four 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 re-elected to that office for any number of successive terms without limitation."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1998.