Bill 565

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       565
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19970320
Primary Sponsor:                   Moore 
All Sponsors:                      Moore 
Drafted Document Number:           res1337.tlm
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 McCormick County Delegation 87
                                   SLD
Subject:                           McCormick County Election and
                                   Registration Board, procedure for
                                   appointing members; Elections

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
Senate  19970506  Committed to McCormick County Delegation 87 SLD
Senate  19970401  Read second time
Senate  19970320  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

INTRODUCED

March 20, 1997

S. 565

L. Printed 3/20/97--S.

Read the first time March 20, 1997.

TO AMEND ACT 178 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF ELECTION AND REGISTRATION OF MCCORMICK COUNTY, SO AS TO FURTHER DEFINE THE PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THAT BOARD.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 1(A) and (B) of Act 178 of 1995 are amended to read:

"(A) There is created the Board of Election and Registration of McCormick County. There are five members of the board who must be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of a majority of the senators representing McCormick County and a majority of the members of the House of Representatives representing the McCormick County Legislative Delegation , including the Senator, who are appointed for terms of county. The terms of the members of the board shall be four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except that initially in order to stagger terms, two members must be appointed for terms of two years. At the expiration of these two-year terms, successors must be appointed for terms of four years. The board shall elect such officers as it considers necessary.

(B) Between the first day of January and the fifteenth day of March of every even-numbered year, the delegation Governor shall appoint the members of the board as provided in subsection (A)."

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