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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3404 Ratification Number:152 Act Number:174 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990128 Primary Sponsor:W. McLeod All Sponsors:W. McLeod, Scott Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\kgh\15250ac99.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19990603 Date of Last Amendment:19990528 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:19990616 Subject:Allendale County School Districts, Education Board, nonpartisan election of, candidate provisions History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19990819 Act No. A174 ------ 19990616 Unsigned, became law without signature of Governor ------ 19990609 Ratified R152 House 19990603 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 19990528 Amended, read third time, returned to House with amendment Senate 19990527 Returned to the third reading local and uncontested Calendar Senate 19990527 Reconsidered vote whereby read third time and enrolled for ratification Senate 19990527 Recalled from Legislative Council Senate 19990526 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 19990506 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 19990504 Introduced, read first time, placed on local and uncontested Calendar without reference House 19990430 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19990429 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on the next Legislative day House 19990429 Request for debate withdrawn by Representative Whipper Hamilton Fleming House 19990428 Request for debate withdrawn by Representative Scott Vaughn Loftis Leach House 19990427 Request for debate by Representative Vaughn Leach Loftis Davenport Hamilton Fleming Whipper Clyburn Scott House 19990421 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ House 19990331 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Scott House 19990331 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. W. McLeod House 19990331 Co-Sponsor removed (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Cave House 19990128 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 21, 1999 - Word format Revised on May 4, 1999 - Word format Revised on May 28, 1999 - Word format
(A174, R152, H3404)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ALLENDALE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO BE HELD AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION BEGINNING IN 2000; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES WHEREBY A PERSON MAY DECLARE HIS CANDIDACY AND WHEREBY THE ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED AND RESULTS DETERMINED; TO PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS SO ELECTED; AND TO REPEAL ACT 453 OF 1998 RELATING TO ADDING TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO THE ALLENDALE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE IN THE YEAR 2000 WHEN THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVIDES BY LAW.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
County board of education; nonpartisan elections; election procedures
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning with the 2000 election, the members of the Allendale County Board of Education, which shall consist of five members, must be elected in a nonpartisan election to be held at the same time as the general election in even-numbered years. One member must be elected from and be a resident of each of the election districts from which members of the county council are elected. Members shall serve terms of four years, until their successors are elected and qualify. If a vacancy on the board occurs for any reason other than expiration of a term, the board shall call a special election to fill the unexpired term, so long as the vacancy does not occur within ten months of a regular board election. If the vacancy occurs within ten months of a regular board election, the vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term or for a full term as appropriate at the next regular election.
Each member of the board must be elected by the qualified electors of the district from which he seeks election. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall file written notice of candidacy with the county election commission on forms furnished by the commission. This notice of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, election district from which he resides and seeks election, voting precinct, period of residence in the county and election district, and other information as the county election commission requires. The filing period opens on the first Tuesday in September at noon to run for two weeks as provided in Section 7-13-352 of the 1976 Code. The results of the elections must be determined by the nonpartisan plurality method as contained in Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code.
The county commissioners of election shall conduct and supervise the elections for members of the board in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis. The commissioners 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. The commission shall publish notices of the elections in the same manner provided in Section 7-13-35 of the 1976 Code.
The members of each board elected in these nonpartisan elections shall take office one week following certification of their election as provided in Section 59-19-315 of the 1976 Code.
The board has all the powers, duties, and responsibilities as prescribed in Section 59-15-10 of the 1976 Code and as otherwise provided by law.
Members' terms
SECTION 2. The terms of the members of the Allendale County Board of Education serving on this act's effective date terminate at such time as the members of the board elected in 2000 take office pursuant to Section 1 of this act.
Of the members elected pursuant to Section 1 of this act, those representing Districts 2 and 4 shall serve initial terms of two years, and those representing Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall serve initial terms of four years. Thereafter, all members shall be elected for four-year terms.
Repeal
SECTION 3. Act 453 of 1998 is repealed.
Time effective
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 9th day of June, 1999.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/16/99.
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