South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 570

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      570
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990304
Primary Sponsor:                  Grooms
All Sponsors:                     Grooms
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\lkg\002cens.whb.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Senatorial districts, reapportionment of 
                                  from census taken in 2000, county population; 
                                  Elections, General Assembly


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990304  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 2, TITLE 1, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SENATORIAL DISTRICTS REAPPORTIONED AS A RESULT OF THE CENSUS TAKEN IN THE YEAR 2000, ANY COUNTY WITH A POPULATION THAT IS AT LEAST FORTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE POPULATION OF THE FORTY-SIX SENATORIAL DISTRICTS AS REAPPORTIONED MUST BE WHOLLY INCLUDED WITHIN A SENATORIAL DISTRICT.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-75. Beginning with senatorial districts reapportioned as a result of the decennial census taken in the year 2000, any county with a population that is at least forty-five percent of the average population of the forty-six senatorial districts as reapportioned must be wholly included within a senatorial district."

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

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