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Bill 732

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      732
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010605
Primary Sponsor:                  Grooms
All Sponsors:                     Grooms
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1578dw01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Colleton Delegation 97 HLD
Date of Last Amendment:           20020509
Subject:                          Colleton County Elections and Voter 
                                  Registration Board, additional officers, 
                                  director and staff; bylaws and attendance


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020514  Introduced, read first time,           97 HLD
                  referred to Colleton Delegation
Senate  20020509  Amended, read third time, 
                  sent to House
Senate  20020423  Read second time
------  20010606  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20010605  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference


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Revised on June 5, 2001 - Word format
Revised on June 6, 2001 - Word format
Revised on May 9, 2002 - Word format

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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

May 9, 2002

    S. 732

L. Printed 5/9/02--S.

Read the first time June 5, 2001.

TO AMEND ACT 507 OF 1996, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION OF COLLETON COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF ADDITIONAL OFFICERS, THE EMPLOYMENT OF A DIRECTOR AND STAFF POSITIONS, AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO ADOPT BYLAWS, AND ESTABLISH ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS.

    Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    SECTION 1 of Act 507 of 1996, as last amended by Act 463 of 1998, is further amended to read:

    "SECTION    1.    (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 must be appointed upon the recommendation of the legislative delegation from the county. No member may be a paid employee of the board or of the former Colleton County Board of Voter Registration or of the former Colleton County Election Commission. The term of office for the members of the board is two 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. The board may elect a vice chairman, a secretary, and such other officers as the board considers necessary.

    (B)    The Governor shall notify the State Election Commission in writing of the appointments made under subsection (A) of this section.

    (C)    The Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Colleton County shall notify the State Election Commission in writing of the name of the person elected as chairman of the board under subsection (A) of this section.

    (D)    The board may also adopt bylaws not inconsistent with Title 7 of the 1976 Code of Laws to govern the board's operations and procedures to assist the board in the conduct of elections and voter registration.

    (E)    The board shall employ a director, determine the director's compensation, and determine the number and compensation of other staff positions. The salaries must be consistent with the compensation schedules established by the county for similar positions. The director is responsible for the supervision of the staff employees pursuant to the policies and procedures established by the board. The director and staff employees are subject to personnel and procedural policies set forth by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

    (F)    A board member who misses three consecutive unexcused meetings of the board is deemed to have resigned his office and may not serve in holdover status. The resulting vacancy must be filled in the manner provided in subsection (A) of this section.

    (D)(G)    Except as otherwise specifically provided in subsections (A), (B), and (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of this section, the provisions of law contained in Title 7 of the 1976 Code of Laws relating to county boards of voter registration and county election commissions apply to the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Colleton County, mutatis mutandis."

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

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