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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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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