South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 20, 2003

S. 10

Introduced by Senators Ravenel, Mescher and Grooms

L. Printed 5/20/03--H.

Read the first time April 22, 2003.

            

THE CHARLESTON DELEGATION

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 10) to amend Act 340 of 1967, as amended, relating to the creation of the Charleston County School District, so as to provide for the election of school trustees in partisan, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

JOHN G. ALTMAN III for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES IN PARTISAN INSTEAD OF NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS BEGINNING IN 2004 AND FOR THE NOMINATION, TERMS, AND ELECTION PROCEDURES OF CANDIDATES FOR THESE OFFICES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 2 A. of Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 936 of 1970, is further amended to read:

"Section 2 A.    The election of the members of the board of trustees shall must be nonpartisan by partisan election beginning in 2004 candidates for the board of trustees of the Charleston County School District shall be nominated by petition only filed with the county election commission prior to September first of each election year signed by not less than five hundred qualified resident electors of Charleston, with not less than two hundred fifty of whom shall also be residents of the area which the candidate nominated represents. Candidates so nominated shall be placed upon the ballot in the general election without any party designation and in alphabetical order. Successors to members of the board whose terms expire in 2004 and thereafter shall be elected on a partisan basis as provided herein for terms of four years each. Beginning in 2004, candidates may be nominated for office in the manner provided by law, and candidates must be elected at the general election and the primary election, respectively, according to the provisions of Title 7 of the 1976 Code, mutatis mutandis.

All other provisions of law relating to election of these school trustees including areas from which members must be elected by the qualified electors of the county shall continue to apply except for provisions of law relating to the nonpartisan election of such trustees. Present members of the board elected on a nonpartisan basis whose terms expire after 2004 shall continue to serve in office but shall declare their political affiliation by affidavit filed with the Charleston County Election Commission. Nothing herein prevents a current trustee elected on a nonpartisan basis from offering and being elected as a partisan candidate."

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

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