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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-195 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL ELECTIONS CONDUCTED AFTER 2004 FOR COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS OF TRUSTEES TO BE NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR SUCH ELECTIONS WHERE NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS ARE NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILL THESE OFFICES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-13-195. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 17where nonpartisan elections are not required by law for the election of county school boards and school district boards of trustees, beginning with elections held after 2004, all such elections must be conducted in nonpartisan elections held at the time provided by law. The provisions of local laws providing for nonpartisan elections for county boards of education and school district boards of trustees are not affected by this section. However, if a local law does not provide for such nonpartisan elections before 2005, elections must be held at a time provided by law, but persons become candidates by statement of candidacy in the manner provided in Section 7-13-352 and election results must be determined pursuant to the nonpartisan plurality method provided pursuant to Section 5-15-61, mutatis mutandis."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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