Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 2(A)(1), as contained in SECTION 1, page 7, line 27, by striking / S-53-00-15A / and inserting / S-53-00-15C /.
Amend the bill further, Section 2(A)(2), as contained in SECTION 1, page 7, beginning on line 29, by striking item (2) in its entirety and inserting:
/ (2) The demographic information shown on this map is as follows:
District Pop Dev. %Dev. Hisp %Hisp NH_WHT %NH_WHT NH_BLK %NH_BLK
1 2,608 1 0.04% 127 4.87% 767 29.41% 1,702 65.26%
2 2,607 0 0% 902 34.60% 969 37.17% 688 26.39%
3 2,607 0 0% 434 16.65% 689 26.43% 1,467 56.27%
4 2,607 0 0% 251 9.63% 1,494 57.31% 844 32.37%
5 2,608 1 0.04% 276 10.58% 761 29.18% 1,540 59.05%
6 2,608 1 0.04% 267 10.24% 1,794 68.79% 492 18.87%
7 2,608 1 0.04% 227 8.70% 960 36.81% 1,387 53.18%
8 2,607 0 0% 828 31.76% 546 20.94% 1,151 44.15%
9 2,607 0 0% 372 14.27% 942 36.13% 1,239 47.53%
Total 23,467 3,684 15.70% 8,922 38.02% 10,510 44.79%
District VAP H18 %H18 NHWVAP %NHWVAP NHBVAP %NHBVAP AllOth AllOthVAP
1 1,985 73 3.68% 617 31.08% 1,286 64.79% 12 9
2 1,953 590 30.21% 824 42.19% 501 25.65% 48 38
3 1,866 245 13.13% 556 29.80% 1,052 56.38% 17 13
4 1,945 150 7.71% 1,152 59.23% 627 32.24% 18 16
5 1,911 189 9.89% 618 32.34% 1,079 56.46% 31 25
6 1,971 182 9.23% 1,429 72.50% 324 16.44% 55 36
7 1,919 135 7.03% 787 41.01% 974 50.76% 34 23
8 1,854 552 29.77% 449 24.22% 800 43.15% 82 53
9 1,925 230 11.95% 748 38.86% 910 47.27% 54 37
Total 17,329 2,346 13.54% 7,180 41.43% 7,553 43.59% 351 250 /
Amend the bill further, page 8, beginning on line 32, by striking SECTION 2 in its entirety and inserting:
/ SECTION 2. (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a special election for all seats on the reapportioned Jasper County Board of Education must be conducted on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in August of 2015. The special election must be conducted by the Jasper County Board of Voter Registration and Elections (county board). The county board shall give notice by publication seventy-five days prior to the election and a second notice two weeks after the first notice, in one or more newspapers with general circulation in Jasper County. Filing for election to the Jasper County Board of Education opens on June 1, 2015, at noon to run for a period of fifteen days until noon on June 15, 2015. When more than one person is seeking election to a single seat on the Jasper County Board of Education, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is declared the winner of the seat as provided by this section. In order to stagger the terms, board members representing odd-numbered districts who are elected in the August 2015 special election shall serve only until their successors are elected in the 2016 General Election. Board members representing even-numbered districts who are elected in the August 2015 special election shall serve only until their successors are elected in the 2018 General Election. Upon the expiration of the initial terms of those board members elected in the August 2015 special election, members of the Jasper County Board of Education must be elected for terms of four years. Members may succeed themselves.
(B) Beginning with the 2016 General Election, in order to qualify as a candidate for an odd-numbered election district seat on the Jasper County Board of Education, a person shall file a statement of candidacy with the Jasper County Board of Voter Registration and Elections no earlier than August first, or if August first falls on Sunday, no earlier than the following Monday, and no later than twelve o'clock noon on August fifteenth, or if August fifteenth falls on Sunday, no later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. In the 2018 General Election, the even-numbered election district seats on the Jasper County Board of Education shall offer for election by filing a statement of candidacy with the county board of elections and voter registration no earlier than August first, or if August first falls on Sunday, no earlier than the following Monday, and no later than twelve o'clock noon on August fifteenth, or if August fifteenth falls on Sunday, no later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. The statement of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, voting precinct, and any other information the county board of elections and voter registration requires. A candidate for a single-member election district seat also shall indicate for which seat number he is filing. When more than one person is seeking election to a single seat on the Jasper County Board of Education, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is declared the winner of the seat.
(C) In the event of a vacancy on the Jasper County Board of Education occurring for any reason other than expiration of a term, the board shall call a special election to fill the unexpired term, so long as the vacancy does not occur within ten months of a regular board of education election. In this case, the vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term or for a full term, as appropriate, at the next regular election.
(D) The Jasper County Board of Voter Registration and Elections shall conduct and supervise the elections for board members in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.