Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 1(C) of Act 489 of 1998 is amended to read:
"(C) Beginning in
the year 2001, on the second Saturday in May
and every four years thereafter after
that, the Pickens County Registration and Elections
Commission Board of Voter Registration and Elections
of Pickens County shall conduct an advisory election among
the veterans in Pickens County to nominate a candidate to the
county legislative delegation for recommendation for appointment
as Pickens County Veterans Affairs Officer. This advisory
election must be conducted in the manner and at the times and
location specified in subsection (H). The county legislative
delegation shall consider the person nominated in the advisory
election and, prior to making its recommendation, may consider
any otherwise qualified person."
SECTION 2. Section 1(D) of Act 489 of 1998 is amended to read:
"(D)(1) In the
case of a vacancy in the office of Pickens County Veterans
Affairs Officer, the vacancy shall must
be filled in the same manner as the original appointment
for the remainder of the term, except as provided in item (2).
(2)
If the vacancy occurs more than one year before
the next scheduled advisory election as provided in subsection
(C), a special advisory election shall be held to nominate a
candidate to the county legislative delegation for
recommendation for appointment as Pickens County Veterans
Affairs Officer. The special advisory election shall be
conducted in the same manner as a regular advisory election and
shall be held on the first Saturday occurring not less than
ninety days after the vacancy occurs. The Pickens County
Registration and Elections Commission shall designate a period
of two weeks within which statements of candidacy shall be filed
prior to the advisory election. The county legislative
delegation shall make a recommendation for a person to serve as
Pickens County Veterans Affairs Officer on an interim basis
until a candidate is appointed after the special advisory
election is conducted. If the vacancy occurs more
than one year before the next scheduled advisory election as
provided in subsection (C), a special advisory election must be
held to nominate a candidate to the county legislative
delegation for recommendation for appointment as Pickens County
Veterans Affairs Officer. The special advisory election must be
conducted in the same manner as a regular advisory election.
The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County
shall designate a period of two weeks within which statements of
candidacy must be filed prior to the advisory election. The
county legislative delegation shall make a recommendation for a
person to serve as Pickens County Veterans Affairs Officer on an
interim basis until a candidate is appointed after the special
advisory election is conducted. The Board of Voter Registration
and Elections of Pickens County shall designate a three week
voting period to begin at Noon the first Monday occurring no
less than seventy days after the vacancy occurs and closing at
Noon, three Fridays after opening. In the event of a holiday
occurring on the day the voting period opens or closes, the
voting period shall open or close at Noon on the next regular
business day. If the vacancy occurs less than one year before
the next scheduled advisory election as provided in subsection
(C), the county legislative delegation shall make a
recommendation for a person to serve as Pickens County Veterans
Affairs Officer on an interim basis until the next scheduled
advisory election as provided in subsection (C).
SECTION 3. Section 1(H) of Act 489 of 1998 is amended to read:
"(H)(1) The
polling places place for the advisory
election required by this act shall be school sites in
the following communities: Dacusville, Easley, Six
Mile-Central-Clemson, Liberty, and Pickens is the
office of the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of
Pickens County.
(2)
The polling hours voting period
for the advisory election shall begin at 8:00 a.m. and
end at 6:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. on the fourth Monday in
April and close at 12:00 p.m. on the second Friday in May.
During the voting period, those veterans residing in Pickens
County who are eligible to vote pursuant to subsection (F) may
vote:
(a)
absentee by mail without having to disclose a
reason for voting absentee; or
(b)
in person at the office of the Board of Voter
Registration and Elections of Pickens County during the board's
normal business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
(3)
The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of
Pickens County shall meet at 9:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday
following the second Friday in May to certify the results of the
advisory election."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.