H*4129 (Rat #0312, Act #0289 of 1992) General Bill, By J.T. McElveen
    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 5-15-145 so as to authorize municipalities to transfer authority for conducting municipal elections to the county elections commission and authorize county elections commissions to conduct municipal elections, and as a condition of the transfer of this authority the governing bodies of the municipality and the county must agree to the terms of the transfer and enact ordinances embodying the terms of that agreement; to provide for 1992 only the dates for filing of all candidates seeking nomination by political party primary, political party convention, or petition is between noon June first and noon June twenty-fifth; notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7-11-210 for 1992 only the date for filing the notice of candidacy and pledge is by noon June twenty-fifth; notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7-13-40 for 1992 only the date for primary elections is the fourth Tuesday in August; to change for 1992 only the dates for filing for office, filing the notice of candidacy, and the date for primary elections for candidates for school board whose primary elections coincide with the general primary election established by Section 7-13-40; for 1992 only to provide that if run-off primary elections are necessary they must be held on September 8, 1992, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7-13-350 the results of all elections must be certified to the appropriate election commissioners by 12:00 noon on September 18, 1992.-amended title
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01/14/92	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-190
01/14/92	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-191
02/19/92	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-11
02/26/92	House	Amended HJ-48
02/26/92	House	Read second time HJ-48
02/27/92	House	Amended HJ-16
02/27/92	House	Debate interrupted HJ-16
02/27/92	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-18
03/03/92	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
03/03/92	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
03/10/92	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
03/10/92	Senate	Amended SJ-4
03/10/92	Senate	Read second time SJ-4
03/10/92	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-4
03/11/92	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-21
03/11/92	Senate	Reconsidered SJ-21
03/11/92	Senate	Amended SJ-21
03/11/92	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-21
03/11/92	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-49
03/12/92		Ratified R 312
03/12/92		Signed By Governor
03/12/92		Effective date 03/12/92
03/12/92		Act No. 289
04/07/92		Copies available