H*4703(Rat #0564, Act #0595 of 1992)  General Bill, By C.H. Stone
 A Bill to provide that beginning in 1992 the Board of Trustees of the
 Edgefield County School District must be elected in nonpartisan elections and
 to provide for the terms and manner of election of these members.

   04/08/92  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-8
   04/09/92  House  Read second time HJ-77
   04/09/92  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-78
   04/10/92  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   04/14/92  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-8
   05/27/92  Senate Read second time SJ-91
   05/27/92  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-91
   06/03/92  Senate Amended SJ-53
   06/03/92  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-60
   06/03/92  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-79
   06/04/92         Ratified R 564
   06/15/92         Signed By Governor
   06/15/92         Effective date 06/15/92
   06/15/92         Act No. 595
   06/26/92         Copies available

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING IN 1992 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE EDGEFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS AND MANNER OF ELECTION OF THESE MEMBERS.

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

Single member districts

SECTION 1. The Edgefield County School District shall be composed of seven single-member districts from which members of the board of trustees of the district shall be elected:

DISTRICT 1

Area Population

Edgefield County

JOHNSTON 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 2,177

JOHNSTON 2

Tract 9703.00

Blocks: 112, 113A, 113B, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129A, 129B, 130, 131, 132, 133A, 133B, 134, 157, 158, 166, 167 402

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,579

DISTRICT 2

Area Population

Edgefield County

EDGEFIELD 1

Tract 9702.00

Blocks: 533B, 534, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 553, 554, 555B, 556, 559B, 562B, 563A, 563B, 564, 565B, 565C, 566A, 566B, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580. . . . . . . . 283

HARMONY . . . . . . . . . . . . 819

JOHNSTON 2

Tract 9703.00

Blocks: 101, 102A, 102B, 102C, 103A, 103B, 104A, 104B, 105A, 105B, 105C, 106A, 106B, 106C, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140A, 140B, 140C, 141A, 141B, 142A, 142B, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147A, 147B, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206A, 206B, 207, 208, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297. . . . . . . . 1,416

TRENTON

Tract 9704.00

Blocks: 104, 105, 130A, 130B, 131, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206A, 206B, 207, 208A, 208B, 209A, 209B, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 220, 258, 259. . . 195

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,713

DISTRICT 3

Area Population

Edgefield County

KENDALL

Tract 9702.00

Blocks: 622B, 626B, 627, 628, 629, 630D, 632B, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640. . . 224

TRENTON

Tract 9704.00

Blocks: 103, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129A, 129B, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141A, 141B, 142A, 142B, 143, 144A, 144B, 145A, 145B, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 179, 180, 182, 183, 184, 214, 216A, 216B, 217, 218A, 218B, 219A, 219B, 219C, 221, 222, 223, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227A, 227B, 227C, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233A, 233B, 234A, 234B, 234C, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297 . . . . . . . . . . 1,426

Tract 9705.00

Blocks: 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 436, 437, 438 939

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,589

DISTRICT 4

Area Population

Edgefield County

EDGEFIELD 1

Tract 9702.00

Blocks: 433A, 436A, 437A, 438A, 439, 440A, 442, 443, 444A, 446, 447A, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 526A, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533A, 535, 555A, 557, 558, 559A, 560, 561, 562A, 565A 677

EDGEFIELD 2

Tract 9702.00

Blocks: 216A, 217, 224, 225, 226A, 303A, 309A, 311A, 312, 313, 314A, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326A, 327A, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358. . . . . . . . 1,022

KENDALL

Tract 9702.00

Blocks: 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622A, 623, 624, 625, 626A, 630A, 630B, 630C, 631, 632A, 641, 642, 643 864

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,563

DISTRICT 5

Area Population

Edgefield County

BRUNSON . . . . . . . . . . . . 803

EDGEFIELD 1

Tract 9702.00

Blocks: 194, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433B, 434, 435, 436B, 437B, 438B, 440B, 441, 444B, 445, 447B, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526B . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

EDGEFIELD 2

Tract 9702.00

Blocks: 214, 215, 216B, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 301, 302, 303B, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309B, 310, 311B, 314B, 326B, 327B, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333 551

JOHNSTON 2

Tract 9702.00

Blocks: 134, 135, 136, 137, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155 206

NORTH SIDE . . . . . . . . . . . 727

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,594

DISTRICT 6

Area Population

Edgefield County

MERRIWETHER

Tract 9705.00

Blocks: 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 189, 190, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207A, 207B, 207C, 207D, 208, 209A, 209B, 211, 220, 224A, 224B, 225A, 225B, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322 1,692

TRENTON

Tract 9704.00

Blocks: 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 181, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 674

Tract 9705.00

Blocks: 306, 307, 406, 407, 434, 435 319

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,685

DISTRICT 7

Area Population

Edgefield County

EDGEFIELD 2

Tract 9702.00

Blocks: 211, 212, 213, 226B, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235 . . . . . . . . . . 176

Tract 9705.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 105, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113 103

MERRIWETHER

Tract 9705.00

Blocks: 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 210, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222A, 222B, 223. . . . . . . 1,416

WEST SIDE. . . . . . . . . . . . 957

DISTRICT TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . 2,652

Membership

SECTION 2. The Edgefield County School Board of Trustees shall consist of seven members with one member elected from and representing each of the seven single-member districts as provided in SECTION 1.

Current members

SECTION 3. The seven present members of the Board of Trustees of the Edgefield County School District each of whom currently resides in one of the seven single-member election districts established in SECTION 1 shall be deemed to be members of the board representing these districts until their current terms of office expire. When the terms of the present incumbent members of the board of trustees of the Edgefield County School District expire beginning in 1992, their successors must be elected for terms of four years in nonpartisan elections to be conducted at the same time as the general election of that year beginning in 1992 to be held in the manner provided in this act. These members of the board must continue to be residents and qualified electors of those single-member districts and shall be elected by all the qualified electors of the district. All members of the board shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify.

Vacancies

SECTION 4. When a vacancy on the board occurs for any reason other than expiration of a term, the successor to that member must be selected in the manner provided by this act. In the event of a vacancy on the board 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 trustee 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.

Method of election

SECTION 5. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall file written notice of candidacy with the county election commission in the manner provided by Section 7-13-352 of the 1976 Code. This notice of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, residence address, voting precinct, length of residence in the particular residence area of the candidate, and other information as the county election commission requires.

The county commissioners of election shall conduct and supervise the elections for members of the board in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis. The commissioners shall prepare the necessary ballots, appoint managers for the voting precincts, and do all things necessary to carry out the election, including the counting of ballots and declaring the results. The commissioners shall advertise the date of the election ninety days preceding the election in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district and shall publish a second notice thirty days before the election.

Results of the elections must be determined in accordance with the nonpartisan election and runoff method provided in Section 5-15-62 of the 1976 Code.

The members of the board elected in these nonpartisan elections shall take office one week following certification of their election as provided in Section 59-19-315 of the 1976 Code.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

In the Senate House June 4, 1992.

Nick A. Theodore,

President of the Senate

Robert J. Sheheen,

Speaker of the House of

Representatives

Approved the 15th day of June, 1992.

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.,

Governor

Printer's Date -- June 22, 1992 -- L.