S*0487(Rat #0030, Act #0203 of 1999)  General Bill, By Matthews and Hutto
 A BILL TO REVISE THE ELECTION DISTRICTS AND METHOD OF ELECTING THE MEMBERS OF
 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE;
 TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION AND MANNER OF ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
 BOARD AT A NONPARTISAN ELECTION AT SPECIFIED DATES; TO CHANGE THE MANNER FOR
 FILLING VACANCIES ON THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY
 CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND
 TO AMEND ACT 526 OF 1996, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE
 METHOD OF ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ORANGEBURG COUNTY
 CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE AND DELETE PROVISIONS FOR FILLING
 VACANCIES.-AMENDED TITLE

   02/11/99  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-9
   02/11/99  Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-9
   02/12/99  Senate Read second time SJ-3
   02/23/99  Senate Amended SJ-12
   02/23/99  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-12
   02/24/99  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-17
   02/24/99  House  Referred to Orangeburg Delegation HJ-17
   03/04/99  House  Recalled from Orangeburg Delegation HJ-32
   03/09/99  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 10, 1999 HJ-22
   03/10/99  House  Read second time HJ-20
   03/11/99  House  Amended HJ-14
   03/11/99  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-14
   03/16/99  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-12
   04/28/99         Ratified R 30
   05/05/99         Became law without Governor's signature
   05/05/99         Effective date 05/05/99
   05/25/99         Copies available
   08/16/99         Act No. 203

AN ACT TO REVISE THE ELECTION DISTRICTS AND METHOD OF ELECTING THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION AND MANNER OF ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AT A NONPARTISAN ELECTION AT SPECIFIED DATES; TO CHANGE THE MANNER FOR FILLING VACANCIES ON THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND TO AMEND ACT 526 OF 1996, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE METHOD OF ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ORANGEBURG COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE AND DELETE PROVISIONS FOR FILLING VACANCIES.

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

Election districts, manner of election

SECTION 1. (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 526 of 1996, beginning with the elections conducted in 1999, the election districts for Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Five are established as follows:

DISTRICT 5-1

Area Population

Orangeburg County

EAST NORTH 1,581

LIMESTONE

Tract 0109.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 143, 144, 145, 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, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 269, 270 2,021

Tract 0120.00

Blocks: 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397 681

NEESES-LIVINGSTON

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 174, 182, 201, 202, 203, 204A, 204B, 205A, 205B, 206A, 206B, 207A, 207B, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220A, 220B, 221A, 221B, 222, 223, 224A, 224B, 225, 226, 227, 228A, 228B, 229A, 229B, 229C, 230A, 230B, 230C, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240A, 241A, 241B, 242, 243A, 243B, 244A, 244B, 245, 248, 269A, 269B, 271A, 271B, 272A, 272B, 272C, 273, 274, 275, 307, 308, 311 1,005

PINEHILL-BOLEN

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 323, 324, 325, 333, 334, 336, 337 339

WEST NORTH

Tract 0118.00

Blocks: 531, 563 2

Tract 0119.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127 216

Tract 0120.00

Blocks: 101B, 102A, 102B, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113A, 113B, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127A, 127B, 128A, 128B, 129A, 129B, 130, 131, 132A, 132B, 133A, 133B, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148A, 148B, 149A, 149B, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177A, 177B, 178, 179, 180, 181A, 181B, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188A, 188B, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 1,148

DISTRICT TOTAL 6,993

DISTRICT 5-2

Area Population

Orangeburg County

JAMISON 1,965

LIMESTONE

Tract 0109.00

Blocks: 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142 73

SUBURBAN 7 1,890

SUBURBAN 8 1,039

SUBURBAN 9

Tract 0110.00

Blocks: 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 301B, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307B, 319, 321 2,234

DISTRICT TOTAL 7,201

DISTRICT 5-3

Area Population

Orangeburg County

BROOKDALE

Tract 0108.00

Blocks: 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241 870

Tract 0111.00

Blocks: 114, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 203 38

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 112 8

NIX 3,098

ORANGEBURG WARD 10 1,103

ORANGEBURG WARD 1 1,246

ORANGEBURG WARD 2 1,426

ORANGEBURG WARD 3 1,098

ORANGEBURG WARD 4

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 301A, 302, 303, 304A, 305A 49

Tract 0107.00

Blocks: 312, 313, 314A, 316, 317, 318 85

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 113B, 114, 115, 119, 123, 124B, 150A, 151A 173

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 201A, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247 540

ORANGEBURG WARD 5 938

ORANGEBURG WARD 6 1,357

ORANGEBURG WARD 7 887

ORANGEBURG WARD 8 788

ORANGEBURG WARD 9 797

SUBURBAN 1

Tract 0108.00

Blocks: 302, 303, 304, 305, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414 1,022

Tract 0111.00

Blocks: 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 417, 418, 419 519

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 124A 25

SUBURBAN 2

Tract 0107.00

Blocks: 311, 314B 17

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 150B, 151B, 152, 153, 154 214

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 201B 31

SUBURBAN 3

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 301B, 304B, 305B, 306B, 312B, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322A, 324B, 325B, 325C, 325D, 331B, 332B, 333B, 336B, 337C, 338B, 339B, 340B, 341 747

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 317B, 317C, 317D 0

SUBURBAN 4

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 342, 343, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406C, 407B, 407C, 407D, 407E, 407F, 407G, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419, 420, 421, 422A, 422B, 422C, 423, 424, 425, 426A, 426B, 426C, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438 891

Tract 0113.00

Blocks: 323B, 325B, 326B 0

SUBURBAN 5

Tract 0115.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235 1,890

SUBURBAN 6

Tract 0115.00

Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 401, 403, 404, 405, 409, 410, 415, 416, 419, 420, 421 1,267

SUBURBAN 9

Tract 0110.00

Blocks: 308B, 311B, 312B, 314, 320B, 322A, 322B 149

DISTRICT TOTAL 21,273

DISTRICT 5-4

Area Population

Orangeburg County

BROOKDALE

Tract 0108.00

Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 242 236

FOUR HOLES 864

ORANGEBURG WARD 4

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 127B, 128, 129, 130B, 131B, 132B, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 201B, 202, 203B, 204, 205, 206, 207 3,122

SUBURBAN 1

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 113A, 125, 126, 127A, 130A, 131A, 132A, 201A, 203A 104

SUBURBAN 2

Tract 0107.00

Blocks: 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 315, 319B, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 721

Tract 0112.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149 716

WHITTAKER

Tract 0107.00

Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218, 220, 223, 224, 225, 226, 238, 243, 244, 247, 248, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425 1,355

DISTRICT TOTAL 7,118

DISTRICT 5-5

Area Population

Orangeburg County

BETHEL 809

NORTH BOWMAN

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 201, 202A, 202B, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240A, 240B, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 249, 250, 251A, 251B, 252A, 252B, 253A, 253B, 254A, 254B, 255, 256, 257, 258, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322A, 322B, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332A, 332B, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 344, 350, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 455, 459 2,353

NORTH BRANCHVILLE

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 143, 144, 351 32

ROWESVILLE

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 340, 343 1

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 123, 124A, 124B, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 135, 156, 157, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164A, 164B, 165A, 165B, 166A, 166B, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171A, 173, 177A, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188A, 189A, 190, 195, 196, 197 435

SOUTH BOWMAN

Tract 0105.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108A, 108B, 109, 110A, 110B, 111, 112A, 112B, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 170, 195, 196, 197, 229, 230, 231, 248, 451, 452, 453, 454, 456, 457, 458, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467 1,069

SUBURBAN 3

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 322B, 323, 344, 345 1,375

SUBURBAN 4

Tract 0106.00

Blocks: 416, 417, 418, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445 87

WHITTAKER

Tract 0107.00

Blocks: 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 245, 246, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260 43

DISTRICT TOTAL 6,904

(B)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 526 of 1996, Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Five must be governed by a board of trustees of seven members who must be elected in nonpartisan elections to be held in the manner hereinafter provided. Each member of the board must be a resident of and elected from election districts provided in this subsection.

(2) The trustee representing election district 5-1 as delineated in subsection (A) of this section must reside in election district 5-1 and the trustee representing election district 5-2 as delineated in subsection (A) of this section must reside in district 5-2, with both trustees elected at-large from the combined area of the two districts.

(3) Three trustees, who must reside within the boundaries of district 5-3 as delineated in subsection (A) of this section must be elected at large from election district 5-3.

(4) The trustee representing election district 5-4 as delineated in subsection (A) of this section must reside in election district 5-4 and the trustee representing election district 5-5 as delineated in subsection (A) of this section must reside in district 5-5, with both trustees elected at-large from the combined area of the two districts.

(5) The members of the board shall elect a chairman and such other officers as they deem necessary to serve for terms of one year in these capacities. Beginning with the 1999 election, members of the board must be elected at nonpartisan elections to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November every second year for four-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualify. At the 1999 election, the successors to members elected pursuant to Section 2(A) of Act 526 of 1996 whose terms expire in 1999 must be elected from election districts two, three, and four and shall serve for terms to expire in November, 2003, when their successors elected at the 2003 election qualify and take office. At the 2001 election, the successors to members elected pursuant to Section 2(A) of Act 526 of 1996 whose terms expire in 2001 must be elected from election districts one, three, and five and shall serve for terms to expire in November, 2005, when their successors elected at the 2005 election qualify and take office. All members of each board shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify.

(6) All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate shall file written notice of candidacy with the county election commission on forms furnished by the commission. This notice of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, election district from which he resides and seeks election, voting precinct, period of residence in the county and election district, and other information as the county election commission requires. The filing period is as provided in Section 7-13-352 of the 1976 Code. The results of the elections must be determined by the nonpartisan plurality method as contained in Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code.

(7) 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 elections, including the counting of ballots and declaring the results. The commission shall publish notices of the elections in the same manner provided in Section 7-13-35 of the 1976 Code. The results of the elections must be determined by the nonpartisan plurality method as contained in Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code.

(8) 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.

Filling vacancies

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 526 of 1996, in the event of a vacancy on the board of trustees of each Orangeburg County Consolidated School District or on the Orangeburg County Board of Education for any reason other than expiration of a term, the vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term through appointment by the Orangeburg County Legislative Delegation.

District Five excepted

SECTION 3. The first paragraph of Section 2(A) of Act 526 of 1996 is amended to read:

"Except for Consolidated School District Five, each consolidated school district shall be governed by a board of trustees of seven members who must be elected in nonpartisan elections to be held beginning in 1997 in the manner hereinafter provided. Each member of the board must be a resident of and elected from single-member election districts provided in this act. The members of each board shall elect a chairman and such other officers as they deem necessary to serve for terms of one year in these capacities. The 1997 nonpartisan election shall be held on the third Tuesday in January, 1997. After the 1997 election, members of each board shall thereafter be elected at nonpartisan elections to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November every two or four years thereafter as applicable beginning in 1999. Members of each board shall be elected for four-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualify, except that of the seven members of each board elected in 1997, the members elected from election districts one, three, five, and seven shall serve for initial terms to expire in November, 2001, when their successors elected at the 2001 election qualify and take office, and the members elected from election districts two, four, and six shall serve for initial terms to expire in November, 1999, when their successors elected at the 1999 election qualify and take office. All members of each board shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify."

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 28th day of April, 1999.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/5/99.