Bill 3412

                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3412
Ratification Number:            53
Act Number:                     230
Primary Sponsor:                McLeod
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Sumter County Registration and Elections Commission
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19930325    
Computer Document Number:       EGM/18104DW.93
Governor's Action:              V
Date of Governor's Action:      19930426    
Introduced Date:                19930204    
Date of Last Amendment:         19930311    
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19930428    
Last History Type:              Act No. 230
Action on Governor's Veto:      O
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   McLeod
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
3412   ------  19930428      Act No. 230
3412   Senate  19930428      Veto overridden
3412   House   19930427      Veto overridden
3412   ------  19930426      Vetoed by Governor
3412   ------  19930420      Ratified R 53
3412   House   19930325      Concurred in Senate
                             amendment, enrolled for
                             ratification
3412   Senate  19930311      Amended, read third time,
                             returned to House with
                             amendments
3412   Senate  19930309      Amended, read second time,
                             ordered to third reading with
                             notice of general amendments
3412   Senate  19930210      Introduced, read first time,
                             placed on local and
                             uncontested Calendar without
                             reference
3412   House   19930209      Amended, read third time,
                             sent to Senate
3412   House   19930205      Read second time
3412   House   19930204      Unanimous consent for second
                             reading on next Legislative
                             day
3412   House   19930204      Introduced, read first time,
                             placed on Calendar without
                             reference

(A230, R53, H3412)

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION FOR SUMTER COUNTY, TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION AND THE REGISTRATION BOARD FOR SUMTER COUNTY AND DEVOLVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION AND THE REGISTRATION BOARD UPON THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION, PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION, AND PROVIDE THAT THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SUMTER COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION AND THE SUMTER COUNTY REGISTRATION BOARD SHALL ACT AS THE GOVERNING COMMISSION OF THE NEW SUMTER COUNTY REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION UNTIL THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW COMMISSION APPOINTED AS PROVIDED BY THIS ACT TAKE OFFICE, AT WHICH TIME THE TERMS OF THE FORMER COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION AND REGISTRATION BOARD MEMBERS SHALL EXPIRE.

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

Registration and Elections Commission created

SECTION 1. (A) There is created the Registration and Elections Commission for Sumter County. There are seven members of the commission who must be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of a majority of the Sumter County Legislative Delegation, including the Senators, who are appointed for terms of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualify.

(B) However, three members must be appointed for terms to expire January 1, 1995, and four members for terms to expire January 1, 1997. At the expiration of their terms their successors must be appointed for terms of four years.

(C) Vacancies on the commission may be filled by appointment in the manner of original appointment for the unexpired term only.

(D) The members of the commission, the administrator, who must be the chairman of the commission, and staff shall receive compensation as may be appropriated by the county council.

(E) The commission shall divide the commission into two administrative divisions during the period from the effective date of this act until the general election of 1994. One must be the registration division, and the other must be the election division. The commission shall appoint a person to be the director of each division. After the general election of 1994, the members of the commission may organize the staff of the commission as it considers appropriate.

Office abolished

SECTION 2. The Office of Commissioners of Election and the Registration Board for Sumter County are abolished. The powers and duties of the Commissioners of Election and the Registration Board are devolved upon the commission created in Section 1.

Current members to act

SECTION 3. The current members of the Sumter County Election Commission and the Sumter County Registration Board shall act as the governing commission of the new Sumter County Registration and Elections Commission established herein until such time as the seven members of this commission appointed in the manner provided by this act take office. At this time, the terms of these former commissioners of election and registration board members shall expire.

Governor to remove members

SECTION 4. The Governor shall remove any member of the commission who in the opinion of the delegation fails to attend a sufficient number of meetings of the commission.

Time effective

SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Vetoed by the Governor - 4/26/93.

Veto overridden by House - 4/27/93.

Veto overridden by Senate - 4/28/93.