Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3640 Ratification Number:109 Act Number:56 Primary Sponsor:Wilkins Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Uniform election date, special purpose districts Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930505 Computer Document Number:436/11017DW.93 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930513 Introduced Date:19930304 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930513 Last History Type:Act No. 56 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wilkins Anderson Vaughn Haskins Cato Jaskwhich M.O. Alexander McMahand Mattos Baker Clyborne Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------ 3640 ------ 19930513 Act No. 56 3640 ------ 19930513 Signed by Governor 3640 ------ 19930511 Ratified R 109 3640 Senate 19930505 Read third time, enrolled for ratification 3640 Senate 19930504 Read second time 3640 Senate 19930428 Committee Report: Favorable 11 3640 Senate 19930316 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to Committee 3640 House 19930315 Read third time, sent to Senate 3640 House 19930311 Read second time 3640 House 19930309 Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 11, 1993 3640 House 19930308 Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 9, 1993 3640 House 19930304 Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without referenceView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A56, R109, H3640)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM ELECTION DATE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODIES OF ANY SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT WITHIN THE COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE UNIFORM ELECTION DATES FOR DISTRICTS WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND AUTHORIZE THE FILING OF A STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY BY A CANDIDATE IN ORDER TO HAVE HIS NAME PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR ELECTION AS A COMMISSIONER OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Statement of candidacy
SECTION 1. Section 6-11-70(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 340 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"(B) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 7 or other provision of law, in such a district a candidate is required to file a statement of candidacy or obtain on a petition the signatures of five percent of the qualified electors of the district in order to have his name placed on the ballot for election as a commissioner of a special purpose district within the county."
Exceptions
SECTION 2. Section 6-11-70 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 340 of 1992, is amended by adding:
"(C) The provisions of this section do not apply to districts in counties that have adopted, by ordinance, uniform election dates for districts within those counties before the effective date of this section."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 13th day of May, 1993.