Current Status Bill Number:938 Ratification Number:500 Act Number:504 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960109 Primary Sponsor:Short All Sponsors:Short Drafted Document Number:RES9794.LHS Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19960613 Date of Last Amendment:19960612 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:19960620 Subject:Chester County school district trustees, election of
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19960829 Act No. A504
------ 19960620 Unsigned, became law without
signature of Governor
------ 19960613 Ratified R500
Senate 19960613 Concurred in House amendment,
enrolled for ratification
House 19960612 Amended, read third time,
returned to Senate with amendment
House 19960612 Reconsidered vote whereby
read third time and enrolled
House 19960612 Recalled from Legislative Council
House 19960201 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
House 19960131 Read second time
House 19960130 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19960131
House 19960125 Chester Delegation report: Favorable 97 HLD
House 19960124 Introduced, read first time, 97 HLD
referred to Chester Delegation
Senate 19960124 Read third time, sent to House
Senate 19960123 Read second time, unanimous consent
for third reading on Wednesday,
19960124
Senate 19960123 Recalled from Chester Delegation 87 SLD
Senate 19960109 Introduced, read first time, 87 SLD
referred to Chester County Delegation
Senate 19951010 Prefiled, referred to Chester County 87 SLD
Delegation
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(A504, R500, S938)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST BE ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS TO BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS THE GENERAL ELECTION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THE NONPARTISAN ELECTION PROVISIONS TO SPECIFIC SEATS IN SPECIFIC YEARS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN ELECTION PROCEDURES IN REGARD TO THE CONDUCT OF THESE ELECTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Nonpartisan elections
SECTION 1. The members of the Chester County School Board of Trustees must be elected in a nonpartisan election held at the same time as the general election.
Election procedures
SECTION 2. In order to qualify as a candidate for a seat on the Chester County School Board of Trustees, a person shall file a statement of candidacy with the county election commission no earlier than August first, or if August first falls on Sunday, no earlier than the following Monday, and no later than twelve o'clock noon on September first, or if September first falls on Sunday, no later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. The statement of candidacy must be a sworn statement and must include the candidate's name, age, voting precinct, and any other information the county election commission requires. A candidate for a single-member election district seat also shall indicate for which seat number he is filing. When more than one person is seeking election to a single seat on the Chester County School Board of Trustees, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is declared the winner of the seat. The county election commission shall conduct and supervise the elections for trustees in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis.
Inconsistent acts repealed
SECTION 3. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are repealed.
Applicability
SECTION 4. This act applies to the 1996 general election for those members elected from Seats 1, 2, and 5. This act applies to the 1998 general election for those members elected from Seats 3, 4, 6, and 7.
Time effective
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/20/96.