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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4882 Ratification Number:333 Act Number:419 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020307 Primary Sponsor:Freeman All Sponsors:Freeman, Jennings, Lucas and Neilson Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1783dw02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020508 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:20020521 Subject:Chesterfield County Board of Elections and Registration, clerk of to receive salary; board authorized to hire a director History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20021017 Act No. A419 ------ 20020521 Unsigned, became law without signature of Governor ------ 20020514 Ratified R333 Senate 20020508 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020507 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on the next Legislative day Senate 20020320 Introduced, read first time, placed on local and uncontested Calendar without reference House 20020320 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20020319 Read second time ------ 20020308 Scrivener's error corrected House 20020307 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without reference Versions of This Bill Revised on March 7, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 8, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 20, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 20, 2002-A - Word format
(A419, R333, H4882)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 587 OF 1994, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS MAKING THE CLERK AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND PROVIDING FOR THE CLERK TO RECEIVE A SALARY IN ADDITION TO THAT AMOUNT PAID TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO HIRE A DIRECTOR TO PERFORM SUCH RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Clerk to receive salary; board to hire director
SECTION 1. Section 1(A) of Act 587 of 1994 is amended to read:
"(A)(1) There is created the Chesterfield County Board of Elections and Registration. There are seven members of the board who must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the Chesterfield County Legislative Delegation for terms of four years until their successors are appointed and qualify except that of those first appointed, four must be appointed for initial terms of two years each, the initial terms of all members to be designated by the appointing authority. The board shall hire a director who shall perform such duties and responsibilities as the board shall determine. The board shall supervise the director who must be accountable to it.
(2) Vacancies on the board must be filled by appointment in the manner of original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(3) Members of the board and its staff shall receive that compensation as may be appropriated by the governing body of Chesterfield County.
(4) One of the seven members of the board shall serve as its chairman and the member to serve as chairman must be designated by the county legislative delegation.
(5) A member who misses three consecutive meetings of the board is considered to have resigned his office and a vacancy therein shall exist which must be filled in the manner provided by subsection (B)."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 14th day of May, 2002.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/21/02.
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