South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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A165, R1, S129

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hayes
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3106dw03.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the House on January 21, 2003
Passed by the General Assembly on January 23, 2003
Governor's Action: February 21, 2003, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: York County Registration and Elections Commission, membership, chairman

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    1/8/2003  Senate  Prefiled
    1/8/2003  Senate  Placed on Local and Uncontested Calendar
   1/14/2003  Senate  Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o 
                        reference SJ-72
   1/16/2003  Senate  Read second time SJ-22
   1/16/2003  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-22
   1/17/2003  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-1
   1/21/2003  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-9
   1/22/2003  House   Read second time HJ-24
   1/23/2003  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-14
   2/18/2003          Ratified R 1
   2/21/2003          Vetoed by Governor
   2/25/2003  Senate  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-45 Nays-0 SJ-1
   2/27/2003  House   Veto overridden Yeas-7  Nays-0 HJ-22
    3/6/2003          Copies available
    3/6/2003          Effective date 02/27/03
  10/23/2003          Act No. 165

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/8/2003
1/14/2003
1/21/2003


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(A165, R1, S129)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 192 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION FOR YORK COUNTY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE COMMISSION FROM SEVEN TO EIGHT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN.

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

Commission increased

SECTION    1.    Section 1(A) of Act 192 of 1995 is amended to read:

"(A)    There is created the Registration and Elections Commission for York County which must be funded as provided by law. There are eight members of the commission who must be appointed by the Governor. Seven members must be appointed upon recommendation of each member of the House of Representatives on the York County Legislative Delegation, and one member must be appointed by the Governor and recommended to him and elected as chairman of the commission by a majority vote of the Senators representing York County. The members must be appointed for terms of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualify."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 18th day of February, 2003.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 2/21/03.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 2/25/03.

Veto overridden by House -- 2/27/03.

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