South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A191, R5, H3356

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Vick
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3119dw05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 25, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on January 27, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on February 3, 2005
Governor's Action: February 15, 2005, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: Chesterfield County Board of Elections membership increased

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/25/2005  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-10
   1/26/2005  House   Read second time HJ-24
   1/27/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-7
   1/27/2005  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on local & 
                        uncontested calendar SJ-16
    2/2/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-29
    2/3/2005  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-10
   2/10/2005          Ratified R 5
   2/15/2005          Vetoed by Governor
   2/16/2005  House   Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-2  Nays-0 HJ-2
   2/16/2005  Senate  Veto overridden Yeas-46  Nays-0 SJ-8
   2/18/2005          Copies available
   2/18/2005          Effective date 02/16/05
   7/20/2005          Act No. 191

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/25/2005
1/25/2005-A
1/27/2005

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A191, R5, H3356)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 587 OF 1994, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM SEVEN TO NINE THE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD.

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

Board increased

SECTION    1.    Section 1(A)(1) of Act 587 of 1994, as last amended by Act 419 of 2002, is further amended to read:

"(1)    There is created the Chesterfield County Board of Elections and Registration. There are nine 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."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 10th day of February, 2005.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 2/15/05.

Veto overridden by House -- 2/16/05.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 2/16/05.

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