South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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Bill 4494

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INTRODUCED

January 24, 2006

H. 4494

Introduced by Reps. Hosey and Rhoad

L. Printed 1/24/06--H.

Read the first time January 24, 2006.

            

A BILL

TO CREATE THE BARNWELL COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION AND REGISTRATION AND TO ABOLISH THE BARNWELL COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND THE BARNWELL COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION.

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

SECTION    1.    (A)(1)    There is created the Barnwell County Board of Elections and Registration. There are seven members of the board who must be appointed by a majority of the Barnwell County Legislative Delegation for terms of four years until their successors are appointed and qualify except that of those first appointed, three must be appointed for initial terms of two years each, the initial terms of all members to be designated by the appointing authority.

(2)    A vacancy 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 receive compensation as may be appropriated by the governing body of Barnwell County.

(4)    One of the seven members of the board shall serve as its chairman to be elected by the board.

(5)    All monies annually disbursed for county board of registration members and county election commissions by the State Election Commission must be divided equally among the seven members of the board created pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(B)    The Barnwell County Election Commission and the Barnwell County Registration Board are abolished on the effective date of this section and the powers and duties of the commissioners of election and the registration board are devolved upon the new Board of Elections and Registration created by subsection (A).

(C)    The current members of the Barnwell County Election Commission and the Barnwell County Registration Board shall act as the governing body of the new Barnwell County Board of Elections and Registration established in this section until such time as the seven members of this board appointed in the manner provided by this section take office. At this time, the terms of these former commissioners of election and registration board members expire.

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

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