South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A151, R164, S804

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Alexander
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3385dw07.doc

Introduced in the Senate on May 30, 2007
Introduced in the House on June 5, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on June 7, 2007
Governor's Action: June 26, 2007, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: Oconee County Registration and Elections Commission

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/30/2007  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on local & 
                        uncontested calendar SJ-4
   5/30/2007  Senate  Unanimous consent for second and third readings on next 
                        two consecutive legislative days SJ-4
   5/31/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-23
    6/1/2007  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-5
    6/5/2007  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-24
    6/6/2007  House   Read second time HJ-9
    6/7/2007  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-13
   6/20/2007          Ratified R 164
   6/26/2007          Vetoed by Governor
   6/28/2007  Senate  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-45  Nays-0
   6/28/2007  House   Veto overridden Yeas-3  Nays-0 HJ-76
   7/11/2007          Copies available
   7/11/2007          Effective date 06/28/07
   7/30/2007          Act No. 151

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/30/2007
5/30/2007-A
6/5/2007

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

(A151, R164, S804)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 604 OF 1994, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION FOR OCONEE COUNTY, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO APPOINT AND REMOVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

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

Commission, must appoint and remove executive director

SECTION    1.    Section 1 of Act 604 of 1994 is amended to read:

"Section    1.    (A) There is created the Registration and Elections Commission for Oconee County. The commission may be composed of not less than five and not more than nine members who must be appointed by a majority of the Oconee County Legislative Delegation, including the resident Senator, who are appointed for terms of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies on the commission may be filled by appointment in the manner of original appointment for the unexpired terms only. The members of the commission shall receive compensation as may be appropriated by the county council.

(B)    The executive director must be appointed and may be removed by a majority vote of the commission."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 20th day of June, 2007.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 6/26/07.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/28/07.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/28/07.

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