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S. 55

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22667zw15.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015
Introduced in the House on May 5, 2015
Last Amended on April 30, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Reapportionment

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/3/2014  Senate  Prefiled
   12/3/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 60)
   1/13/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 60)
   2/13/2015  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Scott, Young
   4/22/2015  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)
   4/29/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
   4/30/2015  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 20)
   4/30/2015  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 20)
   4/30/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0
    5/1/2015          Scrivener's error corrected
    5/5/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 15)
    5/5/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 15)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2014
4/22/2015
4/23/2015
4/30/2015
4/30/2015-A
5/1/2015

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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

April 30, 2015

S. 55

S. Printed 4/30/15--S.    [SEC 5/1/15 4:37 PM]

Read the first time January 13, 2015.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-180 SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE WHOSE GOVERNING BOARD, COMMISSION, OR COUNCIL IS POPULARLY ELECTED FROM SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS, RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS, OR A COMBINATION OF AT-LARGE AND SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS TO BE REAPPORTIONED TO A POPULATION VARIANCE OF LESS THAN TEN PERCENT WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE LATEST OFFICIAL UNITED STATES DECENNIAL CENSUS IS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR CONTINUITY OF REPRESENTATION WHEN REAPPORTIONMENT LOCATES TWO OR MORE ELECTED MEMBERS IN THE SAME ELECTION DISTRICT, AND TO CLARIFY CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE REGARDING REAPPORTIONMENT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1.    Chapter 1, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-1-110.    (A)    Any popularly elected board, commission, or council member who is serving in a district that has been reapportioned shall be allowed to continue to serve the balance of his unexpired term representing the people in the new reapportioned district if he is an elector in such reapportioned district.

(B)    In the event that two or more popularly elected members of a political subdivision's governing board, commission, or council, elected by single-member districts or residency requirements, because of reapportionment, become electors in the same district:

(1)    if there are two or more years remaining on two or more of the affected members' terms after the reapportionment becomes effective, their terms expire by the next general election and an election must be held to fill the remaining term for the seat with two or more members and for the seat for the district with the vacancy, if applicable; or

(2)    if there are two or more years remaining on only one affected member's term, that member may continue to serve the balance of his unexpired term representing the people in the newly reapportioned district.

(C)    If a seat becomes vacant after election districts have been reapportioned, but prior to the expiration of the incumbent's term of office due to death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the resulting vacancy must be filled under the new reapportionment plan in the manner provided by law for the district that has the same district number as the district from which the council member whose office is vacant was elected."

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

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