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A236, R127, H4876
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Jefferson, Cobb-Hunter, Robbins, Gatch, Murphy and Brewer
Document Path: LC-0357HDB24.docx
Introduced in the House on January 17, 2024
Introduced in the Senate on February 8, 2024
Currently residing in the House
Governor's Action: March 11, 2024, Signed
Summary: Dorchester County School Board District 4, candidate filing
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2024 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 17) |
| 1/17/2024 | House | Referred to Dorchester Delegation (House Journal-page 17) |
| 2/6/2024 | House | Delegation report: Favorable Dorchester Delegation (House Journal-page 2) |
| 2/7/2024 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 11) |
| 2/7/2024 | House | Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 11) |
| 2/7/2024 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2/8/2024 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 9) |
| 2/8/2024 | Senate | Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 4) |
| 2/13/2024 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 9) |
| 2/14/2024 | Senate | Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 17) |
| 3/7/2024 | Ratified R 127 | |
| 3/11/2024 | Signed By Governor | |
| 3/14/2024 | Effective date 03/11/24 | |
| 7/23/2024 | Act No. 236 |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/17/2024
02/06/2024
02/07/2024
02/08/2024
(A236, R127, H4876)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 536 OF 1986, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DORCHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 4, SO AS TO CHANGE THE CANDIDATE FILING METHOD FROM THE PETITION METHOD TO THE FILING OF A STATEMENT OF INTENTION OF CANDIDACY WITH THE DORCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Candidate filing
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of SECTION 5 of Act 536 of 1986, as last amended by Act 445 of 2000, is further amended to read:
The members of the board of trustees must be residents of the single-member district from which they are elected and must be elected as provided herein. Vacancies on the board must be filled at the next general election, or at a special election if the vacancy occurs more than one hundred eighty days before the next general election, at which time a successor must be elected in the same manner provided in this act for the unexpired term or for a full term as the case may be. If the vacancy occurs one hundred eighty days or less before the general election, the vacancy must be filled by appointment upon a majority vote of the members of the House of Representatives and a majority of the Senators representing District 4. All persons desiring to qualify as candidates and be elected to the board by the qualified electors shall file a statement of intention of candidacy with the Dorchester County Board of Voter Registration and Elections as provided in Section 7-13-352.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 7th day of March, 2024.
Approved the 11th day of March, 2024.
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