Bill 3139

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               3139
Ratification Number:       324
Act Number                 502
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Reapportionment of the eight defined
                           single-member election districts of the
                           governing body of Aiken county

(A502, R324, H3139)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE EIGHT DEFINED SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF AIKEN COUNTY.

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

Reapportionment--Aiken County Council

Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and beginning with the general election of 1982, the eight defined single-member election districts as established by Act 779 of 1976 for the Aiken County Council are hereby reapportioned as follows:

Population Deviation

District Enumeration of Per

Number Districts Districts Council Member

1 Monetta Division

Salley Division

Wagener Division

Windsor Division

Edisto-Shaws Division

Less: ED 130

ED 129 13,105 .74% -

2 New Ellenton Division

Jackson Division

Beech Island Division

Less: Part Tract 209

Blks. 111-116, 118-131,

106, 105

Aiken Division

Tract 212

Blks. 168-178, 192, 193 13,224 .169% +

3 North Augusta Division

Tract 210.01

Tract 210.02

Less: Blks. 901, 903P,

904-906, 908P, 910,

916-922, 932

Tract 211

Blks. 601-610, 501-517,

410-419, 901-903, 212-224,

301-308, 320, 321, 401, 910,

944, 945, 927, 407-409,

402-406, 317-319

Beech Island Division

Tract 209

Blks. 111-116, 118, 106,

119-131, 105 13,083 .91% -

4 North Augusta Division

Tract 205

Tract 208

Tract 207

Less: Part in District 5

Tract 210.02

Blks. 910, 916-922, 932,

904-906, 901 (30%), 903 13,308 .80% +

5 North Augusta Division

Tract 206

Tract 207

Blk. Gp. 3

Blk. Gp. 4

Blk. Gp. 5

Blks. 141, 205P, 207P,

217-218, 225-226, 231-232,

234-238, 912, 602-604, 611,

627, 630, 633-635, 637

Aiken Division

Tract 204

Blks. 104, 401-417, 903,

904, 901-902 13,334 .995% +

6 Aiken Division

Tract 203

Less: Blks. 901-904

Tract 214

Blks. 816-817, 801-807,

520, 818-819

Tract 213

Blks. 521-523, 525

Tract 204

Less: Part in District 5

North Augusta Division

Tract 211

Less: Part in District 3

Aiken Division

Tract 216

Blks. 302-305

Edisto-Shaws Division

ED 130, ED 129 13,210 .05% +

7 Aiken Division

Tract 212

Less: Blks. 168-178,

192, 193

Tract 216

Less: Blk. Gp. 1

Blks. 201P, 202, 203P, 204,

205, 206P, 207, 211-215,

302, 306-310, 201, 203,

325-329, 206, 346, 303-305

Tract 215

Less: Blks. 299, 217-219,

101-116, 208, 209, 117-124,

207-212, 214-216,

115 (50%), 201-202 13,174 .22% -

8 Aiken Division

Tract 213

Less: Blks. 521-523, 525

Tract 214

Less: Blks. 520, 801-807,

816-819

Tract 203

Blks. 901-904

Tract 216

Blk. Gp. 1

Blks. 201P, 202, 203P, 204,

205, 206P, 207, 211-215,

306-310, 201, 203, 325-329,

206, 346

Tract 215

Blks. 117-124, 207-212,

214-216, 115 (50%),

201-202, 299, 217-219,

101-116, 208, 209 13,187 .12% -

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2, elections for district numbers 1, 2, 5 and 6 shall be held in 1982, and elections for district numbers 3, 4, 7 and 8 shall be held in 1984.

Terms

Section 2. Any member of county council whose term does not expire until two years after reapportionment provided for in Section 1 may continue to serve out his full term. To accomplish this purpose, the following provisions are incorporated into the election provisions for the County Council of Aiken County. The defined single-member election districts of Aiken County shall be separately numbered and each seat shall constitute a separate and distinct office to which a corresponding district number shall be assigned. This requirement includes both the defined election districts as established by Act 779 of 1976 and the provisions set forth in Section 1 above. Council members shall be elected to a specific office by the qualified electors of the district in which they reside. The total population variance between defined election districts shall not exceed ten percent. Once any district is reapportioned in the county, all districts in the county shall be deemed to be reapportioned districts. The term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change resulting from reapportionment in the boundaries of the election district from which he has been elected. At the first election for members of county council following reapportionment of election districts, council members shall be elected under the new reapportionment plan for each district that has the same district number as the district in which the incumbent's term of office is due to expire. Provided, however, that if any seat should become 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 shall 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 will be deemed a resident of the district he represents as long as he resides in any part of the district as constituted at the time of his election.

Time effective

Section 3. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor.