South Carolina General Assembly
104th Session, 1981-1982

Bill 3144

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               3144
Ratification Number:       363
Act Number                 537
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Reapportion single-member election
                           districts of Dorchester County
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(A537, R363, H3144)

AN ACT TO REAPPORTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1980, THE DEFINED SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF DORCHESTER COUNTY ARE ELECTED.

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

Legislative intent

Section 1. The General Assembly, in accordance with the United States Census of 1980, is desirous of reapportioning the single-member election districts from which the members of the governing body of Dorchester County are elected. It is the further intent of the General Assembly by this act to adopt the reapportionment plan previously adopted by the Dorchester County Council.

Election districts for Dorchester County Council reapportioned

Section 2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and beginning with the general election of 1982, the seven defined single-member districts for the Dorchester County Council will hereby reapportion as follows:

District Number and Population of

Composition District Variance

District 1

Harleyville Div.

ED 602 1,027

ED 603 520

St. George Div.

ED 606 871

ED 607 1,263

ED 608 649

ED 609 1,198

ED 610 9

ED 611 865

Reevesville Div.

ED 613 241

ED 614 3

ED 615 1,146

ED 616 852

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8,644 + 3.84%

District 2

Summerville Div.

Tract 108.02

Blk Gp 4 3,919

Blk Gp 8 1,012

Blks 301, 304, 311,

911-914, 916 3,391

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8,322 - 0.02%

District 3

Harleyville Div.

ED 600 606

ED 601A 1,148

ED 601B 0

ED 604 954

ED 605 723

Reevesville Div.

ED 617 241

Ridgeville Div.

ED 618 603

ED 619 237

ED 620 565

ED 621 326

ED 622 728

ED 623 875

Summerville Div.

ED 626 289

ED 627 555

Tract 105

Blks 101-103/105 232

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8,082 - 2.91%

District 4

Summerville Div.

Tract 105

Blk Gp 2 2,146

Blk Gp 3 (Less Blks 317-319) 1,792

Blks 104, 106-115 383

Tract 106

Blks 101-118 666

Blk Gp 6 1,224

Blk 702 1,154

Tract 106

ED 624 113

ED 625 701

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District 5

Summerville D;V.

Tract 105

Blks 401P, 508, 509,

317-319, 401, 402,

501-510, 601-607 4,193

Tract 106

Blks 238P, 239, 701,

209, 215, 219-222,

235-237 4,068

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8,261 - 0.76%

District 6

Summerville DiV.

Tract 106

Blks 126, 128, 129,

201, 202, 206, 208, 212-215,

228, 229, 238P, 301-303,

305, 306, 308-319, 322-324,

402-409, 414, 501, 502,

505-516 2,149

Tract 107

Blk Gp 2 275

Blk Gp 4 180

Blk Gp 5 600

Blk Gp 6 3,388

Blk Gp 7 1,041

Tract 108.02

Blks 301P-305P,

309-311 803

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8,436 + 1.35%

District 7

Summerville

Tract 108.02

Blks 101-109,

201-205, 305-308,

501-503, 601-620,

701-709, 901-903,

910, 918, 919, 921,

922, 924-926 8,342

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8,342 + 0.22%

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

Terms

Section 3. 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 Dorchester County. The defined single-member election districts for Dorchester County shall be separately numbered and each seat shall constitute a separate and distinct office to which a corresponding district number shall be assigned. 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 whose office is vacant was elected. For the purpose of this section, a 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 4. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor.