Current StatusView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.Bill Number: 3663 Ratification Number: 365 Act Number 516 Introducing Body: House Subject: Reapportion the election districts in Berkeley County in accordance with the United States Census of 1980
(A516, R365, H3663)
AN ACT TO REAPPORTION THE ELECTION DISTRICTS IN BERKELEY COUNTY FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY ARE ELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1980, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED FROM SUCH DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERVISOR OF BERKELEY COUNTY SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, AND TO REPEAL ACT 290 OF 1977, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FOR THE GOVERNING BODY OF BERKELEY COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Reapportionment of election districts of the Berkeley County Council
Section 1. Commencing with the 1982 general election, one member of the governing body of Berkeley County shall be elected from each of the following defined election districts:
District Number and Population of
Composition Districts
District No. 1
Goose Creek-Hanahan Div.
Tract 209 8,249
Tract 210
Blocks 102-115 1,038
Blocks 201-205, 205-219 1,987
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11,274
District No. 2
Goose Creek-Hanahan Div.
Tract 208
Blocks 215-222, 201(p) 400
Blocks 318, 319, 320, 321,
326-340 3,545
Blocks 601-609, 614, 615,
341 3,080
Tract 210 4,927
Less Blks 102-115 (1,038)
201-205, 208-219 (1,987) 1,902
Tract 207.03
Less Pt. Block 902 3,300
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12,227
District No. 3
Goose Creek-Hanahan Div.
Tract 208
Blocks 103-105, 107-111
Blocks 112-129, 136-137, 199 1,230
Blocks 301-317 3,101
Blocks 322-325 319
Block GP 5 2,187
Tract 207.02
Blocks 101-118, 120-124, 131-138,
140, 321-322, 408 2,826
Blocks 401-408 969
Block 316 (P) 915
Tract 208
Blocks 201P-207, 212-214 712
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12,259
District No. 4
Goose Creek-Hanahan Div.
Tract 207.03
(PT) Block 902 5,980
Blocks 501-503, 509 2
Tract 207.02
Blocks 301, 302, 304-312, 330, 329 395
Tracts 206, 101-103, 201-203 102
Moncks Corner Div. (207.01)
EDs 792 549
793 54
784 327
785 1,059
786 1,241
787 2
796 89
797 109
798 8
Tract 207.02
Blocks 315, 316P, 317, 318 265
Tract 207.01
Blocks 101-102 20
Blocks 201-228 1,761
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11,963
District No. 5
Goose Creek-Hanahan Div.
Tract 207.02
Block GP 5 8,968
6 850
7 69
Blocks 313, 314, 319, 320, 322-324 328
Tract 207.01
Blocks 229-245 847
Blocks 301-304 469
ED 795 (207.01) 365
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11,896
District No. 6
Bonneau Div.
ED 766 1,404
Moncks Corner Div.
EDs 775A 1,699
775B 211
776 2,000
777A 1,392
777B 0
778 1,543
779 433
780 1,484
Goose Creek-Hanahan Div.
EDs 783 660
794 1,269
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12,095
District No. 7
St. Stephen Div.
EDs 750 1,147
751 169
754 1,444
755 1,157
756 915
757 690
758 488
Cross Div.
EDs 788 1,830
789 587
790 2,088
791 470
Block 101 75
Moncks Corner Div.
EDs 781, 782 201
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11,261
District No. 8
Wando Div. 2,799
Cordesville Div. 3,128
Bonneau Div.
EDs 759 401
760 703
761 1,927
762 34
763 664
765 1,562
St. Stephen Div.
EDs 752 267
753 0
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11,752
Terms
Section 2. The county council of Berkeley County shall consist of eight members elected for terms of four years. Any council member who is serving a four-year term in a district that has been reapportioned and whose term does not expire until two years after reapportionment becomes effective 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. In the event that the two or more council members, because of reapportionment, become electors in the same district, an election shall then be required.
Term of supervisor
Section 3. Commencing with the general election of 1982, the supervisor of Berkeley County shall be elected for a term of four years.
Repeal
Section 4. Act 290 of 1977 is repealed.
Time effective
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor.