South Carolina General Assembly
104th Session, 1981-1982

Bill 875

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               875
Ratification Number:       366
Act Number                 483
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Delaying the filing period for candidates
                           for the House of Representatives and certain
                           school district offices and county council
                           offices during the calendar year 1982
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(A483, R366, S875)

A JOINT RESOLUTION DELAYING THE FILING PERIOD FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES AND COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICES DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1982.

Whereas, the General Assembly finds that implementation of redistricting plans for the House of Representatives and certain county council and school district offices within counties have been unavoidably delayed beyond the beginning of the filing periods established for a party primary; and

Whereas, the General Assembly finds it necessary to delay the filing periods to allow adequate time for the adoption of new redistricting plans and proper notice to all candidates of the new district lines; and

Whereas, the General Assembly finds that, in order to avoid as much confusion as possible, the filing periods for all offices not affected by the delay in implementing new redistricting plans should not be disrupted. Now therefore,

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

Filing period for candidates delayed

Section 1. A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this Joint Resolution shall be applicable during the calendar year 1982 only.

B. The filing period for the office of a member of the House of Representatives shall be opened for the entries of those candidates wishing to offer for such nomination in the party primary at noon on April first and shall close at noon on April fifteenth. The filing period for candidates seeking nomination to any district within a county which has been or is being reapportioned and has not yet received preclearance pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of the 1976 Voting Rights Act (42 USCA Sections 1973 et seq.) shall be delayed to a time period to be determined by the General Assembly.

C. The filing period for the nomination of candidates for all other offices in a party primary shall be held as provided for by law.

Time effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor.