1987-1988 Bill 1504: Election of trustees - District 55

South Carolina General Assembly
107th Session, 1987-1988

Bill 1504

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               1504
Ratification Number:       682
Act Number                 779
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Election of trustees - District 55

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(A779, R682, S1504)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 55 AND 56, ESTABLISH SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PROVIDE THAT THESE ELECTIONS MUST BE NONPARTISAN, PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THESE BOARDS ARE ELECTED, PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THESE NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS MUST BE CONDUCTED, ABOLISH THE LAURENS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DEVOLVE ITS DUTIES, POWERS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES UPON THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY, EXCEPT THOSE FUNCTIONS REGARDING THE ELECTION PROCESS OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE DISTRICTS; AND REPEAL ACTS 276 AND 277 OF 1987 RELATING TO THE ELECTION FROM DEFINED SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS OF MEMBERS OF BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS 55 AND 56 IN LAURENS COUNTY.

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

Election of Trustees - District 55

SECTION 1. (A) The members of the Board of Trustees of Laurens County School District 55 must be elected in nonpartisan elections to be conducted in the manner provided in this section. These nonpartisan elections must be held at those times specified by this act.

(B) One member of the Board of Trustees of School District 55 of Laurens County must reside in and be elected from each of the following defined single-member election districts by the electors within each election district:

District Number Population Variance

and Composition of Districts

District 55 27,690

7 District Mean 3,955

+ 5% Variance 4,153

- 5% Variance 3,757

District No. 1

Gray Court Div.

ED 625 988

ED 626A Pt. 173

ED 626B 52

ED 627 Pt. 19

ED 629 Pt. 439

ED 632 2

ED 633 488

ED 634 Pt. 199

ED 635 Pt. 874

ED 637 346

ED 638 508

4,088 +3.36%

District 2

Gray Court Div.

ED 630 73

ED 631 97

Laurens Div.

ED 653 101

ED 654 127

ED 655 374

ED 656 113

ED 657 405

ED 658 697

ED 662A, SubAreas

H-J, M-U 576

ED 664 83

ED 665A, SubAreas

C-K 505

ED 666 Pt. 262

ED 667 76

Clinton Div.

ED 682 Pt. 114

ED 683 Pt. 79

ED 684 Pt. 50

ED 685 Pt. 197

3,929 -0.66%

District 3

Gray Court Div.

ED 639 251

Laurens Div.

ED 660 610

ED 661, SubAreas

D-I,S 255

Tract 9902,

Blks. 302-312,

314-322, 333 405

Blks. 404-410, 412-420 787

BG 5 435

Blks. 601-610 194

Tract 9903,

Blks. 401-411 288

Blks. 501-509,

513-516 493

BG 6 379

4,097 +4.88%

District 4

Laurens Div.

ED 652 1,324

ED 659 764

Tract 9903,

BG 1 1,222

Blks. 201-215,

220, 221 709

Tract 9902,

Blks. 201-207 259

4,278 +8.17%

District 5

Laurens Div.

Tract 9902,

Blks. 105-131 1,052

Blks. 210-214,

222-224 384

Blks. 401-403,

411, 421 209

Tract 9903,

Blks. 216-219 519

BG 3 730

Blks. 412-430 733

Blks. 510-512,

517-519 149

3,776 -4.53%

District 6

Laurens Div.

ED 661, SubAreas

A-C, J-R 769

ED 662A, SubAreas

A-G, K, L 1,010

ED 663 123

ED 665A, SubAreas

A, B 107

Tract 9902,

Blks. 101-103 136

Blks. 208, 209,

215-221 562

Blks. 301, 313,

323-332, 334 935

Blks. 611, 612 7

3,649 -7.74%

District 7

Gray Court Div.

ED 636 133

ED 640 308

Princeton Div.

ED 642 942

ED 643 Pt. 52

ED 644 Pt. 629

ED 646 301

ED 647 85

ED 648 0

ED 649 Pt. 58

ED 651 423

Cross Hill Div.

ED 699 200

ED 701 Pt. 58

ED 702 186

ED 703 12

ED 704 Pt. 486

ED 705 0

3,873 -2.07%

(C) The members of the board elected from defined single-member election districts must be residents of those election districts and must be elected by the qualified electors of those election districts. The chairman of the board must be elected from the membership of the board by a majority vote of the board for a term of two years and until his successor is elected and qualifies. All persons desiring to qualify as a candidate and be elected to the board shall file a petition signed by no fewer than twelve qualified electors who reside in the district in which the candidate intends to run. The petition must be filed with the county election commission by twelve o'clock noon at least three weeks before the date set for the election. This petition must include the candidate's name, single-member election district of residence, and other information as the county election commission requires.

(D) The county election commission shall conduct and supervise the elections for members of the board in the manner governed by the election laws of this State mutatis mutandi. The county election commission shall prepare the necessary ballots, appoint managers for the voting precincts, and do all things necessary to carry out the elections, including the counting of ballots and declaring the results of the election. The county election commission shall give notice of the time and purpose of the election by advertisement in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in at least two weekly issues immediately preceding the date of the election. The costs of the election must be borne by the district.

(E) The result of the election must be determined in accordance with the nonpartisan plurality method prescribed by Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code.

(F) An election to elect a school board trustee must be held on the first Tuesday in March 1989, by the Laurens County Election Commission in Laurens County School District 55, Election Districts 3, 6, and 7 as described in this section. The trustees elected in each district shall take office on April 1, 1989, and shall serve a four-year term. Thereafter, successors must be elected for regular four-year terms at elections to be held on the first Tuesday in March of the appropriate year to take office on April first.

(G) The members of the Board of Trustees of School District 55 of Laurens County who were elected from Districts 1, 2, 4, and 5, as described in this section, on March 1, 1988, shall continue to serve until their successors are elected and qualify on the first Tuesday in March 1991, and each four years thereafter. Their successors shall serve regular terms of four years.

Election of Trustees - District 56

SECTION 2. (A) The members of the Board of Trustees of Laurens County School District 56 must be elected in nonpartisan elections to be conducted in the manner provided in this section. These nonpartisan elections must be held at those times specified by this act.

(B) One member of the Board of Trustees of School District 56 of Laurens County must reside in and be elected from each of the following defined single-member election districts by the electors within each election district:

District Number Population Variance

and Composition of Districts

District 56 20,953

7 District Mean 2,993

+ 5% Variance 3,143

- 5% Variance 2,843

District 1

Clinton Div.

ED 669 1,211

ED 670 435

ED 671, SubAreas

B-K 944

ED 672, SubAreas

A, B, E-J, M 494

ED 676 0

3,084 +3.04%

District 2

Clinton Div.

ED 671, SubArea A 63

ED 672, SubAreas

C, D, K, L, N-P 531

ED 673 0

ED 674 1,258

ED 675 63

ED 679, SubAreas

B, G-J 153

ED 680B 82

ED 683 Pt. 707

2,857 -4.54%

District 3

Laurens Div.

ED 665A Pt. 153

Clinton Div.

ED 677 246

ED 679, SubAreas

A, C-F, K-Y 1, 123

ED 680A 741

ED 684 Pt. 12

ED 685 Pt. 459

ED 686 118

2,852 -4.71%

District 4

Clinton Div.

ED 668 712

ED 678 1,281

ED 682 Pt. 644

ED 687A, SubAreas

A-E, J 321

2,958 -1.17%

District 5

Clinton Div.

ED 687A, SubAreas

G, H 1,445

ED 687B 0

ED 687C 0

ED 689 1,781

ED 690 0

3,226 +7.78%

District 6

Clinton Div.

ED 681 320

ED 687A, SubAreas

F, I, K, L 338

ED 688 340

Joanna Div.

ED 692 679

ED 693 1,160

ED 694 94

ED 695 113

ED 696 77

3,121 +4.28%

District 7

Laurens Div.

ED 662A Pt. 83

ED 666 Pt. 46

Clinton Div.

ED 691 6

Joanna Div.

ED 697 362

ED 698 0

Cross Hill Div.

ED 700 604

ED 701 Pt. 523

ED 704 Pt. 486

ED 705 0

ED 706 745

2,855 -4.61%

(E) The result of the election must be determined in accordance with the nonpartisan plurality method prescribed by Section 5-15-61 of the 1976 Code.

(F) An election to elect a school board trustee must be held on the first Tuesday in March 1989, by the Laurens County Election Commission in Laurens County School District 56, Election Districts 5, 6, and 7 as described in this section. The trustees elected in each district shall take office on April 1, 1989. Thereafter, successors must be elected for regular four-year terms at elections to be held on the first Tuesday in March of the appropriate year to take office on April first.

(G) The members of the Board of Trustees of School District 56 of Laurens County, Election Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 elected March 1, 1988, shall continue to serve until their successors are elected and qualify on the first Tuesday in March 1991. Their successors shall serve regular terms of four years.

Board of Education abolished

SECTION 3. The Laurens County Board of Education is abolished on July 1, 1988. All duties, powers, and responsibilities of the board, except those regarding the election process of the trustees of the districts, are transferred to the two districts in Laurens County.

Repealed

SECTION 4. Acts 276 and 277 of 1987 are repealed.

Time effective

SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.