South Carolina General Assembly
107th Session, 1987-1988

Bill 1568


                    Current Status

Bill Number:               1568
Ratification Number:       807
Act Number                 793
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Election of the members of the County
                           Board of Education for Spartanburg
                           County
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(A793, R807, S1568)

AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT OF 1988 BEARING RATIFICATION NUMBER 719, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE.

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

Election of members

SECTION 1. Section 1(A) of an act of 1988 bearing ratification number 719 is amended to read:

"(A) Beginning with the election held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of 1989, and every odd-numbered year thereafter, the members of the Spartanburg County Board of Education must be elected in a nonpartisan election by the qualified electors who elect members of the school districts. The applicable laws governing elections in this State apply to the election of members, mutatis mutandi. The county commissioners of election shall prepare the necessary ballots, appoint managers for the voting precincts in the county, and do all things necessary to carry out the election. The district must pay from its school funds the cost of the election. The managers shall report the results to the county commissioners of election who shall declare its results and hear, pass, and decide on any contest. The decision of the commissioners of election may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.