South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 5061


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    5061
Ratification Number:            495
Act Number:                     482
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980421
Primary Sponsor:                G. Brown 
All Sponsors:                   G. Brown 
Drafted Document Number:        dka\4928dw.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980604
Governor's Action:              U Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19980611
Subject:                        Lee County Elections and
                                Registration Board created;
                                Commissions, Committees or Boards

History

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19980910  Act No. A482
------  19980611  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19980604  Ratified R495
Senate  19980604  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19980603  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on
                  Thursday, 19980604
Senate  19980428  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
House   19980423  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19980422  Read second time
House   19980421  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference


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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A482, R495, H5061)

AN ACT TO CREATE THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION AND TO ABOLISH THE LEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION AND LEE COUNTY REGISTRATION BOARD AND DEVOLVE THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES UPON THIS NEW BOARD.

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

Lee County Board of Elections and Registration created

SECTION 1. (A) There is created the Lee County Board of Elections and Registration. There are nine members of the board who must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the Lee County Legislative Delegation for terms of fours years until their successors are appointed and qualify except that of those first appointed, four must be appointed for initial terms of two years each, the initial terms of all members to be designated by the appointing authority.

(B) Vacancies on the board must be filled by appointment in the manner of original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(C) Members of the board and its staff shall receive that compensation as may be appropriated by the governing body of Lee County upon the recommendation of the county legislative delegation.

(D) One of the nine members of the board shall serve as its chairman and the member to serve as chairman must be designated by the county legislative delegation.

(E) A member who misses three consecutive meetings of the board is considered to have resigned his office and a vacancy therein shall exist which must be filled in the manner provided by subsection (B).

Powers and duties devolved

SECTION 2. The Lee County Election Commission and the Lee County Registration Board are abolished on the effective date of this act and the powers and duties of the commissioners of Election and the Registration Board are devolved upon the new Board of Elections and Registration created by Section 1 of this act.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect January 1, 1999.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 06/11/98.