South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 873


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    873
Ratification Number:            291
Act Number:                     474
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19980114
Primary Sponsor:                Drummond 
All Sponsors:                   Drummond 
Drafted Document Number:        kgh\15337sd.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980327
Date of Last Amendment:         19980302
Governor's Action:              U Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19980408
Subject:                        Greenwood County Election
                                Commission to conduct school district
                                trustee election results

History

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

------  19980910  Act No. A474
------  19980408  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19980401  Ratified R291
Senate  19980327  Concurred in House amendment,
                  enrolled for ratification
House   19980303  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   19980302  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on
                  Tuesday, 19980303
House   19980302  Amended
House   19980226  Greenwood Delegation report:             97 HLD
                  Favorable with amendment
House   19980122  Introduced, read first time,             97 HLD
                  referred to Greenwood Delegation
Senate  19980121  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19980120  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on
                  Wednesday, 19980121
Senate  19980114  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
Senate  19971215  Prefiled, placed on Local and
                  Uncontested Calendar without reference


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

(A474, R291, S873)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE GREENWOOD COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING AND CERTIFYING THE RESULTS OF ELECTIONS FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT 51 COMPOSED OF AREAS IN ABBEVILLE, GREENWOOD, AND LAURENS COUNTIES, AND NINETY-SIX SCHOOL DISTRICT 52 IN GREENWOOD COUNTY, EXCEPT THAT IN SCHOOL DISTRICT 51 THESE FUNCTIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED WITH THE ELECTION COMMISSIONS OF THE OTHER COUNTIES IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND TO PERMIT THE USE OF GREENWOOD COUNTY VOTING MACHINES IN POLLING PLACES IN ABBEVILLE AND LAURENS COUNTIES WHEN CONDUCTING THESE ELECTIONS.

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

Conduct of elections

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Greenwood County Election Commission shall be responsible as provided by law for conducting and certifying the results of elections for school trustees for School District 51 composed of areas in Abbeville, Greenwood, and Laurens Counties, and Ninety-Six School District 52 in Greenwood County, provided, that in School District 51, the Greenwood County Election Commission shall perform these functions with the election commissions or other entities responsible for conducting school elections in Abbeville and Laurens Counties, and Greenwood County voting machines may be used in polling places in Abbeville and Laurens Counties for conducting these elections.

Time effective

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

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 04/08/98.