Current Status Bill Number:913 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980114 Primary Sponsor:Grooms All Sponsors:Grooms Drafted Document Number:gjk\20979sd.98 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Senate districts reapportioned as result of census in year 2000, county population; Elections, General Assembly
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Senate 19980114 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SENATORIAL DISTRICTS REAPPORTIONED AS A RESULT OF THE CENSUS TAKEN IN THE YEAR 2000, ANY COUNTY WITH A POPULATION THAT IS AT LEAST FORTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE POPULATION OF THE FORTY-SIX SENATORIAL DISTRICTS AS REAPPORTIONED MUST BE WHOLLY INCLUDED WITHIN A PARTICULAR SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 2-1-75. Beginning with senatorial districts reapportioned as a result of the census taken in the year 2000, any county with a population that is at least forty-five percent of the average population of the forty-six senatorial districts as reapportioned must be wholly included within a particular senatorial district."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.