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Bill 729

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      729
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990415
Primary Sponsor:                  Bryan
All Sponsors:                     Bryan
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\jeb\005laur.kad.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Laurens Delegation 97 HLD
Subject:                          Laurens County School Districts, 
                                  Trustees, election not necessary when 
                                  candidates equal number of vacancies


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990427  Introduced, read first time,           97 HLD
                  referred to Laurens Delegation
Senate  19990423  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19990422  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on 
                  Friday, 19990423
Senate  19990415  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference


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INTRODUCED

April 15, 1999

S. 729

L. Printed 4/15/99--S.

Read the first time April 15, 1999.

TO AMEND ACT 779 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO PROVIDE THAT, IF THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES OFFERING FOR ELECTION IS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, THEN THE CANDIDATES MUST BE DEEMED ELECTED WITHOUT AN ELECTION BEING HELD.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1(D) of Act 779 of 1988, as last amended by Act 174 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(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. If the number of qualified candidates offering for election is equal to the number of existing vacancies, then the candidates must be deemed elected without an election being held."

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

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