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H. 4089
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Hagood
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Introduced in the House on April 29, 2003
Currently residing in the House Charleston Delegation
Summary: Charleston County School District, method of election in nonpartisan elections revised
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/29/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-6 4/29/2003 House Referred to Charleston Delegation HJ-6
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TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF ITS GOVERNING BOARD IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE METHOD FOR ELECTION OF THESE SCHOOL TRUSTEES IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS INCLUDING THE MANNER OF NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES AND DETERMINATION OF THE RESULTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2 A of Act 340 of 1967, as added by Act 936 of 1970, is amended to read:
"Section 2 A. (1) The election of the members of the board of trustees shall be nonpartisan and candidates for the board of trustees of the Charleston County School District shall be nominated by petition only filed with the county election commission prior to September first of each election year not earlier than seventy-five days nor later than sixty days prior to the scheduled date of the nonpartisan primary election signed by not less than five hundred qualified resident electors of Charleston County, not less than two hundred fifty of whom shall also be residents of the area which the candidate nominated represents. Candidates so nominated shall be placed upon the ballot in the general election without any party designation and in alphabetical order.
(2) In electing members of the Charleston County School Board beginning in 2004, the nonpartisan elections shall be conducted in the manner specified by the nonpartisan primary election and general election method specified by Section 5-15-63 of the 1976 Code. The date of the nonpartisan primary election shall be at the same time the partisan primary elections are conducted for that year and the date of the nonpartisan general election shall be at the same time the general election for that year is conducted. The results of these elections shall be determined as provided in Section 5-15-63."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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