South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A200, R3, S254

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McGill and Cleary
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3022dw05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2005
Introduced in the House on January 18, 2005
Last Amended on January 19, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on January 26, 2005
Governor's Action: February 15, 2005, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: Georgetown County Board of Elections and Registration

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/12/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-30
   1/12/2005  Senate  Placed on local & uncontested calendar SJ-30
   1/12/2005  Senate  Unanimous consent for second and third readings on next 
                        two consecutive legislative days SJ-30
   1/13/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-33
   1/14/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-131
   1/18/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-4
   1/18/2005  House   Referred to Georgetown Delegation HJ-5
   1/18/2005  House   Delegation report: Favorable Georgetown Delegation HJ-44
   1/19/2005  House   Amended HJ-24
   1/19/2005  House   Read second time HJ-26
   1/19/2005  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-26
   1/20/2005  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-1
   1/26/2005  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-33
   2/10/2005          Ratified R 3
   2/15/2005          Vetoed by Governor
   2/16/2005  Senate  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-46  Nays-0 SJ-5
   2/16/2005  House   Veto overridden Yeas-2  Nays-0 HJ-52
   2/18/2005          Copies available
   2/18/2005          Effective date 02/16/05
   7/20/2005          Act No. 200

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/12/2005
1/12/2005-A
1/18/2005
1/19/2005

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

(A200, R3, S254)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 515 OF 1996, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEVOLUTION ON THE GOVERNING BODY OF GEORGETOWN COUNTY OF APPOINTMENT AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY OF VARIOUS GEORGETOWN COUNTY OFFICES FORMERLY HELD BY THE GEORGETOWN COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE GEORGETOWN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GEORGETOWN COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.

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

Georgetown County appointments

SECTION    1.    Section 1(A) of Act 515 of 1996, as last amended by Act 437 of 2002, is further amended to read:

"Section    1.    (A)(1)    Except for those instances exempted in subsection (B), in all cases where appointments to offices, boards, and commissions are made by or upon the recommendation of the House Delegation, the Senate Delegation, or the Joint Legislative Delegation of Georgetown County, or by any other member or combination of members of the General Assembly by reason of their representing all or a portion of Georgetown County, all said appointments must be made by or upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the governing body of Georgetown County if, and to the extent that, the governing body of Georgetown County by ordinance or resolution agrees to accept the responsibility and the authority for making those appointments and notifies the Code Commissioner and the Secretary of State of its acceptance. All appointments and recommendations must be made without regard to race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.

(2)    The application of subsection (A) includes, but is not limited to:

Name                                                    Authority

(1)        Forestry Board                                Section 48-33-50

(2)        Veterans Affairs                                Section 25-11-40

(3)        County Department of

Social Services                                Section 43-3-10

(4)        Vacant

(5)        Department of Disabilities

and Special Needs                            Section 44-20-375

(6)        Foster Care Review Board                Section 20-7-2385

(7)        Mental Health Center Board            Section 44-15-60

(8)        Vacant

(9)        Economic Opportunity

Commission                                    Section 4-31-330

(10)        Georgetown Pilotage

Commission                                    Section 54-15-10

(11)        Murrell's Inlet -

Garden City Fire District                Act 876 of 1966

(12)        Vacant

(B)    The appointment of magistrates as provided in Section 22-1-10 and the appointment of members of the Georgetown Water and Sewer District as provided for in Act 733 of 1957 are unaffected by the provisions of this act."

Terms of members

SECTION    2.    Beginning on the effective date of this act, appointments to the Georgetown County Board of Elections and Registration must be made as provided in Act 591 of 1994. The terms of members of the Georgetown County Board of Elections and Registration serving on the effective date of this act shall expire when their successors are appointed and qualified as provided in Act 591 of 1994. In making these appointments, the Governor shall stagger the terms as provided in Section 1 of Act 591 of 1994 and note the terms on the appointments."

Time effective

SECTION 3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 10th day of February, 2005.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 2/15/05.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 2/16/05.

Veto overridden by House -- 2/16/05.

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