South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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Bill 4775

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INTRODUCED

March 4, 2008

H. 4775

Introduced by Reps. Hagood, Whipper, Breeland, Limehouse, Mack, Scarborough and Stavrinakis

L. Printed 3/4/08--S.

Read the first time March 4, 2008.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, CREATING THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATES FOR FILING OF CONSTITUENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO CONSOLIDATE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO CONFORM WITH PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW.

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

SECTION    1.    Act 340 of 1967, as last amended by Act 763 of 1988, is further amended to read:

"Section 1A.    Candidates for the constituent school district board of trustees shall file with the county election commission prior to September first not later than twelve o'clock noon on August fifteenth or, if August fifteenth falls on Saturday or Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon of the following Monday of each election year. Candidates so who filed must be placed upon the ballot in the general election without any party designation and in alphabetical order."

SECTION    2.    Section 2A of Act 340 of 1967, as added by Act 936 of 1970, is amended to read:

"Section 2A.    The election of the members of the board of trustees shall must be nonpartisan and candidates for the board of trustees of the Charleston County School District shall must be nominated by petition only filed with the county election commission prior to September first not later than twelve o'clock noon on July fifteenth or, if July fifteenth falls on Saturday or Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday of each election year signed by not less than five hundred qualified resident electors of Charleston County, not less than two hundred fifty of whom shall also must be residents of the area which the candidate nominated represents. Candidates so who are nominated shall must be placed upon the ballot in the general election without any party designation and in alphabetical order."

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

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