BIL:3824

TYP:General Bill GB

INB:House

IND:20010328

PSP:A.Young

SPO:A.Young, Chellis, Owens, Harrell and CobbHunter

DDN:l:\council\bills\pt\1340dw01.doc

RBY:Senate

COM:Dorchester Delegation 87 SLD

SUB:Dorchester County Elections and Registration Board created, Election Commission and Voter Registration Board abolished

HST:

BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

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Senate20020110Recommitted to Dorchester County87 SLD

Delegation

Senate20010412Read second time, notice of

general amendments

Senate20010412Recalled from Dorchester County87 SLD

Delegation

Senate20010403Introduced, read first time,87 SLD

referred to Dorchester County

Delegation

House20010330Read third time, sent to Senate

House20010329Read second time, unanimous

consent for third reading on

Friday, 20010330

House20010328Introduced, read first time,

placed on Calendar without reference

Versions of This Bill

Revised on 20010328

Revised on 20010412

TXT:

RECALLED

April 12, 2001

H.3824

Introduced by Reps. A.Young, Chellis, Owens, Harrell and CobbHunter

L. Printed 4/12/01--S.

Read the first time April 3, 2001.

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A BILL

TO ESTABLISH THE DORCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE, AND TO ABOLISH THE DORCHESTER COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION AND THE DORCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND DEVOLVE ITS POWERS AND DUTIES IN THE BOARD ESTABLISHED BY THIS ACT.

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

SECTION1.(A)There is created the Dorchester Board of Elections and Registration. There are seven members of the board who must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the Dorchester County Legislative Delegation for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify except that of those first appointed, three must be appointed for initial terms of two years each, the initial terms of all members to be designated by the appointing authority.

(B)Vacancies on the board must be filled by appointment in the manner of original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(C)Members of the board and its staff shall receive that compensation as may be appropriated by the governing body of Dorchester County upon the recommendation of the county legislative delegation.

(D)One of the seven members of the board shall serve as its chairman, and the member to serve as chairman must be designated by the county legislative delegation.

(E)A member who misses three consecutive meetings of the board is considered to have resigned his office and a vacancy on the board shall exist which must be filled in the manner provided in subsection (B).

(F)For purposes of this act, a majority of the Dorchester County Legislative Delegation means a majority of the members of the House of Representatives and a majority of the members of the Senate representing Dorchester County.

SECTION2.(A)The Dorchester County Election Commission and the Dorchester County Registration Board are abolished on the effective date of this act and the powers and duties of the commissioners of the election and registration board are devolved upon the new Board of Elections and Registration created by Section 1 of this act.

(B)The current members of the Dorchester County Election Commission and the Dorchester County Registration Board shall act as the governing body of the new Dorchester County Board of Elections and Registration established herein until such time as the seven members of this board appointed in the manner provided by this act take office. At this time, the terms of these former commissioners of election and registration board members shall expire.

SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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