2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
Chapter 27 - COUNTY BOARDS OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTION COMMISSIONS
Section 7-27-240 - Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration.

(A) There is created the Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration. There are nine members of the board who must be appointed by the Governor, four of whom must be appointed upon the recommendation of the senators representing Beaufort County and the remaining upon the recommendation of a majority of the Beaufort County Legislative Delegation for terms of four years until their successors are appointed and qualify except that of those first appointed, five must be appointed for initial terms of two years each, the initial terms of all members to be designated by the appointing authority. A member of the board may not serve more than two consecutive four-year terms or eight consecutive years, whichever is longer.

(B) A vacancy 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 receive compensation as may be appropriated by the governing body of Beaufort County upon the recommendation of the county legislative delegation.

(D) The county legislative delegation shall designate a chairman and vice chairman from among the members appointed to the board. In the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman shall preside at the meeting. In the event the position of chairman becomes vacant for any reason, the vice chairman shall assume the chairmanship.

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

(F) The Beaufort County Election Commission and the Beaufort County Registration Board are abolished on the effective date of this section and the powers and duties of the commissioners of Election and the Registration Board are devolved upon the Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration created by subsection (A).

(G) The current members of the Beaufort County Election Commission and the Beaufort County Registration Board shall act as the governing body of the new Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration established pursuant to the provisions of this section until such time as the nine members of this board appointed in the manner provided by this section take office. At this time, the terms of these former commissioners of election and registration board members expire.

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 312, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 12, 2008).