2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
Chapter 27 - COUNTY BOARDS OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTION COMMISSIONS
Section 7-27-350 - Registration and Election Commission for Lancaster County.

(A) There is created the Registration and Election Commission for Lancaster County. There are seven members of the commission who must be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the Lancaster County Legislative Delegation. However, seats 1, 3, 5, and 7 must be appointed for terms of four years and seats 2, 4, and 6 must be appointed for terms of two years. Successors to the members appointed to two-year terms shall serve terms of four years. Terms expire on March fifteenth of the appropriate year. A majority of the delegation shall approve the recommendation and include one-half of the members of the Senate and one-half of the members of the House of Representatives. Members of the commission must be appointed from numbered seats for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify.

(B) A vacancy on the commission may be filled by appointment in the manner of original appointment for the unexpired term only.

(C) The office of Commissioners of Election and the Registration Board for Lancaster County are abolished. The powers and duties of the Commissioners of Election and the Registration Board are devolved upon the Registration and Election Commission for Lancaster County created in subsection (A).

(D) The current members of the Lancaster County Election Commission and the Lancaster County Registration Board shall act as the governing commission of the new Lancaster County Registration and Election Commission established by this section until such time as the seven members of this commission 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).