Bill Summary for H 244 (2021-2022)

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Mar 16 2021

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House Bill 244 (Local) Filed Tuesday, March 9, 2021
AN ACT TO CHANGE THE ELECTION METHOD FOR THE LINCOLN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM NONPARTISAN TO PARTISAN.
Intro. by Saine.

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House committee substitute amends the 1st edition as follows. 

Amends Section 5 of SL 1973-876 by reinstating the requirement that persons to be elected from districts must reside in the district they represent, but the qualified voters of the entire county are to elect all members of the board of education. Makes a technical change to the proposed changes to Section 5 of SL 1973-876, as amended, regarding the election of the Lincoln County Board of Education to provide for election on a partisan basis beginning in 2022 (previously by partisan method).