(A232, R172, H5153)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 509 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES OF ANDERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2, SO AS TO REPLACE THE TWO MULTI-MEMBER DISTRICTS WITH FOUR SINGLE-MEMBER RESIDENCY AREAS AND TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE RESIDENCY AREAS ARE DELINEATED.

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

Election districts

SECTION 1.    SECTION 13A. (B) of Act 509 of 1982, as last amended by Act 300 of 2014, is amended to read:

(B)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the seven-member governing body of Anderson County School District 2 must be elected as follows:

(a) one member each from Districts 2, 5, and 6 must be elected beginning with school trustee elections in 2024;

(b) one member each from Districts 1, 3, and 4 must be elected beginning with school trustee elections in 2026; and

(c) one member elected from Anderson County School District 2 at large.

A candidate for a numbered district seat must reside in the district for which the candidate files for election. Each of the seven members must be elected to four-year terms by the qualified electors of all of Anderson County School District 2 with the winners from each numbered district seat and the at-large seat determined by plurality vote. The numbered districts are defined on map number S-07-02-24 as maintained in the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.

(2) The demographic information shown on this map is as follows:

District    Pop.    Dev.    %Dev.    Hisp.    %Hisp.    NH White    %NH White

1    3,865    18    0.47%    151    3.91%    3,044    78.76%

2    3,776    -71    -1.85%    57    1.51%    3,431    90.86%

3    3,854    7    0.18%    52    1.35%    3,417    88.66%

4    3,879    32    0.83%    114    2.94%    2,630    67.80%

5    3,735    -112    -2.91%    82    2.20%    2,905    77.78%

6    3,973    126    3.28%    108    2.72%    3,014    75.86%

Total    23,082            564        18,441

District    NH Blk    %NH Blk    VAP    %VAP    HVAP    %HVAP

1    524    13.56%    3,019    78.11%    96    3.18%

2    185    4.90%    2,959    78.36%    35    1.18%

3    281    7.29%    3,046    79.03%    30    0.98%

4    995    25.65%    3,071    79.17%    62    2.02%

5    664    17.78%    2,800    74.97%    43    1.54%

6    739    18.60%    3,087    77.70%    66    2.14%

Total    3,388        17,982        332

District    NH WVAP    %NH WVAP    NH BVAP    %NH BVAP

1    2,439    80.79%    363    12.02%

2    2,712    91.65%    135    4.56%

3    2,741    89.99%    199    6.53%

4    2,137    69.59%    768    25.01%

5    2,238    79.93%    458    16.36%

6    2,387    77.32%    553    17.91%

Total    14,654        2,476

(3) The boundaries of Anderson County School District 2 are not altered by the provisions of this subsection. These school district lines are as defined by law and any census blocks which may be divided are done so only for statistical purposes and to establish a population base.

Time effective

SECTION 2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 8th day of May, 2024.

Approved the 13th day of May, 2024.

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