(A) Definition. As used herein, a SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT shall mean a district, having its own elected governing body, which was created either by act of the General Assembly or ordinance of the County Council to provide proprietary services such as fire protection, water supply, electric lighting, public health services, sewerage, and police protection, in a defined area of the county which is not included within the boundaries of any incorporated city or town. The term shall not include districts which are located partially in Greenville County and partially in another county or counties.
(B) Uniform election and filing dates.
(1) Beginning in the year 1981, members of the governing bodies of special service districts who are elected under existing laws or ordinances shall be elected in an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each off-numbered year. Such election shall be conducted by the County Election Commission and candidates shall qualify in accordance with the requirements of the general law of the state or the enabling legislation for their particular district, whichever may be applicable.
(2) Candidates seeking to be elected to the governing bodies of special service districts shall file their notice of candidacy with the County Election Commission. Unless otherwise established by act of the South Carolina General Assembly, such notice shall be filed not earlier than 57 days prior to the election date, nor later than 5:00 p.m. on the forty-sixth day prior to the election date.
(C) Extension and commencement of terms. To permit all members of the governing bodies of special service districts to be elected on the uniform dates specified in subsection (B) above, terms of incumbent members shall be extended as follows: for thosewhose terms expire at any time during 1981, such terms shall be extended to December 31, 1981; for those whose terms expire in 1983, such terms shall be extended to December 31, 1983; and for those whose terms expire in 1985, such terms shall be extended to December 31, 1985. Terms of newly elected members shall commence on the first day of January in the year following their election.
(1976 Code, § 2-22) (Ord. 880, passed 3-3-1981; Ord. 1744, passed 9-15-1987)