(A) Section 5-15-145 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, as amended, provides for the transfer of powers, duties and responsibilities for conducting municipal elections from municipal elections commissions to county elections commissions, upon the adoption of an appropriate ordinance by the governing body of the municipality transferring such powers, duties and responsibilities, and adoption of an appropriate ordinance by the county governing body accepting the transfer of authority for conducting municipal elections.
(B) The Town of Clover, Town of Fort Mill, City of Tega Cay and the Town of Smryna have indicated their desire to transfer all authority for conducting municipal elections within their municipalities to the York County Registration and Elections Commission, and have commenced proceedings for the adoption of ordinances for the transfer of the powers, duties and responsibilities for conducting municipal elections in their municipalities from the local municipal elections commissions to the York County Registration and Elections Commission.
(C) The County Council finds that the York County Registration and Elections Commission is willing to assume the transfer of the powers, duties and responsibilities for conducting municipal elections in the Town of Clover, Town of Fort Mill, City of Tega Cay and the Town of Smyrna, upon the terms and conditions contained in this subchapter, and Council finds that it is proper, appropriate and in the public interest for it to adopt ordinances accepting the transfer of authority for conducting municipal elections from the municipal elections commissions for Town of Clover, Town of Fort Mill, City of Tega Cay and the Town of Smyrna to the Registration and Elections Commission for York County, on the terms and conditions herein stated.
(Ord. 2401, passed 7-16-01; Am. Ord. 4006, passed 10-16-06; Am. Ord. 1307, passed 9-17-07; Am. Ord. 4209, passed 9-21-09)