Bill > H3553

This bill amends South Carolina state law to ensure that directors of county boards of voter registration and elections receive an annual salary supplement from the state, similar to other county officers like clerks of court, probate judges, sheriffs, registers of deeds, auditors, and treasurers. The supplement will include both salary and related employer contributions and is meant to be in addition to, not in place of, the compensation provided by individual counties. The bill specifies that for directors of voter registration and elections, the salary supplement will be administered by the Office of the Comptroller General and paid according to the same schedule and method used for state employees. The legislation also includes a provision that if a county reduces compensation or expenditures for these officers, the state will correspondingly reduce its financial aid to that county. The bill will take effect immediately upon the Governor's approval, ensuring that county election directors are treated equitably with other county officers in terms of state salary supplementation.

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https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3553&session=126&summary=B