Wednesday, November 6, 2019

What happened one year ago? 11/6/2018

On November 6, 2018 Amelia McKie was re-elected to the Richland 2 School Board, and Teresa Holmes was elected to the Board.

South Carolina Code of Laws Section 59-19-315 reads:

"Commencement of trustee's term of office.

"The term of office of every elected trustee of a school district must commence one week following the certification of his election."

Keyword: must

When was the November 6, 2018 election certified? 


According to the Richland County Board of Elections office, the November 6, 2018 election was certified on November 9, 2018.

When is one week following the certification of that election? November 16, 2018.

However, Richland 2 conducted a school board meeting on November 13, three days before the election.

McKie and Holmes took the oath of office on November 13, 2018 and sat that evening on the Board.

Come back here on November 13 for more about serious problems that started on November 13.