Members of the commission must be selected based on merit regardless of race, color, creed, or gender and the appointing authority shall strive to assure that the membership is broadly representative of all the citizens of the counties involved.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-53-920
Selection of members on basis of merit; membership to be broadly representative of citizenry
1986 Act No. 537, SECTION 2.
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