There is hereby created the Sumter Area Technical Education Commission composed of the counties of Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter. The commission shall be a body politic and corporate, and shall consist of nine members. Each member shall be appointed by the Governor, upon the recommendation of a majority of the legislative delegation of his respective county, and each member shall be a qualified registered elector of the county he represents. Six members shall be appointed from Sumter County for terms of four years, and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except of those first appointed, two shall serve for two years, two shall serve for three years and two shall serve for four years. One member shall be appointed from each of the following counties: Clarendon, Kershaw and Lee. Their terms shall be for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except that of those first appointed, one shall serve for a term of two years, one shall serve for a term of three years, and one shall serve for a term of four years, the length of each such term to be determined initially by lot. Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. As soon as possible after the initial appointments have been made, the commission shall organize by electing one of its members as chairman, one as vice-chairman, and one as secretary. A transcript of the record of the initial organization shall be filed with the clerk of court of each of the four counties comprising the commission. The terms of the initial appointees shall be extended so that all terms will expire July first of the appropriate year.