South Carolina General Assembly
103rd Session, 1979-1980

Bill 955

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               955
Ratification Number:       428
Act Number                 373
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Statement of economic interests--filing
                           requirements
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(A373, R428, S955)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE FILING OF A STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS BY A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTIVE PUBLIC OFFICE SO AS TO ALTER THE PROCEDURE FOR FILING SUCH STATEMENT BY REQUIRING A CANDIDATE TO FILE THE STATEMENT AT THE TIME OF DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY OR PETITION TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT WITH AN AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL AND TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE FILLED BY ELECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE OR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FILE SUCH STATEMENTS WITH CHAIRMEN OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEES INSTEAD OF WITH THE CLERKS OF SUCH BODIES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Statement of economic interests--filing requirements

Section 1. Section 8-13-610 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 610 of 1976, is amended to read:

"Section 8-13-610. (a) At the time a declaration of candidacy or a petition to appear on the election ballot is filed, each candidate shall file a statement of economic interests as defined in Section 8-13-20 with the party official, election official, or other designated official authorized to receive a declaration of candidacy or petition. The party official, election official, or other designated official authorized to receive such declaration of candidacy or petition shall forward the completed statement of economic interests for each candidate to the appropriate supervisory office within five days after the close of the filing period for such office. The party official, election official, or other designated official charged by law for the election shall not permit the candidate's name to appear on the election ballot if the candidate has not filed the statement of economic interests in accordance with the provisions of this section. The party official, election official, or other designated official shall be responsible for insuring that the candidate's name does not appear on the ballot, or if done inadvertently, such designated official shall not certify the candidate subsequent to the election. The State Ethics Commission shall furnish to each clerk of court in the State forms on which the statement of economic interests shall be filed.

(b) No person who is a candidate for public office which is filled by election by the General Assembly or with the advice and consent of the Senate or the General Assembly shall be voted upon by the General Assembly or either house thereof until at least ten days following the date on which such candidate files a statement of economic interests as defined in this chapter with the Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and Chairman of the House of Representatives Ethics Committee, as appropriate."

Time effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 1981.