South Carolina General Assembly
107th Session, 1987-1988

Bill 731

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               731
Ratification Number:       300
Act Number                 294
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Elected officeholders; resignation;
                           election; taking office
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(A294, R300, S731)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER TO TENDER AN IRREVOCABLE RESIGNATION AND FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD TO FILL HIS OFFICE WHENEVER THE OFFICEHOLDER IS ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO ANOTHER OFFICE, AND TO PROHIBIT THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM TAKING OFFICE UNTIL A VACANCY OCCURS.

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

Elected office holders; resignation; election; taking office

SECTION 1. Whenever any person holding an elective office in this State is elected or appointed to another office, the person may tender an irrevocable resignation to be effective at a future date, and an election may be held in accordance with applicable provisions of law to fill that office as if it had become vacant on the date the officeholder is certified to have won election to his new office. The newly elected official shall not take office until a vacancy occurs. Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.