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A337, R397, H3166
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Taylor, Leach, Vaughn, Bailey, Scarborough and Sandifer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3057dw05.doc
Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on January 31, 2006
Last Amended on May 25, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on June 1, 2006
Governor's Action: June 8, 2006, Signed
Summary: Executive committee of political party to name replacement candidate
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/15/2004 House Prefiled 12/15/2004 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/11/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-108 1/11/2005 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-108 1/25/2006 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-14 1/26/2006 House Read second time HJ-17 1/26/2006 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-18 1/27/2006 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2 1/31/2006 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-11 1/31/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11 2/2/2006 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Williams 5/24/2006 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-14 5/25/2006 Senate Amended SJ-75 5/25/2006 Senate Read second time SJ-75 5/31/2006 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments 6/1/2006 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-42 6/7/2006 Ratified R 397 6/8/2006 Signed By Governor 6/12/2006 Copies available 6/12/2006 Effective date 06/08/06 6/16/2006 Act No. 337
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/15/2004
1/25/2006
5/24/2006
5/25/2006
(A337, R397, H3166)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-11-53 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF A POLITICAL PARTY SUBSTITUTES A CANDIDATE FOR A GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION, IT MUST DO SO AS SOON AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE, TO REQUIRE THE NOMINATION OF A SUBSTITUTE CANDIDATE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE THE CANDIDACY BECOMES VACANT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PARTY FAILS TO NOMINATE A SUBSTITUTE CANDIDATE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS, THE PARTY IS PROHIBITED FROM NOMINATING A CANDIDATE FOR THAT OFFICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Nomination of a replacement candidate
SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-11-53. If the executive committee of a political party substitutes a candidate for a general or special election pursuant to Section 7-11-50, it must do so as soon as is reasonably possible. The executive committee must nominate a substitute candidate for an office not more than thirty days from the date the candidacy becomes vacant. If a party fails to name a substitute candidate within thirty days pursuant to Section 7-11-50, that party is prohibited from nominating a candidate for that office."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 7th day of June, 2006.
Approved the 8th day of June, 2006.
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