South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 722

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Jackson, Ford, Williams, Cromer, McGill and Malloy
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3686dw09.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Elected office

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/15/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   4/15/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
   4/16/2009  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/15/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-1-110 SO AS TO REQUIRE A PERSON PUBLICLY ELECTED TO AN OFFICE TO SERVE AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF THE TERM FOR WHICH HE WAS ELECTED BEFORE HE IS ELIGIBLE TO OFFER FOR ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICE.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-1-110.    A person     publicly elected to an office shall serve at least fifty percent of the term for which he was elected before he is eligible to offer for another elected office."

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

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