H 4195 General Bill, By Hagood, Young, Merrill, Herbkersman, Branham, Altman, Battle, Clyburn, Emory, Howard, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Miller, Parks, Perry, E.H. Pitts, Ceips, Sinclair, J.R. Smith, Thompson, Weeks and Witherspoon
Summary: Nonjudicial and judicial candidates; election time frame
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NOMINATION OF QUALIFIED JUDICIAL CANDIDATES BY THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION FOR ELECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ELECTION MUST BE HELD NO LATER THAN THREE WEEKS AFTER THE DATE OF THE COMMISSION'S NOMINATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 2-20-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTIONS FOR NONJUDICIAL CANDIDATES SCREENED BY A JOINT COMMITTEE MUST BE HELD NO LATER THAN THREE WEEKS AFTER THE DATE THE FINDINGS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE AS TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES SOUGHT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNALS OF BOTH HOUSES.
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05/13/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-7
05/13/03	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8