South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 3593

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Thayer, Gagnon, Erickson, Douglas, Hardee, Henderson, Putnam, Ridgeway and Whitmire
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22508zw13.docx

Introduced in the House on February 21, 2013
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Eligibility to hold an elective office

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/21/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   2/21/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 9)

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2/21/2013

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD ELECTIVE OFFICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY OFFER FOR MORE THAN ONE STATE OR LOCAL ELECTIVE OFFICE IN THE SAME PRIMARY, SPECIAL PRIMARY, RUNOFF, OR GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION.

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

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that Section 1, Article VI of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding the following new sentence at the end:

"A person may not simultaneously offer for more than one state or local elective office in the same primary, special primary, runoff, or general or special election."

SECTION    2.    The proposed amendment in Section 1 must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:

"Must Section 1, Article VI of the Constitution of this State, relating to eligibility to hold elective office, be amended so as to provide that a person may not simultaneously offer for more than one state or local elective office in the same primary, special primary, runoff, or general or special election?

Yes    []

No    []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

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