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H 4503 General Bill, By Fry and B. Newton
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A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-180 SO AS TO PROHIBIT COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THEM FROM USING THE AT-LARGE OR THE PLURALITY AT-LARGE VOTING METHOD TO CHOOSE MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF ITS MEMBERS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED TO SHORTEN THE TERM OF A DULY ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHOSE CURRENT TERM OF OFFICE COMMENCED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2019.
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Summary: Political subdivisions membership
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-180 SO AS TO PROHIBIT COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THEM FROM USING THE AT-LARGE OR THE PLURALITY AT-LARGE VOTING METHOD TO CHOOSE MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF ITS MEMBERS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED TO SHORTEN THE TERM OF A DULY ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHOSE CURRENT TERM OF OFFICE COMMENCED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2019.
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| 12/13/17 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/13/17 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/09/18 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 135) |
| 01/09/18 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 135) |