S 451 Session 111 (1995-1996)
S 0451 Joint Resolution, By Moore
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Article III, Section 7 of the
Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to qualifications of Senators
and members of the House, so as to provide that effective immediately upon the
ratification into law of this provisions, no person who is in the last year of
a sixth consecutive term as a member of the House of Representatives, or who
is in the last year of a third consecutive term as a member of the Senate, or
who has served twelve years in the General Assembly either as a member of the
Senate or House of Representatives or a combination thereof shall be eligible
for a seat in the General Assembly and to prohibit a member of the General
Assembly from being required to vacate his seat during a term for which he was
elected.
02/07/95 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12
02/07/95 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
A JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 7
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895,
RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATORS AND
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON THE RATIFICATION INTO
LAW OF THIS PROVISION, NO PERSON WHO IS IN THE
LAST YEAR OF A SIXTH CONSECUTIVE TERM AS A
MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OR WHO
IS IN THE LAST YEAR OF A THIRD CONSECUTIVE TERM
AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE, OR WHO HAS SERVED
TWELVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY EITHER AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE OR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OR A COMBINATION
THEREOF SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SEAT IN THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO PROHIBIT A MEMBER OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM BEING REQUIRED TO
VACATE HIS SEAT DURING A TERM FOR WHICH HE WAS
ELECTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Article III, Section 7 of the
Constitution of this State be amended to read:
"Section 7. (A) No person shall be eligible for
a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives who, at the time of
his election, is not a duly qualified elector under this Constitution in
the Senatorial District in regard to any particular seat as may be
designated by the General Assembly, as to the Senate, and in the
county, as to the House, in which he may be chosen. Senators shall
be at least twenty-five and Representatives at least twenty-one years
of age.
(B) Effective immediately upon the date of the ratification
into law of this section, a person who is in the last year of a sixth
consecutive term as a member of the House of Representatives, or
who is in the last year of a third consecutive term as a member of
the Senate, or who has served twelve consecutive years in the
General Assembly either as a member of the Senate or House of
Representatives or a combination thereof shall not be eligible for a
seat in the General Assembly. No member is required to vacate his
seat during any term for which he was elected."
SECTION 2. The proposed amendment 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 on the ballot:
"Shall Article III, Section 7 of the Constitution of this State
relating to the qualifications of Senators and Members of the House
be amended so as to provide that no person who is in the last year
of a sixth consecutive term as a member of the House of
Representatives, or who is in the last year of a third consecutive
term as a member of the Senate, or who has served twelve
consecutive years in the General Assembly either as a member of
the Senate or House of Representatives or a combination thereof
shall be eligible for a seat in the General Assembly and to prohibit
a member from being required to vacate his seat during any term
for which he was elected?
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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