Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3237 Primary Sponsor:Clyborne Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:JR Subject:Legislators, limited terms Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Date Tabled:19930518 Computer Document Number:NO5/8749SD.93 Introduced Date:19930121 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930518 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Clyborne R. Young Canty Cooper Hallman Wofford J. Bailey Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution
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3237 House 19930518 Tabled in Committee 25
3237 House 19930121 Introduced, read first time, 25
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSE MEMBERS MAY ONLY SERVE FOUR CONSECUTIVE TWO-YEAR TERMS AND TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSE MEMBERS SERVING IN OFFICE WHEN THIS PROVISION IS RATIFIED INTO LAW MAY COMPLETE THE TERM WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING PLUS FOUR CONSECUTIVE NEW TERMS; PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO THE SENATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SENATORS MAY ONLY SERVE TWO CONSECUTIVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT SENATORS SERVING IN OFFICE WHEN THIS PROVISION IS RATIFIED INTO LAW MAY COMPLETE THE TERM WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING PLUS TWO CONSECUTIVE NEW TERMS, AND TO REVISE CERTAIN OBSOLETE REFERENCES; PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS POPULARLY ELECTED TO ANY OFFICE OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE MAY ONLY SERVE TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS AND TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS SERVING IN THESE OFFICES WHEN THIS PROVISION IS RATIFIED INTO LAW MAY COMPLETE THE TERM WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING PLUS TWO CONSECUTIVE NEW TERMS; AND PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 7 OF THE CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS MAY ONLY SERVE TWO CONSECUTIVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS AND TO PROVIDE THAT CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS SERVING IN OFFICE WHEN THIS PROVISION IS RATIFIED INTO LAW MAY COMPLETE THE TERM WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING PLUS TWO CONSECUTIVE NEW TERMS. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:
"Section 2. The House of Representatives shall must be composed of members chosen by ballot every second year by citizens of this State, qualified as in this Constitution is provided.
A member of the House of Representatives may not serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. A member of the House of Representatives serving in office on the effective date of the ratification of the provision herein contained limiting the number of terms a House member may serve may continue to serve his then current term and then four consecutive new terms immediately following."
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 or written on the ballots:
"Must Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of this State relating to the House of Representatives be amended so as to provide that House members may only serve four consecutive two-year terms in office and to provide that House members serving in office when this provision is ratified into law may complete the term which they are currently serving plus four consecutive new terms?
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'."
SECTION 3. Article III, Section 6 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:
"Section 6. The Senate shall must be composed of one member chosen from each County senatorial election district as established by law, to be elected for the term of four years by the qualified electors in each County, of the district in the same manner in which members of the House of Representatives are chosen.
A member of the Senate may not serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. A member of the Senate serving in office on the effective date of the ratification of the provision herein contained limiting the number of terms a Senator may serve may continue to serve his then current term and then two consecutive new terms immediately following."
SECTION 4. 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 or written on the ballots:
"Must Article III, Section 6 of the Constitution of this State relating to the Senate be amended so as to provide that Senators may only serve two consecutive four-year terms in office and to provide that Senators serving in office when this provision is ratified into law may complete the term which they are currently serving plus two consecutive new terms?
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'."
SECTION 5. Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:
"Section 1. No person shall may be popularly elected to any office in this State or its political subdivisions unless he possess the qualifications of an elector. Every qualified elector shall be is eligible to any office to be voted for, unless disqualified by age as prescribed in this Constitution. No person shall may be elected or appointed to office in this State for life or during good behavior, but the terms of all officers shall must be for some specified period except officers in the militia.
Persons popularly elected to any office of a political subdivision of this State may only serve two consecutive terms and persons serving in these offices when this provision is ratified into law may complete the term which they are currently serving plus two consecutive new terms."
SECTION 6. 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 or written on the ballots:
"Must Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of this State relating to eligibility for office be amended so as to provide that persons popularly elected to any office of a political subdivision of this State may only serve two consecutive terms and provide that persons serving in these offices when this provision is ratified into law may complete the term which they are currently serving plus two consecutive new terms?
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'."
SECTION 7. Article VI, Section 7 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:
"Section 7. There shall must be elected by the qualified voters of the State a Secretary of State, an Attorney General, a Treasurer, a Superintendent of Education, a Comptroller General, a Commissioner of Agriculture, and an Adjutant General who shall hold their respective offices for a term of four years coterminous with that of the Governor. The duties and compensation of such these offices shall must be prescribed by law and their compensation shall must be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected.
These constitutional officers may not serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. A constitutional officer serving in office on the effective date of the ratification of the provision herein contained limiting the number of terms a constitutional officer may serve may continue to serve his then current term and then two consecutive four-year terms immediately following."
SECTION 8. 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 or written on the ballots:
"Must Article VI, Section 7 of the Constitution of this State relating to the constitutional officers of this State be amended so as to provide that these constitutional officers may not serve more than two consecutive four-year terms and to provide that a constitutional officer of this State serving in office when this provision is ratified into law may complete the term which he is currently serving plus two consecutive four-year terms?
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'."