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S. 742
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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Ritchie and McConnell
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Introduced in the Senate on May 8, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Judges
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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5/8/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
5/8/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-4
5/14/2007 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Moore (ch), Ford, Ritchie,
Knotts, Cleary
1/24/2008 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Ford, Ritchie,
Knotts, Cleary
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF JUDGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO BE ELECTED, A JUDICIAL CANDIDATE MUST RECEIVE A MAJORITY OF THE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE VOTING IN JOINT SESSION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-95, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO BE ELECTED, ANY CANDIDATE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JOINT SESSION MUST RECEIVE A MAJORITY OF THE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND A MAJORITY OF THE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE VOTING IN JOINT SESSION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-19-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-19-90. The General Assembly shall meet in joint session for the election of judges. The date and time for the joint session shall be set by concurrent resolution upon the recommendation of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission. The Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall announce the commission's nominees for each judicial race, and no further nominating or seconding speeches shall be allowed by members of the General Assembly. In order to To be elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the vote of the members of the General Assembly House of Representatives and a majority of the vote of the members of the Senate voting in joint session."
SECTION 2. Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 2-1-95. To be elected, any candidate elected by the General Assembly in joint session must receive a majority of the vote of the members of the House of Representatives and a majority of the vote of the members of the Senate voting in joint session."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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