South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 3849

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Crawford, Jordan, Fry, Ott and Henderson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22975zw17.docx

Introduced in the House on February 23, 2017
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Local office candidates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/23/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 29)
   2/23/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 29)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/23/2017

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-15-80 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL OFFICE THAT ARE ELECTED FROM SPECIFIC DISTRICTS.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 15, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-15-80.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, no person is eligible to hold a local elective office who, at the time of his election, is not a duly qualified elector in the district from which he may be elected. A candidate for a local elective office that is elected from a specific district must be a legal resident of the district in which he is a candidate at the time he files for the office."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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