H 3860 General Bill, By S.G. Manly, M.O. Alexander, B.O. Baker, D. Blackwell, H.H. Clyborne, Fair, E.M. Fant, M.F. Jaskwhich, J.G. Mattos, Vaughn and Wilkins
    A Bill to amend Section 7-11-50, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to substitution of candidates when a party nominee dies, becomes disqualified, or resigns for legitimate nonpolitical reasons, so as to provide that this Section does not apply when the nominee was nominated by party primary election, and to amend the 1976 Code by adding Section 7-11-55, so as to require a special primary election to fill a vacancy in cases where a party nominee who was nominated by a party primary election dies, becomes disqualified, or resigns for legitimate nonpolitical reasons, to provide that if the results of the special primary election are not certified before the general election, that office must not be filled at the general election but must be filled at a special election thereafter, and to allow other political parties where the nominee was unopposed to nominate a candidate for the office involved in a special primary election in the manner provided in this Section.

04/12/89	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
04/12/89	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
01/24/90	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-6
02/01/90	House	Amended HJ-20
02/01/90	House	Read second time HJ-23
02/06/90	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-25
02/07/90	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-8
02/07/90	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-8