H 4118 Joint Resolution, By M.A. Pitts, Mulvaney, Thompson, Haley, Toole, Duncan, Bedingfield and Pinson
Summary: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals election method
    A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3, ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT, SO AS TO REVISE THE METHOD OF SELECTION FROM ELECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009; TO SECTION 8, ARTICLE V, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SO AS TO REVISE THE METHOD OF SELECTION FROM ELECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009; AND TO SECTION 18, ARTICLE V, RELATING TO VACANCIES IN THE SUPREME COURT, COURT OF APPEALS, AND CIRCUIT COURT, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE ADDING A REFERENCE TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS.
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05/17/07	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-64
05/17/07	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-64
05/23/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mulvaney, Thompson, Haley, Toole, Duncan, Bedingfield, Pinson