H 3117 Joint Resolution, By Wilkins, Cato, H.H. Clyborne, R.S. Corning, 
B.H. Harwell, Haskins and T.E. Huff
 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 7, Article VI of the
 Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to the offices of Secretary of
 State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Education,
 Comptroller General, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Adjutant General, so as
 to delete the Superintendent of Education from the list of state officers
 which the Constitution requires to be elected and provide that he be appointed
 by the Governor for a term coterminous with that of the Governor.

   12/27/90  House  Prefiled
   12/27/90  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/08/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-70
   01/08/91  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-70
   01/30/91  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-5
   02/05/91  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 6,
                     1991 HJ-14
   02/07/91  House  Objection by Rep. Townsend HJ-14
   02/07/91  House  Objection by Rep. Farr, Rudnick, Foster, Beatty,
                     Ross, HJ-16
   02/07/91  House  Objection by Rep. T.C. Alexander & Cooper HJ-16
   02/12/91  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 19, 1991 HJ-31
   02/19/91  House  Debate interrupted HJ-23
   02/21/91  House  Amended HJ-33
   02/21/91  House  Rejected HJ-36
   02/21/91  House  Motion noted- Reconsider vote whereby rejected HJ-3
   02/26/91  House  Reconsidered HJ-31
   02/26/91  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 1, 1991 HJ-35
   01/15/92  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Rudnick, Townsend &
                     Farr HJ-40
   01/16/92  House  Debate adjourned until February 17, 1992 HJ-23
   02/19/92  House  Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-25

AMENDED

February 21, 1991

H. 3117

Introduced by REPS. Wilkins, Harwell, Huff, Clyborne, Haskins, Corning and Cato

S. Printed 2/21/91--H.

Read the first time January 8, 1991.

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE OFFICES OF SECRETARY OF STATE, ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE TREASURER, SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, COMPTROLLER GENERAL, COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, AND ADJUTANT GENERAL, SO AS TO DELETE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION FROM THE LIST OF STATE OFFICERS WHICH THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TO BE ELECTED AND PROVIDE THAT HE BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR A TERM COTERMINOUS WITH THAT OF THE GOVERNOR.

Amend Title To Conform

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 7, Article VI of the Constitution of this State be 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 Governor. The duties and compensation of such the offices shall must be prescribed by law and their compensation shall must not be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected.

The Superintendent of Education must be appointed by the Governor for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualifies. The term of office must be coterminous with that of the Governor. Vacancies in this office must be filled by appointment in the same manner of original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. His duties and compensation must be prescribed by law and his compensation may not be increased or decreased during the period for which he is appointed. The Superintendent of Education serving in office on the effective date of the provisions of this section providing for the appointment by the Governor of the Superintendent of Education continues to serve until his current term of office expires, at which time his successor must be appointed in the manner provided by this section."

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 Section 7, Article VI of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to delete the Superintendent of Education from the list of state officers which the Constitution requires to be elected and provide that he or she be appointed by the Governor for a term coterminous with that of the Governor?

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'."