S*0289(Rat #0048, Act #0049 of 2001)  General Bill, By McConnell, Moore and 
Ritchie
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE NOMINATING PROCESS OF QUALIFIED JUDICIAL CANDIDATES TO THE
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO REQUIRE A TWO-WEEK PERIOD BETWEEN THE DATE OF THE
 JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION'S NOMINATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND
 THE DATE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONDUCTS THE ELECTION FOR THESE JUDGESHIPS.

   02/06/01  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-15
   02/06/01  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-15
   02/14/01  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-15
   02/15/01  Senate Read second time SJ-14
   02/20/01  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-12
   02/21/01  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   02/21/01  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
   04/04/01  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-5
   04/05/01  House  Read second time HJ-30
   04/05/01  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-31
   04/06/01  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-2
   05/23/01         Ratified R 48
   05/29/01         Signed By Governor
   06/12/01         Effective date 05/29/01
   06/12/01         Copies available
   07/03/01         Act No. 49

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NOMINATING PROCESS OF QUALIFIED JUDICIAL CANDIDATES TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO REQUIRE A TWO-WEEK PERIOD BETWEEN THE DATE OF THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION'S NOMINATIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE DATE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONDUCTS THE ELECTION FOR THESE JUDGESHIPS.

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

Time for conducting judgeship election

SECTION 1. Section 2-19-80(E) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 391 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(E) A period of at least two weeks must elapse between the date of the commission's nominations to the General Assembly and the date the General Assembly conducts the election for these judgeships."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 23rd day of May, 2001.

Approved the 29th day of May, 2001.