Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:12 Primary Sponsor:Martschink Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:JR Subject:Constitutional officers Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:OLDVS/LIBX/22902 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Sep 10, 1990 Last History Type:Prefiled, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Martschink Rose McConnell Wilson Russell Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution
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12 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11
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12 Senate Sep 10, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 11
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 OF 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 CREATE AN EXECUTIVE CABINET BY PROVIDING THAT THESE OFFICES MUST BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR INSTEAD OF POPULAR ELECTION BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THIS STATE, EXCEPT FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL, DELETING THE OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL, CHANGING THE REFERENCE TO TREASURER TO SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, THE REFERENCE TO SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION TO SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, AND THE REFERENCE TO COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE TO SECRETARY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DELETING THE LIMITATION OF THEIR TERMS TO FOUR YEARS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT A SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND A SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 7 of Article VI of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:
"Section 7. There shall must be elected appointed by the qualified voters of the State Governor a Secretary of State, an Attorney General, a Treasurer Secretary of the Treasury, a Superintendent Secretary of Education, Comptroller General, Commissioner of Agriculture a Secretary of Natural Resources, and an Adjutant General who shall hold their respective offices, a Secretary of Health and Human Services, and a Secretary of Transportation for a term of four years, coterminous with that of the Governor. The duties and compensation shall must be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected appointed.
The constitutional officers who were elected and who are serving in office on the effective date of ratification of the provisions in this section continue to serve until their current terms expire."
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 ballot:
"Must Section 7 of Article VI of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to create an executive cabinet by providing that the offices of Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Education, Comptroller General, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Adjutant General must be filled by appointment by the Governor instead of popular election by the qualified voters of this State, except for Comptroller General, deleting the Office of Comptroller General, changing the reference to Treasurer to Secretary of the Treasury, the reference to Superintendent of Education to Secretary of Education, and the reference to Commissioner of Agriculture to Secretary of Natural Resources, deleting the limitation of their terms to four years, and providing for the Governor to appoint a Secretary of Health and Human Services and a Secretary of Transportation?
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'."