Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:309 Primary Sponsor:Mullinax Committee Number:04 Type of Legislation:JR Subject:Education Superintendent appointed instead of elected Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Computer Document Number:309 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Mullinax Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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309 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 04
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309 Senate Nov 19, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 04
Committee
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO ELECTIVE OFFICERS, SO AS TO DELETE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION FROM THE LIST OF OFFICERS WHO MUST BE ELECTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
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, 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."
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, 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?
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'."