Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3776 Primary Sponsor:Phillips Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:JR Subject:Magistrates, appointment of Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Date Tabled:Jan 14, 1992 Computer Document Number:CYY/18258.SD Introduced Date:Apr 04, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 14, 1992 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Phillips Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3776 House Jan 14, 1992 Tabled in Committee 25
3776 House Apr 04, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 26 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO MAGISTRATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY ALSO BY LAW PROVIDE FOR THE CONDUCT OF NONPARTISAN ADVISORY REFERENDUMS TO ASSIST THE GOVERNOR AND THE SENATE IN SELECTING AND APPOINTING MAGISTRATES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article V, Section 26 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:
"Section 26. The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a number of magistrates for each county as provided by law. The General Assembly shall provide for their terms of office and their civil and criminal jurisdiction. The terms of office must be uniform throughout the State.
The General Assembly may also by law provide for the conduct of nonpartisan advisory referendums to assist the Governor and the Senate in selecting and appointing magistrates."
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 Article V, Section 26 of the Constitution of this State relating to magistrates be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly may also by law provide for the conduct of nonpartisan advisory referendums to assist the Governor and the Senate in selecting and appointing magistrates?
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'."