South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 691


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                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    691
Primary Sponsor:                Reese
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Senate, candidate for
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       WWW/30101DW.93
Introduced Date:                19930414
Date of Last Amendment:         19940222
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940223
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Reese
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

691   House   19940223      Introduced, read first time,    25
                            referred to Committee
691   Senate  19940222      Amended, read third time,
                            sent to House
691   Senate  19940217      Amended, read second time,
                            ordered to third reading with
                            notice of general amendments
691   Senate  19940216      Committee Report: Favorable     11
                            with amendment
691   Senate  19930414      Introduced, read first time,    11
                            referred to Committee

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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

February 22, 1994

S. 691

Introduced by SENATOR Reese

S. Printed 2/22/94--S.

Read the first time April 14, 1993.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-65. Any person otherwise qualified by law and the Constitution of this State may file as a candidate for the Senate or House of Representatives only if he is an elector of the district at the time he files for at least thirty days before the last day candidates may file for that office."

SECTION 2. Section 2-1-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 2-1-40. Any person otherwise qualified by law and the Constitution of this State may file as a candidate and can be elected only in the district in which he is a resident. A person may file for only one House office. Terms of office shall be are for two years."

SECTION 3. The next to last paragraph of Section 2-1-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Each Senate office shall constitute a separate and distinct office to which a separate number must be assigned. A candidate for the office of Senator must be a legal resident of the district in which he is a candidate."

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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