Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:857 Primary Sponsor:Ford Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Political party affiliation Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:857 Introduced Date:19940111 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940111 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Ford Reese Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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857 Senate 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
857 Senate 19930927 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 7, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-11-215 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE WHO EXECUTES A CANDIDACY PLEDGE WITH A POLITICAL PARTY FOR PURPOSES OF OFFERING FOR ELECTION AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 7-11-210 FROM CHANGING HIS POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION DURING THE TERM OF THE OFFICE FOR WHICH HE IS ELECTED EXCEPT UPON THE FILING FOR RE-ELECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 11, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-11-215. A candidate who executes the pledge required by Section 7-11-210 and who is subsequently elected in the general election to that office is prohibited from changing his political party affiliation while serving in that office during that term of office.
Nothing in this section prevents a public official from filing as a candidate for re-election as a member of a political party which is different from the party affiliation at the time of his last filing."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor but shall only be effective for offices which are filled beginning with the 1994 general election and all subsequent elections, whether special or general.