Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:888 Primary Sponsor:Mitchell Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Political party candidate affiliation Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:NO5/7457AL.94 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:Mitchell Lander Reese Washington Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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888 Senate 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
888 Senate 19931108 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-11-230 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 AND CHANGES HIS POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION DURING THE TERM OF THE OFFICE FOR WHICH HE IS ELECTED IS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM HIS ELECTED OFFICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-11-230. A candidate who executes the pledge required by Section 7-11-210, who is subsequently elected in the general election to that office, and who changes his political party affiliation while serving in that office is automatically removed from the office to which he was elected effective the date of the change in the political party. A vacancy in the office must be declared and the office filled in the manner provided by law.
Nothing in this section prevents a public official from filing in a special election as a candidate and 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.