South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 33


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       33
Type of Legislation:               Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950110
Primary Sponsor:                   Passailaigue 
All Sponsors:                      Passailaigue, Rose, Gregory
                                   
Drafted Document Number:           RES9ELP.JR
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                           General Assembly, limitation of
                                   terms



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19940919  Prefiled, referred to Committee          11 SJ

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON, WHO AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION, IS IN THE LAST YEAR OF A SIXTH CONSECUTIVE TERM AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OR WHO IS IN THE LAST YEAR OF A THIRD CONSECUTIVE TERM AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE, OR WHO HAS SERVED TWELVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY EITHER AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OR A COMBINATION THEREOF, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SEAT IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BUT SHALL BE RE-ELIGIBLE AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR WHICH THEY WERE INELIGIBLE.

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

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 7, Article III, of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 7. (A) No person shall be eligible for a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives who, at the time of his election, is not a duly qualified elector under this Constitution in the Senatorial District in regard to any particular seat as may be designated by the General Assembly, as to the Senate, and in the county, as to the House, in which he may be chosen. Senators shall be at least twenty-five and Representatives at least twenty-one years of age.

(B) No person, who at the time of the general election, is in the last year of a sixth consecutive term as a member of the House of Representatives, or who is in the last year of a third consecutive term as a member of the Senate, or who has served twelve consecutive years in the General Assembly either as a member of the Senate or House of Representatives or a combination thereof, shall be eligible for a seat in the General Assembly, but shall be re-eligible at the next general election following the general election for which they were ineligible.

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 on the ballot:

"Shall Sections 7, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that no person, who at the time of the general election, is in the last year of a sixth consecutive term as a member of the House of Representatives, or who is in the last year of a third consecutive term as a member of the Senate, or who has served twelve consecutive years in the General Assembly either as a member of the Senate or House of Representatives or a combination thereof, shall be eligible for a seat in the General Assembly, but shall be re-eligible at the next general election following the general election for which they were ineligible?

Yes []

No []

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'."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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