Current Status Bill Number:3340 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950119 Primary Sponsor:Seithel All Sponsors:Seithel, Hallman and Fulmer Drafted Document Number:JIC\5227SD.95 Companion Bill Number:106, 3075, 3120 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Legislature, term limitation
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House 19950119 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSE MEMBERS MAY SERVE ONLY FOUR COMPLETE TWO-YEAR TERMS AND TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSE MEMBERS SERVING IN OFFICE WHEN THIS PROVISION IS RATIFIED INTO LAW WHO HAVE SERVED AT LEAST FOUR TWO-YEAR TERMS MAY COMPLETE THE TERM WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING AFTER WHICH THEY ARE BARRED FROM FURTHER SERVICE; AND PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO THE SENATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SENATORS MAY SERVE ONLY TWO COMPLETE FOUR-YEAR TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT SENATORS SERVING IN OFFICE WHEN THIS PROVISION IS RATIFIED INTO LAW WHO HAVE SERVED AT LEAST TWO FOUR-YEAR TERMS MAY COMPLETE THE TERM WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING AFTER WHICH THEY ARE BARRED FROM FURTHER SERVICE, AND TO REVISE CERTAIN OBSOLETE REFERENCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:
"Section 2. The House of Representatives shall must be composed of members chosen by ballot every second year by citizens of this State, qualified as in this Constitution is provided.
A member of the House of Representatives may not serve more than four complete two-year terms. A member of the House of Representatives serving in office on the effective date of the ratification of the provision in this section limiting the number of terms a House member may serve who has served at least four two-year terms in the House may continue to serve his then current term after which he is barred from further service in the House. Service in another public office does not constitute prior service for purposes of this provision and this limitation on the number of terms which may be served applies whether or not the terms served in this office are consecutive or nonconsecutive."
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 III, Section 2 of the Constitution of this State, relating to the House of Representatives be amended so as to provide that House members may serve only four complete two-year terms in office and to provide that House members serving in office when this provision is ratified into law who have served at least four two-year terms in the House may complete the term which they are currently serving after which they are barred from further service in the House?
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. It is proposed that Article III, Section 6 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:
"Section 6. The Senate shall must be composed of one member chosen from each County senatorial election district as established by law, to be elected for the term of four years by the qualified electors in each County, of the district in the same manner in which members of the House of Representatives are chosen.
A member of the Senate may not serve more than two complete four-year terms. A member of the Senate serving in office on the effective date of the ratification of the provision in this section limiting the number of terms a Senator may serve who has served at least two four-year terms in the Senate may continue to serve his then current term after which he is barred from further service in the Senate. Service in another public office does not constitute prior service for purposes of this provision and this limitation on the number of terms which may be served applies whether or not the terms served in this office are consecutive or nonconsecutive."
SECTION 4. 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 III, Section 6 of the Constitution of this State, relating to the Senate be amended so as to provide that Senators may serve only two complete four-year terms in office and to provide that Senators serving in office when this provision is ratified into law who have served at least two four-year terms in the Senate may complete the term which they are currently serving after which they are barred from further service in the Senate?
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'."