Current Status Bill Number:3055 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Scott All Sponsors:Scott and Lloyd Drafted Document Number:DKA\3902CM.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Solicitors, election of; judicial circuit not to have population variance of more than ten percent, courts
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
House 19961211 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ELECTION OF SOLICITORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, FOR PURPOSES OF ELECTING SOLICITORS, MAY NOT HAVE A POPULATION VARIANCE OF MORE THAN TEN PERCENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 1-7-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"There shall must be one solicitor for each judicial circuit, to be elected by the qualified electors of the circuit, who shall hold his office for the term of four years. For purposes of electing solicitors, the population of each judicial circuit may not have a variance of more than ten percent."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.