South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 10

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      10
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Passailaigue
All Sponsors:                     Passailaigue, Elliott, Courtney, 
                                  Washington
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\elp\002join.dmb.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Governor, Lieutenant Governor; joint 
                                  elections of


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990112  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19981118  Prefiled, referred to Committee        11 SJ


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A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8, ARTICLE IV OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE ELECTION, QUALIFICATIONS, AND TERM OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE JOINT ELECTION OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

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

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 8, Article IV of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 8. (A) A Lieutenant Governor shall must be chosen at the same time, in the same manner, continue in office for the same period, and be possessed of the same qualifications as the Governor.

(B) The person receiving his party's nomination for Governor shall select a qualified elector to be the nominee for Lieutenant Governor of that party.

(C) In the general election, all candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor must be elected jointly in a manner prescribed by law so that each voter shall cast a single vote for a candidate for Governor and a candidate for Lieutenant Governor running together.

(D) The General Assembly shall provide by law the manner in which the nominee for Lieutenant Governor is selected."

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 ballot:

"Must Section 8, Article IV of the Constitution of the State be amended by adding a provision to provide that the Lieutenant Governor must be elected jointly with the Governor in a manner prescribed by law so that each voter shall cast a single vote for a candidate for Governor and a candidate for Lieutenant Governor running together?

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'."

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