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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.36 Ratification Number:56 Act Number:21 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Waldrep All Sponsors:Waldrep, Elliott, Ryberg, Reese Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\psd\7031ac99.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19990429 Date of Last Amendment:19990422 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19990601 Subject:Office elected by General Assembly, to notify joint committee for review of candidates when not seeking reelection History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19990618 Act No. A21 ------ 19990601 Signed by Governor ------ 19990526 Ratified R56 House 19990429 Concurred in Senate amendments, enrolled for ratification Senate 19990422 House amendments amended, returned to House with amendment House 19990415 Read third time, returned to Senate with amendment House 19990414 Amended, read second time House 19990408 Request for debate withdrawn by Representative Scott J.H. Neal House 19990407 Request for debate by Representative Scott J.H. Neal Lloyd Bailey Whipper Fleming Harrison Easterday Phillips House 19990331 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 19990127 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 19990126 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19990121 Read second time Senate 19990120 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Senate 19981118 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ Versions of This Bill Revised on January 20, 1999 - Word format Revised on March 31, 1999 - Word format Revised on April 14, 1999 - Word format Revised on April 22, 1999 - Word format
(A21, R56, S36)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-20-25 SO AS TO REQUIRE A PERSON SERVING IN AN OFFICE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHO IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION TO GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE REVIEW OF CANDIDATES AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A FILING PERIOD MAY BE REOPENED OR EXTENDED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Notice required when person not seeking reelection to a nonjudicial office elected by General Assembly
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 2-20-25. A person serving in an office elected by the General Assembly who is not seeking reelection must give written notice to the joint committee to review candidates for that office of his decision not to seek reelection. The notice must be given not less than thirty days before the last date for filing for that office. If the notice is given less than thirty days before the last date for filing for that office or if the notice is withdrawn and the person seeks reelection, the joint committee may reopen or extend, as appropriate, the time period for filing for the office. For purposes of this section, 'person serving in an office elected by the General Assembly' includes a person serving in office as an appointee to an unexpired term."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 26th day of May, 1999.
Approved the 1st day of June, 1999.
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