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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3713 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990310 Primary Sponsor:Delleney All Sponsors:Delleney and Wilkins Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\9078som99.doc Companion Bill Number:577 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Judicial Merit Selection Commission, person not to seek more than one judicial vacancy at same time; Courts, Elections History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990310 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT SEEK MORE THAN ONE JUDICIAL VACANCY AT THE SAME TIME.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-19-20(C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 391 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"(C) The Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall announce and publicize vacancies and forthcoming vacancies in the administrative law judge division, or on the family court, circuit court, court of appeals, or and Supreme Court. A person who may desire desires to be considered for nomination as justice or judge may make application to the commission. A person may not concurrently seek more than one judicial vacancy. The commission shall announce the names of those persons who have applied."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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