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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Altman and Scarborough
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3915dw04.doc
Introduced in the House on April 27, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Candidate residency requirements
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/27/2004 House Introduced and read first time HJ-8 4/27/2004 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-11-17 SO AS TO REQUIRE A CANDIDATE FILING FOR OFFICE TO RESIDE IN THE ELECTION DISTRICT FROM WHICH HE IS TO BE ELECTED AT THE TIME OF FILING FOR THAT OFFICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-11-17. (A) A candidate for an elected office shall reside in the election district from which he is to be elected at the time he files for the office.
(B) The provisions of subsection (A) apply to a filing for an office that is an at-large seat, single-member seat, multi-member seat, or any combination of them."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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