South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A337, R397, H3166

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Taylor, Leach, Vaughn, Bailey, Scarborough and Sandifer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3057dw05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on January 31, 2006
Last Amended on May 25, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on June 1, 2006
Governor's Action: June 8, 2006, Signed

Summary: Executive committee of political party to name replacement candidate

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2004  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-108
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-108
   1/25/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-14
   1/26/2006  House   Read second time HJ-17
   1/26/2006  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-18
   1/27/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
   1/31/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   1/31/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
    2/2/2006  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams
   5/24/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-14
   5/25/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-75
   5/25/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-75
   5/31/2006  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments
    6/1/2006  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-42
    6/7/2006          Ratified R 397
    6/8/2006          Signed By Governor
   6/12/2006          Copies available
   6/12/2006          Effective date 06/08/06
   6/16/2006          Act No. 337

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004
1/25/2006
5/24/2006
5/25/2006


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A337, R397, H3166)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-11-53 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF A POLITICAL PARTY SUBSTITUTES A CANDIDATE FOR A GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION, IT MUST DO SO AS SOON AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE, TO REQUIRE THE NOMINATION OF A SUBSTITUTE CANDIDATE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE THE CANDIDACY BECOMES VACANT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PARTY FAILS TO NOMINATE A SUBSTITUTE CANDIDATE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS, THE PARTY IS PROHIBITED FROM NOMINATING A CANDIDATE FOR THAT OFFICE.

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

Nomination of a replacement candidate

SECTION    1.    Chapter 11, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-11-53.    If the executive committee of a political party substitutes a candidate for a general or special election pursuant to Section 7-11-50, it must do so as soon as is reasonably possible. The executive committee must nominate a substitute candidate for an office not more than thirty days from the date the candidacy becomes vacant. If a party fails to name a substitute candidate within thirty days pursuant to Section 7-11-50, that party is prohibited from nominating a candidate for that office."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 7th day of June, 2006.

Approved the 8th day of June, 2006.

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