South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 224

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Knotts and Cromer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3068dw09.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Governor

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/17/2008  Senate  Prefiled
  12/17/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-186
   1/13/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-186
   1/13/2010  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Knotts, 
                        Campbell, Coleman, Nicholson

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/17/2008

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

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, BY ADDING SECTION 1A SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHILE THE GOVERNOR IS PHYSICALLY ABSENT FROM THE STATE, ALL OF THE POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNOR UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THIS STATE ARE DEVOLVED UPON THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR THE DURATION OF THE TIME THE GOVERNOR IS PHYSICALLY ABSENT FROM THE STATE.

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

SECTION    1. It is proposed that Article IV of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding:

"Section 1A.    While the Governor is physically absent from the State, all of the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Governor under the Constitution and the laws of this State are devolved upon the Lieutenant Governor for the duration of the time the Governor is physically absent from the State."

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 Article IV of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding Section 1A to provide that when the Governor is physically absent from this State, all powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Governor under the Constitution and laws of this State are devolved upon the Lieutenant Governor for the duration of the Governor's absence?

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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