Bill Text: SC H3849 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina House Bill 3849 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Local office candidates

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-23 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H3849 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2017-H3849-Introduced.html

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-15-80 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL OFFICE THAT ARE ELECTED FROM SPECIFIC DISTRICTS.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 15, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-15-80. Notwithstanding another provision of law, no person is eligible to hold a local elective office who, at the time of his election, is not a duly qualified elector in the district from which he may be elected. A candidate for a local elective office that is elected from a specific district must be a legal resident of the district in which he is a candidate at the time he files for the office."

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