Bill Text: SC H3933 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Residency requirements
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 11-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-07 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H3933 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-H3933-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.
