EXISTING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SO THE GOVERNOR MAY DETERMINE HOW THOSE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED; AND TO REQUIRE, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2019, THE CODE COMMISSIONER TO PREPARE AND DELIVER A REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECOMMENDING ANY ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATE AND CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS REFLECTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: PART I Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 3, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: Beginning with the Lieutenant Governor elected “Section in the 2018 General Election, in the case of the Lieutenant Governor’s impeachment, death, resignation, disqualification, disability, or removal from the State, the Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a successor to fulfill the unexpired term.” SECTION 2. Article 1, Chapter 11, 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: 71112. (A) A person nominated for the office of “Section Governor by primary or convention, or seeking the office of Governor as a petition candidate must designate a qualified elector to be elected jointly as Lieutenant Governor. (B) A designee for Lieutenant Governor must possess all of the qualifications required to hold the office of Governor. (1) The appropriate political party shall determine if its gubernatorial candidate’s Lieutenant Governor designee is qualified. (2) The State Election Commission shall determine whether a gubernatorial petition candidate’s Lieutenant Governor designee is qualified.
EXISTING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SO THE GOVERNOR MAY DETERMINE HOW THOSE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED; AND TO REQUIRE, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2019, THE CODE COMMISSIONER TO PREPARE AND DELIVER A REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECOMMENDING ANY ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATE AND CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE 1976 CODE OF LAWS REFLECTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: PART I Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 3, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Section Beginning with the Lieutenant Governor elected in the 2018 General Election, in the case of the Lieutenant Governor’s impeachment, death, resignation, disqualification, disability, or removal from the State, the Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a successor to fulfill the unexpired term.” SECTION 2. Article 1, Chapter 11, 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Section 71112. (A) A person nominated for the office of Governor by primary or convention, or seeking the office of Governor as a petition candidate must designate a qualified elector to be elected jointly as Lieutenant Governor. (B) A designee for Lieutenant Governor must possess all of the qualifications required to hold the office of Governor. (1) The appropriate political party shall determine if its gubernatorial candidate’s Lieutenant Governor designee is qualified. (2) The State Election Commission shall determine whether a gubernatorial petition candidate’s Lieutenant Governor designee is qualified.