Key Votes
H 4620 - Expanding Governor's Appointment Power - Key Vote
South Carolina Key Votes
Alan Clemmons voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- March 11, 2008 Senate Resolution Sent To Committee
- March 5, 2008 House Joint Resolution Passed
- Jan. 31, 2008 Introduced
Family
- H 4620 - Expanding Governor's Appointment Power
- SB 181 - Exempt health care sharing ministries from insurance laws
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Resolution Sent To Committee (Senate) - March 11, 2008
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (House) (83-24) - March 5, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Expanding Governor's Appointment Power
Vote to pass a joint resolution and amend the state constitution to allow the governor to appoint the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and Superintendent of Eduction, instead of having them individually elected.
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION AND AGAIN BY A MAJORITY OF EACH CHAMBER IN THE NEXT SESSION TO BECOME ENACTED.
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Introduced (House) - Jan. 31, 2008
Title: Expanding Governor's Appointment Power
Sponsors
- Eric Michael Bedingfield (SC - R)
- Harry F. Cato (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ben Hagood Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bobby' Harrell Jr. (SC - R)
- James Hodges 'Jim' Harrison (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Richard 'Chris' Hart (SC - D)
- Leon Howard (SC - D)
- Garry R. Smith (SC - R)
- William Douglas 'Doug' Smith (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Leonidas E. 'Leon' Stavrinakis (SC - D)
- Thad T. Viers (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Bob' Walker (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- W. Brian White (SC - R)
