2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 1 - Administration of the Government
CHAPTER 9 - EMERGENCY PROVISIONS
Section 1-9-30. Emergency interim successors to office of Governor.
In the event that the Governor, for any of the reasons specified in the Constitution, is not able to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his office, or is unavailable, and in the event the Lieutenant Governor, President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives be for any of the reasons specified in the Constitution not able to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of Governor, or be unavailable, the Secretary of State, State Treasurer or Attorney General shall, in the order named, if the preceding named officers be unavailable, exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of Governor until a new Governor is elected and qualifies, or until a preceding named officer becomes available; provided, however, that no emergency interim successor to the aforementioned offices may serve as Governor.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 1-1003; 1962 (52) 2198.
