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2020 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 2 - General Assembly
Chapter 20 - Nonjudicial Screening And Election
Section 2-20-20. Notice of intention to seek office; investigation of candidate.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 2-20-20 (2020)
Any person wishing to seek an office, which is elected by the General Assembly, shall file a notice of intention to seek the office with the joint committee. Upon receipt of the notice of intention, the joint committee shall begin to conduct investigation of the candidate as it considers appropriate and may in the investigation utilize the services of any agency of state government. The agency shall, upon request, cooperate fully with the joint committee.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 391, Part II, Section 2; 2017 Act No. 17 (S.213), Section 1, eff May 9, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 17, Section 1, reenacted the section with no apparent changes.
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