Election Commission

2025-2026 Bill 841: Election Commission - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 841
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Massey
Document Path: SR-0497KM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 21, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Election Commission
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

1/21/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 9
)

1/21/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 9
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/21/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
7-3-10
, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE STATE ELECTION
COMMISSION AND FILLING VACANCIES ON THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE
GOVERNOR MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO THE ELECTION COMMISSION UPON THE ADVICE AND
CONSENT OF THE SENATE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH VACANCIES ARE
FILLED DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THE VACANCY.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
7-3-10
(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(
A)
(
1)
There is hereby
created the State Election Commission composed of five members, at least one of
whom shall be a member of the majority political party represented in the
General Assembly and at least one of whom shall be a member of the largest
minority political party represented in the General Assembly, to be appointed
by the Governor
, upon the advice and consent of the
Senate,
to serve terms of four years and until their successors have
been appointed and qualify.

(
2)
Any vacancy on the commission
shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the
original appointment.
Provided, however, that if the
vacancy occurs during the interim period between the regular legislative
sessions, then the office may be filled by an interim appointment of the
Governor only if the Governor acts to fill the vacancy during the same interim
period during which the office was vacated. If the Senate votes to reject an interim
appointee's formal appointment during the next ensuing regular session of the
General Assembly, then the office is immediately vacant and may not be filled
by another interim appointment.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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