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Article IV, § 6 — Succession when Governor-elect dies, declines to serve, or fails to take oath

South Carolina Const. art. IV, § 6

South Carolina Const. art. IV, § 6 (Succession when Governor-elect dies, declines to serve, or fails to take oath) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

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S.C. Const. art. IV, § 6.

Full Text

If the Governor-elect dies or declines to serve, the Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become Governor for a full term. If the Governor-elect fails to take the oath of office at the commencement of his term, the Lieutenant Governor shall act as Governor until the oath is administered.

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History

(1972 (57) 3171; 1973 (58) 48.)