South Carolina § 2-19-90 Approval of General Assembly in joint session.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 2-19-90 — Approval of General Assembly in joint session.

South Carolina § 2-19-90

Title 2GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Ch. 19SOUTH CAROLINA JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION SCREENING AND ELECTION OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 2-19-90 (2026).

Text

The General Assembly shall meet in joint session for the election of judges. The date and time for the joint session shall be set by concurrent resolution upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission. The Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall announce the commission's nominees for each judicial race, and no further nominating or seconding speeches shall be allowed by members of the General Assembly. In order to be elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the vote of the members of the General Assembly voting in joint session.

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The General Assembly shall meet in joint session for the election of judges. The date and time for the joint session shall be set by concurrent resolution upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission. The Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall announce the commission's nominees for each judicial race, and no further nominating or seconding speeches shall be allowed by members of the General Assembly. In order to be elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the vote of the members of the General Assembly voting in joint session.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 391, Part I, SECTION 1; 2024 Act No. 219 (S.1046), SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2025. Effect of Amendment 2024 Act No. 219, SECTION 1, in the second sentence, inserted "South Carolina".