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S.C. Const. art. V, § 3
Election of members of Supreme Court
The members of the Supreme Court shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly for a term of ten years, and shall continue in office until their successors shall be elected and qualified, and shall be classified so that the term of one of them shall expire every two years. In any contested election, the vote of each member of the General Assembly present and voting shall be recorded.
History
1972 (57) 3176; 1973 (58) 161; 1985 Act No. 9. The present provisions of this section are similar to third sentence of former Section 2 of Article V as it existed prior to the 1973 revision. For similar provisions in Constitution of 1868, see Const 1868, Art IV, Section 2.
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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