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South Carolina Governor Appointment of Comptroller General Amendment (2024)
| South Carolina Governor Appointment of Comptroller General Amendment | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic State executive official measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The South Carolina Governor Appointment of Comptroller General Amendment was not on the ballot in South Carolina as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.
The amendment would have required the comptroller general to be appointed by the governor with confirmation of the senate rather than being an elected office.[1]
Text of measure
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Background
State comptrollers
- See also: Controller (state executive office)
A comptroller, also known as controller, is a state-level position in 19 states. Most controllers and comptrollers share duties similar to state treasurers, exercising varying powers related to budgetary and management matters.
South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom
- See also: South Carolina Comptroller General and Richard Eckstrom
Richard Eckstrom (R) is the South Carolina Comptroller General. He assumed office after winning his first election to the office in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Current officeholders
Method of selection
The controller is popularly elected in nine states and appointed by the governor in seven. The controller is appointed by the state Legislature in Tennessee, by the state finance director in Alabama, and by the executive director of the Department of Personnel and Administration in Colorado.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the South Carolina Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the South Carolina State Senate and the South Carolina House of Representatives.
The amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 95 on January 10, 2023. The Senate passed the amendment on March 26, 2024, in a vote of 42-0. The amendment was not passed in the House before the legislative session adjourned.
| Vote in the South Carolina State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 30  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| Total percent | 95.45% | 0.00% | 4.54% |
| Democrat | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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State of South Carolina Columbia (capital) |
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