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27-589: Lucas was elected Speaker of the House in December 2014 after the resignation of Bobby Harrell . On March 15, 2022, he announced his decision to not run for reelection to the South Carolina House. He was succeeded as speaker by Murrell Smith . Lucas's political career began in the 1980s as he held various local positions. From 1982 to 1984, he served as the financial director for Bennettsville . From 1984 to 1986, he

54-674: A Confederate Democrat, was forcibly removed from office by the Union Army in 1865 at the end of the Civil War . In 2009, the General Assembly considered impeachment articles against Governor Mark Sanford , but ultimately they did not pass. "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am duly qualified, according to the Constitution of this State, to exercise the duties of the office to which I have been elected, (or appointed), and that I will, to

81-539: A South Carolina politician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives The speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the South Carolina House of Representatives , whose main role is to ensure that general order is maintained in the house by recognizing members to speak, ensuring members are following established rules, and to call for votes. The speaker

108-654: A four-year term, which can be renewed for reelection once consecutively. Governors 72–117 have served during this period. The Governor's Mansion , located at 800 Richland Street in Columbia , on Arsenal Hill , is the official residence of the governor of South Carolina. It was built in 1855 and originally served as faculty quarters for The Arsenal Academy which together with the Citadel Academy in Charleston formed The South Carolina Military Academy (now The Citadel ); The Arsenal

135-697: A poll tax in any election was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution . Elimination of the literacy test required federal legislation, the validity of which was upheld by the Supreme Court. Beginning in 1926 and ending in 1978, governors were elected to one four-year term, which could not be renewed for reelection consecutively. Since 1980, governors have been elected to

162-460: A two-year term. Governors were ineligible to serve more than one term consecutively. This system ended after the Civil War when the Union army overthrew and imprisoned Governor Andrew Gordon Magrath ; President Andrew Johnson appointed his successor. Governors 37–72 served during this period. James Lawrence Orr was the first governor to be popularly elected . Following the state's failure to adopt

189-425: Is third in the line of succession behind the lieutenant governor and the president of the senate . The current speaker is Murrell Smith, Jr. , a Republican who has held the position since May 12, 2022. James Parsons was the first speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives , elected in 1776 after the adoption of South Carolina's first constitution. Since 1776, there have been sixty-one speakers of

216-529: The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution , the US Congress eliminated all offices of state government. A temporary military government headed by Edward Canby was set up until new elections were held after the writing of the Constitution of 1868. All male citizens above the age of 21, regardless of race, were given the right to vote and the governor was allowed to be elected to two consecutive terms. The election of Ben Tillman in 1890 to governor by

243-594: The 1961 Supreme Court decision Torcaso v. Watkins , which reaffirmed that religious tests for public offices violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution . This requirement, however, has still not been removed from the Constitution of South Carolina . Under Section 4 in Article IV of the South Carolina Constitution, the governor serves a four-year term in office beginning at noon on

270-743: The British government under the control of the Board of Trade. Governors served as viceroy to the British monarch. The governor could appoint provincial officials or suspend their offices on his own authority, except those offices named above that were also appointed by the crown. Legislative bills required royal assent from the governor and could be rejected; he could prorogue or dissolve the Commons House of Assembly on his own authority. Governors served no fixed term, serving officially at His Majesty's pleasure . Governors 20–30 served during this period. From 1776 to 1779,

297-546: The Committee on Operations and Managementof the House of Representatives. Additionally, the speaker of the house has the ability to do the following: The speaker of the house is third in the gubernatorial line of succession. If the governor , lieutenant governor , and President of the South Carolina Senate are unable to serve as governor, the speaker of the house becomes governor. Since the role of lieutenant governor

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324-635: The South Carolina Constitution, the governor: The governor is a member of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, a state board which also includes the comptroller general, the treasurer, and the chairs of the budget committees in the General Assembly. The board oversees state spending and management of state property. According to Article IV, Sections 6 and 7 of the South Carolina Constitution , and according to South Carolina law sections 1-3-120, 1-3-130 and 1-9-30, if

351-514: The South Carolina Constitution. A candidate for the office of governor must be: (1) at least 30 years of age and (2) a citizen of the United States and a resident of South Carolina for 5 years preceding the day of election. The final requirement, (3) "No person shall be eligible to the office of governor who denies the existence of the Supreme Being", is of extremely doubtful validity in light of

378-798: The State" addresses to the South Carolina General Assembly , submitting an executive budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced. The 117th and current governor of South Carolina is Henry McMaster , who is serving his second elected term. He assumed the office on January 24, 2017, after Nikki Haley resigned to become the United States ambassador to the United Nations . He won election to full terms in 2018 and 2022 . There are three legal requirements set forth in Section 2 of Article IV of

405-411: The best of my ability, discharge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of this State and of the United States. So help me God." Governors during the proprietary period (1670–1719) were appointed by Proprieters , and served no fixed term. Governors 1–19 served during this period. Governors of the royal period were appointed by the monarch in name but were selected by

432-472: The first Republican to hold the seat since the Reconstruction era . On December 2, 2014, Lucas became the 60th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives following the resignation of Speaker Bobby Harrell . He would hold the position of Speaker for the next eight years. He retired from the position on May 12, 2022. The house elected Murrell Smith as Lucas' successor. This article about

459-450: The first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January following his election. Section 3 of Article IV states that no person shall be elected governor for more than two successive terms. However, there is no limit on the total number of terms as it is not a lifetime limit. The most recent governor to serve non-consecutive terms was Olin D. Johnston , who left office in 1945. According to

486-539: The house. Four speakers have served non-consecutive terms, but unlike the office of governor where each office holder is counted once regardless of terms served, speakers are counted separately for each time in office. Therefore, for example, Solomon Blatt Sr. was the 50th and the 53rd speaker. The speaker is elected by a simple majority vote to a four year term following the most recent general election and may not serve more than five consecutive terms. The next election will be in 2023. Incumbent Speaker Murrell Smith

513-399: The incumbent governor is no longer able or permitted to fulfill the duties of the office of governor, the following line of succession will be followed: If the governor is impeached and removed from office or if the governor is temporarily disabled or absent from office, the lieutenant governor will have the powers of the governor . If the governor-elect is unable to fulfill the duties of

540-414: The line of succession in cases of temporary disability. The most recent case of such transmission of power was in 2014 when Lieutenant Governor Yancey McGill , a Democrat, acted as governor while Republican Nikki Haley had surgery. No governor has ever been impeached, but since the beginning of American Revolution in 1776, ten governors have resigned and four have died in office. Andrew Gordon Magrath ,

567-470: The office of governor was titled President of South Carolina and he was chosen by the General Assembly . Governors served no fixed term. John Rutledge and Rawlins Lowndes were the only two to hold the title of "President." From 1779 to 1792, governors retained the title of "Governor." Governors 31–37 served during this period. Governors during this period were chosen by the General Assembly and served

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594-520: The office of the governor, the lieutenant governor will become governor when the incumbent governor's term expires. If there is an incumbent governor beginning a new term, but a lieutenant governor-elect, and if the incumbent governor is unable to fulfill the duties of the office of the governor, the incumbent lieutenant governor shall become governor until the inauguration date, and the lieutenant governor-elect shall become governor on that date. The governor may temporarily transmit his powers and duties down

621-473: The support of agrarian reformers forced a new constitutional convention to be held. The constitution of 1895 instituted a poll tax and also required voters to pass a literacy test . These provisions were used to effectively deny the vote to blacks. The convention also increased the governor's powers by granting a line-item veto on the budget. Initially, the United States Supreme Court upheld

648-524: The validity of legislation requiring voters to pay a poll tax, and ruled that literacy tests were not necessarily unconstitutional. In 1964, the Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution made it unlawful for a state to require payment of a poll tax in order to vote in a federal election, and the Supreme Court, reversing the Breedlove decision, then held that requiring the payment of

675-597: Was county administrator of Fairfield County . From 1990 to 1994, he was the county attorney for Darlington County , and from 1995 to 1996, was a judge for Hartsville in Darlington. Lucas entered state level politics in 1998 when he became the Republican nominee for South Carolina House of Representatives District 65, which was being vacated by incumbent Democrat Michael Baxley. On November 3, 1998, Lucas defeated Democratic nominee Tony Floyd by less than forty votes. He became

702-527: Was elected intra-term in 2022 following the resignation of Jay Lucas . Since 1776, there have been 34 Democrats , 9 Democratic-Republicans , 8 Republicans , 8 Independents, and 2 Nullifiers . The speaker pro tempore presides in the speaker's absence. The speaker of the house "preserve[s] order and decorum" in the chamber and oversees the proceeding of the House of Representatives by recognizing members to speak, calling for votes, and maintaining general order. The speaker also serves an ex officio member of

729-478: Was separated from president of the senate, no president has succeeded to the office of governor. Changed parties Governor of South Carolina The governor of South Carolina is the head of government of South Carolina . The governor is the ex officio commander-in-chief of the National Guard when not called into federal service. The governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of

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