{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-2-1-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 2-1-40","heading":"Candidate must be resident of district; terms of office.","body":"Any person otherwise qualified by law and the Constitution of this State may file as a candidate and can be elected only in the district in which he is a resident. A person may file for only one House office. Terms of office shall be for two years.","path":["Title 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t02c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:44Z","sha256":"1957ae3006bd096e787349fc910e83116e0d8abc14efaaf56448512714307af3","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-2-1-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-2-1-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}