{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-46-3-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 46-3-40","heading":"Election; term; vacancies.","body":"The Commissioner shall be elected by the qualified electors in the general election now provided by law for the election of State officers of the State government, for a term of four years, the next term after the adoption of this Code beginning on the first day of January 1963. In case a vacancy should occur the Governor shall appoint a successor for the unexpired term.","path":["Title 46 - AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 3 Department and Commissioner of Agriculture"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t46c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:37:29Z","sha256":"0d7c748ef3e913873eed5609e954771314861c0367b890849995e0ca745a53fe","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-46-3-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-46-3-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}