{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-3-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 59-3-20","heading":"Vacancy in office.","body":"Section repealed upon the approval and ratification of an amendment to Section 7, Article VI of the South Carolina Constitution. The referendum to amend Section 7, Article VI failed on November 6, 2018. See Editor's Note.\nIn case a vacancy occurs in the office of State Superintendent of Education, from any cause, such vacancy shall be filled by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the person so appointed shall qualify within fifteen days from the date of such appointment or else the office shall be deemed vacant. If the vacancy occur during the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall fill the same by appointment until the Senate can act thereon.","path":["Title 59 - EDUCATION","CHAPTER 3 State Superintendent of Education"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t59c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:58:04Z","sha256":"8b320353a88746e96aeb3f95cb02a784a622ff558d04b6f19b199f7dd34a1c53","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-3-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-3-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}