H 3302

A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 2-19-115 So As To Require Candidates For Magistrates Court To Be Screened By The Judicial Merit Selection Commission Before They May Be Appointed, To Provide How A Vacancy May Occur, And To Establish That The Screening Process May Begin Before The Actual Date Of A Vacancy; To Amend Sections 2-19-10, 2-19-20, 2-19-35, 2-19-70, 2-19-80, And 2-19-90, All Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, So As To Alter The Membership Of The Commission And To Require The Commission To Release A List Of All Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly Rather Than Nominating Candidates; And To Amend Section 22-1-10, As Amended, Relating To The Appointment And Jurisdiction Of Magistrates, So As To Provide That Magistrates Must Be Screened By The Judicial Merit Selection Commission And To Delete Language Allowing A Magistrates' Term To Continue Until A Successor Is Appointed And Qualified.