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LEGISLATIVE CHANGE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Author(s) -
Graham Cole Blease,
Moore William V.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
southeastern political review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1747-1346
pISSN - 0730-2177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-1346.1994.tb00404.x
Subject(s) - legislature , seniority , representation (politics) , state (computer science) , south carolina , political science , general assembly , public administration , law , politics , algorithm , computer science
A century ago, the South Carolina General Assembly was dominated largely by representatives from a small number of rural counties. Today, state legislators are elected from redrawn representation districts and their individual characteristics illustrate the greater populationdiversity ofanurban‐izing state. Legislators have simultaneously reduced their dependence on seniority as a basis for decisionmaking and they have added professional staff to enhance the operational capacity of each house. Recent concerns about legislative ethics and financial conflicts of interest have generated new statues upgrading the legislature and its practices.