Legal Opinion
Hodges v. Rainey
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 12, 2000No. 25149PublishedCited by 293 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOAL, Justice:
Governor Jim Hodges (“Governor Hodges”) initiated this action in the original jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to Rule 229, SCACR to clarify his authority to remove members of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Public Service Authority (“Santee Cooper”) pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 1-3-240(B) (Supp.1998).
Facts/Procedural Background
In 1993, the South Carolina General Assembly adopted the Restructuring Act, which provided for a substantial reorganization of South Carolina state government. A key provision of the Restructuring Act was the grant to the Governor of broad…
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