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SLOAN v. SANFORD

No. 25783.

357 S.C. 431 (2004)

593 S.E.2d 470

Edward I). SLOAN, Jr., individually, and as a Citizen, Resident, Taxpayer and Registered Elector of South Carolina, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Petitioner, v. Marshall Clement SANFORD, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 9, 2004.

Rehearing Denied March 18, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Carpenter and Jennifer J. Miller, of The Carpenter Law Firm, PC, of Greenville, for petitioner.

Henry J. White and Swati S. Patel, both of the Office of the Governor; Vance J. Bettis and Shahin Vafai, of Gignilliat, Savitz & Bettis, L.L.P., all of Columbia, for respondent.

Justice BURNETT:

Petitioner, Edward D. Sloan, brings this action in the Court's original jurisdiction against the Honorable Marshall Clement Sanford, Jr., Governor of South Carolina. Petitioner argues that because Governor Sanford holds a Commission under the Government of the United States as an officer in the Reserve of the Air Force, he does not meet the qualifications for Governor set forth in the South Carolina Constitution, Article IV, Section 2. Petitioner...

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