Governor of South Carolina - Term(s) of Office

Term(s) of Office

Under Section 4 in Article IV of the South Carolina Constitution, the Governor serves a four-year term in office beginning at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January next after his or her election and ending at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January four years later. Section 3 of Article IV states that no person shall be elected Governor for more than two successive terms. It makes no reference to limits of the total number of terms held.

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