The Supreme Court of South Carolina

Tom Davis, individually, and as a Citizen, Resident, Taxpayer, Qualified Elector and State Senator of South Carolina, Petitioner,

v.

Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr., in his capacity as President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate; James H. Lucas, in his capacity as Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives and as a member of the Legislative Council; Henry D. McMaster, in his capacity as Lieutenant Governor and President of the South Carolina Senate and as a member of the Legislative Council; Nikki R. Haley, in her capacity as Governor of South Carolina; Alan M. Wilson, in his capacity as Attorney General of the State of South Carolina; Luke A. Rankin, in his capacity as a member of the Legislative Council; F. Gregory Delleney, Jr., in his capacity as a member of the Legislative Council; Mark Hammond, in his capacity as a member of the Legislative Council; and the State of South Carolina, Respondents.

Appellate Case No. 2016-002473

ORDER

The memoranda filed by the parties in this matter subsequent to this Court granting the petition for original jurisdiction indicate the parties are in agreement on the merits of the issue before the Court.  As a result, we have determined oral argument scheduled for January 18, 2017, is no longer necessary and is hereby cancelled.  An opinion in the matter shall be forthcoming.

Columbia, South Carolina
January 17, 2017