S*0076(Rat #0039, Act #0015 of 1997)  General Bill, By Holland

Similar(H 3282)
 A BILL RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4, ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
 SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO VOTER QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE
 REQUIREMENT THAT A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE IS ENTITLED
 TO VOTE ONLY IN THE PRECINCT OF HIS RESIDENCE AND THAT ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR
 WHO HAS MOVED HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE DURING THE THIRTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR
 TO THE DATE OF AN ELECTIONS IS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN HIS PREVIOUS PRECINCT OF
 RESIDENCE.

   01/14/97  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-109
   01/14/97  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-109
   01/30/97  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-16
   02/04/97  Senate Read second time SJ-20
   02/05/97  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-12
   02/05/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-18
   02/05/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-18
   03/19/97  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-17
   03/20/97  House  Read second time HJ-11
   03/20/97  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-13
   03/21/97  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-3
   04/17/97         Ratified R 39
   04/17/97         No signature required
   05/07/97         Copies available
   05/07/97         Act No. 15

AN ACT RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4, ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO VOTER QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE IS ENTITLED TO VOTE ONLY IN THE PRECINCT OF HIS RESIDENCE AND THAT ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR WHO HAS MOVED HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE DURING THE THIRTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF AN ELECTION IS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN HIS PREVIOUS PRECINCT OF RESIDENCE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Constitutional amendment ratified

SECTION 1. The amendment to Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 470 of 1996, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the general election of 1996 as prescribed in Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received on the amendment, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution so that Section 4 of Article II is amended to read:

"Section 4. Every citizen of the United States and of this State of the age of eighteen and upwards who is properly registered is entitled to vote as provided by law."

Ratified the 17th day of April, 1997.