Current Status Bill Number:3304 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950118 Primary Sponsor:Sharpe All Sponsors:Sharpe, Law, H. Brown, Mason, Meacham, A. Young, Simrill, Huff, Haskins, Felder, Hutson, Knotts, Robinson, Trotter, Stuart, P. Harris, Tripp, Fulmer, Delleney, Whatley, Richardson, Townsend, Riser, Dantzler, Chamblee, Koon, Lanford, Witherspoon, Sandifer, Fleming and D. Smith Drafted Document Number:pt\1637dw.95 Companion Bill Number:1, 60, 3168 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Confederate Flag
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House 19950118 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO PROVIDE FOR A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 1996 GENERAL ELECTION TO ASCERTAIN THE WISHES OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG SHOULD BE FLOWN ABOVE THE STATE HOUSE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THIS REFERENDUM SHALL BE CONDUCTED, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPLAY OR PROHIBITION OF THE DISPLAY OF THE FLAG AFTER THE RESULTS OF THE REFERENDUM ARE CERTIFIED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. (A) A statewide referendum must be held at the same time as the 1996 general election to ascertain the wishes of the qualified electors of this State as to whether or not the Confederate Battle Flag should be flown above the State House. The State Election Commission must place the question contained in this section on the general election ballot in November, 1996. The state election laws shall apply to the referendum, mutatis mutandis. The State Board of Canvassers shall publish the results of the referendum and certify them to the Secretary of State. If the result of this referendum is in favor of flying the Confederate Battle Flag above the State House, the flag must be flown beginning upon the certification of the referendum results. If the result of this referendum is not in favor of flying the Confederate Battle Flag above the State House, the officials in charge of displaying the flag are prohibited from displaying it upon the certification of the referendum results.
(B) The question put before the voters at the 1996 referendum shall read as follows:
"Do you favor flying the Confederate Battle Flag above the State House in Columbia?
Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.