Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking the bill in its entirety and inserting:
TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM RELATED TO WHETHER THE SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRY BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA SHOULD REMAIN IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION ON THE CAPITOL COMPLEX.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. There shall be conducted an advisory referendum to determine the wishes of the qualified electors of this State as to whether the South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America [the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia (General Robert E. Lee's Army) the South Carolina, Georgia, Florida Department version] shall remain at its current location on the south side of the Confederate Soldier Monument.
SECTION 2. The referendum shall be conducted by the State Election Commission during the presidential preference primary in 2016. The following question must be submitted to the qualified electors on ballots at the various voting precincts:
"Since its removal from the dome of the Statehouse in 2000, the South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America has been flown on a flagpole located at a point on the south side of the Confederate Soldier Monument on the Capitol Complex in Columbia. Shall the South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag continue to be flown in its current location?
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 3. The results of the referendum shall be published on the State Election Commission's website upon certification. The results of the referendum are non-binding and shall be interepreted to be advisory in nature. The General Assembly shall retain its discretion with regards to enacting or amending legislation affecting the South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America being flown on a flagpole located at a point on the south side of the Confederate Soldier Monument on the Capitol Complex in Columbia. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.