S*0389(Rat #0060, Act #0118 of 2007)  Joint Resolution, By Campsen, Bryant, 
Vaughn, Grooms, Martin, Verdin, Scott, Richardson, Fair, Ryberg, Thomas and 
Gregory
 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 33, ARTICLE III OF THE
 CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO AGE OF CONSENT, SO AS TO
 DELETE THE PROVISION THAT NO UNMARRIED WOMAN SHALL LEGALLY CONSENT TO SEXUAL
 INTERCOURSE WHO SHALL NOT HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS. - ratified
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   01/31/07  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-21
   01/31/07  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-21
   02/12/07  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy,
                     Campsen, Williams
   04/04/07  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-4
   04/05/07  Senate Read second time SJ-31
   04/10/07  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-10
   04/11/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-15
   04/11/07  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-16
   05/09/07  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-6
   05/15/07  House  Read second time HJ-28
   05/15/07  House  Roll call Yeas-96  Nays-1 HJ-29
   05/16/07  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-20
   05/29/07         Ratified R 60
   05/29/07         No signature required
   05/31/07         Copies available
   05/31/07         Effective date 05/29/07
   07/30/07         Act No. 118

(A118, R60, S389)

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 33, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO AGE OF CONSENT, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT NO UNMARRIED WOMAN SHALL LEGALLY CONSENT TO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WHO SHALL NOT HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS.

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

Proposed amendment to repeal the age of consent

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 33.    (Reserved)"

Referendum question

SECTION    2.    The proposed amendment in SECTION 1 must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:

"Must Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to delete the provision that no unmarried woman shall legally consent to sexual intercourse who shall not have attained the age of fourteen years?

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'."

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2007.