H 3593 Joint Resolution, By Thayer, Gagnon, Erickson, Douglas, Hardee, 
Henderson, Putnam, Ridgeway and Whitmire
 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE VI OF THE
 CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD ELECTIVE
 OFFICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY OFFER FOR MORE
 THAN ONE STATE OR LOCAL ELECTIVE OFFICE IN THE SAME PRIMARY, SPECIAL PRIMARY,
 RUNOFF, OR GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION.

   02/21/13  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   02/21/13  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 9)

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD ELECTIVE OFFICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY OFFER FOR MORE THAN ONE STATE OR LOCAL ELECTIVE OFFICE IN THE SAME PRIMARY, SPECIAL PRIMARY, RUNOFF, OR GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION.

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

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that Section 1, Article VI of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding the following new sentence at the end:

"A person may not simultaneously offer for more than one state or local elective office in the same primary, special primary, runoff, or general or special election."

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 1, Article VI of the Constitution of this State, relating to eligibility to hold elective office, be amended so as to provide that a person may not simultaneously offer for more than one state or local elective office in the same primary, special primary, runoff, or general or special election?

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'."