H 3304 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H 3304 General Bill, By Sharpe, H. Brown, C.D. Chamblee, Dantzler, Delleney,
J.G. Felder, Fleming, R.C. Fulmer, P.B. Harris, Haskins, T.E. Huff, H.G. Hutson,
Knotts, Koon, Lanford, Law, Mason, Meacham, Richardson, Riser, Robinson,
Sandifer, Simrill, D. Smith, Stuart, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Whatley,
Witherspoon and Young-Brickell
A Bill 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.
01/18/95 House Introduced and read first time HJ-24
01/18/95 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-24
A BILL
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?
Yes []
No []
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.
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