H 3719 General Bill, By Young-Brickell, Altman, Beck, J. Brown, A.W. Byrd, Cato, 
Davenport, Haskins, Seithel, Sharpe, F. Smith, Vaughn and Whatley

Similar(S 466)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE REFERENDUM REQUIRED BEFORE THE IMPOSITION IN A COUNTY OF THE
 LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER THREE REFERENDUMS IN THE
 COUNTY IN WHICH A MAJORITY "NO" VOTE WAS CERTIFIED ON THE IMPOSITION QUESTION,
 NO FURTHER REFERENDUMS MAY BE HELD EXCEPT UPON PETITION OF FIFTEEN PERCENT OF
 THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY.

   03/25/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-21
   03/25/97  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-21

TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REFERENDUM REQUIRED BEFORE THE IMPOSITION IN A COUNTY OF THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER THREE REFERENDUMS IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH A MAJORITY "NO" VOTE WAS CERTIFIED ON THE IMPOSITION QUESTION, NO FURTHER REFERENDUMS MAY BE HELD EXCEPT UPON PETITION OF FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 4-10-30(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 317 of 1990, is amended to read:

"(C) If the question is not approved at the initial referendum, the county council may call for another referendum on the question. However, following the initial referendum, a referendum for this purpose must not be held more often than once in twelve months and must be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. After a total of three referendums in which a majority 'no' vote has been certified, no further referendum may be held except upon a petition requesting the referendum filed with the county election commission, containing the signatures of at least fifteen percent of the qualified electors of the county."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.