S 20 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S 0020 Joint Resolution, By Saleeby
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE XVI OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO AMENDMENTS AND REVISION OF
THE CONSTITUTION, SO AS TO LIMIT TO THREE THE NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE
SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE AT A GENERAL ELECTION.
01/14/97 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-92
01/14/97 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-92
A JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE XVI
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895,
RELATING TO AMENDMENTS AND REVISION OF THE
CONSTITUTION, SO AS TO LIMIT TO THREE THE NUMBER
OF AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE AT A GENERAL
ELECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 1, Article XVI of the
Constitution of this State be amended to read:
"Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution
may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives.
However, for the general election in 1990, revision of an entire article
or the addition of a new article may be proposed as a single
amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to
the electors. The amendment may delete, revise, and transpose
provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided the
provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being
revised or being proposed. If it is agreed to by two-thirds of the
members elected to each House, the amendment or amendments must
be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken
on it and must be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the
next general election for Representatives. No more than three
amendments may be submitted to the qualified electors at a general
election. If a majority of the electors qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly voting on the question vote in
favor of the amendment or amendments and a majority of each
branch of the next General Assembly, after the election and before
another, ratify the amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, they
become part of the Constitution. The amendment or amendments
must be read three times, on three several days, in each House."
SECTION 2. The proposed amendment 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 XVI of the Constitution of this State be
amended so as to limit to three the number of amendments that may
be submitted to the qualified electors of this State at a general
election?
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'."
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