S*0277(Rat #0014, Act #0004 of 2011)  General Bill, By Peeler, Campsen, Rose, 
Ryberg, McConnell, Bright, Knotts, O'Dell, S. Martin and Alexander
 AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH
 CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE, BY ADDING SECTION 12 TO
 GUARANTEE THE RIGHT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT FOR A
 DESIGNATION, A SELECTION, OR AN AUTHORIZATION FOR EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION BY A
 LABOR ORGANIZATION. - ratified title

   12/15/10  Senate Prefiled
   12/15/10  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/11/11  Senate Introduced and read first time
                     (Senate Journal-page 126)
   01/11/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 126)
   01/26/11  Senate Committee report: Majority favorable, minority
                     unfavorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 19)
   02/08/11  Senate Special order, set for February 8, 2011
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)
   02/08/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-32  Nays-7 (Senate Journal-page 10)
   02/09/11  Senate Debate interrupted (Senate Journal-page 18)
   02/15/11  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 21)
   02/15/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-32  Nays-10 (Senate Journal-page 21)
   02/16/11  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 28)
   02/17/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7)
   02/17/11  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 7)
   03/03/11  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 6)
   03/09/11  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, Cobb-Hunter,
                     Sabb, Sellers, JH Neal, Govan, Crawford,
                     Erickson, JE Smith, Williams, Jefferson, King,
                     Knight, Daning, Crosby, RL Brown, Hosey,
                     Clyburn, Alexander, GR Smith, Weeks, JR Smith,
                     and Bedingfield (House Journal-page 23)
   03/10/11  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 52)
   03/10/11  House  Roll call Yeas-81  Nays-24 (House Journal-page 52)
   03/29/11  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 32)
   04/06/11         Ratified R 14
   04/08/11         No signature required
   04/08/11         Effective date 04/06/11
   04/11/11         Act No. 4

(A4, R14, S277)

AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE, BY ADDING SECTION 12 TO GUARANTEE THE RIGHT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT FOR A DESIGNATION, A SELECTION, OR AN AUTHORIZATION FOR EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION BY A LABOR ORGANIZATION.

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

Ratification of an amendment to Article II of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895

SECTION    1.    The amendment to Article II of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 295 of 2010, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the General Election of 2010 as prescribed in Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received on the amendment, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution so that Section 12 as added to Article II reads:

"Section 12.    The fundamental right of an individual to vote by secret ballot is guaranteed for a designation, a selection, or an authorization for employee representation by a labor organization."

Ratified the 6th day of April, 2011.