H*2163(Rat #0015, Act #0005 of 1981)  General Bill, By J.H. Toal

Similar(S 51)
 A Bill to ratify an Amendment to Section 3, Article IV, of the Constitution of
 South Carolina, 1895, relating to the election of the Governor, so as to
 permit a Governor to be elected to two successive terms.

   01/15/81  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-171
   01/15/81  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-171
   01/28/81  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-345
   02/03/81  House   Objection HJ-457
   02/03/81  House  Debate interrupted HJ-471
   02/04/81  House  Debate adjourned HJ-490
   02/05/81  House  Read second time HJ-515
   02/05/81  House  Roll call Yeas-094  Nays-015 HJ-515
   02/10/81  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-542
   02/10/81  Senate Introduced and read first time
   02/10/81  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9
   02/10/81  Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-9
   02/10/81  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-12
   02/12/81  Senate Read second time SJ-18
   02/17/81  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-10
   02/24/81  House  Ratified R 15 HJ-749
   02/24/81         No signature required
   02/24/81         Effective date No Effective Date
   02/24/81         Act No. 5
   03/10/81         Copies available

AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3, ARTICLE IV, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO PERMIT A GOVERNOR TO BE ELECTED TO TWO SUCCESSIVE TERMS.

Be it enacted by the Gencral Assembly of the State of Soutll Carolina: Constitutional amendment ratified

SECTION 1. The amendment to Section 3 of Article IV of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, proposed under the terms of Joint Resolution 520 of 1980, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the general election of 1980 as prescribed in Section I of Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received thereon, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution, so that Section 3 of Article IV' is amended to read:

"Section 3. The Governor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State at the regular election every other even-numbered year after 1970. No person shall be elected Governor for more than two successive terms."