H*3677(Rat #0157, Act #0129 of 1999)  Joint Resolution, By 
 House Ways and Means
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE
 CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO THE
 PROHIBITION ON LOTTERIES, THEIR ADVERTISING, AND TICKET SALES AND TO PROVIDE
 THAT LOTTERIES MAY BE CONDUCTED ONLY BY THE STATE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE
 OF THE REVENUES DERIVED FROM THE LOTTERIES.

   03/04/99  House   Introduced, placed on calendar without
                     reference; majority favorable, minority
                     unfavorable HJ-7
   03/10/99  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 23, 1999 HJ-49
   03/24/99  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 6, 1999 HJ-20
   04/06/99  House  Debate interrupted HJ-70
   04/07/99  House  Read second time HJ-107
   04/07/99  House  Roll call Yeas-88  Nays-31 HJ-107
   04/08/99  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-41
   04/08/99  House  Roll call Yeas-77  Nays-31 HJ-42
   04/13/99  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-3
   04/13/99  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-3
   05/18/99  Senate Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-28
   05/25/99  Senate Special order SJ-59
   05/26/99  Senate Read second time SJ-74
   05/26/99  Senate Special order SJ-74
   05/27/99  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-168
   06/09/99         Ratified R 157
   06/09/99         No signature required
   07/06/99         Copies available
   08/16/99         Act No. 129

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO THE PROHIBITION ON LOTTERIES, THEIR ADVERTISING, AND TICKET SALES AND TO PROVIDE THAT LOTTERIES MAY BE CONDUCTED ONLY BY THE STATE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF THE REVENUES DERIVED FROM THE LOTTERIES.

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

State lottery amendment proposed

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 7. Only the State may conduct lotteries, and these lotteries must be conducted in the manner that the General Assembly provides by law. The revenue derived from the lotteries must first be used to pay all operating expenses and prizes for the lotteries. The remaining lottery revenues must be credited to a separate fund in the state treasury styled the 'Education Lottery Account', and the earnings on this account must be credited to it. Education Lottery Account proceeds may be used only for education purposes as the General Assembly provides by law.

The game of bingo, when conducted by charitable, religious, or fraternal organizations exempt from federal income taxation or when conducted at recognized annual state and county fairs, is not considered a lottery prohibited by this section."

Question

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 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to delete references to the prohibition on lotteries, their advertising, and ticket sales and to provide that lotteries may be conducted only by the State in the manner that the General Assembly provides by law with the lottery revenues first being used to pay operating expenses and prizes and the remaining revenues credited to a separate 'Education Lottery Account' in the state treasury, the earnings on which are credited to this account, with all account proceeds used only for education as the General Assembly provides by law?

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'."

Ratified the 9th day of June, 1999.