Bill 1346

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    1346
Primary Sponsor:                Committee (11)
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            JR
Subject:                        Voting after moving residence
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       PT/1104DW.94
Introduced Date:                19940413    
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940420    
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
Sponsor Committee:              Judiciary
Sponsor Committee Number:       11
Type of Legislation:            Joint
                                Resolution

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

1346  House   19940420      Introduced, read first time,    25
                            referred to Committee
1346  Senate  19940419      Read third time, sent to House
1346  Senate  19940414      Read second time, notice of
                            general amendments
1346  Senate  19940413      Introduced, read first time,
                            placed on Calendar without
                            reference

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

INTRODUCED

April 13, 1994

S. 1346

S. Printed 4/13/94--S.

Read the first time April 13, 1994.

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4, ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO VOTER QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENTS THAT A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE IS ENTITLED TO VOTE ONLY IN THE PRECINCT OF HIS RESIDENCE AND THAT ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR WHO HAS MOVED HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE DURING THE THIRTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF AN ELECTION IS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN HIS PREVIOUS PRECINCT OF RESIDENCE.

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

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 4. Every citizen of the United States and of this State of the age of eighteen and upwards who is properly registered shall be is entitled to vote. in the precinct of his residence and not elsewhere. Provided, however, that any registered elector who has moved his place of residence within the State during the thirty days immediately prior to the date of any election shall be entitled to vote in his previous precinct of residence in such election only."

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 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to delete the requirement that a citizen of the United States and of this State is entitled to vote only in the precinct of his residence and that any registered elector who has moved his place of residence during the thirty days immediately prior to the date of an election is entitled to vote in his previous precinct of residence?

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'."