Current Status Bill Number:1213 Ratification Number:460 Act Number:470 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960305 Primary Sponsor:Holland All Sponsors:Holland Drafted Document Number:jud6072.dhh Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19960528 Governor's Action:U Signature of Governor not required Date of Governor's Action:19960530 Subject:Voter qualifications for new residence
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19960829 Act No. A470
------ 19960530 Signature of Governor not required
------ 19960530 Ratified R460
House 19960528 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
House 19960523 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, 19960528
House 19960523 Objection withdrawn by Representative Knotts
House 19960522 Objection by Representative Young- Brickell
Cooper
Klauber
Knotts
Fleming
Sandifer
Littlejohn
Scott
Marchbanks
McMahand
Neal
Lloyd
Hutson
Cromer
Tucker
Cain
House 19960521 Read second time
House 19960515 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ
House 19960327 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19960326 Read third time, sent to House
Senate 19960321 Read second time
Senate 19960320 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ
Senate 19960305 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
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(A470, R460, S1213)
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II, SECTION 4 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO VOTER QUALIFICATIONS, 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.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Amendment proposed
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Article II, Section 4 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 is entitled to vote as provided by law."
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:
"Shall Article II, Section 4 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'."
Ratified the 30th day of May, 1996.