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S. 582
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Massey, Alexander, Rice and Garrett
Document Path: SR-0064CEM25.docx
Introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2025
Introduced in the House on April 30, 2025
Passed by the General Assembly on May 6, 2026
Summary: Ratify Constitutional Amendment
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 4/16/2025 | Senate | Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference (Senate Journal-page 13) |
| 4/24/2025 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31) |
| 4/24/2025 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 31) |
| 4/29/2025 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 24) |
| 4/30/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 109) |
| 4/30/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 109) |
| 4/29/2026 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 179) |
| 4/30/2026 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-5-26 (House Journal-page 117) |
| 5/5/2026 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 28) |
| 5/5/2026 | House | Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-6 (House Journal-page 28) |
| 5/6/2026 | House | Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 33) |
| 5/14/2026 | Ratified R 143 |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(R143, S582)
AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4, ARTICLE II, RELATING TO VOTER QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY A 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.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Voter qualifications revised
SECTION 1. The amendment to Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 1126 of 2024, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the General Election of 2024 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 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:
"Section 4. Only a 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."
Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.
Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.
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