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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-315 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BE PRINTED ON A BALLOT IN SOUTH CAROLINA UNLESS THERE IS SHOWN CONCLUSIVE PROOF THAT THE CANDIDATE IS A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-13-315. (A) A candidate for President or Vice President of the United States may not have his name printed on a ballot in this State unless there is conclusive evidence that he is a natural born citizen of the United States.
(B) This section applies to a person, petitioner, or party placing the names of electors on the ballot."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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