H*3630(Rat #0589, Act #0522 of 1984)  Joint Resolution, By Sheheen
 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 1 of Article XVI of the
 Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to amendment and revision of
 the Constitution, so as to provide that proposals may be made for the General
 Election years 1986 and 1988 for the revision of an entire Article or the
 addition of a new Article in a single amendment proposal, which proposal may
 change provisions from other Articles in certain circumstances.

   03/07/84  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-1270
   03/08/84  House  Read second time HJ-1330
   03/09/84  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1386
   03/13/84  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-972
   03/13/84  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-973
   04/25/84  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-1523
   05/10/84  Senate Read second time SJ-1775
   06/20/84  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-2669
   06/21/84         Ratified R 589
   06/21/84         No signature required
   06/21/84         Act No. 522
   07/12/84         Copies available

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE XVI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO AMENDMENT AND REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PROPOSALS MAY BE MADE FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION YEARS 1986 AND 1988 FOR THE REVISION OF AN ENTIRE ARTICLE OR THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE IN A SINGLE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL, WHICH PROPOSAL MAY CHANGE PROVISIONS FROM OTHER ARTICLES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

Amendment and revision of the Constitution

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

"Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives; provided, however, that for the general elections in 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, and 1988 revision of an entire article or the addition of a new article may be proposed as a single amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to the electors. The amendment may delete, revise, and transpose provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided the provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised or being proposed. If the same is agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, the amendment or amendments shall be entered on the journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of the amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after the election, and before another, ratify the amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, they shall become part of the Constitution. The amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House."

Proposed amendment submitted to qualified electors

SECTION 2. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots shall be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written thereon: "Shall Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that for the general elections in 1986 and 1988 proposals may be made for the revision of an entire article of the Constitution or the addition of a new article as a single amendment with only one question being required to be voted on and to allow constitutional provisions from other articles to be changed if the provisions relate to the subject matter of the article being revised or proposed?

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'."