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 referenceView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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INTRODUCED
April 13, 1994
S. 1346
S. Printed 4/13/94--S.
Read the first time April 13, 1994.
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'."