Bill 3282

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3282
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970121
Primary Sponsor:                   Wilkins
All Sponsors:                      Wilkins, Haskins, H. Brown,
                                   J. Brown, Cato, Harrison, Sharpe and
                                   Townsend 
Drafted Document Number:           pt\2735dw.97
Companion Bill Number:             76
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                           Voter qualifications, residence
                                   requirements; Elections,
                                   constitutional amendment

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
Senate  19970220  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19970219  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19970218  Read second time
House   19970212  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19970121  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee

COMMITTEE REPORT

February 12, 1997

H. 3282

Introduced by Reps. Wilkins, Haskins, H. Brown, J. Brown, Cato, Harrison, Sharpe and Townsend

S. Printed 2/12/97--H.

Read the first time January 21, 1997.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3282), ratifying an amendment to Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to voter qualifications, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

JAMES H. HARRISON, for Committee.

RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4, ARTICLE II 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:

SECTION 1. The amendment to Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 470 of 1996, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the general election of 1996 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 of Article II is 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."