South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 679

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Ryberg, Campsen, Bryant, Cleary, Ritchie and Martin
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6406cm05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 295, 3320

Introduced in the Senate on March 30, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Naming of interstate highway or road

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/30/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   3/30/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
   4/11/2005  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/30/2005

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS, BY ADDING SECTION 15, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A ROAD, HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND ANY PORTION OF A ROAD, HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND A BRIDGE, INTERCHANGE, AND INTERSECTION MAY NOT BE NAMED FOR A LIVING PERSON.

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

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding:

Section 15.    A road, highway, interstate highway, and any portion of a road, highway, interstate highway, and a bridge, interchange, and intersection may not be named for a living person.

SECTION    2.    The proposed amendment in Section 1 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 Article XVII, of the Constitution of this State, be amended by adding Section 15 so as to provide that a road, highway, interstate highway, and any portion of a road, highway, interstate highway, and a bridge, interchange, and intersection may not be named for a living person?

Yes    []

No    []

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'."

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