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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON LOTTERIES AND THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PROHIBITION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A RAFFLE CONDUCTED NOT MORE THAN FOUR TIMES IN A CALENDAR YEAR BY A CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, COMMUNITY-SERVICE, EDUCATION-RELATED, OR FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION THAT HAS BEEN ORGANIZED AND OPERATING IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION AND IN WHICH ALL RAFFLE PROCEEDS EXCEPT FOR THE COSTS OF PRIZES AND THE COSTS OF PRINTING TICKETS ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES IS NOT A LOTTERY PROHIBITED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding a new paragraph at the end to read:
"A raffle conducted no more than four times in a calendar year by a charitable, religious, community-service, education-related, or fraternal organization exempt from federal income taxation that has been organized and operating in the State of South Carolina for five years prior to the implementation of this provision in which all raffle proceeds except the costs of prizes and the costs of printing tickets are used for the organizations tax exempt purposes is not a lottery prohibited by this section."
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 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that a raffle conducted not more than four times in a calendar year by a charitable, religious, community-service, education-related, or fraternal organization exempt from federal income taxation that has been organized and operating in the State of South Carolina for five years prior to the implementation of this provisions in which all raffle proceeds except for the costs of prizes and the costs of printing tickets are used exclusively for the organization's tax exempt purposes is not a lottery prohibited by the Constitution of this State?
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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