South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 582
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Massey, Alexander, Rice and Garrett
Document Path: SR-0064CEM25.docx
Introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2025
Currently residing in the Senate
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 4/16/2025 | Senate | Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference (Senate Journal-page 13) |
| 4/24/2025 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31) |
| 4/24/2025 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-xxx Nays-xxx (Senate Journal-page 31) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
Introduced
April 16, 2025
S. 582
Introduced by Senators Massey, Alexander and Rice
S. Printed 4/16/25--S.
Read the first time April 16, 2025
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A bill
TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4, ARTICLE II, RELATING TO VOTER QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY A 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.
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 1126 of 2024, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the General Election of 2024 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, Article II of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:
"Section 4. Only a 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."
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