South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 4545


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4545
Type of Legislation:               Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19980128
Primary Sponsor:                   Knotts
All Sponsors:                      Knotts, Tripp, Neilson,
                                   Cobb-Hunter, J. Smith, J. Hines,
                                   Bauer, Breeland, Littlejohn, Lee,
                                   Mack, Bailey, Inabinett, Dantzler,
                                   Stuart, Kennedy, Davenport and Cave
                                   
Drafted Document Number:           jic\5192htc.98
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Ways and Means Committee 30
                                   HWM
Subject:                           Video poker payouts, voters to
                                   decide whether or not to allow;
                                   Elections, Referendum, Gambling,
                                   Coin-operated devices



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19980128  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE A NONBINDING REFERENDUM AT THE TIME OF THE 1998 GENERAL ELECTION TO ASCERTAIN THE WISHES OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE AS TO WHETHER VIDEO POKER PAYOUTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE SUBJECT TO STRICT REGULATIONS AND HEAVY TAXATION.

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

SECTION 1. A statewide nonbinding referendum must be held at the time of the 1998 general election to ascertain the wishes of the qualified electors of this State as to whether video poker payoffs should be allowed to continue subject to strict regulation and heavy taxation. The State Election Commission shall place the question contained in Section 2 on the general election ballot in November 1998. The state election laws shall apply to this referendum, mutatis mutandis. The State Board of Canvassers shall certify the results of the referendum to the Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate.

SECTION 2. The question put before the qualified electors at the 1998 referendum must read as follows:

"Do you favor allowing video poker payouts to continue subject to strict regulation and heavy taxation?

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'."

SECTION 3. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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