South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 641

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Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Reese and Elliott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3457dw03.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 22, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Constitutional amendment, Governor, re-eligible provisions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/22/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-24
   4/22/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-24

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/22/2003

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3, ARTICLE IV OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE GOVERNOR BEING ELIGIBLE TO SERVE TWO SUCCESSIVE TERMS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR MAY NOT SUCCEED HIMSELF IN OFFICE, BUT IS RE-ELIGIBLE.

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

SECTION    1. It is proposed that Section 3, Article IV of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 3.    The Governor shall must be elected by the qualified voters of the State at the regular election every other even-numbered year after 1970. No person shall be elected Governor for more than two successive terms may succeed himself in office, but is re-eligible."

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 3, Article IV of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that the Governor may not succeed himself in office, but is re-eligible?

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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