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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9, ARTICLE III, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE MAY TOGETHER CALL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BACK INTO SESSION AFTER THE MANDATORY SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT DATE IN ANY YEAR FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS WHERE IN THEIR OPINION THE NECESSITIES OF GOVERNMENT REQUIRE IT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 9, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding a new paragraph at the end to read:
"In addition to the provisions of Article IV, Section 19, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate may together call the General Assembly back into session after the mandatory sine die adjournment date in any year for a period not to exceed thirty calendar days where in their opinion the necessities of government require it. The Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore must specify the duration of any such session which must expire before any scheduled general election."
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 9, Article III of the Constitution of this State relating to sessions of the General Assembly be amended so as to provide that the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate may together call the General Assembly back into session after the mandatory sine die adjournment date in any year for a period not to exceed thirty calendar days where in their opinion the necessities of government require it?
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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