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H. 5038

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Bryant, Pope, B. Newton, McGarry, Felder, Long, Oremus, Blackwell, Caskey, Rutherford, Hixon, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Sandifer and Whitmire
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Introduced in the House on February 24, 2022
Introduced in the Senate on March 9, 2022
Last Amended on March 8, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Constitutional amendment, Qualifications of officers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/24/2022  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 37)
   2/28/2022          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/1/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Tues., 3-8-22 
                        (House Journal-page 52)
    3/8/2022  House   Amended
    3/8/2022  House   Read second time
    3/8/2022  House   Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 9)
    3/9/2022  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 7)
    3/9/2022  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
    3/9/2022  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   3/30/2022  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee:  Campsen (ch), Hutto, Massey, 
                        Sabb

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/24/2022
2/24/2022-A
2/28/2022
3/8/2022

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AMENDED

March 8, 2022

H. 5038

Introduced by Reps. Bryant, Pope, B. Newton, McGarry, Felder, Long, Oremus, Blackwell, Caskey, Rutherford, Hixon, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Sandifer and Whitmire

S. Printed 3/8/22--H.

Read the first time February 24, 2022.

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS, SO AS TO EXEMPT DEPUTY SHERIFFS FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT THEY POSSESS THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECTOR, AND TO REMOVE ARCHAIC REFERENCES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

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

"Section    1.    No person shall be elected or appointed to any office in this State unless he possess possesses the qualifications of an elector:. Provided, The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the offices of State Librarian and Departmental Clerks, to either of which offices any woman, a resident of the State two years, who has attained the age of twenty-one years, shall be 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 on the ballot:

"Must Section 1, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to make its provisions applicable only to elected offices and to remove archaic language?

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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