“This would remove all possibility that noncitizens could vote in South Carolina should someone sue here in the future”
— Sen. Chip Campsen
(From the April 3, 2024 News From The States article, “Republicans call for 1-word voting change to SC constitution. Democrats say there’s ‘zero’ need.”)
Sen. Chip Campsen, a co-sponsor, called the proposed amendment a “belt and suspenders approach” to guaranteeing there will never be a court ruling in South Carolina allowing noncitizens to vote.
The resolution, approved 40-3, calls for changing the state constitution’s guaranteed right to vote from “every” to “only a” citizen in South Carolina who’s at least 18 and properly registered.
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