Citizen-Only Voting Amendment going to House floor vote!
State Constitution
Article II, Section 4 of the South Carolina Constitution states:
[EFFECTIVE until APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2024]
“Every citizen possessing the qualifications required by this Constitution and not laboring under the disabilities named in or authorized by it shall be an elector”
[EFFECTIVE upon APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2024]
“Only a citizen of the United States and of this State of the age of eighteen and upwards who is properly registered is entitled to vote as provided by law.”
Proposed ballot language
“Must Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State, relating to voter qualifications, be amended so as to proivde that only a citizen of the United States and of this State of the age of eighteen and upwards who is properly registered is entitled to vote as provided by law?”
Legislative Watch
SC S1126: An Amendment To Section 4, Article Ii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Voter Qualifications, So As To Provide That Only A Citizen Of The United States And Of This State Of The Age Of Eighteen And Upwards Who Is Properly Registered Is Entitled To Vote As Provided By Law.
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 40 | 10 | 30 |
| Nay | 3 | 3 | – |
| Not Voting | 2 | 2 | – |
| Absent | – | – | – |
| TOTAL | 45 | 15 | 30 |