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Laws governing ballot measures in South Carolina
The South Carolina General Assembly may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments or advisory questions. Referred amendments require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote from each chamber during one legislative session, while advisory questions require a simple majority. If voters approve the constitutional amendment, it must be passed again by each chamber with a simple majority vote.
The South Carolina Constitution allows for the General Assembly to place a constitutional convention question on the ballot. Constitutional convention questions require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote from each chamber during one legislative session to be referred to the ballot.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Amending the South Carolina Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in South Carolina
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in South Carolina
- Campaign finance requirements for South Carolina ballot measures
In South Carolina, the path to getting a statewide ballot measure on the ballot is laid out in Article XII of the South Carolina Constitution.
