List of South Carolina ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in South Carolina.

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2024

See also: South Carolina 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment	Citizenship voting requirements	Prohibit the state and local governments from allowing noncitizens to vote	a	1,982,956 (86%)	324,432 (14%)

2022

See also: South Carolina 2022 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase the General Reserve Fund from 5% to 7% of state general fund revenue	a	947,610 (62%)	583,583 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase the Capital Reserve Fund from 2% to 3% of state general fund revenue	a	973,178 (62%)	584,911 (38%)

2018

See also: South Carolina 2018 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive elections; Public education governance	South Carolina Amendment 1, the Appointed Superintendent of Education Measure, is on the ballot in South Carolina as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.	d	654,943 (40%)	986,685 (60%)

2014

See also: South Carolina 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling policy	a	989,991 (83%)	206,862 (17%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State National Guard and militia; State executive official measures; Military service policy	a	666,963 (56%)	515,970 (44%)

2012

See also: South Carolina 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive elections	a	1,009,367 (56%)	809,063 (44%)

2010

See also: South Carolina 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Right to hunt and fish; Constitutional rights	Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife	a	1,126,228 (89%)	139,668 (11%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Labor and unions		a	1,090,107 (86%)	174,473 (14%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Budget stabilization funds		a	890,015 (71%)	365,105 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	906,328 (73%)	341,893 (27%)

2008

See also: South Carolina 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	a	900,164 (52%)	817,923 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public employee retirement funds	d	723,136 (42%)	1,004,384 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public employee retirement funds	d	743,406 (44%)	962,304 (56%)

2006

See also: South Carolina 2006 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	LGBTQ issues; Family-related policy	Define marriage as a union between one man and one woman		829,360 (78%)	234,316 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 2a	State legislative processes and sessions		a	797,252 (79%)	215,402 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 2b	State legislative processes and sessions		a	762,299 (76%)	241,141 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 3a	Public employee retirement funds; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	725,648 (71%)	295,398 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 3b	Public employee retirement funds		a	660,037 (67%)	331,872 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes		a	707,270 (69%)	318,026 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Eminent domain policy		a	885,683 (86%)	144,169 (14%)

2004

See also: South Carolina 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Alcohol laws	a	832,707 (59%)	573,765 (41%)
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	d	528,121 (39%)	825,602 (61%)

2002

See also: South Carolina 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result
	Question 1	Administration of government	d
	Question 2	Administration of government	a

2000

See also: South Carolina 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result
	Amendment 1	Gambling policy	a
	Amendment 2	Taxes	a

1998

See also: South Carolina 1998 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result
	Amendment 1	Crime victims' rights	d
	Amendment 2	Administration of government	a
	Amendment 3A	Administration of government	a
	Amendment 3B	Administration of government	a
	Amendment 4	Family-related policy; Race and ethnicity issues	a

1996

See also: South Carolina 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Referendum 1	Criminal trials; Bail policy	a	840,989 (87%)	124,750 (13%)
LRCA	Referendum 1A	Crime victims' rights	a	882,869 (89%)	111,001 (11%)
LRCA	Referendum 2A	State legislatures measures; Law enforcement	a	822,704 (87%)	123,409 (13%)
LRCA	Referendum 2B	State legislative elections	a	811,493 (86%)	129,287 (14%)
LRCA	Referendum 2C	Voting age policy	a	761,676 (80%)	188,229 (20%)
LRCA	Referendum 3	Residency voting requirements	a	753,823 (80%)	188,835 (20%)
LRCA	Referendum 4A	State judiciary	a	790,568 (84%)	153,793 (16%)
LRCA	Referendum 4B	State judiciary	a	755,272 (82%)	164,247 (18%)
LRCA	Referendum 5	Public employee retirement funds; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	669,089 (73%)	252,074 (27%)

1990

See also: South Carolina 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1A	State judiciary		d	210,008 (33%)	431,724 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 1B	State judiciary		d	205,110 (33%)	416,677 (67%)
LRCA	Tax question	Taxes	Six state counties passed the measure and 40 state counties did not pass it.	d	212,817 (32%)	459,247 (68%)

1988

See also: South Carolina 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1A	State judiciary	a	596,110 (76%)	184,045 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 1B	State judiciary	a	514,307 (70%)	216,399 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2A	Civil service; State legislatures measures	a	457,556 (61%)	289,029 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 2B	Civil service; State legislatures measures	a	438,731 (60%)	287,760 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 2C	Civil service; State legislatures measures	a	426,730 (61%)	277,339 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Law enforcement officers and departments	a	559,814 (75%)	186,317 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	408,747 (61%)	265,732 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judiciary	a	466,090 (63%)	272,635 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State judiciary	a	527,308 (73%)	198,135 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Local government organization; Property tax exemptions	a	474,102 (66%)	246,407 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Ballot measure process	a	481,152 (67%)	241,244 (33%)

1986

See also: South Carolina 1986 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary	a	484,440 (89%)	58,835 (11%)

1982

See also: South Carolina 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive official measures; Administration of government	a	342,511 (70%)	147,313 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	County and municipal governance; Taxes	d	233,992 (49%)	243,832 (51%)

1980

See also: South Carolina 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive official measures	Allow the governor to serve two successive terms	a	418,937 (56%)	322,557 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property		a	355,077 (52%)	323,812 (48%)

1978

See also: South Carolina 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	235,628 (52%)	217,110 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Utility policy		a	240,490 (55%)	196,743 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public employee retirement funds		a	305,520 (71%)	127,353 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Ballot measure process		a	262,822 (62%)	163,024 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Family-related policy	Reduce the required period of continuous separation for a divorce to be allowed from three years to one year	a	325,423 (74%)	115,980 (26%)

1974

See also: South Carolina 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Voting age policy		a	278,800 (70%)	119,878 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of government		a	231,703 (59%)	158,953 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Alcohol laws		a	252,148 (64%)	141,831 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Ballot measure process	The amendment proposed that if there was more than one proposed amendment on a ballot, the amendments had to be separated so voters could vote on them separately.	a	216,498 (60%)	146,906 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gambling policy		a	242,878 (63%)	140,648 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Constitutional rights		a	252,992 (66%)	131,538 (34%)

1972

See also: South Carolina 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive official measures	This measure provided for the succession of the Governor and the rules for filling a vacancy of the Governor and of the Lieutenant Governor.	a	281,292 (66%)	147,649 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	This amendment provided for a unified judicial system.	a	260,323 (59%)	177,758 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of government		a	271,864 (66%)	140,692 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	County and municipal governance	This amendment provided for the retention of present powers of various local political entities and county boundaries.	a	224,814 (55%)	180,521 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Alcohol laws	This amendment authorized the General Assembly to provide for the issuance of licenses to sell alcohol in quantities of two ounces or less and for the sale of alcohol in sealed containers of two ounces or less.	a	301,364 (60%)	200,884 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Public education governance	This amendment provided for a State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education.	a	247,061 (57%)	187,757 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Constitutional wording changes	This amendment moved Article XVII to Article XVI and provided for the "grounds of divorce, prohibit lotteries, provide for the continuity of government, provide for alcoholic liquors and beverages." It deleted provisions in the article about qualifications for office and dual office holding.	a	227,501 (56%)	181,206 (44%)

1970

See also: South Carolina 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional rights; Constitutional wording changes	Transpose sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles and create a new Declaration of Rights (Article I) including a right to privacy	a	159,461 (77%)	47,508 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	This amendment transposed sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles.	a	159,461 (77%)	47,508 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	Women's suffrage		a	182,327 (77%)	55,243 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional wording changes	This amendment transposed sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles.	a	159,508 (78%)	44,369 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Women's suffrage; Voter registration		a	179,512 (77%)	52,308 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislatures measures		a	141,809 (74%)	49,207 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	County and municipal governance	This amendment permitted the establishment and financial support of regional councils of governments.	a	139,144 (62%)	86,946 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Juvenile criminal justice		a	154,724 (79%)	41,758 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes		a	173,488 (74%)	61,646 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property		a	145,389 (65%)	77,462 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Impeachment rules	This measure amended the Constitution to expand on the officials subject to impeachment.	a	152,625 (78%)	42,160 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Corrections governance	The amendment allowed for inmates in the state to be placed in prisons in other states or with the federal government.	a	175,799 (77%)	53,171 (23%)
LRCA	Local Amendment 1	Public economic investment policy	This amendment provided for slum clearance and redevelopment in Charleston County.	a	157,878 (68%)	75,095 (32%)
LRCA	Local Amendment 2	Public economic investment policy	This amendment provided for slum clearance and redevelopment in Richland County.	a	150,800 (67%)	73,358 (33%)
LRCA	Local Amendment 3	Taxes; Bond issues	This amendment permitted the County of Spartanburg to levy taxes or issue bonds for all public purposes.	a	112,703 (66%)	56,848 (34%)

1968

See also: South Carolina 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance		a	212,123 (62%)	127,448 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Alcohol laws; Taxes	The amendment permitted the proceeds of alcohol to be applied to the treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol and drug addicts.	a	232,821 (66%)	122,168 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Family-related policy		a	217,408 (64%)	124,127 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Ballot measure process	The amendment proposed that if there was more than one proposed amendment on a ballot, the amendments had to be separated so voters could vote on them separately.	a	196,780 (60%)	128,871 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bond issues	This amendment permitted the City of Aiken to incur bonded indebtedness "to the extent of not exceeding twenty-five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property."	a	118,885 (66%)	60,512 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Bond issues	This amendment increased the "limitations of bonded indebtedness of the City of Columbia to fifteen per cent of the assessed value of taxable property in the city."	a	107,110 (62%)	66,919 (38%)

1952

See also: South Carolina 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public education governance	Repeal the constitutional requirement that the General Assembly provide a liberal system of free public schools for all children	a	187,345 (67%)	91,823 (33%)

See also

• 2025 ballot measures