South Carolina 1970 ballot measures

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Fourteen statewide ballot measures were on the November 3, 1970 ballot in South Carolina.

• All fourteen measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Local Amendment 1	Development	Provides for slum clearance and redevelopment in Charleston County	a
LRCA	Local Amendment 2	Development	Provides for slum clearance and redevelopment in Richland County	a
LRCA	Local Amendment 3	Taxes	Permits the County of Spartanburg to levy taxes or issue bonds for all public purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional language	Transposes sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional language	Transposes sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislatures	Gives the General Assembly the power to provide for corporations including appropriate regulations for common carriers and public utilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Prisons	Provides a provision for separate confinement of juveniles under the age of seventeen in prison	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Administration of government	Expands on the officials subject to impeachment	a
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional rights	Deletes the word male as a requirement to be an elector	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional rights	Deletes the reference to the word male in the qualifications to register as a voter	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	County and municipal governance	Permits the establishment and financial support of regional councils of governments	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Allows the General Assembly to provide homestead tax exemptions	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property	Exempts funds collected by the State under laws concerning unclaimed or abandoned property	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Prisons	Allows for certain inmates in the state to be placed in prisons in other states or with the federal government	a

See also

• 1970 ballot measures
• List of South Carolina ballot measures
• South Carolina Legislature
• List of ballot measures by state

External links

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
• South Carolina Election Commission