South Carolina 1988 ballot measures

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Eleven statewide ballot measures were on the November 8, 1988 ballot in South Carolina.

• All eleven measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments and were approved.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1A	Judiciary	Establishes a state grand jury by general law	a
LRCA	Amendment 1B	Judiciary	Permits a state grand jury to indict a person of a crime regardless of the county where the crime was committed	a
LRCA	Amendment 2A	State legislatures	Permits members of organized fire departments and constable to served in the General Assembly or another office at the same time	a
LRCA	Amendment 2B	State legislatures	Permits members of organized fire departments and constable to served in the General Assembly or another office at the same time	a
LRCA	Amendment 2C	State legislatures	Permits members of organized fire departments and constable to served in the General Assembly or another office at the same time	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Law enforcement	Provides that the General Assembly may provide by law for the age and qualifications of sheriffs	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government Spending	Changes the name of the General Fund Reserve and reduces the amount required to be kept in the fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Provides that jurors must be residents of this State	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Requires presentment or indictment by a grand jury for any crime the jurisdiction over which is not within the magistrate's court	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Public works	Provides that counties may jointly develop an industrial or business park with other counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Direct democracy	Enables the continued revision article by article using only one question on the ballot	a

See also

• 1988 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