South Carolina Amendment on Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages, Amendment 5 (1972)
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The South Carolina Amendment on Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages, Amendment 5 was on the ballot in South Carolina on November 7, 1972, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved.
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.[1]
Election results
| South Carolina Amendment 5 (1972) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 301,364 | 60.00% | ||
| No | 200,884 | 40.00% | ||
Election results via: South Carolina Election Commission
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| "Shall the Constitution of this State be amended by transposing Section 11 of Article VIII relating to alcoholic liquors and beverages to a new Article VIII-A and by revising the provisions thereof so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the issuance of licenses to sell alcoholic liquors and beverages in quantities of two ounces or less and for the sale and consumption of alcoholic liquors and beverages in sealed containers of two ounces or less in places of business engaged primarily and substantially in the preparation and serving of meals or furnishing of lodging or on premises of certain nonprofit organizations with limited membership not open to the general public, during hours to be prescribed by the General Assembly?"[1][2] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Carolina Election Commission, "Report of the South Carolina Election Commission: For the Period Ending June 30, 1973," accessed October 9, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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