South Carolina Succession of the Governor, Amendment 1 (1972)
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The South Carolina Succession of the Governor, Amendment 1 was on the ballot in South Carolina on November 7, 1972, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved.
This measure provided for the succession of the Governor and the rules for filling a vacancy of the Governor and of the Lieutenant Governor.[1][1]
Election results
| South Carolina Amendment 1 (1972) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 281,292 | 65.58% | ||
| No | 147,649 | 34.42% | ||
Election results via: South Carolina Election Commission
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| "Shall Article IV of the Constitution of this State be amended to provide for the succession to the office of Governor; to provide for filling the vacancy of Governor and of Lieutenant Governor; to provide for the absence and disability of the Governor; by deleting detailed provisions relating to Probation, Parole and Pardon Board; to provide for the Attorney General assisting the Governor in seeing that laws are faithfully executed; to further provide for the veto powers of the Governor; to provide for the residency of the Governor during periods of natural disaster; to delete provisions relating to a member of the Senate acting as Governor, Commissions, Seal of State, Grants and Commissions, oath of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, suspension of officers and the provisions to other state officers; and to otherwise provide for the executive department?"[1][2] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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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