South Carolina Unified Judicial System, Amendment 2 (1972)
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The South Carolina Unified Judicial System, Amendment 2 was on the ballot in South Carolina on November 7, 1972, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved.
This amendment provided for a unified judicial system.[1][1]
Election results
| South Carolina Amendment 2 (1972) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 260,323 | 59.42% | ||
| No | 177,758 | 40.58% | ||
Election results via: South Carolina Election Commission
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| "Shall Article VI of the Constitution of this State be transposed to Article V and Article V be amended to provide for a unified judicial system; the Supreme Court; the Circuit Court and the selection of Justices and Judges; the Chief Justice being the administrative head of the system; the powers, duties and jurisdiction of the Courts; change of venue; the Reporter and the Clerk of the Supreme Court; probate functions; charge to the jury; limitation of the number of Judicial Circuits; compensation of Justices and Judges; removal of Judges; vacancies; provision for selection, duties and compensation of appropriate officials to enforce the criminal laws of the State, prosecute persons thereunder and administer and provide for the administrative functions of the Courts; to name the Attorney General as Chief Prosecuting 'Officer; to provide for magistrates; and the publication of decisions?'"[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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