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South Carolina Qualifications of Appointed Officials Amendment (2022)
| South Carolina Qualifications of Appointed Officials Amendment | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Civil service | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The South Carolina Qualifications of Appointed Officials Amendment was not on the ballot in South Carolina as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.
The amendment would have removed the requirement that appointed officials have the qualifications of being an elector.[1]
Text of measure
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The full text of the proposed amendment was available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the South Carolina Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the South Carolina State Senate and the South Carolina House of Representatives.
This measure was introduced in the state legislature as House Joint Resolution 5038 on February 24, 2022. It was approved in the House on March 8, 2022, by a vote of 106-0 with 15 members absent or not voting.[1]
| Vote in the South Carolina House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 82  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 106 | 0 | 15 |
| Total percent | 87.60% | 0.00% | 12.40% |
| Democrat | 34 | 0 | 9 |
| Republican | 72 | 0 | 6 |
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