South Carolina § 7-13-2120 - Constitutional Ballot Commission.

§ 7-13-2120. Constitutional Ballot Commission.

To establish an agency to determine whether or not a proposed constitutional amendment requires a simplified or more detailed explanation as provided for in Section 7-13-2110, there is hereby created the Constitutional Ballot Commission composed of the Attorney General, the Director of the State Election Commission and the Director of the Legislative Council. Prior to the printing of ballots in each general election year in which proposed constitutional amendments are voted upon, the Commission shall meet at the call of the Attorney General and:

(1) Consider each proposed amendment and make a determination as to whether or not a simplified or more detailed explanation is necessary or appropriate; and

(2) In those cases where it is determined that an explanation is deemed necessary or appropriate, phrase such explanation and submit it to the State Election Commission under the signatures of at least a majority of the ballot commissioners. The Election Commission shall arrange for the placement of amendment explanations on ballots and make them available to the news media, upon request, at least ten days prior to the general election.

HISTORY: 1975 (59) 246.