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2024 Constitutional Amendment Question
In the upcoming General Election on November 5, 2024, voters in South Carolina will encounter an important constitutional amendment question on their ballots. This amendment relates to voter qualifications in the state.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment Question:
“Must Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State, relating to voter qualifications, be amended to provide that only a citizen of the United States and of this State, aged eighteen and older, who is properly registered, is entitled to vote as provided by law?”
This amendment seeks to clarify that only U.S. citizens who meet the state’s age and registration requirements are eligible to vote. Be sure to familiarize yourself with this question before heading to the polls on Election Day!
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