Ratify Constitutional Amendment
Summary
AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4, ARTICLE II OF THE S.C. CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTER QUALIFICATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE OF THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN AND UPWARDS WHO IS PROPERLY REGISTERED IS ENTITLED TO VOTE AS PROVIDED BY LAW. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced Apr 16, 2025
Last action Jun 5, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2025 · House May 5, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 45
Apr 24, 2025
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican33
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
May 5, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-5-11)
house
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-6)
senate
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Garrett
RRepublican
P
Rex Rice
RRepublican
P
Shane Massey
RRepublican
P
Thomas Alexander
RRepublican
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