Voters’ Rights Bill Introduced (SC)

Rick Brundrett writing at The Nerve gives us news of a few joint resolutions coming up:

* Initiate new state laws or constitutional amendments, or repeal existing laws (S. 97);
* Recall local or state officials from office during their terms (S. 97, S. 181); and
* Decide every 20 years, starting in 2012, whether to rewrite the S.C. Constitution through a constitutional convention. The last constitutional convention was in 1895. (S. 188, S. 189).

Rick’s articles are always full of great details that we need to be keeping up with, check out his article about for further discussion …

Twenty-four states, including Arkansas, Florida and Mississippi, have initiative or referendum procedures to enact or repeal state laws or constitutional amendments, though the provisions vary by state, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Eighteen states allow the recall of state officials.

Under current S.C. law, voters have petition power to propose any ordinance, except one dealing with taxation or appropriation matters, before county or municipal governments; if rejected by the local governments, the proposal is placed on the ballot for a popular vote.

Local voters also have the right to seek the repeal of publicly issued bonds that require a “pledge of the full faith and credit” of the local government.

December 16, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: State

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  2. Joe Dugan - December 16, 2010

    I would love to see this implemented in S.C. so we would not have to wait until 2014 to get rid of Lindsey Graham!

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