Ballot Items in South Carolina
Source: Stateline.org
Eminent domain (Statewide Constitutional Amendment 2)
This measure would add language to the South Carolina Constitution prohibiting exercise of the power of eminent domain for any use that is not a public use, including economic development. The proposed amendment would authorize the legislature to enact laws allowing eminent domain to be used to remedy blight if just compensation is paid. Text of Ballot Item
General Assembly procedures (Statewide Constitutional Amendment 3)
This measure provides for altering the South Carolina Constitution to allow either House of the General Assembly to recede for no more than 30 days at a time with a majority vote, or to recede for more than 30 days at a time with a two-thirds vote. Text of Ballot Item
Property taxes (Statewide Constitutional Amendment 5)
This measure provides for altering the South Carolina Constitution to limit increases in the value of a parcel of property for the purpose of property taxes. Property taxes would be capped at 15 percent every five years after the property has been adjusted. Text of Ballot Item
Same-sex marriage (Statewide Constitutional Amendment 1)
This measure would add language to the South Carolina Constitution stating that marriage between one man and one woman "is the only lawful domestic union that is valid or recognized in this state." The proposed amendment would also make it clear "that the state or its political subdivisions may not create any other domestic union and may not recognize a domestic union created by any other jurisdiction." Text of Ballot Item
State retirement investing (Statewide Constitutional Amendment 4)
This measure provides for altering the constitution to allow South Carolina’s retirement systems to invest in all stocks, not just publicly traded stocks and stocks of companies based in the United States. Text of Ballot Item
