South Carolina, USA, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Constitutional Convention
General Typology
- Instrument
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location
- South Carolina, USA
- Political level
- regional
- Local Name:
- Constitutional Convention
- Normative Level:
- constitutional
- Legally Binding:
- yes
- Legally Defined:
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SECTION 3. Constitutional Convention.
Whenever two-thirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly shall think it necessary to call a Convention to revise, amend or change this Constitution, they shall recommend to the electors to vote for or against a Convention at the next election for Representatives; and if a majority of all the electors voting at said election shall have voted for a Convention, the General Assembly shall, at its next session, provide by law for calling the same; and such Convention shall consist of a number of members equal to that of the most numerous branch of the General Assembly.References: Constitution of South Carolina, 1895 (accessed Sept. 18, 2017)
- Subject Matter:
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To call a constitutional convention
Actors
- Author:
- Legislature : 2/3rd majority
- Initiator:
- Law
- Decision maker:
- Electorate
Requirements
- Available Time:
- Turnout Quorum:
- No turnout quorum found in legal source
- Approval Quorum:
- Majority of those voting
- Geographical Quorum:
- No geographical quorum found in legal source
- Excluded Issues:
- Other Formal Requirements:
Procedural Elements
- Wording Of Ballot Question:
- Interaction With Authorities:
- Supervision And Support:
- Transparency And Finance:
Practice
- Archive:
- Remarks: