South Carolina Constitutional Amendment: South Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
In 2024, voters in South Carolina will be able to vote on changing the constitution in their state. The state constitution is a set of laws that say what the government can and cannot do. A change in the constitution is called an amendment. The constitution will change if enough people vote for the amendment.
South Carolina “Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment” is about who in South Carolina is allowed to vote.
The amendment says voters in South Carolina have to:
Be United States citizens
Be at least 18 years old
Meet other rules about voting in South Carolina
Voters in South Carolina already have these rules without the amendment.
The amendment will change the South Carolina Constitution to say that “only” citizens can vote, instead of “every” citizen can vote.
Voting “yes” for this amendment means you want it to become law.
Voting “no” for this amendment means you do NOT want it to become law.
Additional Context & Our Stance:
Having less strict laws on cannabis (also known as marijuana) use will give disabled people access to relief from painful symptoms with less administrative steps than requiring medical documentationIt is already a federal law that a voter be a U.S. citizen. Adding this requirement to state constitutions would allow other laws that would require Voter IDs. Voter identification is not always accessible to disabled people. The amendment would change the South Carolina Constitution to say that “only” citizens can vote, instead of “every” citizen can vote. This law changes no current rules, but it creates legal ways for voting to be less accessible.
Disabled voters and those who care about us should vote NO to South Carolina Constitutional Amendment: “Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment.”
Voting NO means you do NOT want to change the South Carolina Constitution to say that “only” citizens can vote, instead of “every” citizen can vote.