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H 3591 - Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Repeal the State "Blaine Amendment" - South Carolina Key Vote

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Title: Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Repeal the State "Blaine Amendment"

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a resolution that establishes a constitutional amendment to repeal the state's "Blaine Amendment" which prohibited state funding towards religious or private educational institutions.

NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION AND AGAIN BY A MAJORITY OF EACH CHAMBER IN THE NEXT SESSION TO BECOME ENACTED.

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Title: Establishes a Constitutional Amendment to Repeal the State "Blaine Amendment"

NOTE: RESOLUTIONS ARE USED PRIMARILY TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE CHAMBER THAT THEY ARE INTRODUCED OR PASSED IN. THEY ONLY HAVE THE FORCE OF THE CHAMBER PASSING IT. THEY ARE NOT SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CAN NOT BECOME PUBLIC LAW.

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