S.C. Const. art. IV, § 9
Former Art. IV, Section 9 was titled President Pro Tempore of Senate; Senator acting as Lieutenant Governor and was derived from (1972 (57) 3171; 1973 (58) 48.)
2014 Act No. 214, Section 1.C, provides as follows:
“C. The amendment to Article IV of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 289 of 2012, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the General Election of 2012 as prescribed in Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received on the amendment, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution so that Section 9, Article IV is amended to read: [reserved section].”