South Carolina governor vetoes bills to erase criminal history in gun and bad check cases
Time:2024-05-22 11:17:17 Source:sportViews(143)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov, Henry McMaster vetoed three bills Tuesday that would have required the erasing the records of people convicted of certain gun, fraudulent check and underage alcohol sales crimes.
The three vetoes are the only ones the governor has issued for the more than 130 bills passed this year by the General Assembly.
“Second chances should be freely given when individuals have made mistakes and paid their debt to society; however, criminal history, like all history, should not be erased,” McMaster wrote in his veto messages to lawmakers.
McMaster, a former federal prosecutor, urged employers to make an applicant’s criminal history instructive and not destructive, by asking for more information and context and not simply using it to rule people out.
The General Assembly can overturn the vetoes with a two-thirds vote when they return in June for a few days in special session.
Previous:Mississippi's 2024 recreational red snapper season opens Friday
Next:Guardians pitcher Carlos Carrasco placed on IL and won't face his former team, the Mets
You may also like
- Bell's RBI single in 10th lifts Marlins to 3
- Orchestra celebrates the nation's musical youth
- Crafting a world at his fingertips
- Ancient answers to modern questions
- Iran's nuclear policy unlikely to change even after president's death
- Museum visits surge in popularity this summer
- Croatia's ruling party wins most seats in parliamentary elections: exit polls
- With record scale, China's consumer products expo shares opportunities, market with world
- Biden to release 1 million barrels of gasoline in bid to lower prices at pump