S 0063  General Bill, By Mescher, Grooms, Richardson, McGill, Elliott, Reese and 
Branton
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO FILING FEES FOR PARTY PRIMARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY
 POLITICAL PARTY MAY RETAIN TEN PERCENT OF THE FILING FEES PAID BY CANDIDATES.
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   01/10/01  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-28
   01/10/01  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-28
   03/28/01  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-14
   03/29/01  Senate Read second time SJ-8
   03/29/01  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-8
   04/03/01  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-23
   04/04/01  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   04/04/01  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-10
   05/17/01  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-2
   05/23/01  House  Debate adjourned until  Thursday, May 24, 2001 HJ-35
   05/24/01  House  Debate adjourned until  Tuesday, May 29, 2001 HJ-10
   05/29/01  House  Amended HJ-9
   05/29/01  House  Debate adjourned HJ-12
   05/29/01  House  Debate adjourned HJ-32
   05/29/01  House  Read second time HJ-91
   05/30/01  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-7
   05/31/01  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-17
   06/05/01  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps.  Scott, Fleming and J.
                     Young HJ-10
   06/06/01  Senate Conference committee appointed  Sens. Mescher,
                     McGill, Richardson SJ-93

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

May 29, 2001

    S. 63

Introduced by Senators Mescher, Grooms, McGill, Richardson, Elliott, Reese and Branton

S. Printed 5/29/01--H.

Read the first time April 4, 2001.

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FILING FEES FOR PARTY PRIMARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY POLITICAL PARTY MAY RETAIN TEN PERCENT OF THE FILING FEES PAID BY CANDIDATES.

    Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 7-13-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-13-40.    In the event that a party nominates candidates by party primary, a party primary must be held by the party and conducted by the State Election Commission and the respective county election commissions on the second Tuesday in June of each general election year, and a second and third primary each two weeks successively thereafter, if necessary. Written certification of the names of all candidates to be placed on primary ballots must be made by the political party chairman, vice chairman, or secretary to the State Election Commission or the county election commission, whichever is responsible under law for preparing the ballot, not later than twelve o'clock noon on April ninth, or if April ninth falls on a Saturday or Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. Political parties nominating candidates by party primary must verify the qualifications of those candidates prior to certification to the appropriate election commission of the names of candidates to be placed on primary ballots. The written verification required by this section must contain a statement that each candidate certified meets, or will meet by the time of the general election, or as otherwise required by law, the qualifications for office for which he has filed. Political parties must not accept the filing of any candidate who does not or will not by the time of the general election, or as otherwise required by law, meet the qualifications for the office for which the candidate desires to file, and such candidate's name shall not be placed on a primary ballot. The filing fees for all candidates filing to run in all primaries, except municipal primaries, must be transmitted by the respective political parties to the State Election Commission, except that the state political parties may retain ten percent of the amount collected and the respective executive committees of the political parties must approve the expenditures from this amount collected. and placed by the The executive director of the election commission must place the amount sent by the political parties in a special account designated for use in conducting primary elections and must be used for that purpose. The filing fee for each office is one percent of the total salary for the term of that office or one hundred dollars, whichever amount is greater."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.