H 3685 General Bill, By Quinn and Whipper
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-190, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE, SO AS TO
 ADJUST THE DATES ON WHICH PRIMARIES, RUNOFF PRIMARIES, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS
 MUST BE HELD IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE "SOUTH CAROLINA UNIFORM MILITARY AND
 OVERSEAS VOTERS ACT".

   02/08/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 2)
   02/08/17  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 2)
   03/22/17  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary (House Journal-page 51)
   03/23/17  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
   03/28/17  House  Amended (House Journal-page 42)
   03/28/17  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 42)
   03/28/17  House  Roll call Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 43)
   03/29/17  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 11)
   03/29/17  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
   03/29/17  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 13)

H. 3685

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

March 28, 2017

H. 3685

S. Printed 3/28/17--H.

Read the first time February 8, 2017.

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-190, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE, SO AS TO ADJUST THE DATES ON WHICH PRIMARIES, RUNOFF PRIMARIES, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS MUST BE HELD IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE "SOUTH CAROLINA UNIFORM MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS ACT".

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-13-190(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 412 of 1998, is further amended to read:

"(B)(1)    In partisan elections, whether seeking nomination by political party primary or political party convention, filing by these candidates shall open for the office at twelve o'clock noon on the third Friday after the vacancy occurs for a period to close ten eight days later at twelve o'clock noon. If seeking nomination by petition, the petitions must be submitted not later than twelve o'clock noon, sixty days prior to the election. Verification of these petitions must be made not later than twelve o'clock noon forty-five days prior to the election. If seeking nomination by political party primary or political party convention, filing with the appropriate official is the same as provided in Section 7-11-15, and if seeking nomination by petition, filing with the appropriate official is the same as provided in Section 7-11-70.

(2)    A primary must be held on the eleventh Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. A runoff primary must be held on the thirteenth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. The special election must be on the eighteenth twentieth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. If the eighteenth twentieth Tuesday after the vacancy occurs is no more than sixty days prior to the general election, the special election shall must be held on the same day as the general election. If the filing period closes on a state holiday, then filing must be held open through the succeeding weekday. If the date for an election falls on a state holiday, it the election must be set for the next succeeding Tuesday. For purposes of this section, state holiday does not mean the general election day."

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