Bill 186

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    186
Primary Sponsor:                McConnell
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Voting machines
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       OLDVS/LIBX/2360
Introduced Date:                Jan 08, 1991
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Jan 08, 1991
Last History Type:              Introduced and read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   McConnell
                                Rose
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 186   Senate  Jan 08, 1991  Introduced and read first       11
                             time, referred to Committee
 186   Senate  Sep 17, 1990  Prefiled, referred to           11
                             Committee

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-1680, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING MACHINES REQUIRED AT EACH POLLING PLACE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONE MACHINE FOR EACH TWO HUNDRED FIFTY VOTERS RATHER THAN THREE HUNDRED FIFTY VOTERS IS REQUIRED.

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

SECTION 1. Section 7-13-1680 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-13-1680. The governing body of any a county or municipality providing voting machines at polling places for use at elections shall provide for each such polling place at least one voting machine for each three two hundred and fifty registered voters or portion thereof of two hundred fifty registered voters or as near thereto to that number as may be practicable. Such The machine shall must be of the type approved as herein provided for in this article and shall must be kept in complete and accurate working order and in proper repair. The machine may be used in such those election districts or precincts in the county or municipality as the officials holding the election or conducting the primary may determine. The governing body of the county or municipality owning the machines shall have has custody of such the machines and other furniture or equipment of the polling places when not in use at an election."

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