Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:227 Ratification Number:116 Act Number:61 Primary Sponsor:Rose Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Elections, special Date Bill Passed both Bodies:May 02, 1991 Computer Document Number:227 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:May 22, 1991 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:May 22, 1991 Last History Type:Act No. 61 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 227 ------ May 22, 1991 Act No. 61 227 ------ May 22, 1991 Signed by Governor 227 ------ May 21, 1991 Ratified R 116 227 House May 02, 1991 Read third time, enrolled for ratification 227 House May 01, 1991 Read second time 227 House Apr 17, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 25 227 House Jan 31, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25 referred to Committee 227 Senate Jan 30, 1991 Read third time, sent to House 227 Senate Jan 29, 1991 Read second time 227 Senate Jan 23, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 11 227 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11 time, referred to Committee 227 Senate Oct 08, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 11 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A61, R116, S227)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-190, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONDUCTING SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION STATE HOLIDAY DOES NOT MEAN THE GENERAL ELECTION DAY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Time for holding primary
SECTION 1. The second paragraph of Section 7-13-190(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 363 of 1988, is further amended to read:
"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 Tuesday after the vacancy occurs. 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 must be set for the next succeeding Tuesday. For purposes of this section, state holiday does not mean the general election day."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 22nd day of May, 1991.