South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 320

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       320
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19970205
Primary Sponsor:                   Rose 
All Sponsors:                      Rose 
Drafted Document Number:           res1054.mtr
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                           Poll managers or clerks,
                                   in-laws included in group prohibited
                                   to serve as in relation to
                                   candidate, Elections
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19970325  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19970325  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19970320  Read second time
Senate  19970319  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19970205  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT

March 19, 1997

S. 320

Introduced by Senator Rose

S. Printed 3/19/97--S.

Read the first time February 5, 1997.

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 320), to amend Section 7-13-120, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the persons prohibited from serving as a poll manager or clerk, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

MICHAEL T. ROSE, for Committee.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM SERVING AS A POLL MANAGER OR CLERK, SO AS TO INCLUDE FATHER-IN-LAW, MOTHER-IN-LAW, BROTHERS-IN-LAW, AND SISTERS-IN-LAW WITHIN THE GROUP THAT IS PROHIBITED FROM SERVICE.

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

SECTION 1 . Section 7-13-120 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-13-120. (1) It shall be unlawful for a candidate or the spouse, parents, children, brothers, or sisters, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brothers-in-law, or sisters-in-law of a candidate for public office to work as a manager or clerk of election at a polling place where such candidate's name appears on the ballot.

(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."

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

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