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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Elliott
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Introduced in the Senate on April 12, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Election protests
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/12/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time 4/12/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary 4/15/2005 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Williams
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-195 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CIRCUIT COURT AND APPELLANT COURTS OF THIS STATE, WHEN HEARING ELECTION PROTESTS CONCERNING ANY STATE, COUNTY, OR LOCAL GENERAL OR NONPARTISAN ELECTION, SHALL RENDER THEIR DECISION WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OR ORAL ARGUMENTS UNLESS BY ORDER THE COURT SPECIFIES THE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WOULD PREVENT THEIR RENDERING A DECISION WITHIN THIS SIXTY-DAY PERIOD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-13-195. In the interest of certainty and continuity of government, the circuit court and appellant courts of this State, when hearing election protests concerning any state, county, or local general or nonpartisan election, shall render its decision within sixty days after the conclusion of the proceedings or oral arguments unless by order the court specifies the extenuating circumstances which would prevent its rendering a decision within this sixty-day period.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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