South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 77

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Knotts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3021dw05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Elector who votes in partisan primary prevented from signing a petition for candidate to run against the winner

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2004  Senate  Prefiled
   12/8/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-117
   1/11/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-117
    2/4/2005  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-37 SO AS TO PROHIBIT AN ELECTOR WHO VOTES IN A PARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION FROM SIGNING A PETITION FOR A CANDIDATE TO RUN AGAINST THE WINNER OF THE PARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-13-37.    An elector may not sign a petition for a candidate to run against the winner of the partisan primary election when that elector has voted in the partisan primary election."

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

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