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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Alexander
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Introduced in the Senate on January 27, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Elections
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/27/2011 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
1/27/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 8)
1/9/2012 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 13, TITLE 7 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-870 TO PROVIDE INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS ACCESS TO ALL STAGES OF THE ELECTION PROCESS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-13-870. (A) International election observers shall be allowed uniform and nondiscriminatory access to all stages of the election process, including the certification of election technologies, early voting, absentee voting, mail-in voting, voter appeals, vote tabulation, and recounts.
(B) International election observers shall wear badges indicating their name and the name of their organization. Observers are prohibited from wearing campaign material advocating a candidate or position on questions appearing on the ballot. No international election observer may interfere with any voter in the preparation or casting of the voter's ballot or prevent an election official from the performance of their duties."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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