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A137, R141, S885

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Cromer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22056zw18.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1144, 4178

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2018
Introduced in the House on February 6, 2018
Passed by the General Assembly on February 15, 2018
Governor's Action: March 12, 2018, Signed

Summary: Voting precincts in Newberry County

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/10/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   1/10/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 5)
   1/16/2018  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)
   1/18/2018          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/31/2018  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
   1/31/2018  Senate  Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 17)
    2/1/2018  Senate  Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 9)
    2/6/2018  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 12)
    2/6/2018  House   Referred to Newberry Delegation (House Journal-page 12)
   2/13/2018  House   Committee report: Favorable Newberry Delegation 
                        (House Journal-page 21)
   2/14/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 26)
   2/14/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 26)
   2/15/2018  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 10)
    3/7/2018          Ratified R 141
   3/12/2018          Signed By Governor
   3/14/2018          Effective date 03/12/18
   3/20/2018          Act No. 137

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/10/2018
1/16/2018
1/18/2018
2/13/2018

(A137, R141, S885)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN NEWBERRY COUNTY, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PROSPERITY PRECINCT, TO ADD THE PROSPERITY CITY PRECINCT AND THE PROSPERITY OUTSIDE PRECINCT, AND TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE NAMES OF THESE PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AND MAINTAINED BY THE REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE.

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

Designation of Newberry County voting precincts and map number

SECTION    1.    Section 7-7-420 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-7-420.    (A)    In Newberry County there are the following voting precincts:

Beth-Eden

Bush River

Chappells

Fairview

Hartford

Helena

Johnstone

Kinards-Jalapa

Little Mountain

Maybinton

Midway

Mt.Bethel-Garmany

Consolidated Number 5

Newberry Ward 1

Newberry Ward 2

Newberry Ward 3

Newberry Ward 4

Newberry Ward 5

Newberry Ward 6

Oakland

O'Neal

Peak

Pomaria

Prosperity City

Prosperity Outside

St.Phillips-Jolly Street

Silverstreet

Stoney Hill

Wheeland

Whitmire City

Whitmire Outside

(B)    The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) in Newberry County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-71-18 and as shown on copies of the official map provided by the office to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Newberry County.

(C)    The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Newberry County subject to the approval of the majority of the Newberry County Delegation."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 7th day of March, 2018.

Approved the 12th day of March, 2018.

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