Senator Sutton proposes the following amendment (LC-5683.HDB0136S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 4, by adding a subsection to read:

 (I)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 15, Title 7 of the S.C. Code, any voter who casts an absentee ballot in the June statewide primaries must be issued absentee ballots for the special primaries and special primary runoffs without being required to submit additional absentee ballot applications or otherwise comply with any additional requirements.

  (2) Each county board of voter registration and elections shall issue absentee ballots for the special primaries and special primary runoffs to the same address each voter requested to receive an absentee ballot for the June statewide primaries unless a voter timely specifies a different address.

  (3) The absentee ballots issued to each voter under this subsection must be for the same political party's special primary and runoff as the voter participated in during the June statewide primaries unless the voter timely requests to receive an absentee ballot for another party's special primary and runoff.

 (J) The State Election Commission shall transmit with overseas ballots for the special primaries held on August 18, 2026, for the seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to be voted on in the November 3, 2026, general election a notice that explains why the recipient is receiving an additional ballot and that a vote the recipient cast previously for U.S. House of Representatives in the June primary election was not counted.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.