S*0362 (Rat #0260, Act #0253 of 1992) General Bill, By Holland, Matthews, Moore and Wilson
    A Bill to amend Sections 7-13-35, as amended, 7-13-40, as amended, 7-13-50, as amended, 7-13-60, 7-13-70, as amended, 7-13-610, 7-13-830, as amended, 7-15-420, as amended, 7-15-450, 7-17-510, 7-17-570, and 7-25-140, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to elections, so as to provide that primaries, except municipal primaries, must be conducted by the State Election Commission and the respective county election commissions, provide payment for election protests and contests, revise provisions regarding the conduct of elections, appointment of county commissioners of election, and managers of election, ballots, and canvassing of votes; to amend the 1976 Code by adding Section 7-13-611 so as to provide for the arrangement of official county and State ballots; to provide for the conduct of Presidential preference or advisory primaries; to provide for the Act's effect on a county operating its elections through an Election and Registration Commission composed of seven members; to provide the date for certain primaries to be conducted by the State Election Commission and county election commissions; and to repeal Section 7-9-110 relating to permitting county political party committees to establish county party election commissions; and to repeal Section 7-13-90 relating to the appointment of managers of primaries.-amended title
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12/10/90	Senate	Prefiled
12/10/90	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/08/91	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-121
01/08/91	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-121
01/29/91	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-17
01/31/91	Senate	Read second time SJ-11
01/31/91	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-12
01/31/91	Senate	Debate interrupted SJ-12
02/05/91	Senate	Amended SJ-29
02/05/91	Senate	Debate interrupted SJ-38
02/07/91	Senate	Amended SJ-19
02/07/91	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-26
02/12/91	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-10
02/12/91	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11
04/17/91	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-19
05/01/91	House	Amended HJ-22
05/01/91	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 2, 1991 HJ-28
05/02/91	House	Amended HJ-25
05/02/91	House	Read second time HJ-28
05/02/91	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-28
05/03/91	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-2
05/07/91	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
06/05/91	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
06/05/91	Senate	House amendment amended SJ-48
06/05/91	Senate	Returned to House with amendments SJ-63
06/06/91	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-21
06/06/91	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sens. Holland, Peeler, Patterson SJ-44
06/06/91	House	Conference committee appointed Haskins, McElveen & Hodges HJ-88
09/23/91	House	Conference report received and adopted HJ-52
01/15/92	Senate	Conf. report to be taken up Tues Jan 21 at 12:30 SJ-186
01/21/92	Senate	Conference report received SJ-11
01/21/92	Senate	Conference report adopted SJ-16
01/22/92	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-2
02/13/92		Ratified R 260
02/19/92		Signed By Governor
02/19/92		Effective date 02/19/92
02/19/92		See Act for explanation of effective date
02/19/92		Act No. 253
03/06/92		Copies available