H 4362 General Bill, By I.K. Rudnick, Davenport, M.F. Jaskwhich, D.E. Martin and R. Smith
    A Bill to amend Section 7-5-155, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to voter registration by mail, so as to provide that applications for registration by mail and all other forms necessary for registration may not require the applicant to state his race or religion or indicate the applicant's race or religion; to amend Section 7-5-170, relating to applications for voter registration, so as to delete reference to race from the application for registration and to prohibit the Executive Director of the State Election Commission from requiring the applicant to indicate his race or religion on the application itself or on other forms necessary for registration; to require the deletion of an applicant's race or religion from the original application which was already on file in the office of the county board of registration, under either Section 7-5-155 or 7-5-170, on the effective date of this Act; to provide that voter registration certificates issued under Title 7 may not contain an indication of the voter's race or religion; and to provide that voter registration certificates which were issued under Title 7 before the effective date of this Act and which contain an indication of the voter's race or religion are valid but must be replaced.

01/11/90	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-17
01/11/90	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-18
02/27/90	House	Tabled in committee