H 4637 General Bill, By Kelley, Edge, Allison, Altman, Barrett, Cato, Chellis, Cotty, Dantzler, Easterday, Hamilton, Keegan, Law, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Martin, McGee, McKay, Meacham-Richardson, Rice, Riser, Robinson, Sharpe, Simrill, R. Smith, Trotter, Walker, Witherspoon, Woodrum, Young-Brickell and Rodgers
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Summary: Elections, political party primaries, partisan; qualifications for voter registration, to be member of party to vote
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-110, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF REGISTRATION IN ORDER TO VOTE, SO AS TO ADD THAT A PERSON IS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE IN A PARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION, PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION, OR PARTISAN ADVISORY REFERENDUM UNLESS THE PERSON HAS REGISTERED AS BEING A MEMBER OF THAT PARTY OR HAS EXECUTED AN AFFIDAVIT AT THE POLLING PLACE FOR THE PRIMARY THAT HE IS A MEMBER OF THAT PARTY; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-170, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION, SO AS TO ADD THE REQUIREMENT OF STATING POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION, IF ANY, ON THE FORM AND INCLUDING IT IN THE OATH; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-9-20 RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS, SO AS TO INCLUDE, AS A REQUIREMENT, REGISTERING AS A MEMBER OF THE PARTY, OR EXECUTING AN AFFIDAVIT AT THE PRIMARY POLLING PLACE AFFIRMING THAT THE VOTER IS A MEMBER OF THE POLITICAL PARTY HOLDING THE PRIMARY.
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02/16/00	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-65
02/16/00	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-66