H 5031 General Bill, By Dillard, Robinson-Simpson, G.R. Smith, Burns, Bannister, Bedingfield, Hamilton, Loftis, Nanney and Stringer
Summary: Municipal Elections
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 5-15-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO METHODS OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE A MUNICIPALITY MAY ADOPT AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE METHOD OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES, THE MUNICIPALITY MUST ADOPT AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM ON THE PROPOSED CHANGE, AND A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING IN THE ADVISORY REFERENDUM MUST APPROVE THE PROPOSED CHANGE.
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04/02/14	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 16)
04/02/14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 16)
04/10/14	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 111)
04/30/14	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 94)
04/30/14	House	Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-9 (House Journal-page 94)
05/01/14	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 29)
05/01/14	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
05/01/14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 13)