S 0581 General Bill, By M.B. Williams
    A Bill to amend Section 7-5-150, relating to the closing of registration books before elections, so as to provide that any person eligible to register who has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces or who has been separated from his service overseas and returned home too late to register at the time when registration is required is entitled to register for the purpose of voting in the next ensuing election after such discharge or separation from service up to 5:00 P.M. on the day of the election; and to amend Section 7-15-320, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to electors qualified to vote by absentee ballot, so as to provide that persons attending sick or physically disabled persons, persons serving as jurors in a state or federal court on election day, and persons seventy-two years of age or older may vote by absentee ballot.
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03/23/93	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-11
03/23/93	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
04/07/93	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-26
04/08/93	Senate	Amended SJ-90
04/08/93	Senate	Read second time SJ-90
04/08/93	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-90
04/09/93	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-2
04/13/93	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-24
04/13/93	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-24
05/25/94	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-23