H 3464 General Bill, By Jennings, Cato, Nanney, Stringer, Wylie and Weeks
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO A POLL MANAGER REQUIRED TO BE A REGISTERED ELECTOR AND
 RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH HE IS ASSIGNED TO WORK, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A
 POLL MANAGER TO WORK IN ANOTHER COUNTY AS LONG AS HE IS QUALIFIED.

   02/05/09  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   02/05/09  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9
   03/25/09  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-6
   03/26/09  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
   03/31/09  House  Amended HJ-54
   03/31/09  House  Read second time HJ-55
   04/01/09  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-32
   04/01/09  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-13
   04/01/09  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-13

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

March 31, 2009

H. 3464

Introduced by Reps. Jennings, Cato, Nanney, Stringer, Wylie and Weeks

S. Printed 3/31/09--H.

Read the first time February 5, 2009.

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A POLL MANAGER REQUIRED TO BE A REGISTERED ELECTOR AND RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH HE IS ASSIGNED TO WORK, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A POLL MANAGER TO WORK IN ANOTHER COUNTY AS LONG AS HE IS QUALIFIED.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 7-13-110 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 53 of 2001, is further amended to read:

"Section 7-13-110.        All managers of election for the various polling places in the State must be residents and registered electors of a county in South Carolina of the respective counties in which they are appointed to work or in an adjoining county. Any and may be appointed to work in another county. A person at least sixteen years of age who has completed the training required by Section 7-13-72 and who is not otherwise disqualified by law may be appointed as a poll manager's assistant by the appropriate county election commission. Any A sixteen- or seventeen-year-old appointed as a poll manager's assistant may not serve as chairman of the managers or clerk in the polling place to which he or she is appointed. A sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds old must shall serve under supervision of the chairman of the managers of the polling place, and their specific duties must be prescribed by the county election commission. One sixteen- or seventeen-year-old assistant poll manager may be appointed for every two regular poll managers appointed to work in any precinct."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.