H 3590 General Bill, By Rutherford, Kennedy, J.H. Neal, J.E. Smith, Govan, 
J. Hines, Bales, Cobb-Hunter, Funderburk, Howard, Jefferson, McLeod, 
Moody-Lawrence, Neilson and Parks
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-1640, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO VOTING MACHINE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL ELECTRONIC
 VOTING MACHINES TO PRINT OUT A RECEIPT SHOWING HOW THE VOTER CAST HIS VOTE
 THAT MUST BE DEPOSITED IN A RECEPTACLE BY THE VOTER TO VERIFY THE VOTE TALLEY
 IF THERE IS A RECOUNT.

   02/17/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-24
   02/17/05  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-24

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-1640, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTING MACHINE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES TO PRINT OUT A RECEIPT SHOWING HOW THE VOTER CAST HIS VOTE THAT MUST BE DEPOSITED IN A RECEPTACLE BY THE VOTER TO VERIFY THE VOTE TALLEY IF THERE IS A RECOUNT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-13-1640 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 103 of 1999, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(D)    An electronic voting machine must print out a receipt showing how the voter cast his vote that must be deposited in a receptacle by the voter, which only must be used to verify the vote at the polling place if there is a recount."

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