H 3559 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H 3559 General Bill, By T.F. Rogers, Anderson, J. Brown, A.W. Byrd, Carnell,
Cave, Harvin, J.H. Hodges, W.D. Keyserling, McMahand, J.H. Neal, L.S. Whipper and
J.M. White
Similar(S 1216)
A Bill to provide that the General Assembly finds that Congress has enacted
the "National Voter Registration Act of 1993" (P.L. No. 103-31 of 1993) and
that the purpose of this Act is to comply with the provisions of that
Congressional Law.-short title*
02/08/95 House Introduced and read first time HJ-70
02/08/95 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-71
A BILL
TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS
THAT CONGRESS HAS ENACTED THE "NATIONAL
VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993" (P.L. NO. 103-31
OF 1993) AND THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACT IS TO
COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THAT
CONGRESSIONAL LAW; TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 4 TO
CHAPTER 5, TITLE 7, SO AS TO ENACT PROVISIONS FOR
MULTIPLE SITE VOTER REGISTRATION AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
ELECTION COMMISSION IN IMPLEMENTING THE
NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993; TO
AMEND SECTION 7-3-20, RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS
TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO MAINTAIN A COMPLETE MASTER FILE,
RATHER THAN ROSTER, OF ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS,
REQUIRE HIM TO DELETE THE NAME OF ANY ELECTOR
WHO REQUESTS IN WRITING THAT HIS NAME BE
REMOVED, AND DELETE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW;
TO AMEND SECTION 7-3-30, RELATING TO NOTICE OF
DELETION OF ELECTOR'S NAME FROM ROSTER OF
ELECTORS, APPEAL BY ELECTOR, AND RESTORATION OF
NAME, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROVIDE FOR
A MASTER FILE, RATHER THAN A ROSTER, DELETE
CERTAIN PROVISIONS, AND PROVIDE THAT IF THE
DELETION IS FOR CONVICTION, THE APPEAL MUST BE TO
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ELECTION
COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-155, RELATING TO
REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS BY MAIL, SO AS TO,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, DELETE CERTAIN PROVISIONS,
PROVIDE THAT IF THE POSTMARK DATE IS MISSING OR
ILLEGIBLE, THE COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER
REGISTRATION SHALL ACCEPT THE APPLICATION IF IT IS
RECEIVED BY MAIL NO LATER THAN FIVE DAYS AFTER
THE CLOSE OF THE REGISTRATION BOOKS BEFORE ANY
ELECTION, AND REQUIRE COUNTY BOARDS OF VOTER
REGISTRATION TO DISTRIBUTE APPLICATION FORMS TO
CITY HALLS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES; TO AMEND
SECTION 7-5-440, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT
AN ELECTOR'S NAME MUST APPEAR ON THE LIST OF
VOTERS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, SO AS TO
ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE BY WHICH A QUALIFIED
ELECTOR WHO HAS MOVED FROM ONE ADDRESS TO
ANOTHER AND HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY THE COUNTY
BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF A CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO
VOTE; TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-720, RELATING TO
CERTIFICATES WHICH MUST BE MAILED TO PERSONS
WHOSE REGISTRATION IS TRANSFERRED, SO AS TO
CHANGE THE PROCEDURE BY WHICH AN ELECTOR'S
NAME MAY BE DELETED FROM THE MASTER FILE; TO
AMEND SECTION 7-7-910, RELATING TO THE PLACE
REGISTERED ELECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE, SO AS
TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECTION IS ALSO SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 7-5-440 AND DELETE THE
PROVISIONS WHICH REQUIRE AN ELECTOR TO VOTE AT
THE VOTING PLACE NEAREST TO HIS RESIDENCE WITHIN
THE WARD OR OTHER SUBDIVISION OF HIS RESIDENCE
AND TO PROVIDE THAT HE MUST VOTE AT HIS
DESIGNATED POLLING PLACE; AND TO AMEND SECTION
7-13-810, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE POWERS OF
THE MANAGERS OF ELECTIONS, SO AS TO ADD A
PROVISION WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE ANY CANDIDATE
TO PROTEST AN ELECTION IN WHICH HE IS A
CANDIDATE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
7-17-30, WHEN THE PROTEST IS BASED IN WHOLE OR IN
PART ON EVIDENCE DISCOVERED AFTER THE ELECTION,
AND PROVIDE WHAT THIS EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds that the United States
Congress has enacted the "National Voter Registration Act of
1993", P.L. No. 103-31 (1993). The purpose of this act is to
comply with the provisions of that law.
SECTION 2. Chapter 5, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended
by adding:
"Article 4
Multiple Site Voter Registration and
Responsibilities of the State
Election Commission in Implementing the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993
Section 7-5-310. (A) As used in this article:
(1) `Voter registration agency' means an office designated to
perform specific voter registration activities;
(2) `Motor vehicle driver's license' means any personal
identification document issued by the Department of Revenue.
(B) There are designated the following voter registration
agencies:
(1) Department of Social Services;
(2) Department of Health and Environmental Control - WIC
program;
(3) Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;
(4) Commission for the Blind;
(5) Department of Vocational Rehabilitation;
(6) South Carolina Protection and Advocacy System for the
Handicapped;
(7) Armed Forces recruiting offices.
(C) At each voter registration agency, the following services
must be made available:
(1) distribution of voter registration application forms in
accordance with subsection (F).
(2) assistance to applicants in completing voter registration
application forms, unless the applicant refuses the assistance.
(3) acceptance of completed voter registration application
forms for transmittal to the county board of voter registration.
(D) If a voter registration agency designated under the
provisions of this section provides services to a person with a
disability at the person's home, the agency shall provide the
services described in subsection (C) at the person's home.
(E) A person who provides services described in subsection (C)
may not:
(1) seek to influence an applicant's political preference;
(2) display a political preference or party allegiance;
(3) make any statement to an applicant or take any action, the
purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from
registering to vote; or
(4) make any statement to an applicant or take any action, the
purpose or effect of which is to lead the applicant to believe that a
decision to register to vote has any bearing on the availability of
services or benefits.
(F) A voter registration agency that is an office that provides
service or assistance in addition to conducting voter registration
shall:
(1) distribute to each applicant for the service or assistance,
and with each recertification, renewal, or change of address form
relating to the service or assistance the voter registration application
form, including a statement that:
(a) specifies each eligibility requirement (including
citizenship);
(b) contains an attestation that the applicant meets the
requirement; and
(c) requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty of
perjury; or
(2)(a) provide a form that includes:
(i) the question, `If you are not registered to vote where
you live now, would you like to apply to register to vote here
today?';
(ii) if the agency provides public assistance, the
statement, `Applying to register or declining to register to vote will
not affect the amount of assistance that you will be provided by this
agency.';
(iii) boxes for the applicant to check to indicate whether
the applicant would like to register or decline to register to vote
(failure to check either box being considered to constitute a
declination to register for purposes of subsection (G), together with
the statement (in close proximity to the boxes and in prominent
type), `IF YOU DO NOT CHECK EITHER BOX, YOU WILL BE
CONSIDERED TO HAVE DECIDED NOT TO REGISTER TO
VOTE AT THIS TIME.';
(iv) the statement, `If you would like help in filling
out the voter registration application form, we will help you. The
decision whether to seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out
the application form in private.'; and
(v) the statement, `If you believe that someone has
interfered with your right to register or decline to register to vote,
your privacy in deciding whether to register or in applying to
register to vote, you may file a complaint with the State Election
Commission.' The name, address, and telephone number of the
Executive Director of the State Election Commission must be
printed on the form; and
(b) provide to each applicant who does not decline to
register to vote the same degree of assistance with regard to the
completion of the registration application form as is provided by the
office with regard to the completion of its own forms, unless the
applicant refuses the assistance.
(G) No information relating to a declination to register to vote in
connection with an application made at an office described in
subsection (B) may be used for any purpose other than voter
registration.
(H)(1) A completed registration application accepted at a voter
registration agency must be transmitted to the county board of voter
registration not later than ten days after acceptance.
(2) If a registration application is accepted within five days
before the last day for registration to vote in an election, the
application must be transmitted to the county board of registration
not later than five days after the date of acceptance.
Section 7-5-320. (A)(1) Each state motor vehicle driver's license
application, including a renewal application, submitted to the
Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, serves as an
application for voter registration unless the applicant fails to sign
the voter registration application. Failure to sign the voter
registration portion of the driver's license application serves as a
declination to register.
(2) An application for voter registration submitted under item
(1) is considered to update any previous voter registration by the
applicant.
(B) No information relating to the failure of an applicant for a
state motor vehicle driver's license to sign a voter registration
application may be used for any purpose other than voter
registration.
(C)(1) The Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles,
shall include a voter registration form as part of an application for a
state motor vehicle driver's license.
(2) The voter registration application portion of an application
for a state motor vehicle driver's license:
(a) may not require any information that duplicates
information required in the driver's license portion of the form,
other than a second signature or other information necessary under
subitem (c);
(b) may require only the minimum amount of information
necessary to:
(i) prevent duplicate voter registrations; and
(ii) enable a county board of voter registration to assess
the eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter registration
and other parts of the election process;
(c) includes a statement that:
(i) states each eligibility requirement, including
citizenship;
(ii) contains an attestation that the applicant meets each
requirement; and
(iii) requires the signature of the applicant under penalty
of perjury;
(d) includes in print identical to that used in the attestation
portion of the application:
(i) the information required in Section 7-5-320(C)(2)(c);
(ii) a statement that, if an applicant declines to register
to vote, the fact that the applicant has declined to register will
remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration
purposes; and
(iii) a statement that, if an applicant does register to vote,
the office at which the applicant submits a voter registration
application will remain confidential and will be used only for voter
registration purposes; and
(e) must be made available, as submitted by the applicant,
to the county board of voter registration official.
(D) A change of address form submitted in accordance with
state law for purposes of a state motor vehicle driver's license
serves as notification of change of address for voter registration
unless the qualified elector states on the form that the change of
address is not for voter registration purposes.
(E)(1) A completed voter registration portion of an application
for a state motor vehicle driver's license accepted at a state motor
vehicle authority must be transmitted to the county board of voter
registration no later than ten days after the date of acceptance.
(2) If a registration application is accepted within five days
before the last day for registration to vote in an election, the
application must be transmitted to the county board of registration
not later than five days after the date of acceptance.
Section 7-5-330. (A) In the case of registration with a motor
vehicle application under Section 7-5-320, the valid voter
registration form of the applicant must be completed at the
Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, no later than
thirty days before the date of the election.
(B) In the case of registration by mail under Section 7-5-155,
the valid voter registration form of the applicant must be
post-marked no later than thirty days before the date of the election.
(C) In the case of registration at a voter registration agency, the
valid voter registration form of the applicant must be completed at
the voter registration agency no later than thirty days before the
date of the election.
(D) In any other case, the valid voter registration form of the
applicant must be received by the county board of voter registration
no later than thirty days before the date of the election.
(E)(1) The county board of voter registration shall:
(a) send notice to each applicant of the disposition of the
application; and
(b) ensure that the identity of the voter registration agency
through which a particular voter is registered is not disclosed to the
public.
(2) If the notice sent pursuant to the provisions of subitem (a)
of this item is returned to the board of voter registration as
undeliverable, the elector to whom it was sent must be reported by
the board to the State Election Commission. The State Election
Commission must place the elector in an inactive status on the
master file and may remove this elector upon compliance with the
provisions of Section 7-5-330(F).
(F)(1) The State Election Commission may not remove the name
of a qualified elector from the official list of eligible voters on the
ground that the qualified elector has changed residence unless the
qualified elector:
(a) confirms in writing that the qualified elector has
changed residence to a place outside the county in which the
qualified elector is registered; or
(b)(i) has failed to respond to a notice described in item
(2); and
(ii) has not voted or appeared to vote and, if necessary,
correct the county board of voter registration's record of the
qualified elector's address, in an election during the period
beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the day after the
date of the second general election that occurs after the date of the
notice.
(2) `Notice', as used in this item, means a postage prepaid
and preaddressed return card, sent by forwardable mail, on which
the qualified elector may state his current address, together with a
statement to the following effect:
(a) if the qualified elector did not change his residence, or
changed residence but remained in the same county, the qualified
elector shall return the card no later than thirty days before the date
of the election. If the card is not returned, affirmation or
confirmation of the qualified elector's address may be required
before the qualified elector is permitted to vote during the period
beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the day after the
date of the second general election that occurs after the date of the
notice, and if the qualified elector does not vote in an election
during that period the qualified elector's name must be removed
from the list of eligible voters;
(b) if the qualified elector has changed residence to a place
outside the county in which the qualified elector is registered,
information as to how the qualified elector can re-register to vote.
(3) The county board of voter registration shall correct an
official list of eligible voters in accordance with change of residence
information obtained pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
(4) The program required pursuant to the provisions of
subsection (F) of this section must be completed no later than
ninety days before the date of a statewide primary or general
election.
Section 7-5-340. The State Election Commission shall:
(1) provide that the name of a qualified elector may not be
removed from the official list of eligible voters except:
(a) at the request of the qualified elector;
(b) as adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(c) as provided under item (2);
(2) conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to
remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of
eligible voters by reason of:
(a) the death of the qualified elector; or
(b) a change in the residence of the qualified elector;
(3) inform applicants under Sections 7-5-155, 7-5-310, and
7-5-320 of:
(a) voter eligibility requirements; and
(b) penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter
registration application.
(4)(a) complete, no later than ninety days before the date of a
statewide primary or general election, a program to systematically
remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of
eligible voters in compliance with the provisions of Section
7-5-330(F).
(b) subitem (a) may not be construed to preclude:
(i) the removal of names from official lists of voters on a
basis described in items (1) and (2); or
(ii) correction of registration records pursuant to this
article."
SECTION 3. Section 7-3-20(C) of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"(C) The executive director shall:
(1) maintain a complete roster master file of
all qualified electors by county and by precincts;
(2) delete the name of any elector (a) who:
(a) who is deceased,
(b) who is no longer qualified to vote in the
precinct where currently registered,
(c) who has been convicted of a disqualifying
crime, or
(d) who is otherwise no longer qualified to vote as
may be provided by law, or
(e) requests in writing that his name be removed;
(3) For the purpose of removing from the roster the names
of electors who are presumed to be no longer qualified to vote in
the precinct where registered, delete the name of any elector who
has failed to vote in each of two consecutive State-wide general
elections and also failed to vote in any other election which might
have been held in the precinct in which he is registered within the
period of time intervening between the two general elections;
(4)(3) enter names on the various rosters
master file as they are reported by the county
registration boards;
(5)(4) furnish each county registration board
with a master list of all registered voters in the county, together
with three copies a copy of all registered voters in
each precinct of the county, at least ten days prior to each election.
The precinct copies shall be used as the official list of voters;
(6(5) maintain all information furnished his
office relating to the inclusion or deletion of names from the
rosters master file for four years;
(7)(6) purchase, lease, or contract for the use
of such equipment as may be necessary to properly execute the
duties of his office, subject to the approval of the State Election
Commission;
(8)(7) secure from the United States courts
in South Carolina and federal and state agencies
available information as to persons convicted of disqualifying
crimes;
(9)(8) obtain information from any other
source which may assist him in carrying out the purposes of this
section;
(10)(9) perform such other duties relating to
elections as may be assigned him by the State Election
Commission; and
(11)(10) furnish at reasonable price any and
all precinct lists to any qualified elector requesting
same.; and
(11) serve as the chief state election official responsible
for implementing and coordinating the state's responsibilities under
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993."
SECTION 4. Section 7-3-30(b) of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"(b) Each elector whose name has been deleted shall
have has twenty days from the date such
the notice is mailed in which to appeal. The appeal
shall must be to the county board of voter
registration from whose roster master file the
deletion has been made. If the board determines that the elector's
name should not have been deleted, it shall instruct the central
registration office to restore his name to the registration books;
provided, however, that if the elector's name has been deleted
solely by reason of his failure to vote as provided in Section
7-3-20(C)(3), his name shall be restored as a matter of course to the
registration books upon his request if he shall be otherwise
qualified however, if the deletion is for conviction, the
appeal must be to the Executive Director of the State Election
Commission."
SECTION 5. Section 7-5-155(a)(1) of the 1976 Code is
amended to read:
"(1) Subject to the provision of Section 7-5-150, any
qualified citizen may register to vote by mailing or having delivered
a completed state registration by mail application form or a
completed national registration by mail application form prescribed
by the Federal Election Commission application not
later than forty-five thirty days immediately
prior to before any election to his registration
board. The postmark date of a mailed application is considered the
date of mailing. If the postmark date is missing or illegible, the
county board of voter registration shall accept the application if it is
received by mail no later than five days after the close of the
registration books before any election. The application must
be witnessed by a qualified elector from the respective county. The
name, address, the voter certificate number of the witness, and
where applicable the telephone number must be legibly written on
the application. The person witnessing the application may not be a
filed candidate for public office at the time of the application. Any
applicant or witness is subject to the penalty provided in Section
7-25-20 for fraudulent registration."
SECTION 6. Section 7-5-155(c) of the 1976 Code is amended
to read:
"(c)(1) The State Election Commission shall
furnish a sufficient number of applications to the county boards
of voter registration boards and voter registration
agencies specified in Section 7-5-310(B) so that distribution of
the applications may be made to various locations throughout the
counties and mailed to persons requesting them.
(2) County boards of voter registration
shall distribute application forms to various locations in their
respective counties, including city halls and public libraries,
where they must be readily available to the public."
SECTION 7. Section 7-5-440 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 7-5-440. No elector shall vote in any polling
precinct unless his name appears on the official list of voters for the
precinct. If the name of any registered elector does not appear or
incorrectly appears on the official list of voters of his precinct, he
may vote if he presents to the managers of election of the precinct,
in addition to his valid South Carolina driver's license or other
form of identification required by Section 7-13-710 if he is not
licensed to drive, a certificate of a member of the registration board
of his county that his name is registered and on file in the office of
the registration board of his county or a certificate of the executive
director that his name is enrolled in the records of his county on
file in the office of the executive director. Any elector may also
vote upon presenting the written notification of registration issued
by the board if the elector has signed the notification.
(A) A qualified elector who has moved from an address in
a precinct to an address in the same precinct shall, notwithstanding
failure to notify the county board of voter registration of the change
of address prior to the date of an election, be permitted to vote at
that precinct's polling place upon oral or written affirmation by the
qualified elector of the change of address before an election official
at that polling place.
(B) A qualified elector who has moved from an address in one
precinct to an address in another precinct within the same county
and who has failed to notify the county board of voter registration
of the change of address before the date of an election, at the option
of the elector:
(1) must be permitted to correct the voting records and vote
challenged ballots containing only the races for federal, statewide,
and countywide offices pursuant to the provisions of Section
7-13-830 at the elector's former polling place, upon oral or written
affirmation by the elector of the new address before an election
official at that polling place; or
(2) must be permitted to correct the voting records and vote
at a central location located at the main office of the county board
of voter registration where a list of eligible voters is maintained,
upon written affirmation by the elector of the new address on a
standard form provided at the central location;
(C) If the registration records indicate inaccurately that a
qualified elector has moved from an address in the precinct, the
elector shall be permitted to vote at that polling place, upon oral or
written affirmation by the elector before an election official at that
polling place that the qualified elector continues to reside at his
address.
(D) For voting purposes, in the case of a change of address of a
qualified elector to another address within the same county, the
county board of voter registration shall correct the voting
registration list accordingly, and the elector's name may not be
removed from the official list of eligible voters except as provided
in Section 7-5-330(F).
(E) At least one member of the county
registration board of voter registration, the clerk, or
deputy registrar must be present in the registration board's
office at all hours during which the polls are open on every election
day for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this
section."
SECTION 8. Section 7-7-720 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 7-7-720. (A) Any A
person whose registration is transferred to another precinct by virtue
of the provisions of this article must be delivered,
notified by mail, notification from by the
county registration board of voter registration
reflecting the new precinct of the transfer.
(B) Any A person whose notification
is returned to the board of voter registration because he
is no longer at the address shown on the board's records must have
his name removed from the registration books. The county
registration office must notify the State Election Commission of the
removal. Further notice to the elector is not required. If the
elector's name has been deleted solely by reason of the return of the
notification, his name must be restored as a matter of course to the
registration books immediately upon his request if he is otherwise
qualified to vote in that precinct as undeliverable must be
reported by the board to the State Election Commission. The State
Election Commission must place the elector in an inactive status on
the master file and may remove this elector upon compliance with
the provisions of Section 7-5-330(F)."
SECTION 9. Section 7-7-910 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 7-7-910. Subject to the provisions of
Section Sections 7-7-920 and 7-5-440,
every registered elector shall must be registered
and, unless otherwise specified on his voting certificate,
shall vote at the nearest designated voting
polling place within the precinct of his residence, but in
incorporated towns municipalities in which officers
are elected by wards or other municipal subdivisions,
electors shall must be registered and shall
vote at the voting places nearest to their residences within the
ward or other subdivision of their residences their
designated polling places."
SECTION 10. Section 7-13-810 of the 1976 Code, as last
amended by Act 357 of 1990, is further amended to read:
"Section 7-13-810. The managers of election shall
prevent any a person from voting when they have
good reason to believe the person has already voted. They shall
refuse to allow any a person to vote who is not a
registered elector or who has become disqualified for any cause to
vote in such the voting precinct. They may
also may prevent any voter from consuming more than five
minutes in voting, but no manager shall may
examine, read, or handle the ballot being voted or about to be voted
by a voter or interfere in any way with the voting of any
a voter otherwise than herein provided in this
section. Any An elector or a qualified
watcher may, and it is the duty of the managers of the
election to, may challenge the vote of any a
person who may be known or suspected not to be a qualified voter.
However, the challenges by persons other than a manager must be
addressed to the manager and not directly to the voter. The
manager shall then shall present the challenge to
the voter and act in accordance with the provisions provided
for in this section. All challenges must be made before the
time a voter receives deposits a paper ballot in a
ballot box or enters into casts his vote in a
voting machine, and no challenge may be considered after
that time. However, challenges may be made at any time before the
opening of return-addressed envelopes and the removal of `Ballot
Herein' envelopes from them as to absentee voters. Nothing
contained from them in this section affects the right
of any an elector or a qualified watcher to
challenge the vote of any a person which is
fraudulent or when the challenge is based on evidence discovered
after the vote is cast. A candidate may protest an election in
which he is a candidate pursuant to Section 7-17-30 when the
protest is based in whole or in part on evidence discovered after the
election. This evidence may include, but is not limited to,
after-discovered evidence of voters who have voted in a precinct or
for a district office other than the one in which they are entitled by
law to vote."
SECTION 11. This act takes effect January 1, 1996, except that
Sections 5 and 10 take effect upon approval by the Governor.
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