H 3404  General Bill, By Jones and Dillard
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 7-13-345 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OR VICE
 PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BE PRINTED ON A BALLOT IN SOUTH CAROLINA UNLESS
 THERE IS SHOWN CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE THAT THE CANDIDATE IS A NATURAL BORN
 CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.

   12/09/20  House  Prefiled
   12/09/20  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/12/21  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 271)
   01/12/21  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 271)
   02/03/21  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-345 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BE PRINTED ON A BALLOT IN SOUTH CAROLINA UNLESS THERE IS SHOWN CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE THAT THE CANDIDATE IS A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 3, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 7-13-345.    (A)    A candidate for President or Vice President of the United States may not have his name printed on a ballot in this State unless there is conclusive evidence that the candidate is a natural born citizen of the United States.

    (B)    This section applies to a person, petitioner, or party placing the names of electors on the ballot."

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