H 4551 Session 109 (1991-1992)
H 4551 General Bill, By Jennings, J.M. Baxley, D.M. Beasley, T.L. Farr,
J.L. Harris, Harrison, J.H. Hodges, J.G. Mattos, Quinn, J.W. Tucker and
D.A. Wright
A Bill to amend Section 14-7-130, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to the preparation of circuit court jury lists from a tape of
those persons holding a valid South Carolina driver's license or
identification card, so as to delete this provision and provide that these
jury lists must be prepared by the State Election Commission from the names of
the registered voters in the county.
03/12/92 House Introduced and read first time HJ-3
03/12/92 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-3
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-130, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PREPARATION
OF CIRCUIT COURT JURY LISTS FROM A TAPE OF THOSE
PERSONS HOLDING A VALID SOUTH CAROLINA DRIVER'S
LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD, SO AS TO DELETE THIS
PROVISION AND PROVIDE THAT THESE JURY LISTS MUST BE
PREPARED BY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION FROM THE
NAMES OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 14-7-130 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by
Act 453 of 1988, is further amended to read:
"Section 14-7-130. In November of every year, the
South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation shall
furnish the State Election Commission a computer tape of the name,
address, date of birth, social security number, sex, and race of persons
who are over the age of eighteen years and citizens of the United States
residing in each county who hold a valid South Carolina driver's license
or an identification card issued pursuant to Section 57-3-910. In
December of every year, the State Election Commission shall furnish a
jury list to county jury commissioners consisting of a tape or list derived
by merging from the list of registered voters in the
county with county residents appearing on the tape furnished by the
department, but only those licensed drivers and identification
cardholders who are eligible to register to vote may be included in the
list. Prior to furnishing the list, the commission shall make every effort
to eliminate duplicate names and names of persons disqualified from
registering to vote or voting pursuant to the laws and Constitution of this
State. As furnished to the jury commissioners by the State Election
Commission, the list or tape constitutes the roll of eligible jurors in the
county. Expenses of the South Carolina Department of Highways
and Public Transportation and State Election Commission in
implementing this section must be borne by these agencies
it."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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