H 3264 {Rat #16, Act #10 of 2021} General Bill, By Fry, Huggins, Davis, B.Newton, 
G.R.Smith, Morgan, Burns, Erickson, Bennett, Thayer, Taylor, Bryant, Elliott, 
Willis, Felder, Long, McGarry, Haddon, Hewitt, Bailey, M.M.Smith, J.E.Johnson, 
Bradley, Crawford and King
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-9-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING
 TO THE REQUIRED NOTICES OF COUNTY CONVENTIONS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE
 REQUIREMENT THAT A COUNTY COMMITTEE PUBLISH CERTAIN NOTICES REGARDING COUNTY
 CONVENTIONS IN A NEWSPAPER HAVING GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY. -
 ratified title

   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 138)
   01/12/21  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 138)
   02/16/21  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Bailey
   02/18/21  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 55)
   02/23/21  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     M.M.Smith, J.E.Johnson, Bradley
   02/24/21  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, King
   02/24/21  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 34)
   02/24/21  House  Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-7 (House Journal-page 34)
   02/25/21  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 14)
   02/25/21  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   02/25/21  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/11/21  Senate Referred to Subcommittee:  Campsen (ch), Hutto,
                     Young, McLeod, Garrett
   03/24/21  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 12)
   03/30/21  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 20)
   03/31/21  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 37)
   04/08/21         Ratified R  16
   04/12/21         Signed By Governor
   04/15/21         Effective date  04/12/21
   04/15/21         Act No.  10

(A10, R16, H3264)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-9-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED NOTICES OF COUNTY CONVENTIONS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A COUNTY COMMITTEE PUBLISH CERTAIN NOTICES REGARDING COUNTY CONVENTIONS IN A NEWSPAPER HAVING GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY.

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

County conventions, time

SECTION    1.    Section 7-9-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-9-70.    A county convention must be held during a twelve-month period ending March thirty-first of each general election year during a month determined by the state committee as provided in Section 7-9-100. The county committee shall set the date, time, and location during the month designated by the state committee for the county convention to be held. The date set by the county committee for the county convention must be at least two weeks before the state convention. When a month in a nongeneral election year is chosen for the county convention, it must be held for the purpose of reorganization only. The date, time, and location that the county convention must be reconvened during the general election year to nominate candidates for public office to be filled in the general election must be set by county committee."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of April, 2021.

Approved the 12th day of April, 2021.