H 4762 General Bill, By Seithel, Harvin, Maddox, Battle, Miller, Rodgers, 
Simrill and Wilder
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 8-13-1355 SO AS TO DEFINE AND PROHIBIT THE PRACTICE OF PUSH-POLLING.

   03/09/00  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-16
   03/09/00  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-16

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-13-1355 SO AS TO DEFINE AND PROHIBIT THE PRACTICE OF PUSH-POLLING.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-13-1355. (A) For purposes of this section, push-polling means:

(1) telephoning a person in support of, or in opposition to any candidate for public office;

(2) asking questions or giving a statement relating to candidates for public office that state, imply, or convey information about another candidates' character, status, or political stance or record; and

(3) conducting the call in a manner that is likely to be construed by the person receiving the call to be a survey or poll to gather statistical data for entities or organizations that are acting independently of any political party, candidate, or interest group.

(B) Push-polling is prohibited."

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