H*3209(Rat #0522, Act #0445 of 1984)  General Bill, By J.C. Hearn, R.L. Altman, 
F.X. Archibald, L. Blanding, J.D. Bradley, P.T. Bradley, Harvin, J.C. Hayes, 
H.H. Keyserling, W.R. Lee, R.N. McLellan, I.K. Rudnick and D.C. Waldrop

Similar(S 272)
 A Bill to amend Section 7-13-770, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to assistance in voting, so as to permit the voter requiring
 assistance in voting by reason of disability or inability to read or write
 select any person except his employer or union officer or agent to assist him
 in voting, to permit a voter to have a member of his family, or in the case of
 a blind voter any person of his choosing, assist him in voting without the
 presence of a manager and to define "family" for purposes of the
 Section.-amended title

   10/17/83  House  Prefiled
   10/17/83  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/10/84  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-313
   01/10/84  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-313
   03/29/84  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-2057
   04/03/84  House  Objection by Rep. Blanding, White & Woods HJ-2115
   04/03/84  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Woods & Blanding HJ-2121
   04/03/84  House  Amended HJ-2122
   04/03/84  House  Read second time HJ-2122
   04/04/84  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2148
   04/05/84  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1312
   04/05/84  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-1312
   05/10/84  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-1754
   05/23/84  Senate Read second time SJ-1912
   05/23/84  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-1912
   05/24/84  Senate Amended SJ-1923
   05/24/84  Senate  Read third time SJ-1925
   05/24/84  Senate Returned SJ-1925
   05/29/84  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3438
   06/13/84         Ratified R 522
   06/15/84         Signed By Governor
   06/15/84         Effective date 06/15/84
   06/15/84         Act No. 445
   06/26/84         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-770, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ASSISTANCE IN VOTING, SO AS TO PERMIT A VOTER REQUIRING ASSISTANCE IN VOTING BY REASON OF DISABILITY OR INABILITY TO READ OR WRITE TO SELECT ANY PERSON EXCEPT HIS EMPLOYER OR UNION OFFICER OR AGENT TO ASSIST HIM IN VOTING, TO PERMIT A VOTER TO HAVE A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY, OR IN THE CASE OF A BLIND VOTER ANY PERSON OF HIS CHOOSING, ASSIST HIM IN VOTING WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF A MANAGER AND TO DEFINE "FAMILY" FOR PURPOSES OF THE SECTION.

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

Assistance in voting

SECTION 1. Section 7-13-770 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-13-770. No person other than a voter preparing his ballot is allowed within the guard rail, except as provided in this section. A voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write shall make the fact known to the managers. The chairman of the managers shall appoint one of the managers and any person of the voter's choice, other than the voter's employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter's union to assist the voter in preparing his ballot. After the voter's ballot has been prepared, the person chosen by the voter to assist him shall immediately leave the vicinity of the guard rail. In lieu of the above assistance a person may have a member of his family or in the case of a blind voter, any person of his choosing render him assistance in voting without the presence of a manager. The term 'family' means spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.