H*2777(Rat #0462, Act #0418 of 1986)  General Bill, By F.L. Day, M.O. Alexander, 
R.L. Altman, F.X. Archibald, J.M. Arthur, D.L. Aydlette, Bailey, D. Blackwell, 
G.A. Brown, T.M. Burriss, M.D. Cleveland, Davenport, Elliott, J. Faber, Fair, 
P. Freeman, J.V. Gregory, J.L. Harris, Harvin, D.O. Hawkins, Hayes, D.N. Holt, 
J.W. Johnson, H.H. Keyserling, J.R. Klapman, T.A. Limehouse, J.G. Mattos, 
F.E. McBride, D.E. McTeer, D.A. Moss, D.L. Ogburn, Phillips, Rhoad, C.H. Rice, 
T.F. Rogers, Russell, R. Schwartz, Sharpe, S.V. Shelton, E.W. Simpson, 
J.H. Toal, Townsend, D. Williams, T.G. Woodruff and R.R. Woods
 A Bill to amend Article 13 of Chapter 13 of Title 7, Code of Laws of South
 Carolina, 1976, relating to vote recorders, by adding Section 7-13-1371 so as
 to provide for ballot cards used in conjunction with an optical scanning
 device to include instruction to vote both sides of the card, for the location
 and type of the instruction, for the design of the cards used in conjunction
 with the device during a Presidential election or primary, for the State
 Election Commission to establish the form of a sign to be displayed in a
 polling place utilizing the device, and for the sign's printing and
 location.-amended title

   04/11/85  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2324
   04/11/85  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-2324
   01/29/86  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-337
   02/05/86  House  Read second time HJ-510
   02/06/86  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-573
   02/06/86  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-502
   02/06/86  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-502
   04/22/86  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-2225
   04/24/86  Senate Amended SJ-2310
   04/24/86  Senate Read second time SJ-2311
   04/24/86  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-2311
   04/25/86  Senate  Read third time SJ-2340
   04/25/86  Senate Returned SJ-2340
   04/29/86  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-2633
   05/07/86         Ratified R 462
   05/13/86         Signed By Governor
   05/13/86         Effective date 05/13/86
   05/13/86         Act No. 418
   05/19/86         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 13 OF CHAPTER 13 OF TITLE 7, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTE RECORDERS, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-1371 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR BALLOT CARDS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE TO INCLUDE AN INSTRUCTION TO VOTE BOTH SIDES OF THE CARD, FOR THE LOCATION AND TYPE OF THE INSTRUCTION, FOR THE DESIGN OF THE CARDS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEVICE DURING A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OR PRIMARY, FOR THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH THE FORM OF A SIGN TO BE DISPLAYED IN A POLLING PLACE UTILIZING THE DEVICE, AND FOR THE SIGN'S PRINTING AND LOCATION.

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

Ballot card

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

"Section 7-13-1371. (a) Ballot cards used in conjunction with an optical scanning device must include an instruction to vote both sides of the ballot card. This instruction must appear conspicuously at the top and at the bottom of the front side of the ballot card and must be printed in bold-faced type at least as large as the largest type on the ballot card.

(b) Any ballot card used in conjunction with an optical scanning device during a presidential election or primary must be designed so that the front of the ballot card contains only the instructions for voting for president and the names of the presidential candidates. The instructions for voting the remainder of the ballot card and the names of the remaining candidates must be placed on the reverse side of the ballot card or they must be placed on a separate ballot card.

(c) The State Election Commission must establish the form of a sign to be displayed in any polling place utilizing an optical scanning device. This sign must notify voters to vote both sides of the ballot card and must be displayed in three conspicuous places in the polling place."

Time effective

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