H*3420(Rat #0405, Act #0378 of 1988)  General Bill, By I.K. Rudnick, 
J.D. Bradley, J. Brown, Harvin, J.C. Johnson, H.H. Keyserling, Kirsh, D.A. Moss, 
T.F. Rogers, J.J. Snow and J.M. White
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 7-7-15 so as to provide for notice of a change in a polling place.

   12/21/87  House  Prefiled
   12/21/87  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/12/88  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-282
   01/12/88  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-282
   01/20/88  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-424
   02/04/88  House  Read second time HJ-948
   02/09/88  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-999
   02/10/88  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   02/10/88  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10
   02/24/88  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-27
   02/25/88  Senate Read second time SJ-35
   03/01/88  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-21
   03/08/88         Ratified R 405
   03/14/88         Signed By Governor
   03/14/88         Effective date 03/14/88
   03/14/88         Act No. 378
   03/22/88         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-7-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE OF A CHANGE IN A POLLING PLACE.

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

Notice of change in polling place

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-7-15. When a polling place established by statute or ordinance or by an entity allowed by law to establish polling places is changed the entity charged with conducting elections at the polling place shall post at the time of the first election held after the change a notice on or next to the door of the entrance of the previous polling place stating in printing with letters large enough to be read easily by a person with normal vision from a distance of at least twenty feet the location of the new polling place and the address and telephone number of the entity in charge of the conduct of the election."

Time effective

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