H 3088 General Bill, By L.L. Taylor, H.H. Clyborne, R.S. Corning, D.E. Martin and 
J.M. White
 A Bill to amend Sections 7-13-35, as amended, 7-13-40, as amended, 7-13-50, as
 amended, 7-13-60, 7-13-70, as amended, 7-13-610, 7-13-830, as amended,
 7-15-450, 7-17-510, 7-17-520, 7-17-530, 7-17-540, 7-17-550, 7-17-560,
 7-17-570, and 7-25-140, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to
 elections, so as to provide that primaries, except municipal primaries, must
 be conducted by the State Election Commission and the respective county
 election commissions, and provide for hearing and deciding protests and
 contests that may arise in the case of members of the State House of
 Representatives at the state level rather than at the county level; to amend
 Article 5, Chapter 13, Title 7, relating to ballots for primary elections, by
 adding Section 7-13-611 so as to provide for the arrangement of every
 "official county ballot" and of every "official state ballot"; to provide that
 nothing in this Act or any other provision of law may be construed as
 prohibiting political parties from conducting presidential preference
 primaries; to provide that, in the case of any county which operates its
 elections through an election and registration commission composed of seven
 members, the structure and composition are not affected or changed by the
 provisions of this Act; to repeal Sections 7-9-110, relating to permitting
 county political party committees to establish a county party election
 commission for certain purposes, and 7-13-90, relating to the appointment of
 managers of primaries; and to provide that certain primaries, except municipal
 primaries, must be conducted by the State Election Commission and the county
 election commissions on the second Tuesday in June of each general election
 year.
   12/28/88  House  Prefiled
   12/28/88  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/10/89  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-47
   01/10/89  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-48
   02/16/89  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-6
   02/21/89  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 22,
                     1989 HJ-23
   02/22/89  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 1, 1989 HJ-26
   03/01/89  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday March 2, 1989 HJ-40
   03/02/89  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 7, 1989 HJ-22
   03/07/89  House  Amended HJ-31
   03/07/89  House  Debate adjourned HJ-31
   03/08/89  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 9, 1989 HJ-1
   03/09/89  House  Amended HJ-19
   03/09/89  House  Objection by Rep. J. Rogers, McGinnis & Rudnick HJ-26
   04/20/89  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. J. Rogers HJ-47
   04/20/89  House  Objection by Rep. Corning HJ-47
   05/10/89  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Rudnick HJ-55
   05/10/89  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. McGinnis HJ-57
   05/11/89  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Corning HJ-32
   05/25/89  House  Amended HJ-46
   05/25/89  House  Read second time HJ-50
   05/29/89  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-57
   05/30/89  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-15
   05/30/89  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-16