S 0276 General Bill, By Hayes and Campsen
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-770, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE GUARD RAIL OF A
 VOTING BOOTH, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A DEPENDENT CHILD OF A QUALIFIED ELECTOR TO
 ACCOMPANY THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR IN THE VOTING BOOTH WHILE HE IS CASTING HIS
 BALLOT.

   01/18/05  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   01/18/05  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9
   04/13/05  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-14
   04/14/05  Senate Amended SJ-19
   04/14/05  Senate Read second time SJ-19
   04/15/05         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/18/05  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-30
   04/19/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-18
   04/19/05  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-18

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 14, 2005

S. 276

S. Printed 4/14/05--S.    [SEC 4/15/05 3:47 PM]

Read the first time January 18, 2005.

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-770, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE GUARD RAIL OF A VOTING BOOTH, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A DEPENDENT CHILD OF A QUALIFIED ELECTOR TO ACCOMPANY THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR IN THE VOTING BOOTH WHILE HE IS CASTING HIS BALLOT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

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

"Section 7-13-770.    (A)    No A person other than a voter preparing his ballot is not 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 a 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 shall leave the vicinity of the guard rail. In lieu Instead of the above assistance, a person may have a member of his family or, in the case of a blind voter, any a 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.

(B)    Minor children of a qualified elector may accompany the qualified elector in the voting booth while he is casting his ballot. The qualified elector shall attest that the persons accompanying him are the minor children of the elector."

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