South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 18

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    18
Ratification Number:            117
Act Number:                     62
Primary Sponsor:                Passailaigue
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Candidate nominations by
                                petition
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   May 01, 1991
Computer Document Number:       18
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      May 27, 1991
Introduced Date:                Jan 08, 1991
Date of Last Amendment:         Apr 25, 1991
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              May 27, 1991
Last History Type:              Act No. 62
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Passailaigue
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 18    ------  May 27, 1991  Act No. 62
 18    ------  May 27, 1991  Signed by Governor
 18    ------  May 21, 1991  Ratified R 117
 18    Senate  May 01, 1991  Concurred in House amendment,
                             enrolled for ratification
 18    House   Apr 26, 1991  Read third time, returned
                             with amendment
 18    House   Apr 25, 1991  Unanimous consent for third
                             reading on next Legislative
                             day
 18    House   Apr 25, 1991  Amended, read second time
 18    House   Apr 17, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     25
 18    House   Jan 31, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    25
                             referred to Committee
 18    Senate  Jan 30, 1991  Read third time, sent to House
 18    Senate  Jan 29, 1991  Read second time
 18    Senate  Jan 23, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     11
 18    Senate  Jan 08, 1991  Introduced and read first       11
                             time, referred to Committee
 18    Senate  Sep 10, 1990  Prefiled, referred to           11
                             Committee
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(A62, R117, S18)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-351, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POLITICAL CANDIDATE NOMINATIONS BY PETITION, SO AS TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR FILING THE PETITION IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE CONDITIONS PRECIPITATING THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION PREVENT THE CANDIDATE FROM TIMELY FILING THE PETITION.

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

Extension of time to file nomination by petition

SECTION 1. Section 7-13-351 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:

"In the event of an emergency declared by the Governor and the conditions precipitating the emergency declaration prevent a candidate from filing the nominating petition within the time required by this section, the candidate has an additional five days to submit the nominating petition to the appropriate office."

Time effective

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

Approved the 27th day of May, 1991.