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
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 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(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.