Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3253 Ratification Number:624 Act Number:494 Primary Sponsor:Rudnick Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Barrier-free polling places Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Jun 04, 1992 Computer Document Number:BR1/1067.DW Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:Jul 01, 1992 Introduced Date:Jan 17, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Jun 04, 1992 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:Jul 01, 1992 Last History Type:Act No. 494 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rudnick Waites Cromer Smith Wilder Kempe Klapman Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 3253 ------ Jul 01, 1992 Act No. 494 3253 ------ Jul 01, 1992 Signed by Governor 3253 ------ Jun 04, 1992 Ratified R 624 3253 House Jun 04, 1992 Ordered enrolled for ratification 3253 Senate Jun 04, 1992 Conference Committee Report 98 received, adopted 3253 House Jun 04, 1992 Conference Committee Report 98 received, adopted 3253 House Jun 04, 1992 Conference powers granted, 98 appointed Reps. to the Committee of Conference 3253 Senate Jun 04, 1992 Conference powers granted, 98 appointed Senators to Committee of Conference 3253 Senate Jun 04, 1992 Insists upon amendment 3253 House Jun 03, 1992 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment 3253 Senate May 28, 1992 Amended, read third time, returned to House with amendments 3253 Senate May 20, 1992 Read second time 3253 Senate May 14, 1992 Committee amendment adopted 3253 Senate May 07, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 11 with amendment 3253 Senate May 01, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to Committee 3253 House Apr 30, 1991 Read third time, sent to Senate 3253 House Apr 25, 1991 Read second time 3253 House Apr 17, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 25 3253 House Jan 17, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A494, R624, H3253)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-990, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BARRIER-FREE POLLING PLACES FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ELECTORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTOR WHO IS PERMANENTLY HANDICAPPED IS NOT REQUIRED TO REREGISTER IN ORDER TO VOTE AT THE BARRIER-FREE POLLING PLACE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Barrier-free polling places
SECTION 1. Section 7-7-990A(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(2) Elector has applied in writing to and obtained from the county board of registration thirty days before the election a voting registration transfer authorizing the elector to vote at the county barrier-free polling place. An elector whose physical handicap, as defined in item (1) of this subsection, is permanent, as certified by a licensed physician, is not required to register once he has done so initially under the provisions of this item."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This section takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 1st day of July, 1992.