Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:34 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Voter registration forms available to students Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:34 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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34 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11
time, referred to Committee
34 Senate Sep 10, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE 7, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-5-158 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES TO MAKE VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETURN OF THE FORMS TO A COUNTY BOARD OF REGISTRATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 5, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-5-158. The school board or board of trustees of all public high schools, colleges, and universities must provide all students above the age of eighteen a voter registration form, returnable by mail to the county board of registration or the school board in accordance with the mail-in procedure described in Section 7-5-155. By the tenth day of each month, each school board must send a copy of all voter registration information collected the preceding month to the county board of registration of the county in which each student resides."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.