Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:37 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Election poll hours Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:37 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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37 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11
time, referred to Committee
37 Senate Sep 10, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE HOURS ELECTION POLLS ARE OPEN, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE POLLS TO REMAIN OPEN UNTIL EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-13-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 7-13-60. The polls must be opened at seven o'clock in the forenoon morning and close at seven eight o'clock in the afternoon evening of the day of election and must be held open during these hours without intermission or adjournment; but the county committee may close any poll or all polls within any county in any primary election at an earlier hour."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.