Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:584 Primary Sponsor:Washington Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Election, roster list removal Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:584 Introduced Date:Feb 05, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 05, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Washington Matthews Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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584 Senate Feb 05, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 7-3-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO CHANGE FROM TWO TO FIVE THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN WHICH AN ELECTOR MUST FAIL TO VOTE BEFORE HIS NAME IS REMOVED FROM THE ROSTER OF NAMES OF ELECTORS WHO ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-3-20(C)(3) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(3) For the purpose of removing from the roster the names of electors who are presumed to be no longer qualified to vote in the precinct where registered, delete the name of any elector who has failed to vote in each of two five consecutive statewide general elections and also failed to vote in any other election which might have been held in the precinct in which he is registered within the period of time intervening between the two general elections;".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.