Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1102 Primary Sponsor:Williams Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Political party, candidate filing fees Residing Body:Senate Computer Document Number:1102 Introduced Date:19940201 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940216 Last History Type:Committee Report: Favorable Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Williams Type of Legislation:General Bill
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COMMITTEE REPORT
February 16, 1994
S. 1102
S. Printed 2/16/94--S.
Read the first time February 1, 1994.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1102), to amend Section 7-13-40, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to primaries conducted by the State Election Commission, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
ADDISON "JOE" WILSON, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRIMARIES CONDUCTED BY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT FILING FEES FOR ALL CANDIDATES FILING TO RUN IN ALL PRIMARIES, EXCEPT MUNICIPAL PRIMARIES, MUST BE TRANSMITTED BY THE RESPECTIVE POLITICAL PARTY TO THE COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-13-40 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act No. 253 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 7-13-40. In the event that a party nominates candidates by party primary, a party primary must be held by the party and conducted by the State Election Commission and the respective county election commissions on the second Tuesday in June of each general election year and a second and third primary each two weeks successively thereafter, if necessary. Certification of the names of all candidates to be placed on primary ballots must be made by the political party chairman, vice chairman, or secretary to the State Election Commission or the county election commission, whichever is responsible under law for preparing the ballot, not later than twelve o'clock noon on May first, or if May first falls on a Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. The filing fees for all candidates whose names are on ballots to be voted on filing to run in all primaries, except municipal primaries, must be transmitted by the respective political parties to the State Election Commission and placed by the executive director of the commission in a special account designated for use in conducting the primaries and must be used for that purpose. The filing fee for each office is one percent of the total salary for the term of that office or one hundred dollars, whichever amount is greater."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.