South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 1102


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                    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



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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1102  Senate  19940216      Committee Report: Favorable     11
1102  Senate  19940201      Introduced, read first time,    11
                            referred to Committee

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 16, 1994

S. 1102

Introduced by SENATOR Williams

S. Printed 2/16/94--S.

Read the first time February 1, 1994.

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

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

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

ADDISON "JOE" WILSON, for Committee.

A BILL

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.

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