Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:168 Primary Sponsor:Giese Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Vote recorders, authority to procure by counties Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:CYY/15005DW.93 Introduced Date:19930112 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930112 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Giese Type of Legislation:General Bill
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168 Senate 19930112 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-1310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES TO PROCURE AND AUTHORIZE USE OF VOTE RECORDERS, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION WHICH MAKES THIS AUTHORITY SUBJECT TO THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, INCLUDING A MAJORITY OF THE SENATORS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-13-1310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 7-13-1310. The governing body of any county, subject to the written approval of a majority of the county legislative delegation, including a majority of the Senators, may at any regular meeting, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, authorize the use of vote recorders for recording and computing the vote at elections held in the county upon such terms and conditions as the governing body may prescribe. The governing body shall purchase or otherwise procure vote recorders conforming to the requirements of this article."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.