Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3419 Primary Sponsor:Cobb-Hunter Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Election Commission Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Companion Bill Number:62 Computer Document Number:DKA/4201AL.93 Introduced Date:19930204 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930204 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Cobb-Hunter Beatty Whipper Neal Byrd McElveen Jennings Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3419 House 19930204 Introduced, read first time, 25
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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 DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR TO REMOVE THE NAME OF AN ELECTOR WHO FAILS TO VOTE IN TWO CONSECUTIVE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTIONS.
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 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;". RESERVED
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.