South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 1220

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    1220
Ratification Number:            274
Act Number:                     270
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19960305
Primary Sponsor:                Matthews 
All Sponsors:                   Matthews 
Drafted Document Number:        bbm\10641dw.96
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960313
Governor's Action:              U  Became law without signature of
                                Governor
Date of Governor's Action:      19960402
Subject:                        Orangeburg County, voting
                                precincts
History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960422  Act No. A270
------  19960402  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19960326  Ratified R274
House   19960313  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960312  Read second time
House   19960307  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
Senate  19960307  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960306  Read second time
Senate  19960305  Unanimous consent for second
                  and third reading on the next two
                  consecutive Legislative days
Senate  19960305  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A270, R274, S1220)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-440, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION TO DETERMINE THE POLLING PLACE FOR EACH PRECINCT WITH THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE SENATORS AND A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTING ORANGEBURG COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Polling places in Orangeburg County

SECTION 1. Section 7-7-440 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:

"The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be determined by the Orangeburg County Election Commission with the approval of a majority of the Senators and a majority of the members of the House of Representatives representing Orangeburg County."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 4/2/96.