Current Status Bill Number:151 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:McConnell All Sponsors:McConnell, Rose, Wilson Drafted Document Number:GJK\21069SD.95 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Poll list, delete voter when no addressee
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Senate 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19941017 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-715 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A VOTER'S NAME MUST BE DELETED FROM THE POLL LIST OF HIS PRECINCT WHEN MATERIAL IS MAILED TO HIM BY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION OR HIS LOCAL REGISTRATION BOARD AT HIS ADDRESS SHOWN ON THE POLL LIST WHICH MATERIAL IS RETURNED FOR THE REASON THAT THE ADDRESSEE DOES NOT LIVE AT THIS ADDRESS OR BECAUSE THE ADDRESS IS UNKNOWN AND TO ALLOW THE PERSON TO VOTE A CHALLENGED BALLOT AFTER THE DELETION IF HE APPEARS AT THE POLLING PLACE OF THIS PRECINCT AND DESIRES TO VOTE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-13-715. (A) If the State Election Commission mails material to a qualified elector at his address shown on the current poll list for his precinct which is returned by the postal service at least thirty days before an election because the addressee does not live at that address or because the address is unknown, the commission shall delete his name from the poll list of that precinct. After the deletion, if the qualified elector appears at the polling place of this precinct and desires to vote, he must be permitted to vote a challenged ballot which must be handled and processed in the same manner other challenged ballots are handled and processed as provided by law.
(B) If a local registration board mails material to a qualified elector at his address shown on the current poll list for his precinct which is returned by the postal service at least thirty days before an election for the reasons provided in subsection (A), the board shall notify the State Election Commission which shall delete his name from the poll list of that precinct. In this event, the elector may still vote a challenged ballot if he appears at the precinct in the manner permitted in subsection (A)."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.