Current Status Bill Number:3529 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950208 Primary Sponsor:Byrd All Sponsors:Byrd, Beatty, Breeland, Clyburn, Govan, Wilkes, Inabinett, Neal, Cobb-Hunter, Cave, McMahand, Hines, Moody-Lawrence, L. Whipper, Sheheen, Kirsh, J. Brown, Stuart, Cotty, Lloyd, Chamblee, Jaskwhich, Keyserling, Howard, Delleney, Phillips and S. Whipper Drafted Document Number:PT\1696DW.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Political party candidate
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House 19950208 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-11-217 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE POLITICAL PARTY NOMINATING A CANDIDATE OR PETITION CANDIDATE TO VERIFY, UNDER OATH TO A NOTARY, THE RESIDENCY OF THE CANDIDATE ON A FORM PROSCRIBED BY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-11-217. The State Election Commission shall provide a form on which all petition candidates and political parties nominating candidates shall verify, under oath to a notary, the residency of the candidate. This verification must be to the entity who, by law, is required to accept the petition or with whom the political party candidate must file."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.