Current Status Bill Number:793 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950427 Primary Sponsor:Richter All Sponsors:Richter and Giese Drafted Document Number:res9675.ler Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Circuit court jurors
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Senate 19950427 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE JURORS, SO AS TO LIMIT THE POOL OF ELIGIBLE JURORS TO REGISTERED VOTERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 14-7-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 14-7-130. In November of every year, the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall furnish the State Election Commission a computer tape of the name, address, date of birth, social security number, sex, and race of persons who are over the age of eighteen years and citizens of the United States residing in each county who hold a valid South Carolina driver's license or an identification card issued pursuant to Section 57-3-910. In December of every year, the State Election Commission shall furnish a jury list to county jury commissioners consisting of a tape or list containing the names of the registered voters in each respective county derived by merging the list of registered voters in the county with county residents appearing on the tape furnished by the department, but only those licensed drivers and identification cardholders who are eligible to register to vote may be included in the list. Prior to furnishing the list, the commission shall make every effort to eliminate duplicate names and names of persons disqualified from registering to vote or voting pursuant to the laws and Constitution of this State. As furnished to the jury commissioners by the State Election Commission, the list or tape constitutes the roll of eligible jurors in the county. Expenses of the Department of Revenue and Taxation and State Election Commission in implementing this section must be borne by these agencies that agency."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.