Current Status Bill Number:225 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970121 Primary Sponsor:Wilson All Sponsors:Wilson Drafted Document Number:jud6016.agw Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Vote recorders, straight party ticket voting for presidential electors, Elections, voting machine
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Senate 19970121 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-1340, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTE RECORDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET VOTING FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Subsections (b) and (c) of Section 7-13-1340 of the 1976 Code are amended to read:
"(b) It shall must permit each elector, at other than primaries, to vote a straight party or body ticket, with the exception of candidates for the offices of presidential electors, in one operation; and, in one operation, to vote for all the candidates of one party or body for presidential electors; and, in one operation, to vote for all the candidates of one party or body for every office to be voted for, except those offices as to which he votes for individual candidates and the offices of presidential electors;
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) for presidential electors, it It shall must permit each elector, at other than primaries, to vote a ticket selected from the nominees of any and all parties or bodies, from independent nominations, and from persons not in nomination;"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.