South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3009


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3009
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970114
Primary Sponsor:                   Cromer 
All Sponsors:                      Cromer, Bailey, Hinson and J.
                                   Smith
Drafted Document Number:           PT\2699DW.97
Companion Bill Number:             399
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                           Elections, write-in voting or
                                   ballots; President, Vice
                                   President



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970114  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19961211  Prefiled, referred to Committee          25 HJ

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-365 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ALLOWING WRITE-IN VOTING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-360, RELATING TO WRITE-IN BALLOTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION ON ALLOWING WRITE-IN VOTING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-13-365. A person who wishes to run for President and Vice President at the general election as write-in candidates shall file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, along with a list of presidential electors pledged to those candidates, with the State Election Commission not less than thirty days before the date of the regular election for those offices. Write-in votes cast for President or Vice President for persons who have not complied with this section must not be tallied and are considered void votes. The county election commissions shall provide to the precinct election officers certified lists of those persons who have filed declarations of intent."

SECTION 2. Section 7-13-360 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-13-360. The ballots shall also must contain a place for voters to write in the name of any other another person for whom they wish to vote except on ballots for the election of the President and Vice President."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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