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Bill 946

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      946
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Holland
All Sponsors:                     Holland, Elliott, Rankin
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1706dw00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Date of Last Amendment:           20000120
Subject:                          Elections, voter registration; provisions 
                                  for when elector moves, notification 
                                  requirements


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000427  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20000426  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20000425  Read second time
Senate  20000120  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  20000119  Co-Sponsor added by Senator                    Rankin
Senate  20000119  Committee report: Favorable with       11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  20000111  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19991207  Prefiled, referred to Committee        11 SJ


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on January 19, 2000 - Word format
Revised on January 20, 2000 - Word format

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Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

January 20, 2000

S. 946

S. Printed 1/20/00--S.

Read the first time January 11, 2000.

TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-440, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR VOTING WHEN A QUALIFIED ELECTOR MOVES AND DOES NOT NOTIFY THE COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION OF THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS BEFORE THE ELECTION, SO AS TO INCLUDE A PERSON WHO MOVES FROM ONE COUNTY TO ANOTHER AND DOES NOT NOTIFY THE BOARD WITHIN THE THIRTY-DAY PERIOD BEFORE THE ELECTION.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 7-5-440(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 466 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(B) A qualified elector who has moved from an address in one precinct to an address in another precinct within the same county, or has moved to another county within the thirty-day period before an election, and who has failed to notify the county board of voter registration of the change of address before the date of an election, at the option of the elector:

(1) must be permitted to correct the voting records and vote provisional ballots containing only the races for federal, statewide, and countywide, and municipalwide offices pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-13-830 at the elector's former polling place, upon oral or written affirmation by the elector of the new address before an election official at that polling place; or

(2) must be permitted to correct the voting records and vote at a central location located at the main office of the county board of voter registration in his new county of residence where a list of eligible voters is maintained, upon written affirmation by the elector of the new address on a standard form provided at the central location."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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