South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3281

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3281
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010117
Primary Sponsor:                  Altman
All Sponsors:                     Altman
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1127dw01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Candidates, certification when nominated 
                                  by petition; nomination by only one political 
                                  party allowed, Elections


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010117  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-350, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CERTIFIED CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY PETITION, PRIMARY, OR CONVENTION SO AS TO PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE FROM BEING NOMINATED BY MORE THAN ONE POLITICAL PARTY AND REQUIRE THE AUTHORITY CHARGED BY LAW WITH PRINTING THE BALLOT TO PRINT THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE WITH THE ONE PARTY WHICH NOMINATED HIM.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-13-350 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 392 of 2000, is amended by adding:

    "(C)(1)        A candidate may not be nominated by more than one party.

        (2)    The authority charged by law with printing the ballot shall print the name of a candidate with the one political party which nominates him and may not print his name as nominated by more than one party."

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

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