South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4061

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4061
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010503
Primary Sponsor:                  Thompson
All Sponsors:                     Thompson, Bingham, Cooper, Martin, 
                                  Robinson, Scarborough, Stille, Trotter, Webb 
                                  and White
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1445dw01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Polling places, unlawful to conduct exit 
                                  poll within two hundred feet of; Elections


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010503  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-25-180, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPAIGN LITERATURE AT A POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY, SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO CONDUCT AN EXIT POLL WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET OF A POLLING PLACE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-25-180(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 393 of 1990, is further amended to read:

    "(A)    It is unlawful on an election day within two hundred feet of any entrance used by the voters to enter the polling place for a person to distribute any type of campaign literature, or place any political posters, or conduct an exit poll. The poll manager shall use every reasonable means to keep the area within two hundred feet of any such entrance clear of political literature and displays, and the county and municipal law enforcement officers, upon request of a poll manager, shall remove or cause to be removed any material within two hundred feet of any such entrance distributed or displayed in violation of this section."

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

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