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Bill 594

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      594
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010418
Primary Sponsor:                  Land
All Sponsors:                     Land, Ford, Matthews, Patterson, Glover, 
                                  Anderson, McGill, Leventis, Moore and Rankin
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1412dw01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Presidential candidates, straight party 
                                  ticket voting provided for electors; 
                                  Elections, Voting machine, Ballots


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020514  Recommitted to Committee               11 SJ
Senate  20010502  Committee report: Favorable            11 SJ
Senate  20010418  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 2, 2001

    S. 594

Introduced by Senators Land, Ford, Matthews, Patterson, Glover, Anderson, McGill, Leventis, Moore and Rankin

S. Printed 5/2/01--S.

Read the first time April 18, 2001.

    To whom was referred a Bill (S. 594) to amend Section 7-13-1340, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the requirements for vote recorders, etc., respectfully

    That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

ADDISON G. WILSON for Committee.

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

    The State Election Commission has indicated that there will be no fiscal impact on the General Fund of the State nor on federal and/or other funds.

    Approved By:

    Don Addy

    Office of State Budget

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-1340, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTE RECORDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET VOTING FOR THE ELECTORS FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.

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

SECTION    1.    Items (b) and (c) of Section 7-13-1340 of the 1976 Code are amended to read:

    "(b)    It shall 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 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.

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