South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 646

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      646
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010426
Primary Sponsor:                  Hawkins
All Sponsors:                     Hawkins
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1426dw01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Political party, candidates; not to 
                                  nominate by more than one party, nominee may 
                                  not be petition; Ballots, Elections


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010426  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  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 PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE MAY NOT BE NOMINATED BY MORE THAN ONE PARTY AND PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE NOMINATED BY A PARTY FROM BEING A PETITION CANDIDATE AND REQUIRE THE AUTHORITY CHARGED BY LAW WITH PRINTING THE BALLOT TO PRINT THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE WITH THE ONE POLITICAL PARTY WHICH NOMINATES HIM AND PROHIBIT PRINTING THE CANDIDATE'S NAME AS NOMINATED BY MORE THAN ONE PARTY OR METHOD.

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 and, a candidate nominated by a party may not also be a candidate by petition.

(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 or method."

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

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