South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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Bill 94

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 19, 2003

S. 94

Introduced by Senators Anderson, Elliott, Reese and Knotts

S. Printed 2/19/03--S.    [SEC 2/20/03 3:17 PM]

Read the first time January 14, 2003.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 94) to amend Section 7-7-10 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to voting precincts, so as to require a voter to be notified of his transfer, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

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

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting therein the following:

/    SECTION    1.    Section 7-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-7-10.    (A)    For the purpose of holding any general, primary, or special election in this State, the voting precincts and voting places in the several counties of the State shall must be designated, fixed, and established by the General Assembly. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a county election commission from establishing multiple polling places within a precinct, provided that if voters are assigned to these polling places alphabetically or geographically as determined by the county election commission and approved by a majority of that county's legislative delegation.

(B)    A voter must be notified by the county board of voter registration in writing no later than thirty days before the date of the next election held in the polling place, precinct, or election district of:

(1)    his transfer to a new polling place and the location of the new polling place;

(2)    his transfer to a new precinct as provided in Sections 7-7-720 and 7-7-950; or

(3)    his transfer to a new election district for a special purpose district, school district, municipality, county, the South Carolina House of Representatives, the South Carolina Senate, or the United States House of Representatives."

SECTION    2.    Section 7-7-720 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-7-720.    (A)    A person whose registration is transferred to another precinct by virtue of the provisions of this article must be notified by mail by the county board of voter registration of the transfer no later than thirty days before the date of the next election held in the precinct.

(B)    A person whose notification is returned to the board of registration as undeliverable must be reported by the board to the State Election Commission. The State Election Commission must place the elector in an inactive status on the master file and may remove this elector's name from inactive status upon compliance with the provisions of Section 7-5-330(F)."

SECTION    3.    Section 7-7-950 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-7-950.    When a new voting precinct is established by law, the board of registration must transfer from the books of registration the names of electors registered to vote in other voting precincts as should register and vote in the new voting precinct and shall notify electors of the change of polling precincts no later than thirty days before the date of the next election held in the precinct."

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.    /

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

RALPH ANDERSON for Committee.

            

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON FEDERAL & OTHER FUND EXPENDITURES IS:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

Enactment of this bill will not have a fiscal impact on the General Fund of the State nor on federal and/or other funds.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPACT:

The counties state passage of this bill will have a fiscal impact averaging $20,000. The cost includes hiring a part-time administrative assistant to process the notifications.

Approved By:

Don Addy

Office of State Budget

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-10 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTING PRECINCTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE A VOTER TO BE NOTIFIED OF HIS TRANSFER TO A NEW PRECINCT AND OF HIS TRANSFER TO A NEW ELECTION DISTRICT FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT, SCHOOL DISTRICT, MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OR THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-7-10. (A)    For the purpose of holding any general, primary, or special election in this State, the voting precincts and voting places in the several counties of the State shall be designated, fixed, and established by the General Assembly. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a county election commission from establishing multiple polling places within a precinct, provided that voters are assigned to these polling places alphabetically or geographically as determined by the county election commission and approved by a majority of that county's legislative delegation.

(B)    A voter must be notified in writing of:

(1)    his transfer to a new polling place and the location of the new polling place;

(2)    his transfer to a new precinct; and

(3)    his transfer to a new election district for a special purpose district, school district, municipality, county, the South Carolina House of Representatives, or the South Carolina Senate."

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

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