South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3495

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General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. J.E. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3179dw05.doc

Introduced in the House on February 9, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Presidential preference primaries

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/9/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-7
    2/9/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/9/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-11-20 AND 7-13-15, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PARTY CONVENTION PRIMARIES CONDUCTED BY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO CONDUCT PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARIES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 7-11-25 RELATING TO POLITICAL PARTIES NOT PROHIBITED FROM CONDUCTING PRESIDENTIAL OR ADVISORY PRIMARIES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-11-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 489 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 7-11-20.    Party conventions or party primary elections held by political parties certified as such by the State Election Commission under pursuant to the provisions of this title to nominate candidates for any of the offices to be filled in a general or special election shall must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this title and in accordance with party rules not in conflict with the provisions of this title or of the Constitution and laws of this State or of the United States.

A certified political party wishing to hold a presidential primary election may do so in accordance with the provisions of this title and party rules. However, notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the state committee of the party shall set the date and the hours that the polls will be open for the presidential primary election and the filing requirements. If a party holds a presidential primary election on a Saturday, an absentee ballot must be provided to a person who signs an affirmation stating that for religious reasons he does not wish to take part in the electoral process on a Saturday."

SECTION    2.    Section 7-13-15 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 253 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 7-13-15.    Except for municipal primaries, all primaries for national offices, excluding the Office of President, and all primaries for state offices, offices including more than one county, and countywide and less than countywide offices, specifically including, but not limited to, all school boards and school trustees, special purpose district offices, which include, but are not limited to, water, sewer, fire, soil conservation, and other similar district offices, must be conducted by the State Election Commission and the county election commissions on the second Tuesday in June of each general election year."

SECTION    3.    Section 7-11-25 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

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

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