South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 735

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Elliott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20194sd05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 12, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Election protests

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/12/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time
   4/12/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   4/15/2005  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/12/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-195 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CIRCUIT COURT AND APPELLANT COURTS OF THIS STATE, WHEN HEARING ELECTION PROTESTS CONCERNING ANY STATE, COUNTY, OR LOCAL GENERAL OR NONPARTISAN ELECTION, SHALL RENDER THEIR DECISION WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OR ORAL ARGUMENTS UNLESS BY ORDER THE COURT SPECIFIES THE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WOULD PREVENT THEIR RENDERING A DECISION WITHIN THIS SIXTY-DAY PERIOD.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-13-195.    In the interest of certainty and continuity of government, the circuit court and appellant courts of this State, when hearing election protests concerning any state, county, or local general or nonpartisan election, shall render its decision within sixty days after the conclusion of the proceedings or oral arguments unless by order the court specifies the extenuating circumstances which would prevent its rendering a decision within this sixty-day period.

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

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