South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 1118

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Leventis and Hutto
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3776dw08.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 14, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: State Election Commission

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/14/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-32
   2/14/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-32
   2/22/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie, 
                        Scott, Ceips

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/14/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-3-70 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO COLLECT AND PUBLISH INFORMATION, BY COUNTY, ON THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS WHO VOTE A STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-3-70.    (A)    Beginning in the general election of 2008, the State Election Commission shall collect and publish, by county, information concerning the number of electors voting a straight party ticket.

(B)    The State Election Commission may determine by what means this information must be disseminated."

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

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