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H. 4725
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Harrell, Scarborough, Harrison, Merrill, Clemmons, Haley, Cotty, Erickson and Taylor
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Introduced in the House on February 20, 2008
Introduced in the Senate on April 10, 2008
Last Amended on April 9, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Ballot standards
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/20/2008 House Introduced and read first time HJ-12
2/20/2008 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13
4/2/2008 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
4/2/2008 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-10
4/3/2008 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
4/8/2008 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Clemmons, Kennedy,
Davenport, Skelton, Rutherford, McLeod, Cobb-Hunter,
Frye, Gambrell, Sellers, Hosey, R Brown, Scott,
Bedingfield, and JH Neal HJ-19
4/9/2008 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
4/9/2008 House Amended HJ-77
4/9/2008 House Read second time HJ-81
4/9/2008 House Roll call Yeas-72 Nays-38 HJ-81
4/10/2008 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-46
4/10/2008 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
4/10/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
4/21/2008 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie,
Scott, Ceips
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AMENDED
April 9, 2008
H. 4725
Introduced by Reps. Harrell, Scarborough, Harrison, Merrill, Clemmons, Haley, Cotty, Erickson and Taylor
S. Printed 4/9/08--H.
Read the first time February 20, 2008.
EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:
The State Election Commission indicates there will be no impact on the General Fund of the State or on federal and/or other funds. While there is a cost associated with printing a ballot, the funding for statewide general elections is sufficient to cover this cost.
Approved By:
Harry Bell
Office of State Budget
TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BALLOT STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAME OF EACH CANDIDATE SHALL APPEAR ON A BALLOT NO MORE THAN ONE TIME, AND IF A CANDIDATE IS NOMINATED BY MULTIPLE PARTIES OR PETITIONS, THE NAME OF EACH PARTY OR PETITION NOMINATING THE CANDIDATE MUST BE LISTED UNDER THE CANDIDATE'S NAME.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-13-320(D) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 419 of 1982, is further amended to read:
"(D) The names of candidates offering for any other office shall must be placed in the proper place on the appropriate ballot, stating whether it is a state, congressional, legislative, county or other office. The name of each candidate shall appear no more than once on the ballot. If a candidate has been nominated by multiple parties or petitions, the name of each party or petition nominating the candidate must be listed under the candidate's name."
SECTION 2. Article 3, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-13-368. If a nonpartisan school election is held on the same day as another election, the entity charged by law with conducting the elections shall prepare one ballot for all elections conducted on that day."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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