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H. 4867
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. H.B. Brown
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Introduced in the House on April 20, 2010
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Voting
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/20/2010 House Introduced and read first time HJ-7 4/20/2010 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTERING TO VOTE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER IS DISQUALIFIED FROM REGISTERING TO VOTE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-5-120(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(B) A person is disqualified from being registered or voting if he is:
(1) is mentally incompetent as adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(2) is serving a term of imprisonment resulting from a conviction of a crime; or
(3) is convicted of a felony or offenses against the election laws, unless the disqualification has been removed by service of the sentence, including probation and parole time unless sooner pardoned; or
(4) required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 23."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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