South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 3003

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, R.L. Brown and M.S. McLeod
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22464zw13.docx

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2013
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Voting identification

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2012  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 40)
    1/8/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 40)
   1/10/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.S.McLeod

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2012

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-710, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED OF A PERSON WHEN HE PRESENTS HIMSELF TO VOTE, SO AS TO INCLUDE A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IDENTIFICATION CARD CONTAINING A PHOTOGRAPH AS ANOTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION AUTHORIZED TO BE ACCEPTED.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-13-710(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 27 of 2011, is further amended to read:

"(A)    When a person presents himself to vote, he shall produce a valid and current:

(1)    South Carolina driver's license; or

(2)    other form of identification containing a photograph issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; or

(3)    passport; or

(4)    military identification containing a photograph issued by the federal government; or

(5)    South Carolina voter registration card containing a photograph of the voter pursuant to Section 7-5-675; or

(6)    a college or university identification card containing a photograph."

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

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