South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 3016

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bingham, Long, G.R. Smith, Pitts and Toole
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22678zw15.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 87, 234, 3167

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Elections

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2014  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 65)
   1/13/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 65)
   1/15/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pitts
   2/19/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2014

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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 VALID AND CURRENT SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENT CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT AS AN AUTHORIZED FORM OF IDENTIFICATION.

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)    South Carolina resident concealed weapon permit issued pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23."

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

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