South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 4046

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Fry, Long, Crawford, B. Newton, Bennett, Clemmons, Davis, McCravy, Finlay, Gagnon, Hill, Martin, D.C. Moss, Sottile, Mace, Forrest, Huggins, Hixon, Hyde, Willis, Taylor, Bailey, Hewitt, Felder, B. Cox, Elliott, Morgan, Magnuson, Wooten, Ligon, Bryant, Burns, Chumley, Trantham, Caskey, Pope, Chellis, G.M. Smith and Erickson
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Introduced in the House on February 21, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: County conventions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/21/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 128)
   2/21/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 128)
   3/11/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.C.Moss
   3/12/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sottile
   3/20/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mace, Forrest, 
                        Huggins, Hixon, Hyde, Willis, Taylor
   3/21/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey, Hewitt, 
                        Felder, B.Cox, Elliott
   3/26/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Morgan, 
                        Magnuson, Wooten, Ligon
   3/27/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bryant, Burns, 
                        Chumley, Trantham, Caskey
    4/2/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Chellis
    4/9/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.M.Smith
   4/23/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/21/2019

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-9-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED NOTICES OF COUNTY CONVENTIONS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A COUNTY COMMITTEE PUBLISH CERTAIN NOTICES REGARDING COUNTY CONVENTIONS IN A NEWSPAPER HAVING GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-9-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-9-70.    A county convention must be held during a twelve-month period ending March thirty-first of each general election year during a month determined by the state committee as provided in Section 7-9-100. The county committee shall set the date, time, and location during the month designated by the state committee for the county convention to be held. The date set by the county committee for the county convention must be at least two weeks before the state convention. When a month in a nongeneral election year is chosen for the county convention, it must be held for the purpose of reorganization only. The date, time, and location that the county convention must be reconvened during the general election year to nominate candidates for public office to be filled in the general election must be set by county committee. Notices, both for the convention to be held for reorganization and for the reconvened convention to nominate candidates, must be published by the county committee, once a week for two consecutive weeks, not more than three nor less than two weeks, before the day in a newspaper having general circulation in the county."

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

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