South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 112

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15867zw21.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Voter registration

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 177)
   1/12/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 177)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-5-321 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTOR REGISTERED TO VOTE OR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR VOTER REGISTRATION MAY HAVE THE INFORMATION RELATING TO HIS RESIDENCE ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS DECLARED CONFIDENTIAL UPON PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFIED COPY OF AN INJUNCTION OR A RESTRAINING ORDER.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 4, Chapter 5, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 7-5-321.    (A)    An elector registered to vote or submitting an application for voter registration may have the information relating to his residence address, telephone number, and email address appearing on the application, or any list, roster, or index prepared from his application, declared confidential upon presentation of a certified copy of an injunction or a restraining order issued pursuant to Section 16-3-1750 or 16-3-1760.

    (B)    To declare information confidential pursuant to subsection (A), the elector must submit the certified copy of injunction or restraining order along with an application for confidentiality form as prescribed by the South Carolina Election Commission in person at a voter registration agency listed in Section 7-5-310(B)."

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

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