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H. 4937
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Collins, Hiott and Carter
Document Path: LC-0365HDB24.docx
Introduced in the House on January 24, 2024
Introduced in the Senate on January 31, 2024
Passed by the General Assembly on April 3, 2024
Summary: Pickens County Voting Precincts
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2024 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 31) |
| 1/24/2024 | House | Referred to Pickens Delegation (House Journal-page 31) |
| 1/25/2024 | House | Recalled from Pickens Delegation (House Journal-page 51) |
| 1/30/2024 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 36) |
| 1/30/2024 | House | Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 37) |
| 1/31/2024 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 24) |
| 1/31/2024 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9) |
| 1/31/2024 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 9) |
| 2/22/2024 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Malloy, Garrett, Kimbrell |
| 3/28/2024 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 19) |
| 4/2/2024 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 53) |
| 4/2/2024 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 53) |
| 4/3/2024 | Senate | Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 7) |
| 5/8/2024 | Ratified R 168 | |
| 5/13/2024 | Signed By Governor |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(R168, H4937)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-450, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN PICKENS COUNTY, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE PICKENS COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS, WITH APPROVAL FROM A MAJORITY OF THE PICKENS COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, TO LOCATE A POLLING PLACE WITHIN FIVE MILES OF A PRECINCT'S BOUNDARIES IF NO SUITABLE LOCATION EXISTS WITHIN THE PRECINCT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Pickens County voting precincts
SECTION 1. Section 7?7?450(C) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(C)(1) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County subject to the approval of the majority of the Pickens County Legislative Delegation.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7?7?920, if the board determines that a precinct contains no suitable location for a polling place, the board, upon approval by a majority of the county's legislative delegation, may locate the polling place inside the county and within five miles of the precinct's boundaries.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 8th day of May, 2024.
Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2024.
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