SC H4935 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-21 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Magnuson
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-21 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Magnuson
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "secure, Accurate, And Verifiable Elections Act" By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To Require The Use Of Paper Poll Books Only At Voting Locations Throughout The State; By Adding Section 7-13-870 So As To Require That All Votes Cast In A Statewide Primary, General, Or Special Election Be On Hand-marked, Paper Ballots And Printed On Secure Paper, And To Require That All Ballots Be Counted In View Of The Public; By Adding Section 7-13-880 So As To Require The Use Of Chain Of Custody Documentation For All Election-related Materials And The Maintenance Of Chain Of Custody Records For A Certain Period Of Time After An Election; By Amending Section 7-15-320, Relating To Persons Qualified To Vote By Absentee Ballot, So As To Delete References To Early Voting, And To Delete The Provision Allowing Persons Sixty-five Years Of Age Or Older To Vote By Absentee Ballot; And By Amending Section 53-5-10, Relating To The Enumeration Of Legal Holidays, So As To Establish General Election Day As A State Holiday.
Title
SAVE Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Magnuson |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harris |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace, Burns, Haddon, White, Chumley, A.M.Morgan, T.A.Morgan, May, Kilmartin, S.Jones |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Introduced and read first time |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 5 | 10 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 7 | 13 | 870 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 7 | 13 | 880 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 7 | 15 | 320 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 7 | 5 | 200 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
South Carolina State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4935&session=125&summary=B |
| Text | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4935_20240124.htm |
