South Carolina House Bill 3143 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-63
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-15-320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR MEETING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS MUST BE PERMITTED TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL, AND THAT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR MUST BE PERMITTED TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT IN AN ELECTION IN WHICH HE IS ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR ANY REASON IF THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR APPEARS IN PERSON TO CAST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AS PROVIDED BY LAW.

Provide That A Qualified Elector Meeting Certain Requirements Must Be Permitted To Vote By Absentee Ballot By Mail, And That A Qualified Elector Must Be Permitted To Vote By Absentee Ballot In An Election In Which He Is Entitled To Vote For Any Reason If The Qualified Elector Appears In Person To Cast An Absentee Ballot As Provided By Law.

Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-63
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-63
2008-12-16		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-16		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	15	320	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3143&session=118