South Carolina House Bill 3418 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 43-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-16 - Consideration of Conference Report interrupted by recess SJ-203

A BILL RELATING TO REFORM OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION REFORM ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-710 OF THE 1976 CODE TO REQUIRE PHOTOGRAPH IDENTIFICATION TO VOTE, PERMITTING FOR PROVISIONAL BALLOTS IF THE IDENTIFICATION CANNOT BE PRODUCED AND PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR A RELIGIOUS OBJECTION TO BEING PHOTOGRAPHED; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-3350 TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PROVIDE FREE IDENTIFICATION CARDS UPON REQUEST; TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-25 TO PROVIDE FOR AN EARLY VOTING PERIOD BEGINNING SIXTEEN DAYS BEFORE A STATEWIDE PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOURS AND EARLY VOTING LOCATION; TO AMEND SECTION 7-3-20(C) TO REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ELECTIONS COMMISSION TO MAINTAIN IN THE MASTER FILE A SEPARATE DESIGNATION FOR ABSENTEE AND EARLY VOTERS IN A GENERAL ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 7-15-30 TO ADD STATUTORY CITES REGARDING THE REQUEST OF AN ABSENTEE BALLOT; TO AMEND SECTION 7-15-470 TO PROVIDE FOR EARLY VOTING ON MACHINES DURING THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD ONLY AND DELETE THE REFERENCE TO ABSENTEE VOTING; TO AMEND SECTION 7-1-25 TO LIST FACTORS TO CONSIDER FOR DOMICILE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-230 TO REFERENCE REVISIONS TO SECTION 7-1-25.

A Bill Relating To Reform Of The South Carolina Election Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Election Reform Act"; To Amend Section 7-13-710 Of The 1976 Code To Require Photograph Identification To Vote, Permitting For Provisional Ballots If The Identification Cannot Be Produced And Provide An Exception For A Religious Objection To Being Photographed; To Amend Section 56-1-3350 To Require The Department Of Motor Vehicles To Provide Free Identification Cards Upon Request; To Amend Section 7-13-25 To Provide For An Early Voting Period Beginning Sixteen Days Before A Statewide Primary Or General Election And To Provide For The Hours And Early Voting Location; To Amend Section 7-3-20(c) To Require The Executive Director Of The State Elections Commission To Maintain In The Master File A Separate Designation For Absentee And Early Voters In A General Election; To Amend Section 7-15-30 To Add Statutory Cites Regarding The Request Of An Absentee Ballot; To Amend Section 7-15-470 To Provide For Early Voting On Machines During The Early Voting Period Only And Delete The Reference To Absentee Voting; To Amend Section 7-1-25 To List Factors To Consider For Domicile; And To Amend Section 7-5-230 To Reference Revisions To Section 7-1-25.

Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. Eric Bedingfield [R]	Rep. Kenneth Bingham [R]	Rep. Joan Brady [R]
Rep. Richard Chalk [R]	Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]	Rep. Kristopher Crawford [R]	Rep. Joseph Daning [R]
Rep. Gregory Delleney [R]	Rep. Tracy Edge [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Marion Frye [R]
Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]	Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]	Rep. Robert Harrell [R]	Rep. James Harrison [R]
Rep. George Hearn [R]	Rep. William Herbkersman [R]	Rep. Chip Huggins [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]
Rep. Deborah Long [R]	Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]	Rep. James Lucas [R]	Rep. James Merrill [R]
Rep. Wendy Nanney [R]	Rep. Phillip Owens [R]	Rep. Steve Parker [R]	Rep. Lewis Pinson [R]
Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Rep. William Sandifer [R]	Rep. Gary Simrill [R]
Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Kit Spires [R]	Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]
Rep. Michael Thompson [R]	Rep. McLain Toole [R]	Rep. David Umphlett [R]	Rep. Thad Viers [R]
Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. William Wylie [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-16		Consideration of Conference Report interrupted by recess SJ-203
2010-06-15		Consideration of Conference Report interrupted by adjournment SJ-73
2010-06-15		Conference report received and adopted HJ-141
2010-06-15		Debate adjourned on Conference Report, cloture having been ordered HJ-54
2010-06-03		Debate adjourned on Conference Report, cloture having been ordered HJ-24
2010-05-12		Conference committee appointed Malloy, Campsen, and Shoopman SJ-39
2010-05-12		House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Clemmons, Cato, and Mitchell HJ-2
2010-05-11		Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-37
2010-05-05		Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-48
2010-05-05		Senate amendment amended HJ-48
2010-04-27		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 4, 2010 HJ-77
2010-04-21		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 27, 2010 HJ-21
2010-04-20		Debate adjourned on amendments HJ-80
2010-03-24		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 30, 2010 HJ-20
2010-03-23		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 24, 2010 HJ-56
2010-03-11		Debate adjourned until Monday, March 15, 2010 HJ-16
2010-03-10		Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 11, 2010 HJ-24
2010-03-09		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 10, 2010 HJ-27
2010-03-04		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 9, 2010 HJ-19
2010-03-03		Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 4, 2010 HJ-23
2010-03-02		Debate adjourned on amendments HJ-23
2010-02-25		Debate adjourned HJ-27
2010-02-24		Debate adjourned until Thursday, February 25, 2010 HJ-22
2010-02-18		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 23, 2010 HJ-41
2010-02-17		Debate adjourned until Thursday, February 18, 2010 HJ-27
2010-02-05		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-02-04		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-02-03		Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-50
2010-02-03		Amended SJ-50
2010-02-02		Debate interrupted SJ-17
2010-01-29		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-01-28		Read second time SJ-58
2010-01-28		Amended SJ-58
2010-01-27		Debate interrupted SJ-26
2010-01-26		Special order, set for January 26, 2010 SJ-14
2010-01-20		Motion For Special Order Failed SJ-10
2009-05-15		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-05-14		Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-13
2009-03-05		Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott
2009-03-04		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-15
2009-03-04		Introduced and read first time SJ-15
2009-03-03		Roll call Yeas-67 Nays-44 HJ-19
2009-03-03		Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-19
2009-02-26		Motion to reconsider tabled HJ-99
2009-02-26		Roll call Yeas-65 Nays-14 HJ-99
2009-02-26		Read second time HJ-99
2009-02-26		Amended HJ-24
2009-02-26		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham, Umphlett, Sandifer, Edge
2009-02-24		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lowe
2009-02-19		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole, M.A.Pitts
2009-02-18		Requests for debate-Rep(s). Clemmons and JR Smith HJ-29
2009-02-18		Objection by Rep. Kennedy, JE Smith, Sellers, King, Rutherford, and Mack HJ-29
2009-02-12		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Owens, Parker
2009-02-11		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-5
2009-02-05		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
2009-02-03		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-10
2009-02-03		Introduced and read first time HJ-10

H3005 (Similar To) 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-19

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
56	1	3350	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	1	25	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	25	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	15	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	15	470	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	3	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	5	230	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3418&session=118