South Carolina House Bill 4416 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 7-11-15, As Amended, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Require All Candidates From Each Political Party In This State To Pay A Filing Fee, Including Candidates From Parties That Are Not Required To Conduct A Primary Election, And To Authorize Political Parties To Charge A Certification Fee To All Candidates Seeking Nomination By Political Party Primary Or Political Party Convention; And To Amend Section 7-11-210, Relating To The Notice Of Candidacy And Pledge, So As To Require Candidates To Affirm Their Participation In At Least Three Of The Last Four Statewide Party Primaries, Or, In The Alternative, If Precluded From Participation Due To Age, Personal Health, Residency, Or Active Military Service, Candidates May Pledge That They Are Bona Fide Members Of The Political Party Whose Nomination They Are Seeking, And To Provide That The State Party Chairman, If Permitted By Party Rule, May Require Additional Verification When A Candidate's Affirmation Of Bona Fide Party Membership Is Disputed, And That The State Chairman Is The Final Authority To Resolve Questions Regarding Bona Fide Party Membership.

Candidate qualifications

Rep. Russell Fry [R]	Rep. Kirkman Finlay [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]	Rep. Timothy McGinnis [R]
Rep. Brandon Newton [R]	Rep. Linda Bennett [R]	Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]	Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Johnson [R]	Rep. Richard Martin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-04	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-04-04	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	11	15	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	11	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4416&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4416_20190404.htm