SC S0037 | 2013-2014 | 120th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 16 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-17 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating To The Notice Of General, Municipal, Special, And Primary Elections, To Change The Time In Which Absentee Ballots May Be Opened From 2:00 P.m. To 9:00 A.m., And To Provide For A Date On Which An Election Will Be Held In The Event That It Is Postponed; To Amend Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Time Of Party Primary, Certification Of Names, Verification Of Candidates' Qualifications, And The Filing Fee, To Change The Date From April Ninth To April Fifth; To Amend Section 7-13-190, Relating To Special Elections To Fill Vacancies In Office, To Add A Subsection That Provides For The Date Of An Election When The Governor Declares A State Of Emergency For A Jurisdiction; And To Amend Section 7-13-350, Relating To The Certification Of Candidates And Verification Of Qualifications, To Change The Certification Date For Candidates For President And Vice President From September Tenth To The First Tuesday Following The First Monday Of September.

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Title

Elections

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2013-04-11 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-04-17HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2013-04-17HouseIntroduced and read first time
2013-04-16SenateRead third time and sent to House
2013-04-12 Scrivener's error corrected
2013-04-11SenateRoll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
2013-04-11SenateRead second time
2013-04-11SenateCommittee Amendment Adopted
2013-04-10SenateCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2013-03-15SenateReferred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Scott, Young
2013-01-08SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2013-01-08SenateIntroduced and read first time
2012-12-13SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2012-12-13SenatePrefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
713190(n/a)See Bill Text
71335(n/a)See Bill Text
713350(n/a)See Bill Text
71340(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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