South Carolina Senate Bill 47

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-13-710(d)(1) And (2), Relating To The Presentation Of Identification When An Elector Presents Himself To Vote, So As To Provide That An Elector Who Fails To Produce A Valid And Current Photograph Identification May Complete A Written Statement At The Polling Place And Affirm That He Meets Certain Qualifications, To Provide That The Statement And The Elector's Provisional Ballot Must Be Filed With The County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections, And To Provide That The County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections Shall Find That A Provisional Ballot Is Valid, Unless The Board Has Grounds To Believe The Statement Is False, If The Board Determines That The Voter Was Challenged Only For The Inability To Provide Proof Of Identification And The Required Statement Is Submitted.

Voter ID

Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	13	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0047&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/47_20220112.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/47_20221201.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/47_20230727.htm