South Carolina Senate Bill 113

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To The Requirement That Persons Must Register In Order To Vote, So As To Provide That A Person May Not Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or A Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless Registered As A Member Of That Political Party; By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To Provide That Only An Elector Registered As A Member Of A Certified Political Party May Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or A Partisan Advisory Referendum, And To Provide Guidelines; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, So As To Provide For The Selection Of A Political Party On A Voter Registration Application; By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To Qualifications For Party Membership And Voting In Primary Election, So As To Provide Criteria For Membership In A Certified Political Party; And To Provide Effective Dates.

Single Party Primary

Sen. Richard Cash [R]

Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	5	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	5	115	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	5	170	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	9	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0113&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/113_20241211.htm