SC S0167 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Relating To A Presentation Of Identification When An Elector Presents Himself To Vote, To Provide That Electors Who Fail To Produce A Valid And Current Photograph Identification May Complete A Written Statement At The Polling Place And Affirm That The Elector Meets Certain Qualifications; To Provide That, Upon Completion Of The Written Statement, The Statement And The Elector's Provisional Ballot Must Be Filed With The County Board Of Registration And Elections; And To Provide That, If The County Board Of Registration And Elections Determines The Voter Was Challenged Only For The Inability To Provide Proof Of Identification And The Required Statement Is Submitted, The County Board Of Registration And Elections Shall Find That The Provisional Ballot Is Valid Unless The Board Has Grounds To Believe The Statement Is False.

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Title

Voter identification

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2017-01-10SenateIntroduced and read first time
2016-12-13SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2016-12-13SenatePrefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
713710(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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