South Carolina Senate Bill 389 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-25 - Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Goldfinch, McLeod, Rice, Senn
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Party; To Amend Section 7-5-110, Relating To The Requirement Of Registration In Order To Vote, So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Political Party; To Amend Section 7-5-170, Relating To The Requirements For Voter Registration, So As To Provide The Requirement Of Stating Political Party Affiliation, If Any, On The Form And Including It In The Oath, And To Require The State Election Commission To Assist In Capturing This Data; And To Amend Section 7-9-20, Relating To The Qualifications For Voting In Primary Elections, So As To Include, As A Requirement, Registering As A Member Of The Party And To Provide A Procedure For Changing Political Party Affiliation Or Nonaffiliation After A Selection Has Been Made.

Voter registration

Sen. Rex Rice [R]

Sen. Richard Cash [R]

Sen. Thomas Corbin [R]

Sen. Shane Martin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-25	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Goldfinch, McLeod, Rice, Senn
2019-01-22	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-22	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3581 (Similar To) 2019-01-15 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H5288 (Similar To) 2020-02-26 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer, Jones, Bennett, G.R.Smith, Trantham, Fry, Crawford, Magnuson, Haddon, Elliott, B.Cox, Chumley

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=0389&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/389_20190122.htm