South Carolina Senate Bill 767 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 2 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-02 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws 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; By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To 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; By Amending 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 By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To 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.

Closed primaries

Sen. Thomas Corbin [R]

Sen. Rex Rice [R]

Sen. Wes Climer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-05-02	Senate	Introduced and read first time

S0403 (Similar To) 2023-01-18 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3161 (Similar To) 2024-02-06 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, McCabe, Oremus, Forrest, Magnuson, Harris, Brittain, Bustos
H3472 (Similar To) 2023-03-01 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace, Magnuson
H3685 (Similar To) 2023-05-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin
H3695 (Similar To) 2023-05-09 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore

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=0767&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/767_20230502.htm