Bill Text: SC H3444 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: State Election Commission

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 26-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-02-09 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H3444 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2021-H3444-Amended.html

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RECALLED

May 6, 2021

H. 3444

Introduced by Reps. Lucas, McGarry, Burns, Haddon, Pope, McCravy, Forrest, Hosey, Caskey, McGinnis, Hixon, Hewitt, Bailey, W. Newton, Herbkersman, J.E. Johnson, Brittain, Erickson, Bradley, B. Newton, Fry, Crawford, S. Williams, Taylor, Huggins, Bryant, Blackwell and M.M. Smith

S. Printed 5/6/21--S.

Read the first time March 11, 2021.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION, COMPOSITION, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO RECONSTITUTE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND REVISE THE COMMISSION'S COMPOSITION, POWERS, AND DUTIES; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-17-70 AND 7-17-220, BOTH RELATING TO MEETINGS OF THE STATE BOARD, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 7-3-10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:

"( )    The commission and the executive director shall have the powers and duties as enumerated in this title, including plenary authority to supervise and standardize the performance, conduct, and practices of the county board of elections and voter registration, as established pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 5 to administer elections and voter registration in the State and ensure those boards' compliance with applicable state or federal law or State Election Commission policies, procedures, and regulations regarding the conduct of elections or the voter registration process by all persons involved in the elections process. The State Election Commission may promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this subsection."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.