RTN: 405
ACN: 365
TYP: General Bill GB
INB: Senate
IND: 19990421
PSP: Judiciary Committee SJ 11
SPO: Judiciary Committee
DDN: l:\s-jud\bills\\jud0055.11.doc
DPB: 20000601
GOV: S
DGA: 20000614
SUB: Polling places, multiple; county elections commission may establish, Elections, Voting precincts
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________
------ 20000614 Signed by Governor
------ 20000608 Ratified R405
House 20000601 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
House 20000531 Read second time
House 20000525 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ
amendment
House 19990427 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19990427 Read third time, sent to House
Senate 19990422 Read second time
Senate 19990421 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without reference
Revised on 19990421
Revised on 20000525
(A365, R405, S746)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7‑7‑10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VOTING PRECINCTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION MAY ESTABLISH MULTIPLE POLLING PLACES WITHIN A PRECINCT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
County election commission may establish polling places
SECTION 1. Section 7‑7‑10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Section 7‑7‑10. For the purpose of holding any general, primary, or special election in this State, the voting precincts and voting places in the several counties of the State shall be designated, fixed, and established by the General Assembly. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a county election commission from establishing multiple polling places within a precinct, provided that voters are assigned to these polling places alphabetically or geographically as determined by the county election commission and approved by a majority of that county’s legislative delegation. A voter must be notified in writing of his transfer to a new polling place and the location of the new polling place.”
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 8th day of June, 2000.
Approved the 14th day of June, 2000.
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(SELLO DEL REGISTRO GENERAL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE
0 COMUNIDAD ANDINA SECRETARIA GENERAL CAGRXXXIVDI 1
0 COMUNIDAD ANDINA SECRETARIA GENERAL RESOLUCIÓN 054
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