H*2228 (Rat #0521, Act #0419 of 1982) General Bill, By T.E. Huff, T.D. Broadwater, M.J. Busbee, P. Freeman, J.P. Gardner, W.H. Jones, J.E. Kinard, D.M. McEachin, J.D. McInnis, McKay, T.W. Mitchell, J.I. Rogers, Sheheen and J.H. Toal
    A Bill to amend Section 7-19-70, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the election of Presidential electors, so as to provide that the names of the candidates of a recognized political party for President and Vice President of the United States shall be placed on the ballot and a vote for them shall be a vote for each elector nominated by the political party; and to amend Section 7-13-320, relating to ballot standards and specifications, so as to provide for placing the names of Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates on the "Official Ballot for Presidential Elector"; and to amend Section 7-13-1640, relating to voting machine requirements so as to provide that such machine be provided a device for each party and for each nomination by petition to vote for Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates in one operation and for listing candidates by name and by party or indicating the candidate is Independent if nominated by petition; and to amend Section 7-13-360, relating to place on ballot for write-in names, so as to provide an exception for election of President and Vice-President; and to amend Section 7-11-10 relating to methods of nominating candidates, so as to provide that no person defeated as a candidate for nomination to an office in a primary or convention shall have his name placed on the ballot for the ensuing general or special election and to provide an exception.-at
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01/22/81	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-297
01/22/81	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-297
02/18/81	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-661
04/29/82	House	Amended HJ-2685
04/29/82	House	Read second time HJ-2686
05/04/82	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2764
05/05/82	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-11
05/05/82	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
06/02/82	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-112
06/02/82	Senate	Amended SJ-112
06/02/82	Senate	Read second time SJ-116
06/03/82	Senate	Read third time SJ-27
06/03/82	Senate	Returned SJ-27
06/03/82	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3869
06/03/82	House	Ratified R 521 HJ-3895
06/08/82		Signed By Governor
06/08/82		Effective date 06/08/82
06/08/82		Act No. 419
06/21/82		Copies available