H 3777 General Bill, By Scott, Harrison, Simrill, J.E. Smith, J.H. Neal, Bales, Cotty, Govan, McLeod, Parks, Hosey, Duncan, Rutherford, Taylor, Whipper, Allen, Altman, Anthony, Bailey, Barfield, Battle, Bowers, Branham, Breeland, G.A. Brown, J. Brown, R.L. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Chellis, Clemmons, Clyburn, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Edge, Emory, Freeman, Gilham, Gourdine, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, J. Hines, Hinson, Howard, Huggins, Jennings, Kennedy, Kirsh, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Lourie, Mack, Mahaffey, Martin, McGee, Merrill, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, Owens, Perry, E.H. Pitts, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Richardson, Rivers, Scarborough, Sinclair, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Stewart, Stille, Talley, Thompson, Toole, Townsend, Tripp, Umphlett, Vaughn, Walker, Weeks, Wilkins, Young, Sheheen and Skelton
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Summary: Adoption of one voting system for use statewide
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-1655 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT ONE VOTING SYSTEM TO BE USED TO CONDUCT ELECTIONS IN THIS STATE AND DEFINE "VOTING SYSTEM"; TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-1320, RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT AND USE OF VOTE RECORDERS, SO AS TO RESTRICT THEIR USAGE ONLY IN ABSENTEE VOTING; TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-13-1330 AND 7-13-1620, BOTH AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE VOTING MACHINE APPROVAL PROCESS, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO A MACHINE BEING APPROVED BY AN INDEPENDENT TESTING AUTHORITY; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 7-13-1310 RELATING TO THE USE OF VOTE RECORDERS, SECTION 7-13-1650 RELATING TO EXPERIMENTAL USE OF VOTING MACHINES, AND 7-13-1660 RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION AND USE OF APPROVED VOTING MACHINES BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY.
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03/12/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
03/12/03	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
03/13/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sheheen
03/25/03	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Lucas
04/08/03	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: G.M.Smith
04/09/03	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: M.A.Pitts
04/10/03	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Pinson
04/23/03	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-7
04/29/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Skelton
04/29/03	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Weeks, Lucas, Pinson, GM SMith, FN Smith, Kennedy, Anthony, EH Pitts and McLeod HJ-16
04/30/03	House	Amended HJ-71
04/30/03	House	Read second time HJ-73
04/30/03	House	Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-2 HJ-73
05/01/03	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
05/01/03		Scrivener's error corrected
05/06/03	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
05/06/03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
05/21/03	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-10
05/28/03	Senate	Minority report withdrawn SJ-45
05/29/03	Senate	Amended SJ-71
05/29/03	Senate	Read second time SJ-71
05/29/03	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-71
06/02/03		Scrivener's error corrected
06/04/03	Senate	Amended SJ-85
06/04/03	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-85
06/05/03	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-40
06/05/03	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-46
01/28/04	House	Recalled from Senate HJ-19
02/04/04	Senate	Refused to return SJ-44
02/04/04	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary SJ-44