South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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S. 1167

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Scott, Peeler, Bryant, Shealy, Hutto, Nicholson, Hayes, Verdin, McGill, Williams, Setzler, Cromer, Kimpson, Massey, Turner, O'Dell, Corbin, Alexander, Rankin, Coleman, Bennett, Gregory, Allen, Bright and Pinckney
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Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2014
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: General Assembly joint session elections

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/26/2014  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 24)
   3/26/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 24)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/26/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-20-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHENEVER AN ELECTION IS TO BE HELD BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JOINT SESSION, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY, THE VOTE OF A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL COUNT AS ONE VOTE AND THE VOTE OF A MEMBER OF THE SENATE SHALL COUNT AS TWO AND SEVEN-TENTHS VOTES.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 20, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-20-80.        Whenever an election is to be held by the General Assembly in joint session, except for members of the judiciary or any other office whereby the Constitution of this State requires the General Assembly to hold an election, the vote of a member of the House of Representatives shall count as one vote and the vote of a member of the Senate shall count as two and seven-tenths votes."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to any election held by the General Assembly in joint session after December 31, 2014.

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