H 3589 General Bill, By J.L. Johnson, Collins and Wetmore
Summary: Ranked choice voting
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-200 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE INSTANT RUNOFF METHOD OF CONDUCTING CERTAIN LOCAL ELECTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-20, RELATING TO METHODS OF ELECTION FOR MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-60, RELATING TO METHODS FOR NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR AND DETERMINING RESULTS OF NONPARTISAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO ADD THE INSTANT RUNOFF METHOD; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-17-610, RELATING TO THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHICH CANDIDATES HAVE RECEIVED A MAJORITY VOTE FOR A PARTICULAR OFFICE, SO AS TO CLARIFY ITS APPLICATION TO ELECTIONS UNDER THE INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING METHOD.
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12/12/24	House	Prefiled
12/12/24	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/25	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 257)
01/14/25	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 257)
01/28/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins
01/29/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore
02/05/25		Scrivener's error corrected