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S*0641 (Rat #0221, Act #0222 of 1996) General Bill, By M.B. Williams
A Bill to amend Section 7-5-150, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the closing of registration books before elections, so as to provide that any person eligible to register who has been discharged or separated from his service in the Armed Forces of the United States, and returned home too late to register at the time when registration is required, is entitled to register for the purpose of voting in the next ensuing election after the discharge or separation from service, up to 5:00 P.M. on the day of the election, provide for the application process and the issuance of the registration notification stating the precinct in which he is entitled to vote, and a certification to the managers of the precinct that he is entitled to vote and placed on the registration rolls of the precinct; to amend Section 7-15-175, relating to the construing of Article 3 of Chapter 15, so as not to allow registration after the registration books have been closed, so as to include a reference to the exception under Section 5-7-150; and to amend Section 7-5-220, relating to the requirement that registration made thirty days or less before an election is not valid for that election, so as to include an exception to Section 7-5-150.-amended title
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A Bill to amend Section 7-5-150, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the closing of registration books before elections, so as to provide that any person eligible to register who has been discharged or separated from his service in the Armed Forces of the United States, and returned home too late to register at the time when registration is required, is entitled to register for the purpose of voting in the next ensuing election after the discharge or separation from service, up to 5:00 P.M. on the day of the election, provide for the application process and the issuance of the registration notification stating the precinct in which he is entitled to vote, and a certification to the managers of the precinct that he is entitled to vote and placed on the registration rolls of the precinct; to amend Section 7-15-175, relating to the construing of Article 3 of Chapter 15, so as not to allow registration after the registration books have been closed, so as to include a reference to the exception under Section 5-7-150; and to amend Section 7-5-220, relating to the requirement that registration made thirty days or less before an election is not valid for that election, so as to include an exception to Section 7-5-150.-amended title
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| 03/15/95 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-6 |
| 03/15/95 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6 |
| 04/18/95 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-31 |
| 04/19/95 | Senate | Amended SJ-127 |
| 04/19/95 | Senate | Read second time SJ-127 |
| 04/20/95 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House SJ-22 |
| 04/25/95 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-12 |
| 04/25/95 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13 |
| 01/24/96 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-5 |
| 01/25/96 | House | Amended HJ-27 |
| 01/25/96 | House | Read second time HJ-28 |
| 01/25/96 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-28 |
| 01/26/96 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-5 |
| 01/30/96 | Senate | Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-19 |
| 02/06/96 | Ratified R 221 | |
| 02/12/96 | Signed By Governor | |
| 02/12/96 | Effective date 02/12/96 | |
| 03/06/96 | Copies available | |
| 03/06/96 | Act No. 222 |