S 307 Session 123 (2019-2020) S 0307 General Bill, By Jackson
TO AMEND SECTION 53-5-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ENUMERATION OF LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH GENERAL ELECTION DAY AS A STATE HOLIDAY. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 53-5-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: "Section 53-5-10. (A) The first day of January--New Year's Day, the third Monday of January--Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in February--George Washington's birthday/President's Day, the tenth day of May--Confederate Memorial Day, the last Monday of May--National Memorial Day, the fourth day of July--Independence Day, the first Monday in September--Labor Day, the eleventh day of November--Veterans Day, National Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth days of December in each year are legal holidays.
(B) The holiday schedules of public colleges and universities, including technical colleges, (C) General election day is a legal holiday in addition to the holidays provided in subsection (A)." SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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