H*2559(Rat #0307, Act #0289 of 1984)  General Bill, By Sheheen
 A Bill to amend Section 7-3-60, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating
 to the requirement that the clerks of court and magistrates annually furnish
 to the exective director of the State Election Commission a list of persons
 convicted of certain offenses, so as to delete the specific enumeration of
 these offenses and instead provide that the list shall contain information
 regarding persons convicted of felonies or crimes against the election laws,
 and to also require the report to contain the month of conviction.

   02/23/83  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1135
   02/23/83  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-1135
   01/12/84  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-397
   01/17/84  House  Read second time HJ-472
   01/18/84  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-536
   01/19/84  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-423
   01/19/84  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-423
   02/08/84  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-603
   02/14/84  Senate Read second time SJ-645
   02/16/84  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-674
   03/01/84         Ratified R 307
   03/05/84         Signed By Governor
   03/05/84         Effective date 03/05/84
   03/05/84         Act No. 289
   03/12/84         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-3-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CLERKS OF COURT AND MAGISTRATES ANNUALLY FURNISH TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION A LIST OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES, SO AS TO DELETE THE SPECIFIC ENUMERATION OF THESE OFFENSES AND INSTEAD PROVIDE THAT THE LIST SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING PERSONS CONVICTED OF FELONIES OR CRIMES AGAINST THE ELECTION LAWS, AND TO ALSO REQUIRE THE REPORT TO CONTAIN THE MONTH OF CONVICTION.

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

Clerks and magistrates to report persons convicted of crimes against election laws

SECTION 1. Section 7-3-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-3-60. The clerks of the courts of common pleas and general sessions and every magistrate in the State must, annually on or before June first, make out under their respective hands and seals and report to the executive director a complete list as shown by the records of their respective offices for the preceding calendar year of all persons convicted in that year of felonies or crimes against the election laws, together with the social security or identification numbers of these persons and the month of conviction. Where there is no person to be reported, the report shall so state. Any clerk of the court or magistrate who fails or neglects to make any report required by this section must forfeit and pay to the county in which he holds office the sum of fifty dollars for each failure or neglect to make the report."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.