S*1216 Session 111 (1995-1996)
S*1216(Rat #0532, Act #0466 of 1996) General Bill, By Holland
Similar(H 3559)
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Article 4
to Chapter 5, Title 7, so as to enact provisions for multiple site voter
registration and responsibilities of the South Carolina State Election
Commission in implementing the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.-short
title
03/05/96 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
03/05/96 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
03/20/96 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-18
03/21/96 Senate Read second time SJ-25
03/21/96 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-25
03/26/96 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-39
03/27/96 House Introduced and read first time HJ-32
03/27/96 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-34
05/15/96 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary HJ-10
05/21/96 House Amended HJ-100
05/21/96 House Objection by Rep. Hutson HJ-101
05/21/96 House Read second time HJ-101
05/22/96 House Objection by Rep. Young-Brickell, Sandifer, Law,
Klauber, Scott, Neal, Lloyd, Cromer & Trotter HJ-21
05/23/96 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 28, 1996 HJ-127
05/28/96 House Amended HJ-119
05/28/96 House Read third time and returned to Senate with
amendments HJ-121
05/28/96 House Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-2 HJ-121
05/29/96 Senate House amendment amended SJ-11
05/29/96 Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-11
06/12/96 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-38
06/26/96 Ratified R 532
08/21/96 Signed By Governor
08/21/96 Effective date 08/21/96
08/28/96 Copies available
08/28/96 Act No. 466
(A466, R532, S1216)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 4 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE
7, SO AS TO ENACT PROVISIONS FOR MULTIPLE SITE VOTER
REGISTRATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SOUTH
CAROLINA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION IN IMPLEMENTING
THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993; TO
AMEND SECTION 7-3-20, RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TO MAINTAIN A COMPLETE MASTER FILE, RATHER THAN A
ROSTER, OF ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS, REQUIRE HIM TO
DELETE THE NAME OF ANY ELECTOR WHO REQUESTS IN
WRITING THAT HIS NAME BE REMOVED, MAKE THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVE AS THE CHIEF STATE ELECTION
OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING AND
COORDINATING THE STATE'S RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE
NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993, AND DELETE
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 7-3-30,
RELATING TO NOTICE OF DELETION OF ELECTOR'S NAME
FROM ROSTER OF ELECTORS, APPEAL BY ELECTOR, AND
RESTORATION OF NAME, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
PROVIDE FOR A MASTER FILE, RATHER THAN A ROSTER,
DELETE CERTAIN PROVISIONS, AND PROVIDE THAT IF THE
DELETION IS FOR CONVICTION, THE APPEAL MUST BE TO THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ELECTION
COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-155, RELATING TO
REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS BY MAIL, SO AS TO, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, DELETE CERTAIN PROVISIONS, PROVIDE
THAT IF THE POSTMARK DATE IS MISSING OR ILLEGIBLE, THE
COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION SHALL ACCEPT
THE APPLICATION IF IT IS RECEIVED BY MAIL NO LATER
THAN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE REGISTRATION
BOOKS BEFORE ANY ELECTION, AND REQUIRE COUNTY
BOARDS OF VOTER REGISTRATION TO DISTRIBUTE
APPLICATION FORMS TO CITY HALLS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES;
TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-440, RELATING TO THE
REQUIREMENT THAT AN ELECTOR'S NAME MUST APPEAR ON
THE LIST OF VOTERS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, SO
AS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE BY WHICH A QUALIFIED
ELECTOR WHO HAS MOVED FROM ONE ADDRESS TO
ANOTHER AND HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY THE COUNTY BOARD
OF REGISTRATION OF A CHANGE OF ADDRESS MAY VOTE; TO
AMEND SECTION 7-7-720, RELATING TO CERTIFICATES WHICH
MUST BE MAILED TO PERSONS WHOSE REGISTRATION IS
TRANSFERRED, SO AS TO CHANGE THE PROCEDURE BY
WHICH AN ELECTOR'S NAME MAY BE DELETED FROM THE
MASTER FILE; TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-910, RELATING TO THE
PLACE REGISTERED ELECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE, SO
AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECTION IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 7-5-440, AND DELETE THE
PROVISIONS WHICH REQUIRE AN ELECTOR TO VOTE AT THE
VOTING PLACE NEAREST TO HIS RESIDENCE WITHIN THE
WARD OR OTHER SUBDIVISION OF HIS RESIDENCE, AND TO
PROVIDE THAT HE MUST VOTE AT HIS DESIGNATED POLLING
PLACE; TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-810, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE POWERS OF THE MANAGERS OF
ELECTIONS, SO AS TO ADD A PROVISION WHICH WOULD
AUTHORIZE ANY CANDIDATE TO PROTEST AN ELECTION IN
WHICH HE IS A CANDIDATE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 7-17-30, WHEN THE PROTEST IS BASED IN WHOLE
OR IN PART ON EVIDENCE DISCOVERED AFTER THE
ELECTION, AND PROVIDE WHAT THIS EVIDENCE MAY
INCLUDE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-25-180, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPAIGN LITERATURE
ON ELECTION DAY WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET OF A
BUILDING WHERE A POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED, SO AS TO
PROVIDE THAT THE CANDIDATE MAY WEAR A LABEL
IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS A CANDIDATE AND THE OFFICE HE
IS SEEKING AND PROVIDE CONDITIONS ON THE WEARING OF
THE LABEL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
Motor Voter law enacted
SECTION 1. Chapter 5, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by
adding:
"Article 4
Multiple Site Voter Registration and
Responsibilities of the State Election Commission
in Implementing the National Voter Registration Act of
1993
Section 7-5-310. (A) As used in this article:
(1) `Voter registration agency' means an office designated to
perform specific voter registration activities;
(2) `Motor vehicle driver's license' means any personal
identification document issued by the Department of Public Safety.
(B) There are designated the following voter registration
agencies:
(1) Department of Social Services;
(2) Department of Health and Environmental Control - WIC
program;
(3) Department of Disabilities and Special Needs;
(4) Commission for the Blind;
(5) Department of Vocational Rehabilitation;
(6) South Carolina Protection and Advocacy System for the
Handicapped;
(7) Armed Forces recruiting offices;
(8) Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services;
(9) Department of Mental Health.
(C) At each voter registration agency, the following services must be
made available:
(1) distribution of voter registration application forms in
accordance with subsection (F);
(2) assistance to applicants in completing voter registration
application forms, unless the applicant refuses the assistance;
(3) acceptance of completed voter registration application forms for
transmittal to the county board of voter registration.
(D) If a voter registration agency designated under the provisions of
this section provides services to a person with a disability at the person's
home, the agency shall provide the services described in subsection (C) at
the person's home.
(E) A person who provides services described in subsection (C) may
not:
(1) seek to influence an applicant's political preference;
(2) display a political preference or party allegiance;
(3) make any statement to an applicant or take any action, the
purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering
to vote; or
(4) make any statement to an applicant or take any action, the
purpose or effect of which is to lead the applicant to believe that a
decision to register to vote has any bearing on the availability of services
or benefits.
(F) A voter registration agency that is an office that provides service
or assistance in addition to conducting voter registration shall:
(1) distribute to each applicant for the service or assistance, and
with each recertification, renewal, or change of address form relating to
the service or assistance the voter registration application form, including
a statement that:
(a) specifies each eligibility requirement (including
citizenship);
(b) contains an attestation that the applicant meets the
requirement; and
(c) requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty of
perjury; or
(2)(a) provide a form that includes:
(i) the question, `If you are not registered to vote where you live
now, would you like to apply to register to vote here today?';
(ii) if the agency provides public assistance, the statement,
`Applying to register or declining to register to vote will not affect the
amount of assistance that you will be provided by this agency.';
(iii) boxes for the applicant to check to indicate whether the
applicant would like to register or decline to register to vote (failure to
check either box being considered to constitute a declination to register
for purposes of subsection (G), together with the statement (in close
proximity to the boxes and in prominent type), `IF YOU DO NOT
CHECK EITHER BOX, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE
DECIDED NOT TO REGISTER TO VOTE AT THIS TIME.';
(iv) the statement, `If you would like help in filling out the
voter registration application form, we will help you. The decision
whether to seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out the application
form in private.'; and
(v) the statement, `If you believe that someone has interfered
with your right to register or decline to register to vote, your privacy in
deciding whether to register or in applying to register to vote, you may
file a complaint with the State Election Commission.' The name,
address, and telephone number of the Executive Director of the State
Election Commission must be printed on the form; and
(b) provide to each applicant who does not decline to register to
vote the same degree of assistance with regard to the completion of the
registration application form as is provided by the office with regard to
the completion of its own forms, unless the applicant refuses the
assistance.
(G) No information relating to a declination to register to vote in
connection with an application made at an office described in subsection
(B) may be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
(H)(1) A completed registration application accepted at a voter
registration agency must be transmitted to the county board of voter
registration not later than ten days after acceptance.
(2) If a registration application is accepted within five days before
the last day for registration to vote in an election, the application must be
transmitted to the county board of registration not later than five days
after the date of acceptance.
Section 7-5-320. (A)(1) Each state motor vehicle driver's license
application, including a renewal application, submitted to the Department
of Public Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles, serves as an application for
voter registration unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration
application. Failure to sign the voter registration portion of the driver's
license application serves as a declination to register.
(2) An application for voter registration submitted under item (1) is
considered to update any previous voter registration by the applicant.
(B) No information relating to the failure of an applicant for a state
motor vehicle driver's license to sign a voter registration application may
be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
(C)(1) The Department of Public Safety, Division of Motor
Vehicles, shall include a voter registration form as part of an application
for a state motor vehicle driver's license.
(2) The voter registration application portion of an application for
a state motor vehicle driver's license:
(a) may not require any information that duplicates information
required in the driver's license portion of the form, other than a second
signature or other information necessary under subitem (c);
(b) may require only the minimum amount of information
necessary to:
(i) prevent duplicate voter registrations; and
(ii) enable a county board of voter registration to assess the
eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter registration and other
parts of the election process;
(c) includes a statement that:
(i) states each eligibility requirement, including citizenship;
(ii) contains an attestation that the applicant meets each
requirement; and
(iii) requires the signature of the applicant under penalty of
perjury;
(d) includes in print identical to that used in the attestation
portion of the application:
(i) the information required in Section 7-5-320(C)(2)(c);
(ii) a statement that, if an applicant declines to register to vote,
the fact that the applicant has declined to register will remain confidential
and will be used only for voter registration purposes; and
(iii) a statement that, if an applicant does register to vote, the
office at which the applicant submits a voter registration application will
remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes;
and
(e) must be made available, as submitted by the applicant, to the
county board of voter registration in which the application is made.
(D) A change of address form submitted in accordance with state law
for purposes of a state motor vehicle driver's license serves as
notification of change of address for voter registration unless the
qualified elector states on the form that the change of address is not for
voter registration purposes.
(E)(1) A completed voter registration portion of an application for a
state motor vehicle driver's license accepted at a state motor vehicle
authority must be transmitted to the county board of voter registration no
later than ten days after the date of acceptance.
(2) If a registration application is accepted within five days before
the last day for registration to vote in an election, the application must be
transmitted to the county board of registration not later than five days
after the date of acceptance.
Section 7-5-330. (A) In the case of registration with a motor vehicle
application under Section 7-5-320, the valid voter registration form of the
applicant must be completed at the Department of Public Safety, Division
of Motor Vehicles, no later than thirty days before the date of the
election.
(B) In the case of registration by mail under Section 7-5-155, the
valid voter registration form of the applicant must be postmarked no later
than thirty days before the date of the election.
(C) In the case of registration at a voter registration agency, the valid
voter registration form of the applicant must be completed at the voter
registration agency no later than thirty days before the date of the
election.
(D) In any other case, the valid voter registration form of the
applicant must be received by the county board of voter registration no
later than thirty days before the date of the election.
(E)(1) The county board of voter registration shall:
(a) send notice to each applicant of the disposition of the
application; and
(b) ensure that the identity of the voter registration agency
through which a particular voter is registered is not disclosed to the
public.
(2) If the notice sent pursuant to the provisions of subitem (a) of
this item is returned to the board of voter registration as undeliverable,
the elector to whom it was sent must be reported by the board to the
State Election Commission. The State Election Commission must place
the elector in an inactive status on the master file and may remove this
elector upon compliance with the provisions of Section 7-5-330(F).
(F)(1) The State Election Commission may not remove the name of
a qualified elector from the official list of eligible voters on the ground
that the qualified elector has changed residence unless the qualified
elector:
(a) confirms in writing that the qualified elector has changed
residence to a place outside the county in which the qualified elector is
registered; or
(b)(i) has failed to respond to a notice described in item (2);
and
(ii) has not voted or appeared to vote and, if necessary, correct
the county board of voter registration's record of the qualified elector's
address, in an election during the period beginning on the date of the
notice and ending on the day after the date of the second general election
that occurs after the date of the notice.
(2) `Notice', as used in this item, means a postage prepaid and
preaddressed return card, sent by forwardable mail, on which the
qualified elector may state his current address, together with a statement
to the following effect:
(a) if the qualified elector did not change his residence, or
changed residence but remained in the same county, the qualified elector
shall return the card no later than thirty days before the date of the
election. If the card is not returned, affirmation or confirmation of the
qualified elector's address may be required before the qualified elector is
permitted to vote during the period beginning on the date of the notice
and ending on the day after the date of the second general election that
occurs after the date of the notice, and if the qualified elector does not
vote in an election during that period, the qualified elector's name must
be removed from the list of eligible voters;
(b) if the qualified elector has changed residence to a place
outside the county in which the qualified elector is registered,
information as to how the qualified elector can re-register to vote.
(3) The county board of voter registration shall correct an official
list of eligible voters in accordance with change of residence information
obtained pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
(4) The program required pursuant to the provisions of subsection
(F) of this section must be completed no later than ninety days before the
date of a statewide primary or general election.
Section 7-5-340. The State Election Commission shall:
(1) ensure that the name of a qualified elector may not be removed
from the official list of eligible voters except:
(a) at the request of the qualified elector;
(b) if the elector is adjudicated mentally incompetent by a court
of competent jurisdiction; or
(c) as provided under item (2);
(2) conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to
remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible
voters by reason of:
(a) the death of the qualified elector; or
(b) a change in the residence of the qualified elector;
(3) inform applicants under Sections 7-5-155, 7-5-310, and 7-5-320
of:
(a) voter eligibility requirements; and
(b) penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter
registration application;
(4) complete, no later than ninety days before the date of a
statewide primary or general election, a program to systematically
remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible
voters in compliance with the provisions of Section 7-5-330(F); this
subitem may not be construed to preclude:
(a) the removal of names from official lists of voters on a basis
described in items (1) and (2); or
(b) correction of registration records pursuant to this
article."
Powers
SECTION 2. Section 7-3-20(C) of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"(C) The executive director shall:
(1) maintain a complete master file of all qualified electors by
county and by precincts;
(2) delete the name of any elector
(a) who is deceased,
(b) who is no longer qualified to vote in the precinct where
currently registered,
(c) who has been convicted of a disqualifying crime,
(d) who is otherwise no longer qualified to vote as may be
provided by law, or
(e) who requests in writing that his name be removed;
(3) enter names on the master file as they are reported by the
county registration boards;
(4) furnish each county registration board with a master list of all
registered voters in the county, together with a copy of all registered
voters in each precinct of the county, at least ten days prior to each
election. The precinct copies shall be used as the official list of
voters;
(5) maintain all information furnished his office relating to the
inclusion or deletion of names from the master file for four years;
(6) purchase, lease, or contract for the use of such equipment as
may be necessary to properly execute the duties of his office, subject to
the approval of the State Election Commission;
(7) secure from the United States courts and federal and state
agencies available information as to persons convicted of disqualifying
crimes;
(8) obtain information from any other source which may assist him
in carrying out the purposes of this section;
(9) perform such other duties relating to elections as may be
assigned him by the State Election Commission;
(10) furnish at reasonable price any precinct lists to a qualified
elector requesting them; and
(11) serve as the chief state election official responsible for
implementing and coordinating the state's responsibilities under the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993."
Deletion of names of electors
SECTION 3. Section 7-3-30(b) of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"(b) Each elector whose name has been deleted has twenty
days from the date the notice is mailed to appeal. The appeal must be to
the county board of registration from whose master file the deletion has
been made. If the board determines that the elector's name should not
have been deleted, it shall instruct the central registration office to restore
his name to the registration books; however, if the deletion is for
conviction, the appeal must be to the Executive Director of the State
Election Commission."
Registration by mail
SECTION 4. Section 7-5-155(a)(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"(1) Subject to the provision of Section 7-5-150, any
qualified citizen may register to vote by mailing or having delivered a
completed state registration by mail application form or a completed
national registration by mail application form prescribed by the Federal
Election Commission not later than thirty days before any election to his
registration board. The postmark date of a mailed application is
considered the date of mailing. If the postmark date is missing or
illegible, the county board of voter registration must accept the
application if it is received by mail no later than five days after the close
of the registration books before any election."
Application forms
SECTION 5. Section 7-5-155(c) of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"(c) The State Election Commission shall furnish a sufficient
number of application forms to the county boards of voter registration
and voter registration agencies specified in Section 7-5-310(B) so that
distribution of the application forms may be made to various locations
throughout the counties and mailed to persons requesting them.
County boards of registration shall distribute application forms to
various locations in their respective counties, including city halls and
public libraries, where they must be readily available to the
public."
Notification of change of address
SECTION 6. Section 7-5-440 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 7-5-440. (A) A qualified elector who has moved from
an address in a precinct to an address in the same precinct shall,
notwithstanding failure to notify the county board of voter registration of
the change of address prior to the date of an election, be permitted to
vote at that precinct's polling place upon oral or written affirmation by
the qualified elector of the change of address before an election official
at that polling place.
(B) A qualified elector who has moved from an address in one
precinct to an address in another precinct within the same county and
who has failed to notify the county board of voter registration of the
change of address before the date of an election, at the option of the
elector:
(1) must be permitted to correct the voting records and vote
provisional ballots containing only the races for federal, statewide, and
countywide offices pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-13-830 at the
elector's former polling place, upon oral or written affirmation by the
elector of the new address before an election official at that polling place;
or
(2) must be permitted to correct the voting records and vote at a
central location located at the main office of the county board of voter
registration where a list of eligible voters is maintained, upon written
affirmation by the elector of the new address on a standard form
provided at the central location.
(C) If the registration records indicate inaccurately that a qualified
elector has moved from an address in the precinct, the elector shall be
permitted to vote at that polling place, upon oral or written affirmation
by the elector before an election official at that polling place that the
qualified elector continues to reside at his address.
(D) For voting purposes, in the case of a change of address of a
qualified elector to another address within the same county, the county
board of voter registration shall correct the voting registration list
accordingly, and the elector's name may not be removed from the official
list of eligible voters except as provided in Section 7-5-330(F).
(E) At least one member of the county board of voter registration,
the clerk, or deputy registrar must be present in the registration board's
office at all hours during which the polls are open on every election day
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section."
Transfer of registration
SECTION 7. Section 7-7-720 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 7-7-720. (A) A person whose registration is
transferred to another precinct by virtue of the provisions of this article
must be notified by mail by the county board of voter registration of the
transfer.
(B) A person whose notification is returned to the board of
registration as undeliverable must be reported by the board to the State
Election Commission. The State Election Commission must place the
elector in an inactive status on the master file and may remove this
elector's name from inactive status upon compliance with the provisions
of Section 7-5-330(F)."
Electors must be registered
SECTION 8. Section 7-7-910 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 7-7-910. Subject to the provisions of Section 7-7-920
and Section 7-5-440, every elector must be registered and, unless
otherwise specified on his voting certificate, shall vote at the designated
polling place within the precinct of his residence, but in incorporated
municipalities in which officers are elected by wards or other municipal
subdivisions, electors must be registered and shall vote at their designated
polling places."
Refusal to allow persons to vote
SECTION 9. Section 7-13-810 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by
Act 357 of 1990, is further amended to read:
"Section 7-13-810. The managers of election shall prevent any
person from voting when they have good reason to believe the person has
already voted. They shall refuse to allow a person to vote who is not a
registered elector or who has become disqualified for any cause to vote
in the voting precinct. They may also prevent any voter from consuming
more than five minutes in voting, but no manager may examine, read, or
handle the ballot being voted or about to be voted by a voter or interfere
in any way with the voting of a voter otherwise than provided in this
section. It is the duty of the managers of election to, and any elector or
qualified watcher may, challenge the vote of a person who may be
known or suspected not to be a qualified voter. However, the challenges
by persons other than a manager must be addressed to the manager and
not directly to the voter. The manager shall then present the challenge to
the voter and act in accordance with the provisions provided for in this
section. All challenges must be made before the time a voter deposits a
paper ballot in a ballot box or casts his vote in a voting machine, and no
challenge may be considered after that time. However, challenges may
be made at any time before the opening of return-addressed envelopes
and the removal of `Ballot Herein' envelopes from them as to absentee
voters. Nothing contained from them affects the right of an elector or
qualified watcher to challenge the vote of a person which is fraudulent or
when the challenge is based on evidence discovered after the vote is cast.
A candidate may protest an election in which he is a candidate pursuant
to Section 7-17-30 when the protest is based in whole or in part on
evidence discovered after the election. This evidence may include, but is
not limited to, after-discovered evidence of voters who have voted in a
precinct or for a district office other than the one in which they are
entitled by law to vote."
Political posters, labels, regulation of
SECTION 10. Section 7-25-180 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by
Act 393 of 1990, is further amended to read:
"Section 7-25-180. (A) It is unlawful on an election day
within two hundred feet of any entrance used by the voters to enter the
polling place for a person to distribute any type of campaign literature or
place any political posters. The poll manager shall use every reasonable
means to keep the area within two hundred feet of any such entrance
clear of political literature and displays, and the county and municipal
law enforcement officers, upon request of a poll manager, shall remove
or cause to be removed any material within two hundred feet of any such
entrance distributed or displayed in violation of this section.
(B) A candidate may wear within two hundred feet of the polling
place a label no larger than four and one-fourth inches by four and
one-fourth inches that contains the candidate's name and the office he is
seeking. If the candidate enters the polling place, he may not display any
of this identification including, but not limited to, campaign stickers or
buttons."
Time effective
SECTION 11. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 21st day of August, 1996. |