H 3529 General Bill, By A.W. Byrd, D.W. Beatty, Breeland, J. Brown, Cave, 
C.D. Chamblee, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cotty, Delleney, Govan, J. Hines, Howard, 
Inabinett, M.F. Jaskwhich, W.D. Keyserling, Kirsh, Lloyd, McMahand, 
Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, Phillips, Sheheen, Stuart, Whipper, L.S. Whipper and 
Wilkes
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 7-11-217 so as to require the political party nominating a candidate or
 petition candidate to verify, under oath to a notary, the residency of the
 candidate on a form proscribed by the State Election Commission.

   02/08/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   02/08/95  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-11-217 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE POLITICAL PARTY NOMINATING A CANDIDATE OR PETITION CANDIDATE TO VERIFY, UNDER OATH TO A NOTARY, THE RESIDENCY OF THE CANDIDATE ON A FORM PROSCRIBED BY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-11-217. The State Election Commission shall provide a form on which all petition candidates and political parties nominating candidates shall verify, under oath to a notary, the residency of the candidate. This verification must be to the entity who, by law, is required to accept the petition or with whom the political party candidate must file."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.