H 3590 Session 116 (2005-2006)
H 3590 General Bill, By Rutherford, Kennedy, J.H. Neal, J.E. Smith, Govan,
J. Hines, Bales, Cobb-Hunter, Funderburk, Howard, Jefferson, McLeod,
Moody-Lawrence, Neilson and Parks
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-1640, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO VOTING MACHINE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL ELECTRONIC
VOTING MACHINES TO PRINT OUT A RECEIPT SHOWING HOW THE VOTER CAST HIS VOTE
THAT MUST BE DEPOSITED IN A RECEPTACLE BY THE VOTER TO VERIFY THE VOTE TALLEY
IF THERE IS A RECOUNT.
02/17/05 House Introduced and read first time HJ-24
02/17/05 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-24
H. 3590
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-1640, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTING MACHINE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES TO PRINT OUT A RECEIPT SHOWING HOW THE VOTER CAST HIS VOTE THAT MUST BE DEPOSITED IN A RECEPTACLE BY THE VOTER TO VERIFY THE VOTE TALLEY IF THERE IS A RECOUNT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-13-1640 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 103 of 1999, is further amended by adding at the end:
"(D) An electronic voting machine must print out a receipt showing how the voter cast his vote that must be deposited in a receptacle by the voter, which only must be used to verify the vote at the polling place if there is a recount."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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