S 1086 General Bill, By Bryan

Similar(H 4669)
 A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 13, TITLE 7, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
 CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-365 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR
 ALLOWING WRITE-IN VOTING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT; TO AMEND SECTION
 7-13-360 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO WRITE-IN BALLOTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE
 PROHIBITION ON ALLOWING WRITE-IN VOTING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.

   01/27/00  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   01/27/00  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11

TO AMEND ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 13, TITLE 7, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-365 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ALLOWING WRITE-IN VOTING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT; TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-360 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO WRITE-IN BALLOTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION ON ALLOWING WRITE-IN VOTING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.

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

SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-13-365. A person who wishes to run for President and Vice President at the general election as write-in candidates shall file:

(1) a declaration of intent to be write-in candidates; and

(2) a list of presidential electors pledged to those candidates required to be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 7-19-80.

The State Election Commission must receive this filing not less than sixty days before the date of the general election for those offices. Write-in votes cast for President or Vice President for persons who have not complied with this section must not be tallied and are considered void votes. The county election commissions shall provide to the precinct election officers certified lists of those persons who have filed declarations of intent."

SECTION 2. Section 7-13-360 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-13-360. The ballots shall Ballots also must contain a place for voters to write in the name of any other another person for whom they wish to vote except on ballots for the election of the President and Vice President."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.