South Carolina General Assembly
105th Session, 1983-1984

Bill 2559

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               2559
Ratification Number:       307
Act Number:                289
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   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
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(A289, R307, H2559)

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.