South Carolina General Assembly
108th Session, 1989-1990

Bill 1104

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               1104
Ratification Number:       392
Act Number                 356
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Form of application for an absentee
                           ballot
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(A356, R392, S1104)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-15-340, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FORM OF APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, SO AS TO ADD PERSONS ATTENDING SICK OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS AND PERSONS ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS AS EMERGENCY PATIENTS ON THE DAY OF AN ELECTION OR WITHIN A FOUR-DAY PERIOD BEFORE THE ELECTION.

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

Persons added to absentee voting application

SECTION 1. Section 7-15-340 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 48 of 1989, is further amended by adding two appropriately numbered items to read:

"[ ] . Persons attending sick or physically disabled persons.

[ ] . Persons admitted to hospitals as emergency patients on the day of an election or within a four-day period before the election."

Time effective

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

Approved the 19th day of March, 1990.