Bill 289

                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    289
Ratification Number:            316
Act Number:                     304
Primary Sponsor:                McConnell
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Voting precincts, alteration
                                of
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940301
Computer Document Number:       EGM/18015DW.93
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19940316
Introduced Date:                19930126
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19940316
Last History Type:              Act No. 304
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   McConnell
                                Rose
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
289    ------  19940316      Act No. 304
289    ------  19940316      Signed by Governor
289    ------  19940310      Ratified R 316
289    House   19940301      Read third time, enrolled for
       ratification
289    House   19940224      Read second time
289    House   19940209      Committee Report: Favorable     25
289    House   19930504      Introduced, read first time,    25
                             referred to Committee
289    Senate  19930429      Read third time, sent to House
289    Senate  19930211      Read second time, notice of
                             general amendments
289    Senate  19930210      Committee Report: Favorable     11
289    Senate  19930126      Introduced, read first time,    11
                             referred to Committee

(A304, R316, S289)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-730, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ALTERATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS AND THE ALPHABETICAL DIVISION OF THE PRECINCT LIST, SO AS TO PROVIDE WHERE A PRECINCT HAS MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY REGISTERED ELECTORS RATHER THAN FIFTEEN HUNDRED ELECTORS, THE PRECINCT LIST MUST BE DIVIDED ALPHABETICALLY SO THAT NO LIST CONTAINS MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY NAMES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION PREVENTS THE ALTERATION OF PRECINCTS WHEN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR LOCAL REGISTRATION BOARD CONSIDERS THE ALTERATION ADVISABLE.

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

Precinct list to be divided

SECTION 1. Section 7-7-730 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-7-730. When a precinct has more than seven hundred fifty registered electors, the precinct list must be divided alphabetically so that no list contains more than seven hundred fifty electors and separate managers and facilities are provided within the polling place for each list of electors. Local registration boards dividing precincts alphabetically shall notify the State Election Commission of this division so that separate alphabetically arranged poll lists may be printed by the commission. Upon completion of the above, the provisions of Section 7-7-710 are considered to be complied with regardless of the number of electors in the precinct. Nothing in this section prevents the alteration of precincts pursuant to Section 7-7-710 where the General Assembly or local registration boards consider this alteration advisable."

Time effective

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

Approved the 16th day of March, 1994.