South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 144

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Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       144
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950110
Primary Sponsor:                   McConnell 
All Sponsors:                      McConnell, Rose 
Drafted Document Number:           PT\1457DW.95
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Date of Last Amendment:            19960208
Subject:                           Voter registration boards
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19960213  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19960208  Amended, read third time, 
                  sent to House
Senate  19950209  Amended, read second time, 
                  ordered to third reading 
                  with notice of general amendments
Senate  19950208  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19941017  Prefiled, referred to Committee          11 SJ
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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

February 8, 1996

S. 144

Introduced by SENATORS McConnell and Rose

S. Printed 2/8/96--S.

Read the first time January 10, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DUTIES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF BOARDS OF VOTER REGISTRATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD'S OFFICE MAY BE LOCATED AT A PLACE OTHER THAN THE COUNTY SEAT WHEN IT IS NOT POSSIBLE OR PRACTICABLE TO DO SO.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 7-5-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-5-30. Such These boards shall register and conduct the registration of the electors who shall apply for registration in their respective counties as herein required in this section. Their office shall must be at a building located in the county and at the county seat whenever possible and practical, and they shall must keep a record of all their official acts and proceedings. Provided, that nothing herein shall may be construed as prohibiting the boards of registration from taking their registration books across adjoining county lines to register qualified electors of their respective county whose regular place of employment is in an adjoining county or who are otherwise unable to get to the county seat during office hours to register. One member of the board shall constitute constitutes a quorum for the purpose of registering or refusing to register applications for registration. Their term of office shall be is for two years from the date of their appointment, and they shall continue in office until their successors shall have been appointed and shall qualify. In case of a vacancy from any cause in any board of registration the Governor shall fill such the vacancy in the same manner as provided in Section 7-5-10."

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

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