South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 443

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       443
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950201
Primary Sponsor:                   Bryan 
All Sponsors:                      Bryan 
Drafted Document Number:           jic\5339htc.95
Companion Bill Number:             3513
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                           Write-in voting, President and
                                   Vice President
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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Senate  19950201  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND THE 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, 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. 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 a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, along with a list of presidential electors pledged to those candidates, with the State Election Commission not less than thirty days before the date of the regular 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 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.

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