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S. 132
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Richardson, Grooms and Courson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3105dw03.doc
Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Photograph required on voter registration card
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/8/2003 Senate Prefiled
1/8/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/14/2003 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-78
1/14/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-78
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-5-200 SO AS TO REQUIRE A VOTER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE TO HAVE THE VOTER'S PHOTOGRAPH ON IT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 5, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-5-200. Each elector registered pursuant to the provisions of this title must be furnished by the board of registration a certificate containing the information provided for in this section. The certificate must contain a photograph of the elector and other information as the State Election Commission requires. The commission may use photographs taken by other state agencies for use on the certificate and establish a procedure for taking photographs of electors when they register to vote."
SECTION 2. The requirement to have the photograph of the elector on the voter registration card required by the provisions of Section 1 of this act must be phased in during a period not to exceed three years from the effective date of this act.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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