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H. 3263
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. J.E. Smith, Hayes and Jennings
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3012dw05.doc
Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Employer required to give an employee reasonable time off from work to vote
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/11/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-147
1/11/2005 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
HJ-148
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-870 SO AS TO REQUIRE AN EMPLOYER TO GIVE AN EMPLOYEE REASONABLE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-13-870. An employee in this State is permitted, upon reasonable notice to his employer, to take any necessary time off from his employment to vote in a municipal, county, state, or federal political party primary or election for which the employee is qualified and registered to vote on the day on which the primary or election is held. This time off may not exceed two hours. If the hours of work of the employee begin at least two hours after the opening of the polls or end at least two hours before the closing of the polls, then the time off for voting as provided for in this section is not available. The employer may specify the hours during which the employee may absent himself as provided in this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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