South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 4356

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Mack, Cobb-Hunter and Whipper
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3489dw06.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 976

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Poll managers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/7/2005  House   Prefiled
   12/7/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/10/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-42
   1/10/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-42
   2/22/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-4
   2/28/2006  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). GM Smith, Scarborough, 
                        Altman, Walker, Limehouse, Mahaffey, Duncan, MA Pitts, 
                        Ceips, Hosey, and Witherspoon HJ-16
    3/1/2006  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 7, 2006 HJ-15
    3/8/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
    3/8/2006  House   Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-37

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/7/2005
2/22/2006

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 22, 2006

H. 4356

Introduced by Reps. Mack and Cobb-Hunter

S. Printed 2/22/06--H.

Read the first time January 10, 2006.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4356) to amend Section 7-13-110, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to poll managers and assistants, so as to allow, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking in its entirety Section 7-13-110, as contained in SECTION 1, and inserting:

/    Section 7-13-110.    All managers of election for the various polling places in the State must be residents and registered electors of the respective counties in which they are appointed to work or in an adjoining county in this State. Any A person at least sixteen years of age who has completed the training required by Section 7-13-72 and who is not otherwise disqualified by law may be appointed as a poll manager's assistant by the appropriate county election commission. Any A sixteen- or seventeen-year-old appointed as a poll manager's assistant may not serve as chairman of the managers or clerk in the polling place to which he or she is appointed. A sixteen- and seventeen-year-oldsold must shall serve under supervision of the chairman of the managers a manager of the polling place who is eighteen years of age or older, and their specific duties must be prescribed by the county election commission. One sixteen- or seventeen-year-old assistant poll manager may be appointed for every two regular poll managers appointed to work in any precinct. No more than one-third of the workers in a polling place may be under the age of eighteen." /

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

JAMES H. HARRISON for Committee.

            

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON FEDERAL & OTHER FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

The State Election Commission indicates there will be no impact on the General Fund of the State or on federal and/or other funds.

Approved By:

Don Addy

Office of State Budget

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POLL MANAGERS AND ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO ALLOW A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD PERSON TO BE IN CHARGE OF A POLLING PLACE WHILE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN ADULT POLL MANAGER, AND TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ONE SIXTEEN- OR SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD PERSON MAY BE APPOINTED TO A PRECINCT FOR EVERY TWO REGULAR POLL MANAGERS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-13-110 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 53 of 2001, is further amended to read:

"Section 7-13-110.    All managers of election for the various polling places in the State must be residents and registered electors of the respective counties in which they are appointed to work or in an adjoining county. Any A person at least sixteen years of age who has completed the training required by Section 7-13-72 and who is not otherwise disqualified by law may be appointed as a poll manager's assistant by the appropriate county election commission. Any A sixteen- or seventeen-year-old appointed as a poll manager's assistant may not serve as chairman of the managers or clerk in the polling place to which he or she is appointed. A sixteen- and seventeen-year-oldsold must shall serve under supervision of the chairman of the managers a manager of the polling place who is eighteen years of age or older, and their specific duties must be prescribed by the county election commission. One sixteen- or seventeen-year-old assistant poll manager may be appointed for every two regular poll managers appointed to work in any precinct."

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

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