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A205, R236, S14
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Hayes, Campsen, Vaughn, Mescher, Knotts, Verdin, Alexander, Lourie and Malloy
Document Path: l:\s-res\rwh\006voti.dag.doc
Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2007
Introduced in the House on February 14, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on April 10, 2008
Governor's Action: May 14, 2008, Signed
Summary: Children and voting booths
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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11/29/2006 Senate Prefiled
11/29/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/9/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-31
1/9/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-31
1/17/2007 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen,
Williams
2/7/2007 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-28
2/8/2007 Senate Read second time SJ-14
2/13/2007 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-16
2/14/2007 House Introduced and read first time HJ-4
2/14/2007 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4
4/2/2008 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
HJ-11
4/8/2008 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hagood, GM Smith, Clemmons,
Haskins, Brantley, R Brown, Lucas, Davenport,
Hardwick, Crawford, Hosey, Clyburn, Hayes, and Merrill
HJ-19
4/9/2008 House Committee Amendment Tabled
4/9/2008 House Read second time HJ-81
4/9/2008 House Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 HJ-83
4/10/2008 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-47
5/8/2008 Ratified R 236
5/14/2008 Signed By Governor
5/19/2008 Copies available
5/19/2008 Effective date 05/14/08
5/20/2008 Act No. 205
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A205, R236, S14)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-770, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON NOT ALLOWED WITHIN THE GUARD RAIL OF A VOTING BOOTH, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A DEPENDENT CHILD OF A QUALIFIED ELECTOR TO ACCOMPANY THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR IN THE VOTING BOOTH WHILE HE IS CASTING HIS BALLOT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Persons qualified to accompany qualified elector in voting booth
SECTION 1. Section 7-13-770 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 7-13-770. (A) A person other than a voter preparing his ballot is not allowed within the guard rail, except as provided in this section. A voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write shall make the fact known to the managers. The chairman of the managers shall appoint one of the managers and a person of the voter's choice, other than the voter's employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter's union to assist the voter in preparing his ballot. After the voter's ballot has been prepared, the person chosen by the voter to assist him immediately shall leave the vicinity of the guard rail. Instead of the above assistance, a person may have a member of his family or, in the case of a blind voter, a person of his choosing render him assistance in voting without the presence of a manager. The term 'family' means spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew.
(B) Minor children of a qualified elector may accompany the qualified elector in the voting booth while he is casting his ballot. The qualified elector shall attest that the persons accompanying him are the minor children of the elector."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 8th day of May, 2008.
Approved the 14th day of May, 2008.
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