South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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Bill 916

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 27, 2008

S. 916

Introduced by Senators Martin, Sheheen and Elliott

S. Printed 3/27/08--S.

Read the first time January 8, 2008.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-17-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MEETING AND ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY BOARDS OF CANVASSERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD MEET AND ORGANIZE BY NO LATER THAN THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION INSTEAD OF ON THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION TO PROVIDE FOR FLEXIBILITY IN COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-17-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-17-10.    The commissioners of election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, state officers, circuit solicitors, members of the General Assembly, and county officers or any of these officers shall meet in some convenient place at in the county seat on the by no later than Friday next following the election, before one o'clock in the afternoon of that day, and shall proceed to organize as the county board of canvassers. They may appoint some competent person as secretary. The chairman shall then proceed to administer the constitutional oath to each member of the board, as canvassers, and shall administer the constitutional oath to the secretary, and the secretary shall administer to the chairman the same oath that he has administered to the other members of the board. The commissioners of election for members of Congress and presidential electors or any of these officers shall likewise meet at the same time at in the county seat and shall in the same manner proceed to organize as the county board of canvassers for the election of the federal officers. Any meeting provided for in this section must be accessible and without cost to the public and must comply with the notice requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, Chapter 4 of Title 30."

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

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