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H. 3073
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford and King
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3025dw09.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Elections
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/9/2008 House Prefiled 12/9/2008 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/13/2009 House Introduced and read first time HJ-41 1/13/2009 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-41
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-27 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY CHARGED BY LAW WITH CONDUCTING AN ELECTION SHALL PROVIDE A PROCEDURE BY WHICH A QUALIFIED ELECTOR MAY REGISTER AND CAST A BALLOT ON THE SAME DAY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 13, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-13-27. The authority charged by law with conducting an election shall establish a procedure by which a qualified elector, who is not registered to vote, may register and cast his ballot on that date. The qualified elector may accomplish this by registering at a voting place that has access to the state voter registration database. If a qualified elector registers and votes at one of these voting places, the entity charged by law shall note in the state registration database that the new voter has voted."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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