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H. 3003
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, R.L. Brown and M.S. McLeod
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Introduced in the House on January 8, 2013
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Voting identification
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/11/2012 House Prefiled 12/11/2012 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/8/2013 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 40) 1/8/2013 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 40) 1/10/2013 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.S.McLeod
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-710, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED OF A PERSON WHEN HE PRESENTS HIMSELF TO VOTE, SO AS TO INCLUDE A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IDENTIFICATION CARD CONTAINING A PHOTOGRAPH AS ANOTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION AUTHORIZED TO BE ACCEPTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-13-710(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 27 of 2011, is further amended to read:
"(A) When a person presents himself to vote, he shall produce a valid and current:
(1) South Carolina driver's license; or
(2) other form of identification containing a photograph issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles; or
(3) passport; or
(4) military identification containing a photograph issued by the federal government; or
(5) South Carolina voter registration card containing a photograph of the voter pursuant to Section 7-5-675; or
(6) a college or university identification card containing a photograph."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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