South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 1257

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Cleary
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22843zw16.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 20, 2016
Introduced in the House on May 18, 2016
Currently residing in the House Charleston Delegation

Summary: Charleston County voting precincts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/20/2016  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 2)
   4/20/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 2)
   5/11/2016  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)
   5/12/2016          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/12/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 29)
   5/12/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 29)
   5/17/2016  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 17)
   5/18/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 62)
   5/18/2016  House   Referred to Charleston Delegation (House Journal-page 62)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/20/2016
5/11/2016
5/12/2016

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May 11, 2016

S. 1257

Introduced by Senator Cleary

S. Printed 5/11/16--S.    [SEC 5/12/16 12:25 PM]

Read the first time April 20, 2016.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE NAMES OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AND MAINTAINED BY THE REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE, AND TO STRIKE OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-7-140(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 43 of 2007, is further amended to read:

"(B)    The precinct lines pursuant to subsection (A) defining the precincts in Charleston County are as shown on the official map of the United States Census Bureau designated as P-19-07 P-19-16 on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. The Office of Research and Statistics Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall provide revised copies of maps of the above precincts defining precinct changes incorporated by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office pursuant to this section to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Charleston County by the Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office."

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

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