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H. 3016
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bingham, Long, G.R. Smith, Pitts and Toole
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22678zw15.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 87, 234, 3167
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Elections
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/11/2014 House Prefiled
12/11/2014 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/13/2015 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 65)
1/13/2015 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 65)
1/15/2015 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pitts
2/19/2015 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
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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 VALID AND CURRENT SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENT CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT AS AN AUTHORIZED FORM OF IDENTIFICATION.
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) South Carolina resident concealed weapon permit issued pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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