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A124, R126, S1003

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Verdin
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15671zw20.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2020
Introduced in the House on February 25, 2020
Last Amended on February 20, 2020
Passed by the General Assembly on February 27, 2020
Governor's Action: March 24, 2020, Signed

Summary: Voting precincts; Laurens County

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/14/2020  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 69)
   1/14/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 69)
   1/23/2020  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)
   2/20/2020  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/20/2020  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/20/2020  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/20/2020  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/21/2020  Senate  Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 1)
   2/25/2020  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 18)
   2/26/2020  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 58)
   2/26/2020  House   Roll call Yeas-68  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 59)
   2/27/2020  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 32)
   3/19/2020          Ratified R  126
   3/24/2020          Signed By Governor
   3/26/2020          Effective date  See Act for Effective Date
   3/26/2020          Act No.  124

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/14/2020
1/23/2020
2/20/2020
2/25/2020

(A124, R126, S1003)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN LAURENS COUNTY, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE BREWERTON AND PRINCETON VOTING PRECINCTS, TO ESTABLISH THE BREWERTON-PRINCETON VOTING PRECINCT, AND TO UPDATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE NAMES AND BOUNDARIES OF THE LAURENS COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AND MAINTAINED BY THE REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE.

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

Designation of Laurens County voting precincts

SECTION    1.    Section 7-7-360 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-7-360.    (A)    In Laurens County there are the following precincts:

Bailey

Barksdale-Narnie

Brewerton-Princeton

Clinton Mill

Clinton 1

Clinton 2

Clinton 3

Cooks

Cross Hill

Ekom

Gray Court

Greenpond

Hickory Tavern

Joanna

Jones

Laurens 1

Laurens 2

Laurens 3

Laurens 4

Laurens 5

Laurens 6

Long Branch

Lydia Mill

Madden

Martins-Poplar Springs

Mount Olive

Mountville

Ora-Lanford

Owings

Trinity Ridge

Waterloo

Wattsville

Youngs

(B)    The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map designated as P-59-20 and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on certified copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Laurens County.

(C)    The polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Laurens County with the approval of a majority of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect March 15, 2020.

Ratified the 19th day of March, 2020.

Approved the 24th day of March, 2020.

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