South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 1083

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Kimpson
Document Path: l:\s-res\mek\018pres.kmm.mek.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 5, 2020
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Voting

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/5/2020  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 20)
    2/5/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 20)
   2/25/2020  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee:  Hutto (ch), Goldfinch, 
                        McLeod, Rice, Senn

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/5/2020

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT A REGISTERED ELECTOR WHO CASTS A BALLOT IN A PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY OF A CERTIFIED POLITICAL PARTY MAY CAST A FUTURE BALLOT IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY OF ONLY THAT CERTIFIED POLITICAL PARTY, AND TO PROVIDE A SUNSET PROVISION.

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

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a registered elector who casts a ballot in a presidential preference primary of a certified political party may cast a future ballot in the presidential preference primary of only that certified political party.

SECTION    2.    The provisions of this act are repealed on December 31, 2024.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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