South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 4063

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Blackwell, Oremus, Taylor, Hixon and Landing
Companion/Similar bill(s): 555
Document Path: LC-0156HDB23.docx

Introduced in the House on March 1, 2023
Currently residing in the House

Summary: Hand-Count Election Audits

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
3/1/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 46)
3/1/2023 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 46)
4/19/2023 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing

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03/01/2023



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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-3-20, RELATING TO DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A HAND-COUNT AUDIT BE CONDUCTED PUBLICLY.

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

SECTION 1.   Section 7-3-20(D)(19) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

         (19) establish methods of auditing election results, which may include risk-limiting audits, hand-count audits, results verification through independent third-party vendors that specialize in election auditing, ballot reconciliation, or any other method deemed appropriate by the executive director. Election result audits must be conducted in all statewide elections after the election concludes, but prior to certification by the State Board of Canvassers, and may be performed following any other election held in the State at the discretion of the executive director. A hand-count audit must be conducted publicly. Once completed, audit reports must be published on the commission's website.

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

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