South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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A152, R168, H4937

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Collins, Hiott and Carter
Document Path: LC-0365HDB24.docx

Introduced in the House on January 24, 2024
Introduced in the Senate on January 31, 2024
Currently residing in the House
Governor's Action: May 13, 2024, Signed

Summary: Pickens County Voting Precincts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
1/24/2024 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 31)
1/24/2024 House Referred to Pickens Delegation (House Journal-page 31)
1/25/2024 House Recalled from Pickens Delegation (House Journal-page 51)
1/30/2024 House Read second time (House Journal-page 36)
1/30/2024 House Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 37)
1/31/2024 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 24)
1/31/2024 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
1/31/2024 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 9)
2/22/2024 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Malloy, Garrett, Kimbrell
3/28/2024 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 19)
4/2/2024 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 53)
4/2/2024 Senate Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 53)
4/3/2024 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 7)
5/8/2024 Ratified R 168
5/13/2024 Signed By Governor
5/30/2024 Effective date 05/13/24
5/30/2024 Act No. 152

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

01/24/2024
01/25/2024
03/27/2024


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(A152, R168, H4937)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-450, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN PICKENS COUNTY, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE PICKENS COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS, WITH APPROVAL FROM A MAJORITY OF THE PICKENS COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, TO LOCATE A POLLING PLACE WITHIN FIVE MILES OF A PRECINCT'S BOUNDARIES IF NO SUITABLE LOCATION EXISTS WITHIN THE PRECINCT.

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

Pickens County voting precincts

SECTION 1.    Section 7-7-450(C) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(C)(1) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County subject to the approval of the majority of the Pickens County Legislative Delegation.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7-7-920, if the board determines that a precinct contains no suitable location for a polling place, the board, upon approval by a majority of the county's legislative delegation, may locate the polling place inside the county and within five miles of the precinct's boundaries.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of May, 2024.

Approved the 13th day of May, 2024.

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