South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 257
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Devine and Sutton
Document Path: SMIN-0073MW25.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 22, 2025
Judiciary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2025 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 1) |
| 1/22/2025 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 1) |
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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR VOTING IF A POLLING PLACE EXPERIENCES A DELAY OR INTERRUPTION OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Title 7 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 7-13-65. If at any polling place the opening of polls is delayed by more than fifteen minutes beyond the time specified in Section 7-13-25 for early voting or Section 70-13-60 for election day voting, or if voting at a polling place is interrupted for more than fifteen minutes after opening, then the county board of voter registration and elections must extend the closing time by a number of minutes equal to the duration of the delay or interruption.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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