South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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H. 4046

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Pedalino
Document Path: LC-0120HDB25.docx

Introduced in the House on February 19, 2025
Judiciary

Summary: Early voting, ballot boxes

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
2/19/2025 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 12)
2/19/2025 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 12)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

02/19/2025



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-25, RELATING TO EARLY VOTING, SO AS TO REQUIRE SEPARATE BALLOT BOXES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL DAY OF EARLY VOTING.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 7-13-25(I) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (I) Each early voting center must:

       (1) have available every ballot style in use in the particular county for that election; and

       (2) use separate ballot boxes for each individual day of early voting that must be sealed after the close of each day of early voting and remain sealed until the closing of the polls on election day.

 

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

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