South Carolina Senate Bill 403

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-18 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Political Party; By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To The Requirement Of Registration In Order To Vote, So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As A Member Of That Political Party; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To The Requirements For Voter Registration, So As To Require A Statement Of Political Party Affiliation, If Any, On The Form And Inclusion In The Oath, And To Require The State Election Commission To Assist In Capturing This Data; And By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To Qualifications For Voting In A Primary Election, So As To Require Registration As A Member Of The Political Party, And To Provide A Procedure For Changing Political Party Affiliation Or Nonaffiliation After A Selection Has Been Made.

Primaries

Sen. Rex Rice [R]

Sen. Wes Climer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-18	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-18	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3161 (Similar To) 2024-02-06 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, McCabe, Oremus, Forrest, Magnuson, Harris, Brittain, Bustos
H3472 (Similar To) 2023-03-01 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace, Magnuson
H3685 (Similar To) 2023-05-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin
H3695 (Similar To) 2023-05-09 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore
S0767 (Similar To) 2023-05-02 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	5	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	5	115	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	5	170	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	9	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0403&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/403_20230118.htm