SC H3262 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 30-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-03-24 - Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-03-24 - Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Amend Section 7-11-15, As Amended, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Require All Candidates From Each Political Party In This State To Pay A Filing Fee, Including Candidates From Parties That Are Not Required To Conduct A Primary Election, And To Authorize Political Parties To Charge A Certification Fee To All Candidates Seeking Nomination By Political Party Primary Or Political Party Convention; And To Amend Section 7-11-210, Relating To The Notice Of Candidacy And Pledge, So As To Require Candidates To Affirm Their Participation In At Least Three Of The Last Four Statewide Party Primaries, Or, In The Alternative, If Precluded From Participation Due To Age, Personal Health, Residency, Or Active Military Service, Candidates May Pledge That They Are Bona Fide Members Of The Political Party Whose Nomination They Are Seeking, And To Provide That The State Party Chairman, If Permitted By Party Rule, May Require Additional Verification When A Candidate's Affirmation Of Bona Fide Party Membership Is Disputed, And That The State Chairman Is The Final Authority To Resolve Questions Regarding Bona Fide Party Membership.
Title
Candidate qualifications
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2021-02-24 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 97 N: 12 NV: 10 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-24 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2021-03-11 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Young, McLeod, Garrett |
| 2021-02-25 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2021-02-25 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2021-02-25 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-12 |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Read second time |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Amended |
| 2021-02-24 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford |
| 2021-02-23 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, J.E.Johnson, Bradley, Brittain |
| 2021-02-19 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2021-02-18 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2021-02-16 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Hewitt, Bailey |
| 2021-02-13 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey |
| 2021-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2021-01-12 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2020-12-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2020-12-09 | House | Prefiled |
