South Carolina House Bill 3496 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-27 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To, Among Other Things, Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or A Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Party Or Is Registered As An Independent; To Amend 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 Being A Member Of That Political Party Or Registered As An Independent; To Amend Section 7-5-170, Relating To The Requirements For Voter Registration, So As To Provide The Requirement Of Stating Political Party Affiliation, If Any, On The Form And Including It In The Oath And To Require The State Election Commission To Assist In Capturing This Data; And To Amend Section 7-9-20, Relating To The Qualifications For Voting In Primary Elections, So As To Include, As A Requirement, Registration As A Member Of The Party Or Status As A Registered Independent And To Provide A Procedure For Changing Political Party Affiliation Or Nonaffiliation After A Selection Has Been Made.

Primaries

Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Anne Thayer [R]
Rep. Russell Fry [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-27	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry
2021-02-02	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-16	House	Prefiled

S0550 (Similar To) 2021-02-16 - 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=3496&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3496_20201216.htm