South Carolina House Bill 3604 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-25 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-5-275 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE, BE FURNISHED A VOTER REGISTRATION FORM AND BE INSTRUCTED IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT OR THROUGH A METHOD APPROVED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE APPRISED OF THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING, TO ALLOW A STUDENT TO OPT OUT OF THE PROCESS, TO REQUIRE A HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRANT BE MAILED A VOTER REGISTRATION CARD BEFORE THE FIRST ELECTION IN WHICH HE IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, TO PROVIDE THAT A CITIZEN OTHERWISE INELIGIBLE TO VOTE WHO IS RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION RECEIVE A REGISTRATION FORM WITH A LETTER EXPLAINING THAT HIS VOTING RIGHTS HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND THAT HE IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AND VOTE, AND TO REQUIRE COUNTY ELECTION BOARDS TO REGISTER CITIZENS WHO SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE VOTER DECLARATION WITHOUT ADDITIONAL PROOF.

Provide That A High School Student, Seventeen Years Of Age, Be Furnished A Voter Registration Form And Be Instructed In A Classroom Environment Or Through A Method Approved By The Local School District To Be Apprised Of The Importance Of Voting, To Allow A Student To Opt Out Of The Process, To Require A High School Registrant Be Mailed A Voter Registration Card Before The First Election In Which He Is Eligible To Vote, To Provide That A Citizen Otherwise Ineligible To Vote Who Is Released From Incarceration Receive A Registration Form With A Letter Explaining That His Voting Rights Have Been Restored And That He Is Eligible To Register And Vote, And To Require County Election Boards To Register Citizens Who Swear Or Affirm The Voter Declaration Without Additional Proof.

Rep. Terry Alexander [D]	Sen. Karl Allen [D]	Rep. Robert Brown [D]	Rep. William Clyburn [D]
Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]	Rep. Lonnie Hosey [D]	Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]	Rep. David Mack [D]
Rep. Jackson Whipper [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-25		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4
2009-02-25		Introduced and read first time HJ-4

S0367 (Similar To) 2009-02-06 - Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	5	275	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3604&session=118