South Carolina House Bill 3606

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-26 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-13-42 So As To Provide That The Candidate Who Receives The Largest Number Of Votes Cast For A Given Office In The Primary Of A Political Party Is Considered Nominated; By Amending Sections 7-5-150 And 7-5-220, Both Relating To The Voter Registration Deadline Preceding An Election, Both So As To Remove References To Runoff Elections; By Amending Section 7-11-55, Relating To Special Primary Elections To Replace A Party Nominee, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Sections 7-13-25, 7-13-40, And 7-13-190, Relating To Early Voting, The Date Of Party Primary Elections, And Special Elections To Fill Vacancies In Office, Respectively, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-17-280, Relating To Mandatory Recounts, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-17-510, Relating To Canvass And Certification Of Primary Results, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Repealing Sections 7-13-50, 7-17-600, And 7-17-610 Relating To Second Primaries Or Runoffs, The Requirement That A Candidate Receive A Majority Of Votes Cast In A First Primary To Be Declared Nominated, And Methods Of Determining What Constitutes A Majority Vote For A Particular Office, Respectively.

Primary runoffs, abolish

Rep. Brandon Newton [R]

Rep. Bill Taylor [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-11	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	11	55	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	190	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	25	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	42	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	17	280	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	17	510	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	17	600	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	17	610	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	5	150	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	5	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3606&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3606_20230111.htm