South Carolina House Bill 3608 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-12 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-38

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY CHARGED BY LAW CONDUCTING AN ELECTION SHALL ESTABLISH EARLY VOTING CENTERS, TO ESTABLISH EARLY VOTING CENTERS TO ALLOW A REGISTERED COUNTY RESIDENT TO VOTE OUTSIDE THEIR PRECINCT, TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE BY WHICH A QUALIFIED ELECTOR MAY REGISTER TO VOTE AND CAST A BALLOT DURING THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS, AND TO REQUIRE THESE LOCATIONS AND TIMES TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 30-4-80.

Provide That The Authority Charged By Law Conducting An Election Shall Establish Early Voting Centers, To Establish Early Voting Centers To Allow A Registered County Resident To Vote Outside Their Precinct, To Provide A Procedure By Which A Qualified Elector May Register To Vote And Cast A Ballot During The Early Voting Period, To Provide For The Establishment Of Early Voting Locations, And To Require These Locations And Times To Be In Compliance With The Provisions Of Section 30-4-80.

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

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-12		Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-38
2010-04-27		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 4, 2010 HJ-79
2010-03-25		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 30, 2010 HJ-52
2010-03-23		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 24, 2010 HJ-62
2010-03-10		Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 11, 2010 HJ-34
2010-03-09		Debate adjourned HJ-42
2010-03-03		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 9, 2010 HJ-29
2010-03-02		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 3, 2010 HJ-30
2010-02-25		Debate adjourned HJ-34
2010-02-24		Debate adjourned HJ-26
2010-02-17		Debate adjourned HJ-32
2010-02-04		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 23, 2010 HJ-35
2010-02-04		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson
2010-02-03		Debate adjourned until Thursday, February 4, 2010 HJ-21
2010-01-27		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
2010-01-13		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, January 26, 2010 HJ-35
2010-01-13		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
2009-05-20		Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 21, 2009 HJ-59
2009-05-19		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 20, 2009 HJ-104
2009-05-14		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 19, 2009 HJ-77
2009-05-13		Requests for debate-Rep(s). Clemmons, Duncan, Crawford, Cole, Lowe, Sandifer, Kennedy, Govan, Ott, Allison, King, and Parker HJ-14
2009-05-12		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 13, 2009 HJ-26
2009-04-30		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 12, 2009
2009-04-29		Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 30, 2009 HJ-193
2009-04-28		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 29, 2009 HJ-33
2009-04-24		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-04-23		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
2009-04-22		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-13
2009-04-22		Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gilliard, Whipper, Clyburn, Jefferson, Miller
2009-02-25		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6
2009-02-25		Introduced and read first time HJ-5

S0369 (Similar To) 2009-03-13 - Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	4	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	25	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3608&session=118