South Carolina House Bill 3685

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To, Among Other Things, Provide That Only An Elector Registered As A Member Of A Certified Political Party May Vote In That Party's Primary Or Advisory Referendum Unless The State Executive Committee Of The Party Takes Action To Allow Electors Registered As Independent Voters Unaffiliated With A Political Party To Participate; By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To The Requirement Of Registration In Order To Vote, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To Written Or Electronic Applications To Register To Vote, So As To Require Information Concerning The Applicant's Political Party Affiliation, If Any; By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To Qualifications For Voting In A Party's Partisan Primary, So As To Include Registration As A Member Of The Party As A Requirement Unless The Party Has Taken Action To Allow Electors Registered As Independent Voters Unaffiliated With A Party To Participate, And To Provide A Procedure For Changing Political Party Affiliation Or Nonaffiliation After A Selection Has Been Made; And By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Certification Of Names By A Political Party To Be Placed On Primary Ballots, So As To Allow A Political Party To Require A Person To Be Registered As Affiliated With The Party To Appear As A Candidate On The Primary Ballot.

Closed primaries

Rep. Rob Harris [R]

Rep. Jordan Pace [R]

Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]

Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin
2023-03-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace, Magnuson
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time

H3161 (Similar To) 2024-02-06 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, McCabe, Oremus, Forrest, Magnuson, Harris, Brittain, Bustos
H3472 (Similar To) 2023-03-01 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace, Magnuson
H3695 (Similar To) 2023-05-09 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore
S0403 (Similar To) 2023-01-18 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S0767 (Similar To) 2023-05-02 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	13	40	(n/a)	See Bill 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=3685&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3685_20230112.htm