South Carolina House Bill 5288 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-26 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer, Jones, Bennett, G.R.Smith, Trantham, Fry, Crawford, Magnuson, Haddon, Elliott, B.Cox, Chumley
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. Anne Thayer [R]	Rep. Stewart Jones [R]	Rep. Linda Bennett [R]
Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. Ashley Trantham [R]	Rep. Russell Fry [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]
Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Jason Elliott [R]	Rep. Bobby Cox [R]
Rep. William Chumley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer, Jones, Bennett, G.R.Smith, Trantham, Fry, Crawford, Magnuson, Haddon, Elliott, B.Cox, Chumley
2020-02-25	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-02-25	House	Introduced and read first time

S0389 (Similar To) 2020-02-25 - Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Goldfinch, McLeod, Rice, Senn
H3581 (Similar To) 2019-01-15 - 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=5288&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/5288_20200225.htm