South Carolina House Bill 5303

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on March 21 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-27 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Magnuson, Kilmartin, May, White, A.M.Morgan, T.A.Morgan
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-35 So As To Improve Voter Access To Certain Records In Electronic Format; By Adding Section 7-13-1180 So As To Provide That All Elections Shall Be Followed By A Hand-count Audit In At Least Ten Percent Of Precincts For A Statewide Primary Or General Election; By Adding Section 7-13-1455 So As To Provide Certain Requirements When A Hand-count Audit Reveals A Discrepancy With The Tabulated Vote Counts Equal To Or Greater Than A Certain Amount; And By Amending Section 7-13-1330, Relating To Vote Recorders And Optical-scan Voting Systems, So As To Clarify The Conditions Under Which A Vote Recorder May Not Be Approved For Use In This State.

Election Transparency Act

Rep. Travis Moore [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]
Rep. Robert May [R]	Rep. Joe White [R]	Rep. Adam Morgan [R]	Rep. Alan Morgan [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-27	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Magnuson, Kilmartin, May, White, A.M.Morgan, T.A.Morgan
2024-03-21	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-03-21	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	13	1180	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	1330	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	1455	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	5	35	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5303&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5303_20240321.htm