SC H5305 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

South Carolina House Bill 5305 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on September 23 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-09-23 - Act No. 143
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Establish Covid-19 Voting-related Procedures For The 2020 General Election; To Authorize Absentee Voting For All Qualified Electors Residing Or Voting In An Area Subject To A Declared State Of Emergency; To Establish A Timeline For The Receipt Of Completed Absentee Ballot Applications; To Delineate How Qualified Electors May Submit Completed Absentee Ballots To The County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections; To Establish A Start Date For In-office Absentee Voting; To Establish A Timeline For The Examination Of Return-addressed Envelopes And The Tabulation Of Absentee Ballots; To Require That Certain Information Be Included In The Public Notice Required Pursuant To Section 7-13-35; To Require The State Election Commission To Develop Recommendations To Reduce The Spread Of Covid-19 During The 2020 General Election; To Require The State Election Commission To Develop A Voter Education Program; And To Provide The Provisions Of This Act Shall Apply Only To The 2020 General Election And The Processes Necessary To Finalize The Results. - Ratified Title

Title

Absentee ballots

Roll Calls

2020-09-15 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 115 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-09-15 - House - House: Table Amendment 2a Amendment Number 2a (Y: 73 N: 45 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2020-09-15 - House - House: Table Amendment 1a Amendment Number 1a (Y: 76 N: 43 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 105 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 17) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-23		Act No. 143
2020-09-23		Effective date 09/16/2020
2020-09-16		Signed By Governor
2020-09-16		Ratified R 149
2020-09-15	House	Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-1
2020-09-15	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2020-09-03		Scrivener's error corrected
2020-09-03	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2020-09-02	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2020-09-02	Senate	Roll call Ayes-xxx Nays-xxx
2020-09-02	Senate	Read second time
2020-09-02	Senate	Amended
2020-03-12	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
2020-03-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-03-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-03-05	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2020-03-04	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
2020-03-04	House	Read second time
2020-03-03	House	Delegation report: Favorable Lancaster Delegation
2020-02-27	House	Referred to Lancaster Delegation
2020-02-27	House	Introduced and read first time

Code Citations

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

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5305&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/5305_20200227.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/5305_20200303.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/5305_20200312.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/5305_20200902.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/5305_20200903.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17326
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17791
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17805
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17806