SC H5327 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell, Burns, Huff, Lastinger, Beach
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-115 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 Party; By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To 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; By Amending 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 By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To Qualifications For Voting In Primary Elections, So As To Include, As A Requirement, Registering As A Member Of The Party And To Provide A Procedure For Changing Political Party Affiliation Or Nonaffiliation After A Selection Has Been Made.

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Title

Closed primaries

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-15HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell, Burns, Huff, Lastinger, Beach
2026-03-05HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-03-05HouseIntroduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

S0109 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S0113 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3310 (Similar To) 2026-04-29 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford
H3396 (Similar To) 2025-01-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
H5317 (Similar To) 2026-03-04 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H5330 (Similar To) 2026-04-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile, D.Mitchell, Burns, Huff, Lastinger, Beach
H5355 (Similar To) 2026-04-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile, Burns
H5356 (Similar To) 2026-04-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger, Beach
H5358 (Similar To) 2026-03-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
75110(n/a)See Bill Text
75115(n/a)See Bill Text
75170(n/a)See Bill Text
7920(n/a)See Bill Text

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