South Carolina Senate Bill 113 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-12 - Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Young, McLeod, Garrett
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 7-15-480 So As To Provide That A County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections, And Any Extension Office Of A County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections Established By A County's Governing Body, Must Not Start In-person Absentee Voting More Than Thirty Days Before The Day Of An Election; To Amend Section 7-15-320, Relating To Persons Qualified To Vote By Absentee Ballot, So As To Provide That A Qualified Elector Must Be Permitted To Vote By Absentee Ballot In An Election If The Qualified Elector's Place Of Residence Or Polling Place Is Located In An Area Subject To A State Of Emergency Declared By The Governor And There Are Fewer Than Forty-six Days Remaining Until The Day Of The Election; To Amend Section 7-15-330, As Amended, Relating To The Procedural Requirements For Absentee Ballot Applications, So As To Revise The Applicable Procedures; And To Amend Section 7-15-385, Relating To The Procedures For Marking, Returning, And Storing Absentee Ballots, So As To Revise These Procedures.

Absentee voting

Sen. George Campsen [R]

Sen. Wes Climer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-12	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Young, McLeod, Garrett
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	15	320	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	15	330	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	15	385	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	15	480	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0113&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/113_20201209.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0113%202021-01-12%20introduced.pdf