SC S0559 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly

South Carolina Senate Bill 559 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-17 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend Section 7-11-10 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Methods Of Nominating Candidates, To Prohibit A Candidate From Filing More Than One Statement Of Intention Of Candidacy For A Single Election, And To Prohibit A Candidate From Being Nominated By More Than One Political Party For A Single Office In An Election; And To Amend Section 7-13-320(d) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Ballot Standards And Specifications, To Prohibit A Candidate's Name From Appearing On The Ballot More Than Once.

Title

Candidate nominations

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-02-17	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

H3206 (Similar To) 2021-05-05 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Herbkersman, Bradley, Erickson
H3261 (Similar To) 2021-02-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	11	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	320	(n/a)	See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0559&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/559_20210217.htm