South Carolina Senate Bill 635 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 14 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-14 - Act No. 133
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend Section 7-13-35, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Notice Of General, Municipal, Special, And Primary Elections, So As To Require The Notice To State That The Process Of Examining The Return-addressed Envelopes Containing The Absentee Ballots May Begin At 9:00 A.m. On The Calendar Day Immediately Preceding Election Day; To Amend Section 7-15-420, Relating To The Receipt, Tabulation, And Reporting Of Absentee Ballots, So As To Provide That The Process Of Examining The Return-addressed Envelopes That Have Been Received By The County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections May Begin At 9:00 A.m. On The Calendar Day Immediately Preceding Election Day; To Amend Section 7-15-470, Relating To Absentee Ballots Other Than Paper Ballots, So As To Modify The Requirements Needed To Obtain The State Election Commission Certification Before Using A Nonpaper-based Voting Machine Or Voting System For In-person Absentee Voting; To Require The State Election Commission To Implement A Software Update To Its Electronic Voting Machines To Allow For Challenges To Absentee Votes Cast Using The Machines In An Equivalent Manner To Challenges To Absentee Votes Cast On Electronic Voting Machines In The 2018 General Election; To Amend Section 7-15-330, Relating To The Time Of Application For Absentee Ballots And Applications In Person, So As To Require The Board Of Voter Registration And Elections To Keep A Record Of The Date And Method Upon Which The Absentee Ballot Is Returned; To Amend Section 7-15-440, Relating To The List Of Persons Issued And Who May Cast Absentee Ballots, So As To Clarify That The List Is In Addition To The Information Provided Pursuant To Section 7-15-330; By Adding Section 7-13-825 So As To Provide That The State Election Commission And Each County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections Must Post The Requirements To Challenge A Ballot In A Conspicuous Location In Their Respective Offices And Websites; To Repeal Certain Subsections Of Section 1 Of The Act On December 31, 2021; And 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 Date Of The Election And Provide That This Provision Expires On July 1, 2020. - Ratified Title

Absentee ballot provisions for June 2020 primary

Sen. Thomas Young [R]

2020-05-12 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 10 N: 106 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-05-12 - House - House: Adopt Free Conference Report (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-05-12 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Free Conference Report (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-05-12 - House - House: Grant Free Conference Powers (Y: 97 N: 15 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-05-12 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 108 N: 11 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-11 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number Rfh-1 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 106 N: 2 NV: 14 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-05-07 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-14		Act No. 133
2020-05-14		Effective date See Act for Effective Date
2020-05-13		Signed By Governor
2020-05-12		Ratified R 138
2020-05-12	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification
2020-05-12	House	Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
2020-05-12	House	Free conference report adopted
2020-05-12	House	Free conference committee appointed Simrill, Clary, Rutherford
2020-05-12	House	Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-15
2020-05-12	House	Free conference powers granted
2020-05-12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
2020-05-12	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted
2020-05-12	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Campsen, Hutto, Massey
2020-05-12	Senate	Free conference powers granted
2020-05-12	House	Conference committee appointed Simrill, Clary, Rutherford
2020-05-12	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Campsen, Hutto, and Massey
2020-05-12	House	Roll call Yeas-10 Nays-106
2020-05-12	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
2020-03-11	Senate	Returned to House with amendments
2020-03-11	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
2020-03-11		House amendment amended
2020-03-05	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
2020-03-04	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-2
2020-03-04	House	Read second time
2020-03-04	House	Amended
2020-02-27	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
2019-05-08	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2019-05-08	House	Introduced and read first time
2019-05-08	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2019-05-07	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2019-05-07	Senate	Read second time
2019-04-24	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Transportation
2019-03-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2019-03-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	13	35	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	825	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	15	330	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	15	420	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	15	440	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	15	470	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0635&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/635_20190312.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/635_20190424.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/635_20200227.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/635_20200304.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/635_20200311.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/635_20200512.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16645
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17325
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17631
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17716
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17721
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17678
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17722
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17727