South Carolina Senate Bill 365 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-03 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-19-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTORS OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT SO AS TO SPECIFY THAT THERE MUST BE EIGHT CANDIDATES, TWO TO BE APPOINTED AT LARGE AND SIX TO BE APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE SIX CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF THE STATE; TO REQUIRE THAT THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES STATEWIDE CONSTITUTES ELECTION OF THE TWO AT-LARGE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS FOR THAT PARTY OR PETITION CANDIDATE AND THAT THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES IN A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONSTITUTES ELECTION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR OF THAT PARTY OR PETITION CANDIDATE; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 7-19-80 RELATING TO THE ELECTOR'S DECLARATION OF THE CANDIDATE FOR WHOM HE WILL VOTE.

Specify That There Must Be Eight Candidates, Two To Be Appointed At Large And Six To Be Appointed To Represent The Six Congressional Districts Of The State; To Require That The Highest Number Of Votes Statewide Constitutes Election Of The Two At-large Presidential Electors For That Party Or Petition Candidate And That The Highest Number Of Votes In A Congressional District Constitutes Election Of The Congressional District Presidential Elector Of That Party Or Petition Candidate; And To Repeal Section 7-19-80 Relating To The Elector's Declaration Of The Candidate For Whom He Will Vote.

Sen. Phil Leventis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-03		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
2009-02-03		Introduced and read first time SJ-5

H3605 (Similar To) 2009-02-25 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	19	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	19	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=0365&session=118