A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR VOTING IF A POLLING PLACE EXPERIENCES A DELAY OR INTERRUPTION OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1.  Chapter 13, Title 7 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

    Section 7-13-65. If at any polling place the opening of polls is delayed by more than fifteen minutes beyond the time specified in Section 7-13-25 for early voting or Section 70-13-60 for election day voting, or if voting at a polling place is interrupted for more than fifteen minutes after opening, then the county board of voter registration and elections must extend the closing time by a number of minutes equal to the duration of the delay or interruption.

SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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