South Carolina General Assembly
105th Session, 1983-1984

Bill 371

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               371
Ratification Number:       270
Act Number:                264
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Definitions relating to elections, so as
                           to define "voter", "registered voter",
                           "elector", "registered elector", "qualified
                           elector", or "qualified registered
                           elector"
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(A264, R270, S371)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-1-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, CONTAINING DEFINITIONS RELATING TO ELECTIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "VOTER", "REGISTERED VOTER", "ELECTOR", "REGISTERED ELECTOR", "QUALIFIED ELECTOR", OR "QUALIFIED REGISTERED ELECTOR".

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

Definitions

SECTION 1. Section 7-1-20 is amended by adding at the end an appropriately numbered item to read:

"( ) 'Voter', 'Registered voter', 'Elector', 'Registered elector', 'Qualified elector', or 'Qualified registered elector' means any person whose name is contained on the active roster of voters maintained by the State Election Commission and whose name has not been removed from the roster for any of the reasons named in items (2) and (3) of subsection (C) of Section 7-3-20 and who possesses a valid registration certificate."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.