Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:318 Ratification Number:291 Act Number:275 Primary Sponsor:Rose Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Absentee ballot, electronic transmission of Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Feb 25, 1992 Computer Document Number:318 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:Mar 10, 1992 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Feb 19, 1992 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:Mar 10, 1992 Last History Type:Act No. 275 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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318 ------ Mar 10, 1992 Act No. 275
318 ------ Mar 10, 1992 Signed by Governor
318 ------ Mar 04, 1992 Ratified R 291
318 Senate Feb 25, 1992 Concurred in House amendment,
enrolled for ratification
318 House Feb 20, 1992 Read third time, returned
with amendment
318 House Feb 19, 1992 Amended, read second time
318 House Feb 12, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 25
with amendment
318 House Feb 06, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
318 Senate Feb 05, 1991 Read third time, sent to House
318 Senate Jan 30, 1991 Read second time
318 Senate Jan 29, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 11
318 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11
time, referred to Committee
318 Senate Nov 26, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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(A275, R291, S318)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-15-460 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION MUST, IN COOPERATION WITH UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS AND ACTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS OF STANDARD FORM 76 ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS AN APPLICATION FOR VOTER REGISTRATION AND AN APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO OR FROM ANY ELECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED SERVICES, TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE AND CAST BALLOTS, DEFINE "EMERGENCY", AND PROVIDE FOR THE PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS BY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Armed services personnel; emergency; voting; etc.
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-15-460. In the event of an emergency, as defined in this section, the State Election Commission must, in cooperation with United States government agencies, take all steps and action as may be necessary, including, but not limited to, electronic transmissions of Standard Form 76 issued by the federal government as an application for voter registration and an application for absentee ballots and electronic transmissions of absentee ballots to or from any elector in the United States armed services, to ensure that all South Carolina residents located in the immediate area of the emergency, who are serving on active duty in the armed services of the United States, in the Reserve or Guard components of the United States armed services having been called to active military duty, or as civilian personnel with the armed forces of the United States, have the opportunity to receive and cast any ballot they would have been eligible to cast if they resided in and had remained in South Carolina.
`Emergency' means any war, conflict, military action, or military mobilization outside the continental United States in which United States forces are involved which would make it impractical for South Carolina citizens serving in the United States armed services to register to vote or vote in person in the normal manner.
The State Election Commission shall promulgate regulations necessary for the implementation of this section."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 10th day of March, 1992.