South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 3033

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3033
Ratification Number:            133
Act Number:                     80
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950110
Primary Sponsor:                Simrill
All Sponsors:                   Simrill, Haskins, Cromer, Walker,
                                Vaughn, D. Smith, Meacham,
                                Moody-Lawrence, Sandifer, Rice, Cain,
                                Lloyd, Mason and Clyburn
Drafted Document Number:        PT\1550DW.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950511
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19950612
Subject:                        Absentee ballots
History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19950612  Act No. A80
------  19950612  Signed by Governor
------  19950606  Ratified R133
Senate  19950511  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19950510  Read second time
Senate  19950503  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19950214  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19950210  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950209  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19950209  Read second time
House   19950208  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19950110  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19941214  Prefiled, referred to Committee          25 HJ
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(A80, R133, H3033)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-15-320 AND 7-15-340, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT, SO AS TO LOWER FROM SEVENTY-TWO TO SIXTY-FIVE THE AGE OF A PERSON WHO QUALIFIES TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT.

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

Age lowered

SECTION 1. Item (14) of Section 7-15-320 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 365 of 1994, is further amended to read:

"(14) persons sixty-five years of age or older;"

Further

SECTION 2. Box 14 of Section 7-15-340 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 365 of 1994, is further amended to read:

"[] 14. Persons sixty-five years of age or older."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 12th day of June, 1995.