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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.245 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Wilson All Sponsors:Wilson Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1095dw99.doc Residing Body:Senate Subject:Elections, canvassing agency to give priority in recounts to specific precinct if affected candidate requests History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990127 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Senate 19981216 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ Versions of This Bill Revised on January 27, 1999 - Word format
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COMMITTEE REPORT
January 27, 1999
S. 245
S. Printed 1/27/99--S.
Read the first time January 12, 1999.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 245), to amend Section 7-17-280, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to mandatory recounts in primaries and general elections, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
ADDISON G. WILSON, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 7-17-280, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MANDATORY RECOUNTS IN PRIMARIES AND GENERAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CANVASSING AGENCY MAY GIVE PRIORITY IN THE RECOUNT TO SPECIFIC PRECINCTS IF ONE OF THE AFFECTED CANDIDATES FOR REASONABLE CAUSE REQUESTS IT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 7-17-280 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Whenever When the difference between the number of votes received by a candidate who has been declared nominated for an office in a primary election or who has been declared elected to an office in a general election and the number of votes received by any other candidate or candidate not declared so nominated or elected or whenever when the difference between the number of votes received by a candidate who received the least number of votes to qualify for a runoff election and a candidate or candidates who did not so qualify shall be is not more than one percent of the total votes which were cast for such the office therein in the election, the committee or board charged by law with canvassing such the votes shall order a recount of such the votes to be made forthwith as soon as practicable unless such the other candidate or candidates shall waive a recount in writing. Upon the request of an affected candidate for reasonable cause, the canvassing agency may give priority in the recount to specific precincts."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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