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Bill 746

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      746
Ratification Number:              405
Act Number:                       365
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990421
Primary Sponsor:                  Judiciary Committee SJ 11
All Sponsors:                     Judiciary Committee
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-jud\bills\\jud0055.11.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20000601
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20000614
Subject:                          Polling places, multiple; county 
                                  elections commission may establish, Elections, 
                                  Voting precincts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20000711  Act No. A365
------  20000614  Signed by Governor
------  20000608  Ratified R405
House   20000601  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   20000531  Read second time
House   20000525  Committee report: Favorable with       25 HJ
                  amendment
House   19990427  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19990427  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19990422  Read second time
Senate  19990421  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on April 21, 1999 - Word format
Revised on May 25, 2000 - Word format

(A365, R405, S746)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VOTING PRECINCTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION MAY ESTABLISH MULTIPLE POLLING PLACES WITHIN A PRECINCT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.

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

County election commission may establish polling places

SECTION 1. Section 7-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-7-10. For the purpose of holding any general, primary, or special election in this State, the voting precincts and voting places in the several counties of the State shall be designated, fixed, and established by the General Assembly. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a county election commission from establishing multiple polling places within a precinct, provided that voters are assigned to these polling places alphabetically or geographically as determined by the county election commission and approved by a majority of that county's legislative delegation. A voter must be notified in writing of his transfer to a new polling place and the location of the new polling place."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of June, 2000.

Approved the 14th day of June, 2000.

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