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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3159 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010109 Primary Sponsor:Fleming All Sponsors:Fleming, Altman Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22735dfw01.doc Residing Body:Senate Date of Last Amendment:20010215 Subject:Voter registration, disqualifications for voting; Elections History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20010427 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20010425 Committee report: majority 11 SJ favorable, with amendment, minority unfavorable Senate 20010221 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 20010220 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20010215 Amended, read second time House 20010214 Debate interrupted by adjournment House 20010206 Request for debate by Representative Harrison Fleming Campsen J. Young J.E. Smith Rutherford Cobb-Hunter J.H. Neal Thompson Govan J. Brown Clyburn Hosey Altman Mack R. Brown J.R. Smith Leach M. Hines Whipper J. Hines House 20010206 Request for debate by Representative F.N. Smith House 20010131 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 20010109 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 20001220 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill Revised on January 31, 2001 - Word format Revised on February 15, 2001 - Word format Revised on April 25, 2001 - Word format Revised on April 27, 2001 - Word format
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COMMITTEE REPORT
April 25, 2001
H. 3159
S. Printed 4/25/01--S. [SEC 4/27/01 12:42 PM]
Read the first time February 21, 2001.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3159) to amend Section 7-5-120, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to qualifications and disqualifications for registration to vote, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting therein the following:
/ SECTION 1. Section 7-5-120(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(B) A person is disqualified from being registered or voting if he:
(1) is mentally incompetent as adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(2) is serving a term of imprisonment resulting from a conviction of a crime; or
(3) is convicted of murder, as defined in Section 16-3-10, unless the disqualification has been removed by pardon;
(4) is convicted of a violent crime, as defined in Section 16-1-60, except for murder, unless the disqualification has been removed by pardon or fifteen years or more has passed after the completion date of service of the sentence, including probation and parole time;
(5) is convicted of an offense against the election laws, unless the disqualification has been removed by pardon or fifteen years or more have passed after the completion date of service of the sentence, including probation and parole time; or
(6) is convicted of a any other felony or offenses against the election laws, unless the disqualification has been removed by service of the sentence, including probation and parole time unless sooner pardoned."
SECTION 2. If any section, or provision of this act is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, it does not affect the remaining provisions of this act and all provisions of this act are hereby declared to be severable from other provisions.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to those persons convicted of violent crimes, as defined in Section 16-1-60, except for murder as defined in Section 16-3-10, committed on or after the effective date. This act applies retroactively to offenses against the election laws and the offense of murder as defined in Section 16-3-10. /
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Majority favorable. Minority unfavorable.
ADDISON G. WILSON ROBERT FORD
For Majority. For Minority.
TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION TO VOTE, SO AS TO SUBSTITUTE A PARDON FOR THE SERVICE OF A SENTENCE AS AN EXCEPTION TO DISQUALIFICATION FROM BEING REGISTERED TO VOTE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-5-120(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 365 of 1994, is further amended to read:
"(B) A person is disqualified from being registered or voting if he:
(1) is mentally incompetent as adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(2) is serving a term of imprisonment resulting from a conviction of a crime; or
(3) is convicted of a violent crime, as defined in section 16-1-60, or offenses against the election laws, unless the disqualification has been removed by pardon; or
(3)(4) is convicted of a any other felony or offenses against the election laws, unless the disqualification has been removed by service of the sentence, including probation and parole time unless sooner pardoned pardon or fifteen years or more has passed after the completion date of service of the sentence, including probation and parole time."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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