South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 63


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      63
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010110
Primary Sponsor:                  Mescher
All Sponsors:                     Mescher, Grooms, McGill, Richardson, 
                                  Elliott, Reese, Branton
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\wcm\008fili.jh.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Conference Committee 88 SCC
Date of Last Amendment:           20010529
Subject:                          Primaries, political party; county may 
                                  retain ten percent of candidate filing fees; 
                                  Elections, Candidates


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010606  Conference powers granted,             88 SCC  McGill
                  appointed Senators to Committee                Richardson
                  of Conference                                  Mescher
House   20010605  Conference powers granted,             98 HCC  Scott
                  appointed Reps. to Committee of                Fleming
                  Conference                                     J. Young
House   20010605  Insists upon amendment
Senate  20010531  Non-concurrence in House amendment
House   20010530  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   20010529  Amended, read second time
House   20010524  Debate adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 20010529
House   20010523  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 20010524
House   20010517  Committee report: Favorable with       25 HJ
                  amendment
------  20010405  Scrivener's error corrected
House   20010404  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20010403  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20010329  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  20010328  Committee report: Favorable            11 SJ
Senate  20010110  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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Revised on April 5, 2001 - Word format
Revised on May 17, 2001 - Word format
Revised on May 29, 2001 - Word format

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AMENDED

May 29, 2001

    S. 63

Introduced by Senators Mescher, Grooms, McGill, Richardson, Elliott, Reese and Branton

S. Printed 5/29/01--H.

Read the first time April 4, 2001.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FILING FEES FOR PARTY PRIMARIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY POLITICAL PARTY MAY RETAIN TEN PERCENT OF THE FILING FEES PAID BY CANDIDATES.

    Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-13-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-13-40.    In the event that a party nominates candidates by party primary, a party primary must be held by the party and conducted by the State Election Commission and the respective county election commissions on the second Tuesday in June of each general election year, and a second and third primary each two weeks successively thereafter, if necessary. Written certification of the names of all candidates to be placed on primary ballots must be made by the political party chairman, vice chairman, or secretary to the State Election Commission or the county election commission, whichever is responsible under law for preparing the ballot, not later than twelve o'clock noon on April ninth, or if April ninth falls on a Saturday or Sunday, not later than twelve o'clock noon on the following Monday. Political parties nominating candidates by party primary must verify the qualifications of those candidates prior to certification to the appropriate election commission of the names of candidates to be placed on primary ballots. The written verification required by this section must contain a statement that each candidate certified meets, or will meet by the time of the general election, or as otherwise required by law, the qualifications for office for which he has filed. Political parties must not accept the filing of any candidate who does not or will not by the time of the general election, or as otherwise required by law, meet the qualifications for the office for which the candidate desires to file, and such candidate's name shall not be placed on a primary ballot. The filing fees for all candidates filing to run in all primaries, except municipal primaries, must be transmitted by the respective political parties to the State Election Commission, except that the state political parties may retain ten percent of the amount collected and the respective executive committees of the political parties must approve the expenditures from this amount collected. and placed by the The executive director of the election commission must place the amount sent by the political parties in a special account designated for use in conducting primary elections and must be used for that purpose. The filing fee for each office is one percent of the total salary for the term of that office or one hundred dollars, whichever amount is greater."

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

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