South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 97

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      97
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010110
Primary Sponsor:                  Wilson
All Sponsors:                     Wilson, Hayes, Reese, Branton
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5064dw01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Date of Last Amendment:           20020214
Subject:                          Elections, canvassing agency to give 
                                  priority in recount to precincts requested by 
                                  affected candidates


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020514  Recommitted to Committee               11 SJ
Senate  20020214  Amended
Senate  20020213  Committee report: Favorable with       11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  20010110  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

February 14, 2002

    S. 97

Introduced by Senators Wilson, Hayes, Reese and Branton

S. Printed 2/14/02--S.

Read the first time January 1, 2001.

            

A BILL

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.

    Amend Title To Conform

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 must 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 written 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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