South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3590

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Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, Kennedy, J.H. Neal, J.E. Smith, Govan, J. Hines, Bales, Cobb-Hunter, Funderburk, Howard, Jefferson, McLeod, Moody-Lawrence, Neilson and Parks
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Introduced in the House on February 17, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Electronic voting machines

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/17/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-24
   2/17/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-24

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/17/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-1640, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTING MACHINE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES TO PRINT OUT A RECEIPT SHOWING HOW THE VOTER CAST HIS VOTE THAT MUST BE DEPOSITED IN A RECEPTACLE BY THE VOTER TO VERIFY THE VOTE TALLEY IF THERE IS A RECOUNT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-13-1640 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 103 of 1999, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(D)    An electronic voting machine must print out a receipt showing how the voter cast his vote that must be deposited in a receptacle by the voter, which only must be used to verify the vote at the polling place if there is a recount."

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

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