South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 911

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Martin and Sheheen
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\martin\jud0009.pgb.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2008
Introduced in the House on April 15, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Board of state canvassers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/12/2007  Senate  Prefiled
  12/12/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-60
    1/8/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-60
   1/15/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie, 
                        Scott, Ceips
   3/26/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-11
   3/27/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/9/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-83
    4/9/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-83
   4/10/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-30
   4/10/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/15/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-19
   4/15/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-20

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/12/2007
3/26/2008
3/27/2008
4/9/2008
4/10/2008

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 9, 2008

S. 911

Introduced by Senators Martin and Sheheen

S. Printed 4/09/08--S.    [SEC 4/10/08 4:17 PM]

Read the first time January 8, 2008.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-17-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MEETING MAY BE CONVENED BY TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION INSTEAD OF IN PERSON AT THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-17-510, RELATING TO THE CONVENING OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION AS COUNTY BOARDS OF CANVASSERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY REQUIRED MEETINGS MAY BE CONVENED BY TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-17-220 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-17-220.    Unless otherwise provided in Section 7-3-10(c), the Board of State Canvassers shall meet at convene a meeting scheduled through the office of the Election Commission within ten days after any general election for the purpose of canvassing the vote for all officers voted for at such election, including the vote for the electors for President and Vice President, and for the purpose of canvassing the vote on all Constitutional Amendments and questions and other issues. Nothing in this section prohibits the meeting from being conducted by using telephone conference or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication. Any meeting of the Board of Canvassers as provided in this section must be accessible and without cost to the public and must comply with the notice requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, Chapter 4 of Title 30."

SECTION    2.    Section 7-17-510 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-17-510.    The commissioners of election for the counties shall meet in a convenient place in the county seat convene a meeting on the Thursday next following the primary, before one o'clock p.m. of that day and shall organize as the county board of canvassers for primaries. They may appoint a competent person as secretary. The chairman shall administer the constitutional oath to each member of the board and to the secretary. The secretary shall administer to the chairman the same oath. Each county board of canvassers for primaries shall canvass the votes of the county and declare the results. The county board of canvassers for primaries shall make statements of the votes of the precincts of its county as the nature of the primary requires not later than twelve o'clock noon on the Saturday next following the primary and at that time transmit and certify to the Board of State Canvassers the results of its findings. This procedure must be repeated following every primary runoff. The Board of State Canvassers shall meet at convene a meeting scheduled through the office of the State Election Commission and shall canvass the vote and declare the results of the primaries and the runoffs no later than twelve o'clock noon on the Saturday next following the primary in the State for state offices, federal offices, and offices involving more than one county. Nothing in this section prohibits any meeting required by this section from being conducted by using telephone conference or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication. Any meeting provided for in this section must be accessible and without cost to the public and must comply with the notice requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, Chapter 4 of Title 30."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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