South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 916

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Martin, Sheheen and Elliott
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\martin\jud0014.pgb.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2008
Introduced in the House on April 1, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Canvasser board

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-62
    1/8/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-62
   1/15/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Rankin, Lourie, 
                        Scott, Ceips
   3/26/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-12
   3/27/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-36
   3/27/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-36
    4/1/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-7
    4/1/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-12
    4/1/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-12

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/12/2007
3/26/2008
3/27/2008

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 27, 2008

S. 916

Introduced by Senators Martin, Sheheen and Elliott

S. Printed 3/27/08--S.

Read the first time January 8, 2008.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-17-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MEETING AND ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY BOARDS OF CANVASSERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD MEET AND ORGANIZE BY NO LATER THAN THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION INSTEAD OF ON THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION TO PROVIDE FOR FLEXIBILITY IN COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 7-17-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-17-10.    The commissioners of election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, state officers, circuit solicitors, members of the General Assembly, and county officers or any of these officers shall meet in some convenient place at in the county seat on the by no later than Friday next following the election, before one o'clock in the afternoon of that day, and shall proceed to organize as the county board of canvassers. They may appoint some competent person as secretary. The chairman shall then proceed to administer the constitutional oath to each member of the board, as canvassers, and shall administer the constitutional oath to the secretary, and the secretary shall administer to the chairman the same oath that he has administered to the other members of the board. The commissioners of election for members of Congress and presidential electors or any of these officers shall likewise meet at the same time at in the county seat and shall in the same manner proceed to organize as the county board of canvassers for the election of the federal officers. 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    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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