2023-2024 Bill 1189: ALLOWING WRITE-IN VOTING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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S. 1189

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Massey
Document Path: SR-0135JG24.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 20, 2024
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: ALLOWING WRITE-IN VOTING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
3/20/2024 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
3/20/2024 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 5)
3/21/2024 Scrivener's error corrected

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

03/20/2024
03/21/2024



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-360, RELATING TO A PLACE ON THE BALLOT FOR WRITE-IN NAMES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION ON ALLOWING WRITE-IN VOTING FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 7-13-360 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    Section 7-13-360.  The ballots shall Ballots also must contain a place for voters to write in the name of any otheranother person for whom they wish to vote except on ballots for the election of the President and Vice President.

 

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

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This web page was last updated on March 21, 2024 at 1:04 PM

Statutes affected:
03/20/2024: 7-13-360
03/21/2024: 7-13-360
Latest Version: 7-13-360