SC H3616 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-12 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 7-1-110 So As To Establish The South Carolina Election Security Council, And To Provide For The Council's Composition, Duties, Powers, And Responsibilities; By Adding Section 7-13-1625 So As To Provide That After The Effective Date Of This Act, All Voting Systems Used In South Carolina Shall Utilize A Paper-based System Using Paper Ballots Tabulated By Optical Scanners As The Ballot Of Record, And To Require The General Assembly To Appropriate The Funds Necessary To Purchase The Voting Systems Required By This Section; And By Adding Section 7-13-1635 So As To Provide That Beginning With The 2020 General Election Cycle, The State Election Commission In Conjunction With The County Boards Of Voter Registration And Elections, As Necessary, Shall Conduct Postelection Risk-limiting Audits For All Statewide Primary, General, And Special Elections, Including Statewide Runoff Elections, To Define Relevant Terms, And To Authorize The State Election Commission To Promulgate Regulations Regarding The Procedures And Use Of Risk-limiting Audits.

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Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-12HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
2019-01-17HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
2019-01-16HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-16HouseIntroduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

S0374 (Similar To) 2019-01-15 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3304 (Similar To) 2019-02-05 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan
H4293 (Similar To) 2019-03-21 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H4725 (Similar To) 2020-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
71110(n/a)See Bill Text
7131625(n/a)See Bill Text
7131635(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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