South CarolinaVoter registration, party affiliation
What it does
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-5-200 SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROVIDE THAT ONLY ELECTORS REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED WITH A CERTIFIED POLITICAL PARTY OR AS UNAFFILIATED FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME MAY PARTICIPATE IN A PARTISAN PRIMARY OR ADVISORY REFERENDUM HELD BY THAT PARTY, AND TO ESTABLISH PROCESSES BY WHICH ELECTORS REGISTER OR BECOME REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED WITH A POLITICAL PARTY; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 7-5-170 AND 7-5-185, BOTH RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION, BOTH SO AS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING AN APPLICANT'S POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-15, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN AS A CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO SHORTEN THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD, TO REQUIRE ALL CANDIDATES FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY IN THIS STATE TO PAY A FILING FEE, AND TO AUTHORIZE POLITICAL PARTIES TO CHARGE A CERTIFICATION FEE TO ALL CANDIDATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-210, RELATING TO FILING OF PARTY PLEDGES BY CANDIDATES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE BY WHICH A PARTY PLEDGE MUST BE FILED; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-40, RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF NAMES BY A POLITICAL PARTY TO BE PLACED ON PRIMARY BALLOTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY PERSONS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A POLITICAL PARTY'S RECENT STATEWIDE PRIMARIES AND ARE REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED WITH THE PARTY FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT FOR THAT PARTY'S PARTISAN PRIMARY UNLESS THE PARTY HAS TAKEN ACTION TO WAIVE THESE REQUIREMENTS.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 29Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: J.E.JohnsonLatest
- Jan 21Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Hager, Willis, Brittain, Pope, Holman, Ligon, Wooten, Bailey, Hardee, McGinnis, Bustos, Montgomery, T.Moore, Lawson, Long, Hixon, Schuessler, Forrest
- Jan 20Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Hartnett, C.Mitchell, Oremus, Hartz, Whitmire, Duncan, Haddon
- Jan 15Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Terribile
- Jan 13Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley, Beach, Kilmartin, White
- 2025
- Mar 11Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, J.E.Johnson
- Mar 10Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
- Mar 5Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
- Mar 4Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
- Feb 6Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whitmire, Burns, Terribile
- Feb 5Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.J.Cox, Guest
- Feb 5Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 4Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Montgomery, Hardee, Wickensimer, Beach, White, Erickson, Bradley, C.Mitchell
- Jan 30Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bustos, Hixon, Hartz, Oremus
- Jan 29Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson, Hager, Crawford, Bailey, Gagnon, Hartnett, McGinnis, M.M.Smith, Haddon, Neese, Teeple, Forrest, Willis, Rankin, Holman, McCravy, Gibson, Brittain, Guffey, Sessions, B.L.Cox
- Jan 28Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin
- Jan 16Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
- Jan 15Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 14Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2024
- Dec 12Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 12PrefiledIntroduced