S 866 South Carolina Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Municipal elections

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 5-15-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROCEDURES FOR CONTESTING THE RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE COUNTY BOARDS OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS TO SERVE AS APPROPRIATE ELECTION AUTHORITIES FOR PURPOSES OF INITIATING OR HEARING MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONTESTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 5-15-145, RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS, SO AS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO COUNTY BOARDS OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Mar 2020

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Last action Mar 11, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2020

How they voted

46–0

Passed

Total votes 46

Mar 4, 2020

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

27 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Mar 11, 2020

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 10, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Mar 4, 2020

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (46-0)

senate

Jan 29, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

upper

Jan 17, 2020

Committee

Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Massey, McElveen, M.B.Matthews, Gambrell

upper

Jan 14, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Jan 14, 2020

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Dec 11, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors