Pooling precincts
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-1000, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POOLING PRECINCTS IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PRECINCT CONTAINING THREE THOUSAND OR MORE VOTERS, AN INCREASE FROM FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE VOTERS, HAS ITS OWN POLLING PLACE; THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE MUNICIPALLY POOLED PRECINCTS CANNOT EXCEED THREE THOUSAND, AN INCREASE FROM ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED; AND THAT POOLED MUNICIPAL POLLING PLACES CANNOT BE MORE THAN FIVE MILES, AN INCREASE FROM THREE MILES, FROM THE NEAREST PART OF ANY POOLED PRECINCT.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
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Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Last action Jan 28, 2021
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Jan 28, 2021
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Jan 28, 2021
House · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bart Blackwell
RRepublican
P
Bill Clyburn
DDemocratic
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
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