S 405 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Certificates of Ascertainment of Appointment of Electors

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-19-70, RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF ASCERTAINMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO TRANSMIT TO THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES A CERTIFICATE OF ASCERTAINMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS AT LEAST SIX DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING OF THE ELECTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-19-90, RELATING TO THE MEETING OF ELECTORS, SO AS TO REVISE THE TIME FIXED FOR THE MEETING; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-19-100, RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF CERTIFICATES OF ASCERTAINMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS, SO AS TO REVISE THE MANNER OF DISPOSITION. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 18, 2023 Signed May 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2023 · House May 4, 2023

How they voted

390
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 45
Mar 1, 2023
D Democratic14
11 Yea 3
78% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
27 Yea 3
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 16, 2023
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
May 4, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-0-14)
house
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-6)
senate
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Malloy, Garrett, Kimbrell
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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