Early Voting Ballots
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-15-420(D) AND (E), RELATING TO THE TABULATION OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BALLOTS CAST DURING THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD MAY BEGIN TO BE TABULATED AT THE SAME TIME AS ABSENTEE BALLOTS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2023
Last action Jan 10, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2023
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 45
Feb 28, 2023
D
Democratic14
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican30
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-4)
senate
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment 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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chip Campsen
RRepublican
P
Josh Kimbrell
RRepublican
P
Sandy Senn
RRepublican
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