BIL: 97
TYP: General Bill GB
INB: Senate
IND: 20010110
PSP: Wilson
SPO: Wilson, Hayes, Reese, Branton
DDN: l:\council\bills\swb\5064dw01.doc
RBY: Senate
COM: Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
LAD: 20020214
SUB: Elections, canvassing agency to give priority in recount to precincts requested by affected candidates
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Senate 20020514 Recommitted to Committee 11 SJ
Senate 20020214 Amended
Senate 20020213 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ
amendment
Senate 20010110 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
February 14, 2002
S. 97
Introduced by Senators Wilson, Hayes, Reese and Branton
S. Printed 2/14/02--S.
Read the first time January 10, 2001.
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A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 7‑17‑280, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MANDATORY RECOUNTS IN PRIMARIES AND GENERAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CANVASSING AGENCY MAY GIVE PRIORITY IN THE RECOUNT TO SPECIFIC PRECINCTS IF ONE OF THE AFFECTED CANDIDATES FOR REASONABLE CAUSE REQUESTS IT.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 7‑17‑280 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Whenever When the difference between the number of votes received by a candidate who has been declared nominated for an office in a primary election or who has been declared elected to an office in a general election and the number of votes received by any other candidate or candidate not declared so nominated or elected or whenever when the difference between the number of votes received by a candidate who received the least number of votes to qualify for a runoff election and a candidate or candidates who did not so qualify shall be is not more than one percent of the total votes which were cast for such the office therein in the election, the committee or board charged by law with canvassing such the votes shall must order a recount of such the votes to be made forthwith as soon as practicable unless such the other candidate or candidates shall waive a recount in writing. Upon the written request of an affected candidate for reasonable cause, the canvassing agency may give priority in the recount to specific precincts.”
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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