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H 3734 -
Requires all municipal elections to be held on certain dates
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Sponsor:
Brandon Newton
Last Action:
5/9/2024 - Senate - Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-4
House Committee:
Judy
Senate Committee:
Judy
Assigned To:
Elections
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation
04.30.2024
The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment sets the election date for all cities and towns as either the first Tuesday of April or the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November of odd years. The amendment also does not requires election machines, eliminates holdover status for incumbents who are defeated or don't run again and adds provisions of S406.
04.16.2024
The Senate Judiciary Committee met but did not take action on this bill.
01.25.2024
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendments eliminate all municipal election commissions for cities and towns with a population below 100,000 residents. Another adopted amendment requires any currently unresolved election be certified within 30 days of the effective date of the bill. Another amendment allows cities and towns to set commencement dates for the terms of their elected officials no sooner than 48 hours after the election is certified, but no later than 75 days after certification.
04.18.2023
The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment sets the time of commencement of terms and the adjustment of incumbent terms to comply with odd year elections.
04.06.2023
The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.
Summary of the bill as introduced
: Makes several changes to municipal elections including dates, voting machines and terms of office.
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Session 125 - (2023-2024)
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H 3734 General Bill, By
B. Newton
,
Cobb-Hunter
and
Felder
Summary:
Municipal elections
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-10, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF MUNICIPAL PRIMARY, GENERAL, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL SUCH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS BE CONDUCTED USING THE VOTING SYSTEM APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-40, RELATING TO TERMS OF OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERMS OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN COMMENCE THE MONDAY FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-50, RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL WARD LINES AND TIME FOR MUNICIPAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REQUIRE THAT MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTIONS BE HELD ON ONE OF CERTAIN ENUMERATED DATES, PROHIBIT THE TERMS OF INCUMBENT COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM BEING EXTENDED WHEN A NEW TIME FOR MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTIONS IS ESTABLISHED, AND REQUIRE MUNICIPAL SPECIAL ELECTIONS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR WITHIN CERTAIN TIME FRAMES OF THE MUNICIPALITY'S GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS THE GENERAL ELECTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-100, RELATING TO FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSIONS, SO AS TO EXTEND THE TIME FRAME BY WHICH A MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION MUST MEET AND DECLARE THE RESULTS FOLLOWING AN ELECTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-120, RELATING TO VOTE COUNTING IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TIME WHEN NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS MAY BE QUALIFIED AND THEIR TERMS COMMENCE TO THE MONDAY AFTER CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-145, RELATING TO TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS TO CONDUCT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FOR MUNICIPALITIES THAT ELECT TO TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
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01/18/23
House
Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 15
)
01/18/23
House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (
House Journal-page 15
)
01/26/23
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
04/19/23
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder
04/19/23
House
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (
House Journal-page 24
)
04/21/23
Scrivener's error corrected
04/26/23
House
Amended (
House Journal-page 31
)
04/26/23
House
Read second time (
House Journal-page 31
)
04/26/23
House
Roll call
Yeas-111 Nays-0
(
House Journal-page 32
)
04/27/23
House
Read third time and sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 7
)
04/27/23
Senate
Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 6
)
04/27/23
Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (
Senate Journal-page 6
)
10/12/23
Senate
Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Malloy, Garrett, Kimbrell
05/01/24
Senate
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (
Senate Journal-page 6
)
05/08/24
Senate
Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 98
)
05/09/24
Senate
Amended (
Senate Journal-page 86
)
05/09/24
Senate
Read third time and returned to House with amendments (
Senate Journal-page 86
)
05/09/24
Senate
Roll call
Ayes-38 Nays-4
(
Senate Journal-page 86
)
06/10/24
Scrivener's error corrected
Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299,
mail@masc.sc