Murrell Smith
- Republican
- Representative
- District 67
Primary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-120, RELATING TO VOTE COUNTING IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE PROVIDING THAT INCUMBENTS HOLD OVER PENDING FINAL DETERMINATION OF ANY CONTESTS FILED; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-140, RELATING TO APPEALS FROM DECISIONS REGARDING MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONTESTS, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE PROVIDING THAT A NOTICE OF APPEAL ACTS AS A STAY OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT APPEALS ARE TO BE GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY OF CONSIDERATION BY THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler
Read second time
Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Murphy, Brewer, Gatch
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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| 11/16/2023 | HTML |
| 02/28/2024 | HTML |
| 02/28/2024-A | HTML |
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