S 875

Abstract

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-1180 SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS TO CONDUCT HAND COUNT POSTELECTION AUDITS OF ALL VOTES CAST WITHIN A MINIMUM NUMBER OF RANDOMLY SELECTED PRECINCTS; BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-1510 SO AS TO REQUIRE COUNTY BOARDS OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS TO PUBLISH BALLOT TABULATION REPORTS DETAILING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TIMESTAMPS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH BALLOT CAST; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-3-20, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE SECURITY ASSESSMENTS OF THE VOTING SYSTEM AND OTHER ELECTION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING SECURITY AUDITS CONDUCTED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY VENDORS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-5-186, RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASE, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE SHARING OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OR DATA WITH THIRD-PARTY NONPROFIT GROUPS OR PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.