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Absentee ballot provisions for June 2020 primary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-35, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NOTICE OF GENERAL, MUNICIPAL, SPECIAL, AND PRIMARY ELECTIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE NOTICE TO STATE THAT THE PROCESS OF EXAMINING THE RETURN-ADDRESSED ENVELOPES CONTAINING THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE CALENDAR DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ELECTION DAY; TO AMEND SECTION 7-15-420, RELATING TO THE RECEIPT, TABULATION, AND REPORTING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCESS OF EXAMINING THE RETURN-ADDRESSED ENVELOPES THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS MAY BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE CALENDAR DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ELECTION DAY; TO AMEND SECTION 7-15-470, RELATING TO ABSENTEE BALLOTS OTHER THAN PAPER BALLOTS, SO AS TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO OBTAIN THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION CERTIFICATION BEFORE USING A NONPAPER-BASED VOTING MACHINE OR VOTING SYSTEM FOR IN-PERSON ABSENTEE VOTING; TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO IMPLEMENT A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO ITS ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES TO ALLOW FOR CHALLENGES TO ABSENTEE VOTES CAST USING THE MACHINES IN AN EQUIVALENT MANNER TO CHALLENGES TO ABSENTEE VOTES CAST ON ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES IN THE 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 7-15-330, RELATING TO THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND APPLICATIONS IN PERSON, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS TO KEEP A RECORD OF THE DATE AND METHOD UPON WHICH THE ABSENTEE BALLOT IS RETURNED; TO AMEND SECTION 7-15-440, RELATING TO THE LIST OF PERSONS ISSUED AND WHO MAY CAST ABSENTEE BALLOTS, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT THE LIST IS IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION 7-15-330; BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-825 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND EACH COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS MUST POST THE REQUIREMENTS TO CHALLENGE A BALLOT IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICES AND WEBSITES; TO REPEAL CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS OF SECTION 1 OF THE ACT ON DECEMBER 31, 2021; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR MUST BE PERMITTED TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT IN AN ELECTION IF THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE OR POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED IN AN AREA SUBJECT TO A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR AND THERE ARE FEWER THAN FORTY-SIX DAYS REMAINING UNTIL THE DATE OF THE ELECTION AND PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION EXPIRES ON JULY 1, 2020. - ratified title

us/states/sc

South Carolina General Assembly

2019-2020

S 635

South Carolina S 635 (2019-2020)

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enacted

Young

2019-03-12

2020-05-14

openstates

ocd-bill/0e725e61-174a-478b-a31f-a38062b4b974

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=635&session=123&summary=B

4258a7b39f26ad60885596a102468a140b511a4949f7fa8d82fb05eb471936da

2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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South Carolina S 635 (2019-2020) — Absentee ballot provisions for June 2020 primary

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Filed (filed) — source
2/27/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3/11/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3/12/2019 (committee substitute) — source
3/4/2020 (committee substitute) — source
4/24/2019 (committee substitute) — source
5/12/2020 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Grant Free Conference Powers — 97–15 (pass) · lower
2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper
to adopt the free conference report — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Adopt Free Conference Report — 108–0 (pass) · lower
to adopt — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Concur in Senate Amendments — 10–106 (fail) · lower
Passage of Bill — 106–2 (pass) · lower

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2019-03-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
2019-03-12 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
2019-04-24 Committee report: Favorable Transportation committee-passage-favorable
2019-05-07 Read second time reading-2
2019-05-07 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2019-05-08 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
2019-05-08 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
2019-05-08 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
2020-02-27 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
2020-03-04 Amended amendment-passage
2020-03-04 Read second time reading-2
2020-03-04 Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-2
2020-03-05 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
2020-03-11 House amendment amended amendment-amendment
2020-03-11 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
2020-03-11 Returned to House with amendments
2020-05-12 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
2020-05-12 Roll call Yeas-10 Nays-106
2020-05-12 Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Campsen, Hutto, and Massey
2020-05-12 Conference committee appointed Simrill, Clary, Rutherford
2020-05-12 Free conference powers granted
2020-05-12 Free conference committee appointed Campsen, Hutto, Massey
2020-05-12 Free conference report received and adopted
2020-05-12 Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
2020-05-12 Free conference powers granted
2020-05-12 Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-15
2020-05-12 Free conference committee appointed Simrill, Clary, Rutherford
2020-05-12 Free conference report adopted
2020-05-12 Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
2020-05-12 Ordered enrolled for ratification
2020-05-12 Ratified R 138
2020-05-13 Signed By Governor executive-signature
2020-05-14 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
2020-05-14 Act No. 133

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0e725e61-174a-478b-a31f-a38062b4b974. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).

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