republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/h-5305.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Absentee ballots	AN ACT TO ESTABLISH COVID-19 VOTING-RELATED PROCEDURES FOR THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION; TO AUTHORIZE ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS RESIDING OR VOTING IN AN AREA SUBJECT TO A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY; TO ESTABLISH A TIMELINE FOR THE RECEIPT OF COMPLETED ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS; TO DELINEATE HOW QUALIFIED ELECTORS MAY SUBMIT COMPLETED ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS; TO ESTABLISH A START DATE FOR IN-OFFICE ABSENTEE VOTING; TO ESTABLISH A TIMELINE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF RETURN-ADDRESSED ENVELOPES AND THE TABULATION OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS; TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN INFORMATION BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 7-13-35; TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 DURING THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A VOTER EDUCATION PROGRAM; AND TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL APPLY ONLY TO THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PROCESSES NECESSARY TO FINALIZE THE RESULTS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	H 5305	South Carolina H 5305 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	B. Newton Lucas Norrell Yow	6	21	4	2020-02-27	2020-09-23	openstates	ocd-bill/17c6ed92-0be3-4098-9903-06b9dc6678f3	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5305&session=123&summary=B	66325eb7f1a1747e0e8af2e5962ca7db0975f6750a6ab2c3368d9d5af2a278e3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 5305 (2019-2020) — Absentee ballots

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH COVID-19 VOTING-RELATED PROCEDURES FOR THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION; TO AUTHORIZE ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS RESIDING OR VOTING IN AN AREA SUBJECT TO A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY; TO ESTABLISH A TIMELINE FOR THE RECEIPT OF COMPLETED ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS; TO DELINEATE HOW QUALIFIED ELECTORS MAY SUBMIT COMPLETED ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS; TO ESTABLISH A START DATE FOR IN-OFFICE ABSENTEE VOTING; TO ESTABLISH A TIMELINE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF RETURN-ADDRESSED ENVELOPES AND THE TABULATION OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS; TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN INFORMATION BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 7-13-35; TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 DURING THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A VOTER EDUCATION PROGRAM; AND TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL APPLY ONLY TO THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PROCESSES NECESSARY TO FINALIZE THE RESULTS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/27/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/12/2020 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/3/2020 (committee substitute) — source
5. 9/2/2020 (committee substitute) — source
6. 9/3/2020 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 105–0 (pass) · lower
• Table Amendment 2a — 73–45 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 115–1 (pass) · lower
• Table Amendment 1a — 76–43 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Lucas — primary (person)
• Norrell — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-02-27 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2020-02-27 Referred to Lancaster Delegation
• 2020-03-03 Delegation report: Favorable Lancaster Delegation
• 2020-03-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-03-04 Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
• 2020-03-05 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2020-03-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2020-03-10 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2020-03-12 Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
• 2020-09-02 Amended amendment-passage
• 2020-09-02 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-09-02 Roll call Ayes-xxx Nays-xxx
• 2020-09-02 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2020-09-03 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2020-09-03 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2020-09-15 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2020-09-15 Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-1
• 2020-09-16 Ratified R 149
• 2020-09-16 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2020-09-23 Effective date 09/16/2020
• 2020-09-23 Act No. 143

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/17c6ed92-0be3-4098-9903-06b9dc6678f3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).