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type: "Bill"
title: "Certificates of Ascertainment of Appointment of Electors"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-19-70, RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF ASCERTAINMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO TRANSMIT TO THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES A CERTIFICATE OF ASCERTAINMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS AT LEAST SIX DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING OF THE ELECTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-19-90, RELATING TO THE MEETING OF ELECTORS, SO AS TO REVISE THE TIME FIXED FOR THE MEETING; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-19-100, RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF CERTIFICATES OF ASCERTAINMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS, SO AS TO REVISE THE MANNER OF DISPOSITION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 405"
citation: "South Carolina S 405 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Garrett", "Kimbrell"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df0d3daa-0169-4f01-8406-edb8ed1d2f57"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=405&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "d6cd00c19dd6270dfb0bef413d26e00b2b941b27c98933f1be014272f654efd4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina S 405 (2023-2024) — Certificates of Ascertainment of Appointment of Electors
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-19-70, RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF ASCERTAINMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO TRANSMIT TO THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES A CERTIFICATE OF ASCERTAINMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS AT LEAST SIX DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING OF THE ELECTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-19-90, RELATING TO THE MEETING OF ELECTORS, SO AS TO REVISE THE TIME FIXED FOR THE MEETING; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-19-100, RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF CERTIFICATES OF ASCERTAINMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTORS, SO AS TO REVISE THE MANNER OF DISPOSITION. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/405.htm)
2. **2/22/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/405_20230222.htm)
3. **2/27/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/405_20230227.htm)
4. **5/4/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/405_20230504.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Campsen — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-18** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Malloy, Garrett, Kimbrell
- **2023-02-22** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-27** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-03-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2023-03-02** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2023-05-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2023-05-05** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Ratified R 34
- **2023-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26** Effective date 05/16/23
- **2023-05-26** Act No. 27
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df0d3daa-0169-4f01-8406-edb8ed1d2f57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).