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SC H3459

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Weston Newton

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires third-party voter registration organizations to register with the State Election Commission before conducting voter registration drives and submit collected applications within 10 days; violations carry fines up to $500-$1,000

  • Mandates voter registration applicants provide their South Carolina driver's license or state ID number, or Social Security number if they lack state-issued ID

  • Requires clerks of court and magistrates to submit quarterly reports to the State Election Commission identifying individuals who indicated on juror summonses they are not U.S. citizens

  • Increases the penalty for false swearing on voter registration applications from a misdemeanor (up to 3 years imprisonment) to a felony (up to 5 years imprisonment)

  • Creates a new felony offense for knowingly filling out information on another person's voter registration application without their knowledge, punishable by fines of $1,000-$5,000 and up to 5 years imprisonment

Legislative Description

Voter registration

Last Action

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

1/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary12/5/2024

Full Bill Text

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