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SC H3459
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Weston Newton
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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