A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-5-200 SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROVIDE THAT ONLY ELECTORS REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED WITH A CERTIFIED POLITICAL PARTY OR AS UNAFFILIATED FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME MAY PARTICIPATE IN A PARTISAN PRIMARY OR ADVISORY REFERENDUM HELD BY THAT PARTY, AND TO ESTABLISH PROCESSES BY WHICH ELECTORS REGISTER OR BECOME REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED WITH A POLITICAL PARTY; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 7-5-170 AND 7-5-185, BOTH RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION, BOTH SO AS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING AN APPLICANT'S POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-15, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN AS A CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO SHORTEN THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD, TO REQUIRE ALL CANDIDATES FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY IN THIS STATE TO PAY A FILING FEE, AND TO AUTHORIZE POLITICAL PARTIES TO CHARGE A CERTIFICATION FEE TO ALL CANDIDATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-210, RELATING TO FILING OF PARTY PLEDGES BY CANDIDATES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE BY WHICH A PARTY PLEDGE MUST BE FILED; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-40, RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF NAMES BY A POLITICAL PARTY TO BE PLACED ON PRIMARY BALLOTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY PERSONS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A POLITICAL PARTY'S RECENT STATEWIDE PRIMARIES AND ARE REGISTERED AS AFFILIATED WITH THE PARTY FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT FOR THAT PARTY'S PARTISAN PRIMARY UNLESS THE PARTY HAS TAKEN ACTION TO WAIVE THESE REQUIREMENTS.

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Actions Timeline

1. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: J.E.Johnson

   1/29/2026House

2. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Hager, Willis, Brittain, Pope, Holman, Ligon, Wooten, Bailey, Hardee, McGinnis, Bustos, Montgomery, T.Moore, Lawson, Long, Hixon, Schuessler, Forrest

   1/21/2026House

3. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Hartnett, C.Mitchell, Oremus, Hartz, Whitmire, Duncan, Haddon

   1/20/2026House

4. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Terribile

   1/15/2026House

5. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley, Beach, Kilmartin, White

   1/13/2026House

6. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, J.E.Johnson

   3/11/2025House

7. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler

   3/10/2025House

8. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan

   3/5/2025House

9. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon

   3/4/2025House

10. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whitmire, Burns, Terribile

    2/6/2025House

11. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.J.Cox, Guest

    2/5/2025House

12. Scrivener's error corrected

    2/5/2025legislature

13. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Montgomery, Hardee, Wickensimer, Beach, White, Erickson, Bradley, C.Mitchell

    2/4/2025House

14. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bustos, Hixon, Hartz, Oremus

    1/30/2025House

15. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson, Hager, Crawford, Bailey, Gagnon, Hartnett, McGinnis, M.M.Smith, Haddon, Neese, Teeple, Forrest, Willis, Rankin, Holman, McCravy, Gibson, Brittain, Guffey, Sessions, B.L.Cox

    1/29/2025House

16. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin

    1/28/2025House

17. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing

    1/16/2025House

18. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis

    1/15/2025House

19. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    1/14/2025House

20. Introduced and read first time

    1/14/2025House

21. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    12/12/2024House

22. Prefiled

    12/12/2024House

Bill Text

• Introduced

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