H3643

Voter registration, party affiliation

Introduced·1/14/25

South Carolina H3643 amends voter registration and candidate filing requirements, including political party affiliation and unaffiliated status.

South Carolina H3643 amends voter registration and candidate filing requirements. It mandates that only electors registered as affiliated with a certified political party or as unaffiliated may participate in a party's primary or advisory referendum. The bill requires candidates to file statements of intention and party pledges by specific deadlines. It also mandates that candidates pay filing fees and allows political parties to charge certification fees. The act includes provisions for changing voter registration status and establishes a voter education program.

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Where it stands

Current
Judiciary Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Jan 21

12:00 PM

House Judiciary Constitutional Laws Subcommittee on 38, 3310, 3643, 4669

History

Jan 29

House

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

Jan 21

House

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

Jan 20

House

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