H4935: SAVE Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "secure, Accurate, And Verifiable Elections Act" By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To Require The Use Of Paper Poll Books Only At Voting Locations Throughout The State; By Adding Section 7-13-870 So As To Require That All Votes Cast In A Statewide Primary, General, Or Special Election Be On Hand-marked, Paper Ballots And Printed On Secure Paper, And To Require That All Ballots Be Counted In View Of The Public; By Adding Section 7-13-880 So As To Require The Use Of Chain Of Custody Documentation For All Election-related Materials And The Maintenance Of Chain Of Custody Records For A Certain Period Of Time After An Election; By Amending Section 7-15-320, Relating To Persons Qualified To Vote By Absentee Ballot, So As To Delete References To Early Voting, And To Delete The Provision Allowing Persons Sixty-five Years Of Age Or Older To Vote By Absentee Ballot; And By Amending Section 53-5-10, Relating To The Enumeration Of Legal Holidays, So As To Establish General Election Day As A State Holiday.