2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H3518: Election Official Protection Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "election Official Protection Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 25, Title 7 So As To Establish Offenses For Certain Acts Or Conduct Against An Election Official, To Provide Certain Protections For The Personal Information Of Election Officials From Public Dissemination, To Prohibit Unauthorized Access To, Or Tampering With, Components Of Election-related Systems, And To Authorize The Attorney General Or An Election Official To Bring A Civil Action To Prevent Or Restrain Violations Of This Article, Among Other Things; And By Repealing Section 7-13-1920 Relating To Tampering With Voting Machines.

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Bill History

12/5/2024
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/5/2024
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(12/5/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text12/5/202416.7 KB