2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H3589: Ranked choice voting

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-13-200 So As To Establish The Instant Runoff Method Of Conducting Certain Local Elections; By Amending Section 5-15-20, Relating To Methods Of Election For Municipal Councils, So As To Allow For Multiple Member Election Districts; By Amending Section 5-15-60, Relating To Methods For Nominating Candidates For And Determining Results Of Nonpartisan Municipal Elections, So As To Add The Instant Runoff Method; And By Amending Section 7-17-610, Relating To The Method For Determining Which Candidates Have Received A Majority Vote For A Particular Office, So As To Clarify Its Application To Elections Under The Instant Runoff Voting Method.

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Bill History

12/12/2024
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/12/2024
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
1/28/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Scrivener's error corrected

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Democrat: 2
Republican: 1

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/202519.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/12/202419.5 KB