South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 257 — Extension of time for voting

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

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  • In Committee

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  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR VOTING IF A POLLING PLACE EXPERIENCES A DELAY OR INTERRUPTION OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES.

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2025-2026 Bill 257 Text of Previous Version (Jan.
22, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 257Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR VOTING IF A POLLING PLACE EXPERIENCES A DELAY OR INTERRUPTION OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Chapter 13, Title 7 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 7-13-65.
If at any polling place the opening of polls is delayed by more than fifteen minutes beyond the time specified in Section 7-13-25 for early voting or Section 70-13-60 for election day voting, or if voting at a polling place is interrupted for more than fifteen minutes after opening, then the county board of voter registration and elections must extend the closing time by a number of minutes equal to the duration of the delay or interruption.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Introduced and read first time

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Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (168)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 257 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR VOTING IF A POLLING PLACE EXPERIENCES A DELAY OR INTERRUPTION OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN MINUTES.
Who sponsors S 257?
S 257 is sponsored by Senator Ed Sutton and Senator Tameika Isaac Devine.
What is the current status of S 257?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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