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Beaufort County elections office highlights state bills on citizenship verification, precinct lines and primary rules
Summary
Director Jean Felix briefed the board on multiple state bills — including proposals that would require proof of citizenship for new registrants (S128), change precinct lines (H5089) and alter primary rules — and recommended the board form a legislative affairs committee to track potential impacts.
At the Feb. 25 meeting the Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration and Elections heard a legislative update from Director Jean Felix identifying several bills in the South Carolina Legislature that could affect local election administration.
Felix told the board she is tracking Senate Bill 880 and several House bills, and said that one pending measure (referred to in the transcript as “S128”) would amend voter registration to require proof of citizenship for people who register in the future. "S128 voter registration is to amend it so that people would have to provide evidence and proof of their citizenship," Felix said, adding that the proposal is still in…
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