Bill Commons

SC H 3589

in committee

Ranked choice voting

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Follow this bill’s action updates (Atom)

Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.

Quick answers

Did SC H 3589 pass?

Not yet. SC H 3589 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-02-05): Scrivener's error corrected

What is SC H 3589 about?

A BILL TO 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.

Who sponsors SC H 3589?

J.L. Johnson, Collins, Wetmore are the primary sponsors of SC H 3589.

Description

A BILL TO 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.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-02-05 — Scrivener's error corrected
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • J.L. Johnsonprimary
  • Collinsprimary
  • Wetmoreprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-05

    Scrivener's error corrected

  2. 2025-01-29

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore

  3. 2025-01-28

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins

  4. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  6. 2024-12-12

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  7. 2024-12-12

    Prefiled

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3589&session=126&summary=B

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:32:06.227230Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:

Bulk imports for this sessionSession dates and activity

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=SC&identifier=H 3589. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.