COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A House bill requiring counties to use a uniform voting machine system is headed to the Senate floor.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill Tuesday. It will give counties a choice of several types of electronic voting systems that would be paid for with federal money.

Under the Help America Vote Act, $3.9 billion in federal money goes to states to update voting systems or improve voter education and poll worker training. South Carolina must match 5 percent of the federal funds during the next three years to receive the money.

The committee also agreed that the state's purchase of those systems would be subject to competitive bidding.