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South Carolina Code of Laws
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Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7
Polling Precincts and Voting Places
ARTICLE 1
Location of Precincts and Voting Places
SECTION 7-7-10.Voting precincts established.
For the purpose of holding any general, primary, or special election in this State, the voting precincts and voting places in the several counties of the State shall be designated, fixed, and established by the General Assembly. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a county board of voter registration and elections from establishing multiple polling places within a precinct, provided that voters are assigned to these polling places alphabetically or geographically as determined by the county board of voter registration and elections and approved by a majority of that county's legislative delegation. A voter must be notified in writing of his transfer to a new polling place and the location of the new polling place.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-153; 1952 Code Section 23-153; 1950 (46) 2414; 1976 Act No. 503 Section 1; 2000 Act No. 365, Section 1, eff June 14, 2000.
SECTION 7-7-15.Notice of change in polling place.
When a polling place established by statute or ordinance or by an entity allowed by law to establish polling places is changed the entity charged with conducting elections at the polling place shall post at the time of the first election held after the change a notice on or next to the door of the entrance of the previous polling place stating in printing with letters large enough to be read easily by a person with normal vision from a distance of at least twenty feet the location of the new polling place and the address and telephone number of the entity in charge of the conduct of the election.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 378, eff March 14, 1988.
SECTION 7-7-30.Designation of voting precincts in Abbeville County.
(A) In Abbeville County there are the following voting precincts:
Abbeville No. 1
Abbeville No. 2
Abbeville No. 3
Abbeville No. 4
Antreville
Broadmouth
Calhoun Falls
Cold Springs
Donalds
Due West
Hall's Store
Keowee
Lowndesville
Lebanon
Smithville
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts identified in subsection (A) are as shown on map document P-01-19 and filed with the clerk of court of the county and the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
(C) The polling places for the voting precincts in Abbeville County must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Abbeville County with the approval of a majority of the Abbeville County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-154; 1952 Code Section 23-154; 1950 (46) 2414; 1956 (49) 1797; 1977 Act No. 188 Section 1; 1989 Act No. 22, Section 1, eff March 12, 1989; 1993 Act No. 24, Section 1, eff April 23, 1993; 1995 Act No. 130, Section 1, eff (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 2017 Act No. 83 (H.4179), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017; 2019 Act No. 12 (H.3987), Section 1, eff March 20, 2019.
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 12, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-01-19" for "document P-01-17".
SECTION 7-7-40.Designation of voting precincts in Aiken County.
(A) In Aiken County there are the following voting precincts:
Aiken No. 1
Aiken No. 2
Aiken No. 3
Aiken No. 4
Aiken No. 5
Aiken No. 6
Aiken No. 47
Anderson Pond No. 69
Ascauga Lake
Ascauga Lake No. 84
Bath
Beech Island
Belvedere No. 9
Belvedere No. 44
Belvedere No. 62
Belvedere No. 74
Breezy Hill
Breezy No. 87
Carolina Heights
Cedar Creek No. 64
China Springs
Clearwater
College Acres
Community No. 86
Couchton
Creek No. 85
Eureka
Fox Creek No. 58
Fox Creek No. 73
Gem Lakes No. 60
Gem Lakes No. 77
Gloverville
Graniteville
Hammond
Hammond No. 81
New Holland
Hitchcock No. 66
Hollow Creek
Jackson
Langley
Levels No. 52
Levels No. 72
Levels No. 83
Lynwood
Midland Valley No. 51
Midland Valley No. 71
Midlands No. 88
Millbrook
Misty Lakes
Monetta
Montmorenci No. 22
Montmorenci No. 78
New Ellenton
North Augusta No. 25
North Augusta No. 26
North Augusta No. 27
North Augusta No. 28
North Augusta No. 29
North Augusta No. 54
North Augusta No. 55
North Augusta No. 67
North Augusta No. 68
North Augusta No. 80
Oak Grove
Perry
Redds Branch
Salley
Sandstone No. 70
Sandstone No. 79
Shaws Fork
Shiloh
Silver Bluff
Six Points No. 35
Six Points No. 46
Sleepy Hollow No. 65
South Aiken No. 75
South Aiken No. 76
South Creek No. 89
Tabernacle
Talatha
Pine Forest
Vaucluse
Wagener
Ward
Warrenville
White Pond
Willow Springs
Windsor
Windsor No. 82
(B) Precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) of this section are as shown on the official map on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-03-24 and as shown on certified copies of the official map provided by the office to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Aiken County.
(C) Polling places for the precincts provided in subsection (A) of this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Aiken County with the approval of a majority of the county legislative delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-155; 1952 Code Section 23-155; 1950 (46) 2414; 1954 (48) 1839; 1956 (49) 2070, 2099; 1957 (50) 578; 1967 (55) 401; 1968 (55) 2633; 1969 (56) 348; 1971 (57) 988, 2045; 1977 Act No. 236 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 637 Section 1, became law without signature of Governor; 1979 Act No. 138 Section 1, eff June 4, 1979; 1980 Act No. 510, eff June 11, 1980; 1994 Act No. 285, Section 1, eff March 1, 1994; 2000 Act No. 243, Sections 1 and 2, eff March 29, 2000; 2001 Act No. 87, Section 1, eff August 10, 2001; 2004 Act No. 212, Section 1, eff April 22, 2004; 2006 Act No. 247, Section 1, eff March 15, 2006; 2010 Act No. 136, Section 1, eff March 30, 2010; 2014 Act No. 130 (H.4475), Section 1, eff March 4, 2014; 2015 Act No. 13 (S.588), Section 1, eff May 7, 2015; 2016 Act No. 139 (S.937), Section 1, eff March 14, 2016; 2022 Act No. 153 (S.1060), Section 1, eff May 13, 2022; 2024 Act No. 115 (S.801), Section 2, eff March 1, 2024.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 153, Section 2, provides as follows:
"SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to the 2022 General Election."
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 153, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Community No. 86" and "Creek No. 85"; and in (B), substituted "P-03-22" for "P-03-16".
2024 Act No. 115, Section 2, in (A), inserted "Breezy No. 87", "Midlands No. 88", and "South Creek No. 89"; and in (B), deleted "prepared by and" following "official map", substituted "P-03-24" for "P-03-22", and deleted "State Election Commission and the" following "office to the".
SECTION 7-7-50.Designation of voting precincts in Allendale County.
(A) In Allendale County there are the following voting precincts:
Allendale No. 1
Allendale No. 2
Fairfax No. 1
Fairfax No. 2
Martin
Sycamore
Ulmer
Woods.
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on maps on file with the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Allendale County as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-05-12.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-156; 1952 Code Section 23-156; 1950 (46) 2414; 1966 (54) 2185; 1971 (57) 237; 1977 Act No. 241 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 630, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1984 Act No. 310, eff March 22, 1984; 2004 Act No. 199, Section 1, eff April 22, 2004; 2012 Act No. 132, Section 1, eff March 13, 2012.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-55.Establishment of polling places in Allendale County.
The polling places for the precincts provided in Section 7-7-50 must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Allendale County subject to the approval of the majority of the Allendale County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 15 Section 1, eff April 13, 1987; 1998 Act No. 318, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 28, 1998).
SECTION 7-7-80.Designation of voting precincts in Anderson County.
(A) In Anderson County there are the following voting precincts:
Appleton-Equinox
Barker's Creek-McAdams
Belton
Belton Annex
Bishop's Branch
Bowling Green
Broadview
Broadway
Brushy Creek
Cedar Grove
Center Rock
Centerville Station A
Centerville Station B
Chiquola Mill
Concrete
Cox's Creek
Craytonville
Denver-Sandy Springs
Edgewood Station A
Edgewood Station B
Five Forks
Flat Rock
Fork No. 1
Fork No. 2
Friendship
Glenview
Gluck Mill
Green Pond Station A
Hall
Hammond School
Hammond Annex
High Point
Homeland Park
Honea Path
Hopewell
Hunt Meadows
Iva
Jackson Mill
LaFrance
Lakeside
Melton
Mount Tabor
Mountain Creek
Mt. Airy
Neal's Creek
North Pointe
Pelzer
Pendleton
Piedmont
Piercetown
Powdersville
Rock Mill
Rock Spring
Shirley's Store
Simpsonville
South Fant
Starr
Three and Twenty
Toney Creek
Town Creek
Townville
Varennes
West Pelzer
West Savannah
White Plains
Williamston
Williamston Mill
Wright's School
Anderson 1/1
Anderson 1/2
Anderson 2/1
Anderson 2/2
Anderson 3/1
Anderson 3/2
Anderson 4/1
Anderson 4/2
Anderson 5/B
Anderson 6/1
Anderson 6/2
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in Anderson County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-07-19 and as shown on official copies furnished to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Anderson County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Anderson County subject to the approval of the majority of the Anderson County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Sections 23-157, 23-157.1; 1952 Code Section 23-157; 1950 (46) 2414; 1958 (50) 1715; 1964 (53) 2210; 1966 (54) 2066; 1967 (55) 1018; 1972 (57) 2349; 1977 Act No. 230 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 425 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 472 Section 1; 1982 Act No. 342, Sections 2-4, eff April 19, 1982; 1983 Act No. 69, Section 1, eff May 26, 1983; 1984 Act No. 296, eff March 1, 1984; 1986 Act No. 310 Section 1, eff February 4, 1986; 1988 Act No. 293, eff January 14, 1988; 1996 Act No. 309, Section 1, eff September 1, 1996; 1998 Act No. 288, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 8, 1998); 2000 Act No. 280, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 23, 2000); 2000 Act No. 291, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 23, 2000); 2004 Act No. 211, Section 1, eff April 22, 2004; 2006 Act No. 226, Section 1, eff February 3, 2006; 2008 Act No. 217, Section 1, eff May 13, 2008; 2012 Act No. 182, Section 1, eff May 25, 2012; 2014 Act No. 124 (S.689), Section 1, eff March 4, 2014; 2019 Act No. 7 (S.428), Section 1, eff March 20, 2019.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 7, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Grove School" following "Green Pond Station A", inserted "South Fant" following "Simpsonville", deleted "Anderson 5/A" following "Anderson 4/2"; and in (B), substituted "document P-07-19" for "document P-07-14".
SECTION 7-7-90.Designation of voting precincts in Bamberg County.
(A) In Bamberg County the voting precincts are as follows:
Colston
East Denmark
Edisto
Ehrhardt
Govan
Hightower's Mill
Hunter's Chapel
Kearse
Little Swamp
North Bamberg
Olar
South Bamberg
West Denmark.
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
(C) The polling places for the precincts in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Bamberg County with the approval of a majority of the Bamberg County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-158; 1952 Code Section 23-158; 1950 (46) 2414; 1977 Act No. 170 Section 1; 1998 Act No. 310, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 28, 1998); 2006 Act No. 236, Section 1, eff February 17, 2006.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-100.Designation of voting precincts in Barnwell County.
(A) In Barnwell County there shall be voting precincts as follows: Barnwell No. 1; Barnwell No. 2; Barnwell No. 3; Barnwell No. 4; Blackville No. 1; Blackville No. 2; Elko; Friendship; Kline; Healing Springs; Hilda; Snelling; Williston No. 1; Williston No. 2; and Williston No. 3.
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as P-11-04 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Barnwell County.
(C) Except as otherwise provided below, the polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Barnwell County with the approval of a majority of the Barnwell County Legislative Delegation:
(1) The voting place for Barnwell No. 1, Barnwell No. 2, Barnwell No. 3, and Barnwell No. 4 shall be the Barnwell National Guard Armory.
(2) The voting place for Blackville No. 1, Blackville No. 2, and Healing Springs shall be the Blackville Community Center.
(3) The voting place for Williston No. 1, Williston No. 2, and Williston No. 3 shall be the Williston Town Hall.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-159; 1952 Code Section 23-159; 1950 (46) 2414; 1965 (54) 37; 1966 (54) 2783; 1967 (55) 139; 1977 Act No. 171 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 499, became law without signature of Governor; 1998 Act No. 378, Section 2, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 11, 1998); 2001 Act No. 86, Section 1, eff August 10, 2001; 2004 Act No. 219, Section 1, eff April 29, 2004; 2024 Act No. 123 (S.971), Section 1, eff May 13, 2024.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2024 Act No. 123, Section 1, in (A), deleted the second sentence; in (B), deleted "prepared by and" following "as shown on the official map" and "State Election Commission and the" following "official map provided to the"; and in (C), substituted "Except as otherwise provided below, the" for "The", added (1) to (3), and made a nonsubstantive change.
SECTION 7-7-110.Designation of voting precincts in Beaufort County.
(A) In Beaufort County there are the following voting precincts:
Beaufort 1
Beaufort 2
Beaufort 3
Belfair 1
Belfair 2
Bluffton 1A
Bluffton 1B
Bluffton 1C
Bluffton 1D
Bluffton 2A
Bluffton 2B
Bluffton 2C
Bluffton 2D
Bluffton 2E
Bluffton 3
Bluffton 4A
Bluffton 4B
Bluffton 4C
Bluffton 4D
Bluffton 4E
Bluffton 5A
Bluffton 5B
Bluffton 5C
Bluffton 5D
Bluffton 5E
Bluffton 6A
Bluffton 6B
Bluffton 7A
Buckwalter 1
Buckwalter 2
Burton 1A
Burton 1B
Burton 1C
Burton 1D
Burton 2A
Burton 2B
Burton 2C
Burton 2D
Burton 3A
Burton 3B
Burton 4
Burton 5A
Burton 5B
Chechessee 1
Chechessee 2
Chechessee 3
Dale Lobeco
Daufuskie
Hilton Head 1A
Hilton Head 1B
Hilton Head 2A
Hilton Head 2B
Hilton Head 2C
Hilton Head 2D
Hilton Head 2E
Hilton Head 3
Hilton Head 4A
Hilton Head 4B
Hilton Head 4C
Hilton Head 4D
Hilton Head 5A
Hilton Head 5B
Hilton Head 5C
Hilton Head 6
Hilton Head 7A
Hilton Head 7B
Hilton Head 7C
Hilton Head 8
Hilton Head 9A
Hilton Head 9B
Hilton Head 9C
Hilton Head 9D
Hilton Head 10
Hilton Head 11
Hilton Head 12
Hilton Head 13
Hilton Head 14
Hilton Head 15A
Hilton Head 15B
Ladys Island 1A
Ladys Island 1B
Ladys Island 2A
Ladys Island 2B
Ladys Island 2C
Ladys Island 3A
Ladys Island 3B
Ladys Island 3C
Ladys Island 4A
Ladys Island 4B
Ladys Island 4C
Moss Creek
Mossy Oaks 1A
Mossy Oaks 1B
Mossy Oaks 2
New River 1
New River 2
Palmetto Bluff
Port Royal 1
Port Royal 2
Pritchardville 1
Riverbend
Rose Hill 1
Rose Hill 2
Sandy Pointe
Seabrook 1
Seabrook 2
Seabrook 3
Sheldon 1
Sheldon 2
Spanish Wells
St. Helena 1A
St. Helena 1B
St. Helena 1C
St. Helena 2A
St. Helena 2B
St. Helena 2C
Sun City 1
Sun City 2
Sun City 3
Sun City 4
Sun City 5
Sun City 6
Sun City 7
Sun City 8
Sun City 9
Sun City 10
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-13-24 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County subject to the approval of a majority of the Beaufort County Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-160; 1952 Code Section 23-160; 1950 (46) 2414; 1960 (51) 2006; 1965 (54) 499; 1969 (56) 886; 1971 (57) 2031; 1976 Act No. 714 Sections 1-3; 1977 Act No. 194 Section 1; 1979 Act No. 193 Sections 1, 2, eff July 2, 1979; 1985 Act No. 89, eff May 13, 1985; 1987 Act No. 162 Section 1, eff June 8, 1987; 1990 Act No. 606, Section 1, eff June 25, 1990; 1996 Act No. 245, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on March 5, 1996); 1998 Act No. 264, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on February 24, 1998); 2000 Act No. 241, Section 1, eff March 29, 2000; 2002 Act No. 177, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on March 6, 2002); 2007 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff March 27, 2007, applicable to elections conducted after July 15, 2007; 2012 Act No. 232, Section 1, eff June 18, 2012; 2014 Act No. 131 (H.4497), Section 1, eff March 4, 2014; 2020 Act No. 122 (S.919), Section 1, eff March 15, 2020; 2023 Act No. 82 (H.4217), Section 1, eff January 1, 2024; 2024 Act No. 155 (H.5079), Section 1, eff May 13, 2024.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2020 Act No. 122, Section 1, in (A), inserted "New River" and "Palmetto Bluff" following "Mossy Oaks 2" and "Sandy Pointe" following "Rose Hill"; and in (B), substituted "document P-13-19" for "document P-13-14" and "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "Office of Research and Statistics".
2023 Act No. 82, Section 1, rewrote (A); and in (B), substituted "P-13-23" for "P-13-19".
2024 Act No. 155, Section 1, in (B), substituted "P-13-24" for "P-13-23".
SECTION 7-7-120.Designation of voting precincts in Berkeley County.
(A) In Berkeley County there are the following voting precincts:
Alvin
Bethera
Beverly Hill
Bonneau
Bonneau Beach
Boulder Bluff
Bushy Park
Central
Cainhoy
Cane Bay
Cane Bay East
Cane Bay North
Cane Bay South
Carnes Cross Road 1
Carnes Cross Road 2
Cobblestone
Cordesville
Cross
Daniel Island 1
Daniel Island 2
Daniel Island 3
Daniel Island 4
Devon Forest 1
Devon Forest 2
Discovery
Eadytown
Fifty-two
Foster Creek 1
Foster Creek 2
Foster Creek 3
Foxbank
Hanahan 1
Hanahan 2
Hanahan 3
Hanahan 4
Hanahan 5
Harbour Lake
Hilton Cross Roads
Horseshoe
Howe Hall 1
Howe Hall 2
Huger
Jamestown
Lebanon
Liberty Hall
Live Oak
Macedonia
Macedonia 2
McBeth
Medway
Moncks Corner 1
Moncks Corner 2
Moncks Corner 3
Moncks Corner 4
Moultrie
Nexton
Old 52
Pimlico
Pine Grove
Pinopolis
Pomflant
Royle
Russellville
Sangaree 1
Sangaree 2
Sangaree 3
Sedgefield 1
Sedgefield 2
Sedgefield 3
Seventy Eight
Shulerville
St. James
St. Stephen 1
St. Stephen 2
Stone Lake
Stratford 1
Stratford 2
Stratford 3
Stratford 4
Stratford 5
The Village
Tramway
Wassamassaw 1
Wassamassaw 2
Weatherstone
Westview 1
Westview 2
Westview 3
Westview 4
Whitesville 1
Whitesville 2
Wildcat Trail
Yeamans Club
Yellow House
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-15-19 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Berkeley County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Berkeley County subject to the approval of a majority of the Senators and a majority of the House members of the Berkeley County Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-161; 1952 Code Section 23-161; 1950 (46) 2414; 1955 (49) 176; 1960 (51) 1578; 1966 (54) 2744; 1968 (55) 3051; 1976 Act No. 704; 1977 Act No. 225 Section 1; 1983 Act No. 49 Sections 1, 2, eff April 29, 1983; 1983 Act No. 102, Sections 1, 2, eff June 9, 1983; 1984 Act No. 295, eff March 5, 1984; 1984 Act No. 351, Sections 1, 2, eff April 23, 1984; 1990 Act No. 405, Section 1, eff April 10, 1990; 1991 Act No. 31, Section 1, eff April 22, 1991; 1992 Act No. 371, Section 1, eff May 15, 1992; 1993 Act No. 180, Section 1, eff June 16, 1993; 1995 Act No. 133, Section 1, eff June 28, 1995; 2001 Act No. 22, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 30, 2001); 2008 Act No. 198, Section 1, eff April 15, 2008; 2010 Act No. 163, Section 1, eff May 12, 2010; 2013 Act No. 91, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013; 2014 Act No. 176 (H.4467), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014; 2015 Act No. 82 (H.4005), Section 1, eff July 1, 2015; 2017 Act No. 59 (S.651), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017; 2019 Act No. 40 (S.607), Section 1, eff May 13, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 40, Section 2, provides as follows:
"SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to elections conducted in Berkeley County after June 30, 2019."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 40, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Boulder Bluff", "Bushy Park", "Cane Bay East", "Cane Bay North", "Cane Bay South", "Fifty-two", "Horseshoe", "Live Oak", "Macedonia 2", "Nexton", "Pine Grove", "Pomflant", "Sedgefield 3", "Wildcat Trail", and "Yeamans Club", and substituted "Cobblestone" for "Carnes Cross Road 3" and "Pimlico" for "Pimlico 1" and "Pimlico 2"; and in (B), substituted "document P-15-19" for "document P-15-17".
SECTION 7-7-130.Designation of voting precincts in Calhoun County.
(A) In Calhoun County there are the following voting precincts:
Bethel
Cameron
Center Hill
Creston
Dixie
Fall Branch
Fort Motte
Lone Star
Midway
Murph Mill
Sandy Run
St. Matthews
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on maps filed with the clerk of court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and designated as document P-17-17.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-162; 1952 Code Section 23-162; 1950 (46) 2414; 1960 (51) 1777; 1977 Act No. 242 Section 1; 2017 Act No. 8 (H.3661), Section 1, eff April 5, 2017.
SECTION 7-7-140.Designation of voting precincts in Charleston County.
(A) In Charleston County there are the following precincts:
Awendaw
Charleston 1
Charleston 2
Charleston 3
Charleston 4
Charleston 5
Charleston 6
Charleston 7
Charleston 8
Charleston 9
Charleston 10
Charleston 11
Charleston 12
Charleston 13
Charleston 14
Charleston 15
Charleston 16
Charleston 17
Charleston 18
Charleston 19
Charleston 20
Charleston 21
Christ Church
Deer Park 1A
Deer Park 1B
Deer Park 2A
Deer Park 2B
Deer Park 2C
Deer Park 3
Edisto Island
Folly Beach 1
Folly Beach 2
Isle of Palms 1A
Isle of Palms 1B
Isle of Palms 1C
James Island 1A
James Island 1B
James Island 3
James Island 5A
James Island 5B
James Island 6
James Island 7
James Island 8A
James Island 8B
James Island 9
James Island 10
James Island 11
James Island 12
James Island 13
James Island 14
James Island 15
James Island 17
James Island 19
James Island 20
James Island 22
Johns Island 1A
Johns Island 1B
Johns Island 2
Johns Island 3A
Johns Island 3B
Johns Island 4
Kiawah Island
Ladson
Lincolnville
McClellanville
Mt.Pleasant 1
Mt.Pleasant 2
Mt.Pleasant 3
Mt.Pleasant 4
Mt.Pleasant 5
Mt.Pleasant 6
Mt.Pleasant 7
Mt.Pleasant 8
Mt.Pleasant 9
Mt.Pleasant 10
Mt.Pleasant 11
Mt.Pleasant 12
Mt.Pleasant 13
Mt.Pleasant 14
Mt.Pleasant 15
Mt.Pleasant 16
Mt.Pleasant 17
Mt.Pleasant 18
Mt.Pleasant 19
Mt.Pleasant 20
Mt.Pleasant 21
Mt.Pleasant 22
Mt.Pleasant 23
Mt.Pleasant 24
Mt.Pleasant 25
Mt.Pleasant 26
Mt.Pleasant 27
Mt.Pleasant 28
Mt.Pleasant 29
Mt.Pleasant 30
Mt.Pleasant 31
Mt.Pleasant 32
Mt.Pleasant 33
Mt.Pleasant 34
Mt.Pleasant 35
Mt.Pleasant 36
Mt.Pleasant 37
Mt.Pleasant 38
Mt.Pleasant 39
North Charleston 1
North Charleston 2
North Charleston 3
North Charleston 4
North Charleston 5
North Charleston 6
North Charleston 7
North Charleston 8
North Charleston 9
North Charleston 10
North Charleston 11
North Charleston 12
North Charleston 13
North Charleston 14
North Charleston 15
North Charleston 16
North Charleston 17
North Charleston 18
North Charleston 19
North Charleston 20
North Charleston 21
North Charleston 22
North Charleston 23
North Charleston 24
North Charleston 25
North Charleston 26
North Charleston 27
North Charleston 28
North Charleston 29
North Charleston 30
Seabrook
St.Andrews 1
St.Andrews 2
St.Andrews 3
St.Andrews 4
St.Andrews 5
St.Andrews 6
St.Andrews 7
St.Andrews 8
St.Andrews 9
St.Andrews 10
St.Andrews 11
St.Andrews 12
St.Andrews 13
St.Andrews 14
St.Andrews 15
St.Andrews 16
St.Andrews 17
St.Andrews 18
St.Andrews 19
St.Andrews 20
St.Andrews 21
St.Andrews 22
St.Andrews 23
St.Andrews 24
St.Andrews 25
St.Andrews 26
St.Andrews 27
St.Andrews 28
St.Andrews 29
St.Andrews 30
St.Andrews 31
St.Andrews 32
St.Andrews 33
St.Andrews 34
St.Andrews 35
St.Andrews 36
St.Andrews 37
St.Pauls 1
St.Pauls 2A
St.Pauls 2B
St.Pauls 3
St.Pauls 4
St.Pauls 5
St.Pauls 6
Sullivans Island
Wadmalaw Island 1
Wadmalaw Island 2.
(B) The precinct lines pursuant to subsection (A) defining the precincts in Charleston County are as shown on the official map of the United States Census Bureau designated as P-19-17 on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall provide revised copies of maps of the above precincts defining precinct changes incorporated by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office pursuant to this section to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Charleston County.
(C) The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Charleston County shall designate the polling place in each precinct.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-163; 1952 Code Section 23-163; 1950 (46) 2414; 1957 (50) 122, 190, 370, 655; 1960 (51) 1542, 1967, 2038; 1961 (52) 237, 276; 1962 (52) 1892, 2303, 2304; 1963 (53) 316; 1967 (55) 926; 1968 (55) 2671; 1970 (56) 2317; 1973 (58) 738; 1978 Act No. 498 Section 1; 1979 Act No. 32 Sections 1-4; 1980 Act No. 314; 1980 Act No. 395 Section 1; 1982 Act No. 357, Section 1, eff May 10, 1982; 1984 Act No. 409, Sections 1-6, eff May 23, 1984; 1992 Act No. 260, Section 1, eff February 19, 1992; 1993 Act No. 106, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 1996 Act No. 268, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 2, 1996); 1997 Act No. 142, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 15, 1997); 1998 Act No. 278, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 8, 1998); 1999 Act No. 5, Section 1, eff February 19, 1999; 2000 Act No. 329, Section 1, eff June 6, 2000; 2006 Act No. 225, Section 1, eff February 3, 2006; 2007 Act No. 43, Section 1, eff June 1, 2007; 2017 Act No. 26 (H.3936), Section 1, eff May 9, 2017.
SECTION 7-7-160.Designation of voting precincts in Cherokee County.
(A) In Cherokee County there are voting precincts as follows:
Allens
Alma Mill
Antioch and King's Creek
Ashworth
Blacksburg Ward No. 1
Blacksburg Ward No. 2
Draytonville
Ezells and Butler
Gaffney Ward No. 1
Gaffney Ward No. 2
Gaffney Ward No. 3
Gaffney Ward No. 4
Gaffney Ward No. 5
Gaffney Ward No. 6
Goucher and Thicketty
Grassy Pond
Holly Grove and Buffalo
Limestone Mill
Littlejohn's and Sarratt's
Macedonia
Morgan
Musgrove Mill
Ninety Nine and Cherokee Falls
Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Meadows
Timber Ridge
White Plains
Wilkinsville and Metcalf; and
Wood's.
(B) The polling places of the various voting precincts in Cherokee County must be designated by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Cherokee County. The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on the official map designated as P-21-23 on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Cherokee County by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. The official map may not be changed except by act of the General Assembly.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-164; 1952 Code Section 23-164; 1950 (46) 2414; 1970 (56) 2446; 1975 (59) 161; 1987 Act No. 169 Section 1, eff June 8, 1987; 2002 Act No. 223, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 23, 2002); 2012 Act No. 130, Section 1, eff March 13, 2012; 2022 Act No. 131 (S.1167), Section 1, eff April 11, 2022; 2023 Act No. 50 (H.4350), Section 1, eff May 16, 2023.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 131, Section 1, in (B), in the second sentence, substituted "P-21-22" for "P-21-12" and "by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "by the Office of Research and Statistics".
2023 Act No. 50, Section 1, in (B), in the second sentence, substituted "P-21-23" for "P-21-22".
SECTION 7-7-170.Designation of voting precincts in Chester County.
(A) In Chester County there are the following voting precincts:
Baldwin Mill
Baton Rouge
Beckhamville
Blackstock
Edgemoor
Eureka Mill
Fort Lawn
Halsellville
Hazelwood
Lando/Lansford
Lowrys
Richburg
Rodman
Rossville
Wilksburg
Great Falls
Chester, Ward 1
Chester, Ward 2
Chester, Ward 3
Chester, Ward 4
Chester, Ward 5
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-23-14 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Chester County by the Office of Research and Statistics.
(C) The polling places for the above precincts must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Chester County with the approval of a majority of the Chester County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-165; 1952 Code Section 23-165; 1950 (46) 2414; 1968 (55) 2554; 1972 (57) 2450; 1976 Act No. 513 Section 1; 1976 Act No. 704; 1977 Act No. 198 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 448, became law without signature of Governor; 1978 Act No. 537, became law without signature of Governor; 1984 Act No. 398, eff May 18, 1984; 1996 Act No. 232, Section 1, eff February 12, 1996; 1996 Act No. 240, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on March 5, 1996); 2013 Act No. 92, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013; 2014 Act No. 212 (H.5159), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-180.Designation of voting precincts in Chesterfield County.
(A) In Chesterfield County there are the following voting precincts:
Angelus-Catarrh
Bay Springs
Black Creek
Brocks Mill
Cash
Center Grove-Winzo
Cheraw No. 1
Cheraw No. 2
Cheraw No. 3
Cheraw No. 4
Courthouse
Dudley-Mangum
Grants Mill
Jefferson
Middendorf
Mt. Croghan
McBee
Ousleydale
Pageland No. 1
Pageland No. 2
Patrick
Pee Dee
Ruby
Shiloh
Snow Hill-Vaughn.
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in Chesterfield County pursuant to subsection (A) are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-25-08 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Chesterfield County by the office.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Chesterfield County subject to approval by a majority of the Chesterfield County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-166; 1952 Code Section 23-166; 1950 (46) 2414; 1958 (50) 1978; 1960 (51) 1734; 1963 (53) 306; 1964 (53) 1799, 2063; 1977 Act No. 237 Section 1; 1989 Act No. 19, Section 1, eff March 12, 1989; 2008 Act No. 294, Section 1, eff January 1, 2009.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-190.Designation of voting precincts in Clarendon County.
(A) In Clarendon County there are the following voting precincts:
Alcolu;
Barrineau;
Barrows Mill;
Bloomville;
Calvary;
Davis Station;
Harmony;
Hicks;
Home Branch;
Jordan;
Manning No. 1;
Manning No. 2;
Manning No. 3;
Manning No. 4;
Manning No. 5;
New Zion;
Oakdale;
Paxville;
Panola;
Sardinia-Gable;
Summerton No. 1;
Summerton No. 2;
Summerton No. 3;
Turbeville; and
Wilson-Foreston.
(B) The polling places for the above precincts must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Clarendon County with the approval of a majority of the Clarendon County Legislative Delegation.
(C) The precinct lines defining the precincts as provided in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-27-17.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-167; 1952 Code Section 23-167; 1950 (46) 2414; 1958 (50) 1899; 1966 (54) 2039; 1967 (55) 1093; 1968 (55) 2303, 3096; 1977 Act No. 238 Section 1; 1991 Act No. 1, Section 1, eff February 20, 1991; 1992 Act No. 419, Section 1, eff June 1, 1992; 1993 Act No. 118 Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 1996 Act No. 266, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 2, 1996); 2008 Act No. 254, Section 1, eff June 4, 2008; 2017 Act No. 84 (H.4183), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017.
SECTION 7-7-200.Designation of voting precincts in Colleton County.
(A) In Colleton County there are the following voting precincts:
Ashton-Lodge
Bells
Berea-Smoaks
Canadys
Cottageville
Edisto
Green Pond
Hendersonville
Horse Pen
Hudson Mill
Jacksonboro
Maple Cane
Mashawville
Peniel
Peeples
Petits
Rice Patch
Ritter
Round O
Ruffin
Sidneys
Sniders
Stokes
Walterboro No. 1
Walterboro No. 2
Walterboro No. 3
Walterboro No. 4
Walterboro No. 5
Walterboro No. 6
Williams
Edisto Beach
Wolfe Creek
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided for in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the Colleton County Board of Voter Registration and Elections as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-29-15.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be determined by the Colleton County Board of Voter Registration and Elections with the approval of a majority of the Colleton County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-168; 1952 Code Section 23-168; 1950 (46) 2414; 1962 (52) 1710; 1967 (55) 891; 1968 (55) 2391, 2550; 1975 (59) 153; 1977 Act No. 197 Section 1; 2005 Act No. 3, Section 1, eff November 4, 2004; 2012 Act No. 193, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012; 2015 Act No. 67 (H.4260), Section 1, eff June 8, 2015.
SECTION 7-7-210.Designation of voting precincts in Darlington County.
(A) In Darlington County there are the following voting precincts:
Antioch
Auburn
Bethel
Burnt Branch
Black Creek-Clyde
Darlington No. 1
Darlington No. 2
Darlington No. 3
Darlington No. 4
Darlington No. 5
Darlington No. 6
Dovesville
Hartsville No. 1
Hartsville No. 4
Hartsville No. 5
Hartsville No. 6
Hartsville No. 7
Hartsville No. 8
Hartsville No. 9
High Hill
Indian Branch
Kelleytown
Lake Swamp
Lamar No. 1
Lamar No. 2
Lydia
Mechanicsville
New Market
Oates
Palmetto
Society Hill
Swift Creek.
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided for in subsection (A) are as shown on map document P-31-07 on file with the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Darlington County as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Darlington County with the approval of a majority of the Darlington County Legislative Delegation to include the member or members from that district.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-169; 1952 Code Section 23-169; 1950 (46) 2414, 2529; 1951 (47) 309; 1955 (49) 240; 1967 (55) 632; 1968 (55) 2263; 1977 Act No. 204 Section 1; 1992 Act No. 464, Section 1, eff June 15, 1992; 1993 Act No. 109, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 1995 Act No. 13, Section 1, eff March 7, 1995; 1995 Act No. 78, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 2004 Act No. 220, Section 1, eff April 29, 2004; 2007 Act No. 63, Section 1, eff June 8, 2007.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-220.Designation of voting precincts in Dillon County.
(A) In Dillon County there are the following voting precincts: Bermuda; Carolina; East Dillon; South Dillon; West Dillon; Floydale; Fork; Hamer; Kemper; Lake View; Latta; Little Rock; Manning; Minturn; Mt. Calvary; New Holly; Oak Grove; Oakland; and Pleasant Hill.
(B) The precinct lines defining these precincts are as shown on maps filed with the clerk of court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and designated as document P-33-19.
(C) Polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Dillon County with the approval of a majority of the Senators and a majority of the members of the House of Representatives representing Dillon County.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-170; 1952 Code Section 23-170; 1950 (46) 2414; 1960 (51) 1710; 1977 Act No. 226 Section 1; 2002 Act No. 180, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on February 27, 2002); 2017 Act No. 9 (H.3803), Section 1, eff April 5, 2017; 2019 Act No. 80 (H.4276), Section 1, eff May 16, 2019.
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 80, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Gaddy's Mill;" following "Fork;"; and in (B), substituted "document P-33-19" for "document P-33-17".
SECTION 7-7-230.Designation of voting precincts in Dorchester County.
(A) In Dorchester County there are the following voting precincts:
Archdale
Archdale 2
Ashborough East
Ashborough East 2
Ashborough West
Ashborough West 2
Ashley River
Bacons Bridge
Bacons Bridge 2
Beech Hill
Beech Hill 2
Brandymill
Brandymill 2
Briarwood
Briarwood 2
Briarwood 3
Butternut
Carolina
Central
Central 2
Clemson
Clemson 2
Clemson 3
Coastal
Coastal 2
Coastal 3
Coosaw
Coosaw 2
Coosaw 3
Cypress
Cypress 2
Delemars
Dorchester
Dorchester 2
Flowertown
Flowertown 2
Flowertown 3
Four Hole
German Town
Givhans
Givhans 2
Greenhurst
Greenwave
Grover
Harleyville
Indian Field
Indian Field 2
Irongate
Irongate 2
Irongate 3
King's Grant
King's Grant 2
Knightsville
Lincoln
Miles/Jamison
Newington
Newington 2
North Summerville
North Summerville 2
Oakbrook
Oakbrook 2
Patriot
Reevesville
Ridgeville
Ridgeville 2
Rosinville
Rosses
Saul Dam
Sawmill Branch
Spann
St. George No. 1
St. George No. 2
Stallsville
Tranquil
Tranquil 2
Tranquil 3
Trolley
Tupperway
Tupperway 2
Windsor
Windsor 2
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on maps filed with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-35-19 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Dorchester County by the office.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Dorchester County.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-171; 1952 Code Section 23-171; 1950 (46) 2414; 1972 (57) 2124; 1973 (58) 229; 1977 Act No. 229 Section 1; 1982 Act No. 356, Section 1, eff May 10, 1982 [Repealed 1983 Act 119, Section 3, eff June 14, 1983]; 1983 Act 119, Section 1, eff June 14, 1983; 1984 Act No. 294, eff March 5, 1984; 1986 Act No. 536, Part IV, eff June 23, 1986; 1994 Act No. 422, Section 1, eff May 25, 1994; 1996 Act No. 238, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on March 5, 1996); 2004 Act No. 182, Section 1, eff July 1, 2004; 2008 Act No. 212, Section 1, eff January 1, 2009; 2014 Act No. 141 (S.957), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014; 2019 Act No. 9 (S.482), Section 1, eff March 20, 2019.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 9, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-35-19" for "document P-35-14".
SECTION 7-7-240.Designation of voting precincts in Edgefield County.
(A) In Edgefield County there are the following voting precincts:
Edgefield No. 1
Edgefield No. 2
Johnston No. 1
Johnston No. 2
Trenton No. 1
Trenton No. 2
Merriweather No. 1
Merriweather No. 2
West Side
Harmony
North Side
Brunson
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on maps provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Edgefield County as maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and designated as document P-37-13.
(C) Polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Edgefield County with the approval of a majority of the Edgefield County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-172; 1952 Code Section 23-172; 1950 (46) 2414; 1973 (58) 93; 1977 Act No. 232 Section 1; 2005 Act No. 131, Section 1, eff June 3, 2005; 2014 Act No. 122 (S.671), Section 1, eff January 27, 2014.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-250.Designation of voting precincts in Fairfield County.
In Fairfield County there are the following voting precincts: Centerville; Feasterville; Horeb-Glenn; Mitford; Monticello; Ridgeway; Winnsboro, composed of Winnsboro Polling Place No. 1 (area west of Congress Street) and Winnsboro Polling Place No. 2 (area east of Congress Street); Woodward; Greenbrier; Lebanon; Jenkinsville; Winnsboro Mills; South Winnsboro; New Hope; Blairs; Gladden Grove; Hickory Ridge; White Oak; Simpson; Dutchman Creek; and Blackstock.
The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Fairfield County by the Office of Research and Statistics. The official date of the map is June 15, 1989.
The polling places for the above precincts must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Fairfield County with the approval of a majority of the Fairfield County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-173; 1952 Code Section 23-173; 1950 (46) 2414; 1954 (48) 1553; 1956 (49) 1831; 1958 (50) 1588; 1960 (51) 1575, 1990; 1961 (52) 10, 18; 1966 (54) 2750; 1967 (55) 565; 1977 Act No. 199 Section 1; 1983 Act No. 147, eff July 14, 1983; 1987 Act No. 122 Section 1, eff June 1, 1987; 1990 Act No. 337, Section 1, eff February 28, 1990.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-260.Designation of voting precincts in Florence County.
(A) In Florence County there are the following voting precincts:
Back Swamp
Brookgreen
Cartersville
Claussen
Coles Crossroads
Coward 1
Coward 2
Delmae 1
Delmae 2
Ebenezer 1
Ebenezer 2
Ebenezer 3
Effingham
Elim-Glenwood
Evergreen
Florence Ward 1
Florence Ward 2
Florence Ward 3
Florence Ward 4
Florence Ward 5
Florence Ward 6
Florence Ward 7
Florence Ward 8
Florence Ward 9
Florence Ward 10
Florence Ward 11
Florence Ward 12
Florence Ward 14
Florence Ward 15
Friendfield
Gilbert
Greenwood
Hannah
High Hill
Johnsonville
Kingsburg-Stone
Lake City No. 1
Lake City No. 2
Lake City No. 3
Lake City No. 4
Leo
Mars Bluff No. 1
Mars Bluff No. 2
McAllister Mill
Mill Branch
Oak Grove-Sardis
Olanta
Pamplico No. 1
Pamplico No. 2
Prospect
Quinby
Salem
Savannah Grove
Scranton
South Florence 1
South Florence 2
Spaulding
Tans Bay
Timmonsville 1
Timmonsville 2
Vox
West Florence 1
West Florence 2
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map designated as document P-41-17 and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on certified copies provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Florence County by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided for in subsection (A) must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Florence County.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-174; 1952 Code Section 23-174; 1950 (46) 2414; 1956 (49) 1720; 1965 (54) 310; 1966 (54) 2064, 2091; 1967 (55) 1104; 1968 (55) 2714, 3118; 1970 (56) 1943, 2354, 2537; 1972 (57) 3143; 1976 Act No. 489; 1976 Act No. 499; 1979 Act No. 195 Section 1, eff July 1, 1980; 1980 Act No. 398, eff April 30, 1980; 1984 Act No. 515, Sections 1, 2, effective August 9, 1984; 1985 Act No. 75 Sections 1, 2, eff May 9, 1985; 1999 Act No. 23, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 1999); 2018 Act No. 128 (S.680), Section 1, eff July 1, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 128, Section 1, in (B), substituted "as document P-41-17" for "P-4199", deleted "the Office of Research and Statistics of " following "on file with", and substituted "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "Office of Research and Statistics", at the end.
SECTION 7-7-270.Designation of voting precincts in Georgetown County.
(A) In Georgetown County there are the following voting precincts:
Andrews
Andrews Outside
Bethel
Black River
Brown's Ferry
Carvers Bay
Choppee
Dream Keepers
Folly Grove
Georgetown No. 1
Georgetown No. 3
Georgetown No. 4
Georgetown No. 5
Kensington
Lambert Town
Murrells Inlet No. 1
Murrells Inlet No. 2
Murrells Inlet No. 3
Murrells Inlet No. 4
Myersville
Pawleys Island No. 1
Pawleys Island No. 2
Pawleys Island No. 3
Pawleys Island No. 4
Pawleys Island No. 5
Pee Dee
Pennyroyal
Plantersville
Pleasant Hill
Potato Bed Ferry
Sampit
Santee
Spring Gulley
Winyah Bay
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts in Georgetown County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-43-17 and as shown on copies of the official map provided by the office to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Georgetown County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Georgetown County subject to approval by a majority of the Georgetown County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-175; 1952 Code Section 23-175; 1950 (46) 2414; 1957 (50) 574; 1958 (50) 1597; 1962 (52) 2296; 1964 (53) 1770; 1966 (54) 2061, 2736; 1977 Act No. 228 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 420 Section 1, became law without signature of Governor; 1979 Act No. 161 Section 1, eff July 16, 1979; 1981 Act No. 175, eff August 27, 1981; 1987 Act No. 191 Section 1, eff June 30, 1987; 1989 Act No. 182, Section 1, eff June 6, 1989; 1998 Act No. 267, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on February 24, 1998); 2004 Act No. 223, Section 1, eff April 29, 2004; 2009 Act No. 35, Sections 1, 2, eff June 2, 2009; 2017 Act No. 7 (H.3582), Section 1, eff April 5, 2017.
SECTION 7-7-280.Designation of voting precincts in Greenville County.
(A) In Greenville County there are the following voting precincts:
Aiken
Altamont Forest
Asheton Lakes
Avon
Baker Creek
Belle Meade
Bells Crossing
Belmont
Berea
Boiling Springs
Botany Woods
Bridge Fork
Brookglenn
Canebrake
Carolina
Castle Rock
Chestnut Hills
Circle Creek
Clear Creek
Conestee
Darby Ridge
Del Norte
Devenger
Donaldson
Dove Tree
Dunklin
Eastside
Ebenezer
Edwards Forest
Enoree
Feaster
Fork Shoals
Fountain Inn 1
Fountain Inn 2
Fox Chase
Frohawk
Furman
Gowensville
Granite Creek
Graze Branch
Greenbriar
Greenville 1
Greenville 3
Greenville 4
Greenville 5
Greenville 6
Greenville 7
Greenville 8
Greenville 10
Greenville 14
Greenville 16
Greenville 17
Greenville 18
Greenville 19
Greenville 20
Greenville 21
Greenville 22
Greenville 23
Greenville 24
Greenville 25
Greenville 26
Greenville 27
Greenville 28
Greenville 29
Grove
Hillcrest
Holly Tree
Jennings Mill
Kilgore Farms
Lakeview
Laurel Ridge
Leawood
Locust Hill
Long Creek
Maple Creek
Maridell
Mauldin 1
Mauldin 2
Mauldin 3
Mauldin 4
Mauldin 5
Mauldin 6
Mauldin 7
Mission
Monaview
Moore Creek
Mountain Creek
Mountain View
Mt. Pleasant
Neely Farms
Northwood
Oakview
Oneal
Palmetto
Paris Mountain
Pebble Creek
Pelham Falls
Piedmont
Pineview
Poinsett
Raintree
Ranch Creek
Reedy Fork
Riverside
Riverwalk
Rock Hill
Rocky Creek
Rolling Green
Royal Oaks
Saluda
Sandy Flat
Sevier
Silverleaf
Simpsonville 1
Simpsonville 2
Simpsonville 3
Simpsonville 4
Simpsonville 5
Simpsonville 6
Skyland
Slater Marietta
Southside
Sparrows Point
Spring Forest
Standing Springs
Stonehaven
Stone Valley
Suber Mill
Sugar Creek
Sulphur Springs
Sycamore
Tanglewood
Taylors
Thornblade
Tigerville
Timberlake
Trade
Travelers Rest 1
Travelers Rest 2
Tubbs Mountain
Tyger River
Verdmont
Wade Hampton
Walnut Springs
Ware Place
Welcome
Wellington
Westcliffe
Westside
Woodmont
Woodruff Lakes.
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Greenville County as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-45-21.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in subsection (A) must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Greenville County with the approval of a majority of the members of the Greenville County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-176; 1952 Code Section 23-176; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 96; 1952 (47) 2124; 1953 (48) 451; 1956 (49) 1733, 1781; 1957 (50) 39, 214; 1961 (52) 659; 1962 (52) 1731, 2273; 1963 (53) 231; 1964 (53) 1732, 1792, 2419; 1965 (54) 132; 1966 (54) 2273, 2317, 2774, 2775, 3287; 1967 (55) 531; 1968 (55) 2535, 2819; 1969 (56) 295, 816; 1970 (56) 2065; 1971 (57) 534; 1972 (57) 3062; 1974 (58) 2194; 1976 Act No. 627 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 40 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 59 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 233; 1982 Act No. 298, eff March 5, 1982; 1983 Act No. 17, eff March 25, 1983; 1984 Act No. 495, eff June 27, 1984; 1985 Act No. 12, eff March 1, 1985; 1985 Act No. 71 Sections 1, 2, eff May 2, 1985; 1986 Act No. 339, eff March 7, 1986; 1988 Act No. 302, eff February 2, 1988; 1988 Act No. 403, eff March 21, 1988; 1988 Act No. 513, eff May 9, 1988; 1989 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff February 15, 1989; 1990 Act No. 343, Section 1, eff February 27, 1990; 1990 Act No. 371, Section 1, eff March 19, 1990; 1991 Act No. 45, Sections 1,2, eff April 29, 1991; 1991 Act No. 60, Sections 1,2, eff May 22, 1991; 1992 Act No. 262, Sections 1-5, eff February 18, 1992; 1992 Act No. 521, Section 5, eff June 23, 1992; 1993 Act No. 14, Section 1, eff March 18, 1993; 1995 Act No. 126, Section 1, eff (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 1998 Act No. 320, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 28, 1998); 2000 Act No. 271, Section 1, eff May 1, 2000; 2003 Act No. 74, Section 1, eff Jan. 1, 2004; 2006 Act No. 245, Section 1, eff March 15, 2006; 2009 Act No. 64, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009; 2021 Act No. 88 (H.4320), Section 1, eff May 19, 2021.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2021 Act No. 88, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-45-21" for "document P-45-09".
SECTION 7-7-290.Designation of voting precincts in Greenwood County.
(A) In Greenwood County there are the following voting precincts:
Angel Oaks Crossing
Ashley River Run
Bee's Ferry
Fairhope Ferry
Graham's Glen
Grandiflora Glen
Glendale
Harris
Hope's Ferry
Laco
Livi's Knoll
Loblolly Pines
Ninety Six
Ninety Six Mill
Pebble Stone Way
Ware Shoals
Hodges
Cokesbury
Coronaca
Greenwood High
Georgetown
Sandridge
Callison
Bradley
Troy
Epworth
Verdery
New Market
Emerald
Airport
Emerald High
Civic Center
Riley
Shoals Junction
Greenwood Mill
Stonewood
Mimosa Crest
Lower Lake
Pinecrest
Maxwellton Pike
New Castle
Rutherford Shoals
Liberty
Biltmore Pines
Marshall Oaks
Sparrows Grace
Mountain Laurel
Allie's Crossing
Gideon's Way
Parson's Mill
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map designated as document P-47-19A on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Greenwood County. The official map may not be changed except by act of the General Assembly.
(C) The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Greenwood County shall designate the polling places of each precinct.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-177; 1952 Code Section 23-177; 1950 (46) 2414; 1955 (49) 663; 1958 (50) 1947; 1961 (52) 36; 1964 (53) 2210; 1965 (54) 25; 1966 (54) 2736; 1967 (55) 1153; 1973 (58) 311; 1977 Act No. 240 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 642 Section 1, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1979 Act No. 81 Section 1, eff June 4, 1979; 1992 Act No. 346, Section 1, eff May 4, 1992; 1995 Act No. 131, Section 1, eff (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 1997 Act No. 115, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 15, 1997); 2000 Act No. 309, Section 1, eff May 30, 2000; 2005 Act No. 70, Section 1, eff May 23, 2005; 2007 Act No. 22, Section 1, eff May 14, 2007; 2009 Act No. 21, Section 1, eff May 19, 2009; 2013 Act No. 89, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013; 2014 Act No. 142 (S.989), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014; 2017 Act No. 85 (H.4204), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017; 2018 Act No. 136 (S.884), Section 1, eff March 12, 2018; 2019 Act No. 8 (S.441), Section 1, eff March 20, 2019; 2019 Act No. 81 (H.4330), Section 1, eff May 16, 2019.
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 136, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Ashley River Run", "Bee's Ferry", "Fairhope Ferry", "Grandiflora Glen", "Hope's Ferry", "Livi's Knoll", "Loblolly Pines", "Pebble Stone Way", and deleted "Greenwood No. 1", "Greenwood No. 2", "Greenwood No. 3", "Greenwood No. 4", "Greenwood No. 5", "Greenwood No. 6", "Greenwood No. 7", and "Greenwood No. 8"; and in (B), substituted "P-47-18" for "P-47-17".
2019 Act No. 8, Section 1, in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "document P-47-19" for "document P-47-18".
2019 Act No. 81, Section 1, in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "document P-47-19A" for "document P-47-18".
SECTION 7-7-300.Designation of voting precincts in Hampton County.
(A) In Hampton County there are the following voting precincts:
Black Creek
Bonnett
Brunson
Crocketville-Miley
Cummings
Early Branch
Estill
Furman
Garnett
Gifford
Hampton No. 1
Hampton No. 2
Hopewell
Horse Gall
Rivers Mill
Scotia
Varnville
Yemassee.
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on the map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-49-12 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Hampton County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Hampton County subject to the approval of a majority of the Hampton County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-178; 1952 Code Section 23-178; 1950 (46) 2414; 1963 (53) 602; 1967 (55) 463, 920; 1968 (55) 2299; 1969 (56) 840; 1977 Act No. 196 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 477 Section 1, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1984 Act No. 331, eff April 6, 1984; 1984 Act No. 428, eff June 5, 1984; 1986 Act No. 500, eff June 9, 1986; 2000 Act No. 230, Section 1, eff February 25, 2000; 2004 Act No. 191, Section 1, eff March 26, 2004; 2012 Act No. 141, Section 1, eff April 2, 2012.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-310.Preparation of registration books for Estill precinct.
The registration books for the Estill Precinct shall be prepared in such manner as to reflect the names of persons entitled to vote at the respective polling places.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-178.1; 1967 (55) 920.
SECTION 7-7-320.Designation of voting precincts in Horry County.
(A) In Horry County there are the following voting precincts:
Adrian
Allsbrook
Atlantic Beach
Aynor
Bayboro-Gurley
Brooksville #1
Brooksville #2
Brownway
Burgess #1
Burgess #2
Burgess #3
Burgess #4
Burgess #5
Carolina Bays
Carolina Forest #1
Carolina Forest #2
Cedar Grove
Cherry Grove #1
Cherry Grove #2
Coastal Carolina
Coastal Lane #1
Coastal Lane #2
Cool Springs
Crescent
Daisy
Deerfield
Dog Bluff
Dogwood
Dunes #1
Dunes #2
Dunes #3
East Conway
East Loris
Ebenezer
Emerald Forest #1
Emerald Forest #2
Emerald Forest #3
Enterprise #1
Enterprise #2
Forestbrook
Four Mile
Galivants Ferry
Garden City #1
Garden City #2
Garden City #3
Garden City #4
Glenns Bay
Green Sea
Hickory Grove
Homewood
Horry
Inland
Jackson Bluff
Jamestown
Jernigans X Roads
Jet Port #1
Jet Port #2
Jet Port #3
Jet Port #4
Juniper Bay
Lake Park #1
Lake Park #2
Lake Park #3
Leon
Little River #1
Little River #2
Little River #3
Live Oak
Maple
Marlowe #1
Marlowe #2
Marlowe #3
Methodist-Mill Swamp
Mt. Olive
Mt. Vernon
Myrtle Trace
Myrtlewood #1
Myrtlewood #2
Myrtlewood #3
Nixons X Roads #1
Nixons X Roads #2
Nixons X Roads #3
North Conway #1
North Conway #2
Ocean Drive #1
Ocean Drive #2
Ocean Drive #3
Ocean Forest #1
Ocean Forest #2
Ocean Forest #3
Palmetto Bays
Pawley's Swamp
Pleasant View
Poplar Hill
Port Harrelson
Race Path #1
Race Path #2
Red Bluff
Red Hill #1
Red Hill #2
River Oaks
Salem
Sea Oats #1
Sea Oats #2
Sea Winds
Shell
Socastee #1
Socastee #2
Socastee #3
Socastee #4
Surfside #1
Surfside #2
Surfside #3
Surfside #4
Sweet Home
Tilly Swamp
Toddville
Waccamaw
Wampee
West Conway
West Loris
White Oak
Wild Wing
Windy Hill #1
Windy Hill #2
(B) Precinct lines defining the precincts provided for in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Horry County as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-51-22.
(C) Polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Horry County with the approval of a majority of the Horry County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-179; 1952 Code Section 23-179; 1950 (46) 2414; 1954 (48) 1532; 1957 (50) 656; 1958 (50) 1669; 1960 (51) 1574, 1711; 1961 (52) 121; 1962 (52) 2279; 1966 (54) 2597; 1968 (55) 2676; 1977 Act No. 202 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 626; 1982 Act No. 443, eff June 8, 1982; 1985 Act No. 181, Section 1, eff June 21, 1985; 1987 Act No. 183 Section 1, eff June 30, 1987; 2000 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff February 25, 2000; 2002 Act No. 170, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on February 12, 2002); 2003 Act No. 66, Section 1, eff June 25, 2003; 2004 Act No. 247, Section 1, eff May 24, 2004; 2005 Act No. 126, Section 1, eff June 3, 2005; 2007 Act No. 64, Section 1, eff June 8, 2007; 2010 Act No. 129, Section 1, eff February 24, 2010; 2014 Act No. 137 (H.4468), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014; 2015 Act No. 38 (H.3840), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015; 2018 Act No. 133 (H.4268), Section 1, eff February 12, 2018; 2022 Act No. 226 (S.1024), Section 1, eff July 1, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 133, Section 1, in (A), substituted "Lake Park #1", "Lake Park #2", and "Lake Park #3" for "Lake Park"; and in (B), substituted "document P-51-17" for "document P-51-15A".
2022 Act No. 226, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Burgess #5", substituted "Enterprise #1" and "Enterprise #2" for "Enterprise", deleted "Hickory Hill" following "Hickory Grove", substituted "Jet Port #3" and "Jet Port #4" for "Jordanville" and "Joyner Swamp", inserted "Ocean Drive #3" following "Ocean Drive #2", deleted "Spring Branch" following "Socastee #4" and "Taylorsville" following "Sweet Home", and inserted "Waccamaw"; and in (B), substituted "document P-51-22" for "document P-51-17".
SECTION 7-7-330.Designation of voting precincts in Jasper County.
(A) In Jasper County there are the following voting precincts:
Coosawhatchie
Gillisonville
Grahamville 1
Grahamville 2
Grays
Hardeeville 1
Hardeeville 2
Hardeeville 3
Levy
Margaritaville
Okatie
Okatie 2
Pineland
Ridgeland 1
Ridgeland 2
Ridgeland 3
Sun City
Tillman
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the clerk of court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-53-23.
(C) The polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Jasper County with the approval of a majority of the Jasper County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-180; 1952 Code Section 23-180; 1950 (46) 2414; 1957 (50) 287; 1967 (55) 35; 1976 Act No. 720; 1977 Act No. 200 Section 1; 1980 Act No. 473, Section 1, eff June 9, 1980; 1985 Act No. 193, Section 1, eff June 21, 1985; 1999 Act No. 108, Section 1, eff June 30, 1999; 2014 Act No. 132 (H.4521), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014; 2020 Act No. 123 (S.920), Section 1, eff March 15, 2020; 2023 Act No. 52 (S.564), Section 1, eff May 18, 2023.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2020 Act No. 123, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Hardeeville 3" following "Hardeeville 2" and "Okatie 2" following "Okatie"; and in (B), substituted "document P-53-19" for "document P-53-14".
2023 Act No. 52, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Margaritaville"; and in (B), substituted "P-53-23" for "P-53-19".
SECTION 7-7-340.Designation of voting precincts in Kershaw County.
(A) In Kershaw County there are the following voting precincts:
Airport
Antioch
Bethune
Buffalo
Camden No. 1
Camden No. 2
Camden No. 5
Camden No. 5-A
Camden No. 6
Cassatt
Charlotte Thompson
Doby's Mill
Elgin No. 1
Elgin No. 2
Elgin No. 3
Elgin No. 4
Elgin No. 5
Elgin No. 6
Hobkirk's Hill
Liberty Hill
Lugoff No. 1
Lugoff No. 2
Lugoff No. 3
Lugoff No. 4
Malvern Hill
Rabon's Crossroads
Riverdale
Salt Pond
Shaylor's Hill
Springdale
Westville
White's Gardens.
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts in Kershaw County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-55-20 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Kershaw County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Kershaw County subject to approval by a majority of the Kershaw County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-181; 1952 Code Section 23-181; 1950 (46) 2414; 1958 (50) 1597; 1967 (55) 1140; 1968 (55) 2272; 1970 (56) 2074; 1989 Act No. 198, Section 1, eff June 19, 1989; 2006 Act No. 265, Section 1, eff May 2, 2006; 2007 Act No. 109, Section 1, eff June 25, 2007; 2008 Act No. 216, Section 1, eff May 13, 2008; 2009 Act No. 9, Section 1, eff May 6, 2009; 2010 Act No. 131, Section 1, eff February 24, 2010; 2012 Act No. 151, Section 1, eff April 23, 2012; 2020 Act No. 153 (S.1263), Section 1, eff September 28, 2020.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2020 Act No. 153, Section 1, in (A), deleted "East Camden-Hermitage" following "Doby's Mill" and "Gates Ford" following "Elgin No. 6"; and in (B), substituted "document P-55-20" for "document P-55-12".
SECTION 7-7-350.Designation of voting precincts in Lancaster County.
Section effective until January 1, 2025. See, also, Section 7-7-350 effective January 1, 2025.
(A) In Lancaster County there are the following voting precincts:
521 North
Antioch
Black Horse Run
Buford
Camp Creek
Carmel
Chesterfield Avenue
College Park
Douglas
Elgin
Erwin Farm
Flat Creek
Gold Hill
Harrisburg
Heath Springs
Hyde Park
Jim Wilson
Kershaw North
Kershaw South
Lake House
Lancaster East
McIlwain
Osceola
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Valley
Possum Hollow
Rich Hill
River Road
Riverside
Six Mile Creek
Springdale
The Lodge
Tradesville
Unity
University
Van Wyck
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on maps filed with the clerk of court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-57-23A.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Lancaster County subject to approval by a majority of the Lancaster County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-182; 1952 Code Section 23-182; 1950 (46) 2414; 1954 (48) 1438; 1972 (57) 2143; 1977 Act No. 220 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 493, became law without signature of Governor; 1996 Act No. 440, Section 1, eff January 1, 1997; 2006 Act No. 369, Section 1, eff June 10, 2006; 2012 Act No. 156, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2015 Act No. 40 (H.4106), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015; 2016 Act No. 176 (H.4705), Section 1, eff May 23, 2016; 2018 Act No. 150 (H.4870), Section 1, eff April 4, 2018; 2022 Act No. 125 (H.4495), Section 1, eff March 14, 2022; 2023 Act No. 14 (H.4099), Section 1, eff May 8, 2023.
SECTION 7-7-350.Designation of voting precincts in Lancaster County.
Section effective January 1, 2025. See, also, Section 7-7-350 effective until January 1, 2025.
(A) In Lancaster County there are the following voting precincts:
521 North
Antioch
Black Horse Run
Buford
Camp Creek
Chesterfield Avenue
College Park
Douglas
Elgin
Erwin Farm
Flat Creek
Gold Hill
Harrisburg
Heath Springs
Hyde Park
Jim Wilson
Kershaw North
Kershaw South
Lake House
Lancaster East
McIlwain
Osceola
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Valley
Possum Hollow
Rich Hill
River Road
Riverside
Six Mile Creek
Springdale
The Lodge
Tradesville
Unity
University
Van Wyck
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on maps filed with the clerk of court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-57-24.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Lancaster County subject to approval by a majority of the Lancaster County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-182; 1952 Code Section 23-182; 1950 (46) 2414; 1954 (48) 1438; 1972 (57) 2143; 1977 Act No. 220 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 493, became law without signature of Governor; 1996 Act No. 440, Section 1, eff January 1, 1997; 2006 Act No. 369, Section 1, eff June 10, 2006; 2012 Act No. 156, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2015 Act No. 40 (H.4106), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015; 2016 Act No. 176 (H.4705), Section 1, eff May 23, 2016; 2018 Act No. 150 (H.4870), Section 1, eff April 4, 2018; 2022 Act No. 125 (H.4495), Section 1, eff March 14, 2022; 2023 Act No. 14 (H.4099), Section 1, eff May 8, 2023; 2024 Act No. 150 (H.4909), Section 1, eff January 1, 2025.
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 150, Section 1, in (A), inserted "College Park", and in (B), substituted "P-57-18" for " P-57-16".
2022 Act No. 125, Section 1, rewrote (A); and in (B), substituted "document P-57-22" for "document P-57-18".
2023 Act No. 14, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Jim Wilson" following "Hyde Park", deleted "Lancaster West" following "Lancaster East", and substituted "Six Mile Creek" for "Shelley Mullis"; and in (B), substituted "P-57-23A" for "P-57-22".
2024 Act No. 150, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Carmel" following "Camp Creek"; and in (B), substituted "P-57-24" for "P-57-23A".
SECTION 7-7-360.Designation of voting precincts in Laurens County.
(A) In Laurens County there are the following precincts:
Bailey
Barksdale-Narnie
Brewerton-Princeton
Clinton Mill
Clinton 1
Clinton 2
Clinton 3
Cooks
Cross Hill
Ekom
Gray Court
Greenpond
Hickory Tavern
Joanna
Jones
Laurens 1
Laurens 2
Laurens 3
Laurens 4
Laurens 5
Laurens 6
Long Branch
Lydia Mill
Madden
Martins-Poplar Springs
Mount Olive
Mountville
Ora-Lanford
Owings
Trinity Ridge
Waterloo
Wattsville
Youngs
Text of (B) effective until January 1, 2025
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map designated as P-59-22 and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on certified copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Laurens County.
Text of (B) effective January 1, 2025.
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map designated as P-59-24 and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on certified copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Laurens County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Laurens County with the approval of a majority of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-183; 1952 Code Section 23-183; 1950 (46) 2414; 1953 (48) 191; 1956 (49) 1621, 2114; 1958 (50) 1655; 1960 (51) 1709; 1964 (53) 1887; 1972 (57) 2275; 1976 Act No. 724 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 167 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 191 Section 1; 1982 Act No. 383; 1982 Act No. 465, eff June 18, 1982; 1986 Act No. 319, eff February 20, 1986; 1990 Act No. 366, Section 1, eff March 19, 1990; 1991 Act No. 26, Sections 1, 2, eff January 1, 1993; 1996 Act No. 267, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 2, 1996); 1998 Act No. 315, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 28, 1998); 1999 Act No. 123, Section 1, eff June 30, 1999; 2002 Act No. 191, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on March 14, 2002); 2004 Act No. 174, Section 1, eff February 18, 2004; 2012 Act No. 194, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012; 2014 Act No. 138 (H.4647), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014; 2014 Act No. 240 (S.1307), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014; 2015 Act No. 39 (H.4076), Section 1, eff August 1, 2015; 2020 Act No. 124 (S.1003), Section 1, eff March 15, 2020; 2022 Act No. 152 (S.953), Section 1, eff May 13, 2022; 2024 Act No. 170 (S.1099), Section 1, eff January 1, 2025.
Effect of Amendment
2020 Act No. 124, Section 1, in (A), substituted "Brewerton-Princeton" for "Brewerton", deleted "Princeton" following "Owings", and made a nonsubstantive change; and in (B), substituted "P-59-20" for "P-59-15".
2022 Act No. 152, Section 1, in (B), substituted "P-59-22" for "P-59-20".
2024 Act No. 170, Section 1, in (B), substituted "P-59-24" for "P-59-22".
SECTION 7-7-370.Designation of voting precincts in Lee County.
(A)(1) In Lee County there are the following voting precincts:
Ashland/Stokes Bridge
Ashwood
Bishopville No. 1
Bishopville No. 2
Bishopville No. 3
Bishopville No. 4
Cedar Creek
Cypress
Elliott
Hickory Hill
Ionia
Lynchburg
Manville
Mt. Clio
Rattlesnake Springs
Schrocks Mill/Lucknow
South Lynchburg
Spring Hill
St. Charles
St. Matthews
Turkey Creek
Woodrow.
(2) The division line between the voting precincts at Bishopville is Main Street and Church Street, Bishopville No. 1 being the southwest corner, Bishopville No. 2 the southeast corner, Bishopville No. 3 the northeast corner, and Bishopville No. 4 the northwest corner.
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on maps filed with the Clerk of Court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-61-04.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Lee County upon approval of the Lee County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-184; 1952 Code Section 23-184; 1950 (46) 2414; 1977 Act No. 224 Section 1; 2004 Act No. 213, Section 1, eff April 22, 2004.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-380.Designation of voting precincts in Lexington County.
(A) In Lexington County there are the following voting precincts:
Amicks Ferry
Barr Road 1
Barr Road 2
Batesburg
Beulah Church
Boiling Springs
Boiling Springs South
Bush River
Carolina Springs
Cayce No. 1
Cayce No. 2
Cayce No. 3
Cayce 2A
Cedar Crest
Chalk Hill
Challedon
Chapin
Coldstream
Congaree 1
Congaree 2
Cromer
Dreher Island
Dutchman Shores
Edenwood
Edmund 1
Edmund 2
Emmanuel Church
Fairview
Faith Church
Gardendale
Gaston 1
Gaston 2
Gilbert
Grenadier
Hollow Creek
Hook's Store
Irmo
Kitti Wake
Lake Murray 1
Lake Murray 2
Leaphart Road
Leesville
Lexington No. 1
Lexington No. 2
Lexington No. 3
Lexington No. 4
Lincreek
Mack-Edisto
Midway
Mims
Mt. Hebron
Mount Horeb
Murraywood
Oakwood
Old Barnwell Road
Old Lexington
Park Road 1
Park Road 2
Pelion 1
Pelion 2
Pilgrim Church
Pine Ridge 1
Pine Ridge 2
Pineview
Platt Springs 1
Platt Springs 2
Pond Branch
Providence Church
Quail Hollow
Quail Valley
Red Bank
Red Bank South 1
Red Bank South 2
Ridge Road
River Bluff
Round Hill
Saluda River
Sand Hill
Sandy Run
Seven Oaks
Sharpe's Hill
Springdale
Springdale South
St. Davids
St. Michael
Summit
Swansea 1
Swansea 2
West Columbia No. 1
West Columbia No. 2
West Columbia No. 3
West Columbia No. 4
Westover
White Knoll
Whitehall
Woodland Hills
(B) The polling places of the various voting precincts in Lexington County must be designated by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Lexington County. The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-63-14 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Lexington County. The official map may not be changed except by act of the General Assembly.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-185; 1952 Code Section 23-185; 1950 (46) 2414, 2529; 1953 (48) 295; 1954 (48) 1563; 1955 (49) 292; 1958 (50) 1568; 1960 (51) 1527; 1970 (56) 1956; 1971 (57) 206, 1091; 1974 (58) 1957, 2805; 1984 Act No. 499, Sections 1, 2, & 4; 1985 Act No. 126, Section 1, eff May 31, 1985; 1989 Act No. 30, Section 1, eff March 31, 1989; 1993 Act No. 3, Section 1, eff February 22, 1993; 1993 Act No. 103, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 1995 Act No. 129, Section 1, eff (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 2002 Act No. 239, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on ) May 2, 2002; 2003 Act No. 41, Section 1, eff June 2, 2003; 2005 Act No. 129, Section 1, eff June 3, 2005; 2007 Act No. 37, Section 1, eff June 6, 2007; 2010 Act No. 138, Section 1, eff July 15, 2010; 2012 Act No. 254, Section 1, eff June 18, 2012; 2014 Act No. 125 (S.807), Section 1, eff March 4, 2014.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-390.Designation of voting precincts in McCormick County.
In McCormick County there are the following voting precincts:
Mt. Carmel
Willington
Savannah
McCormick No. 1
Bethany
McCormick No. 2
Plum Branch
Parksville
Modoc
Clarks Hill
Monticello
The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on official maps on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-65-13 and as shown on certified copies provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of McCormick County.
Polling places must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of McCormick County with the approval of the McCormick County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-186; 1952 Code Section 23-186; 1950 (46) 2414; 1953 (48) 54; 1963 (53) 13; 1976 Act No. 719; 1977 Act No. 239 Section 1; 1984 Act No. 297, eff March 5, 1984; 1987 Act No. 205 Section 1, eff June 30, 1987; 2013 Act No. 8, Section 1, eff March 22, 2013.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Editor's Note
For a local law authorizing the board of registration in McCormick County to define boundaries, see Local Law Index.
SECTION 7-7-400.Designation of voting precincts in Marion County.
In Marion County there shall be the following voting precincts: Britton's Neck; Friendship; Centenary; Rains; Marion No. 1; Marion No. 2; Marion North; Marion South; Marion West; Sellers; Temperance; Zion; Northwest; Mullins; Southwest Mullins; Northeast Mullins; Southeast Mullins; and Nichols.
The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on maps filed with the Clerk of Court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-187; 1952 Code Section 23-187; 1950 (46) 2414; 1977 Act No. 235 Section 1.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-410.Designation of voting precincts in Marlboro County.
(A) In Marlboro County there are the following precincts:
(1) Adamsville
(2) Blenheim
(3) Brightsville
(4) Brownsville
(5) Clio
(6) McColl
(7) East McColl
(8) Quick's Cross Roads
(9) Red Hill
(10) Tatum
(11) Wallace
(12) North Bennettsville
(13) South Bennettsville
(14) East Bennettsville
(15) West Bennettsville
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) of this section are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-69-93 and as shown on certified copies of the official map provided by the office to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Marlboro County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in subsection (A) of this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Marlboro County with the approval of a majority of the Marlboro County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-188; 1952 Code Section 23-188; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 362; 1978 Act No. 406 Section 1, became law without signature of Governor; 1984 Act No. 453, Section eff June 15, 1984; 1993 Act No. 120, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-420.Designation of voting precincts in Newberry County.
(A) In Newberry County there are the following voting precincts:
Beth-Eden
Bush River
Chappells
Fairview
Hartford
Helena
Johnstone
Kinards-Jalapa
Little Mountain
Maybinton
Mt.Bethel-Garmany
Consolidated Number 5
Newberry Ward 1
Newberry Ward 2
Newberry Ward 3
Newberry Ward 4
Newberry Ward 5
Newberry Ward 6
Oakland
O'Neal
Peak
Pomaria
Prosperity City
Prosperity Outside
St.Phillips-Jolly Street
Silverstreet
Stoney Hill
Wheeland
Whitmire City
Whitmire Outside
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) in Newberry County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-71-18A and as shown on copies of the official map provided by the office to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Newberry County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Newberry County subject to the approval of the majority of the Newberry County Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-189; 1952 Code Section 23-189; 1950 (46) 2414; 1960 (51) 1580; 1987 Act No. 38 Section 1, eff April 13, 1987; 1991 Act No. 14, Section 1, eff April 4, 1991; 2002 Act No. 355, Section 1, eff July 19, 2002; 2005 Act No. 74, Section 1, eff May 23, 2005; 2017 Act No. 82 (H.4178), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017; 2018 Act No. 137 (S.885), Section 1, eff March 12, 2018; 2018 Act No. 157 (S.1144), Section 1, eff April 17, 2018.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the amendments of this section made by 2018 Act No. 137 and 2018 Act No. 157 were read together.
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 137, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Prosperity", inserted "Prosperity City" and "Prosperity Outside", and made a nonsubstantive change, and in (B), substituted "P-71-18" for "P-71-17".
2018 Act No. 157, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Midway" following "Maybinton", and in (B), substituted "P-71-18A" for "P-71-18".
SECTION 7-7-430.Designation of voting precincts in Oconee County.
(A) In Oconee County there are the following voting precincts:
Bounty Land
Earles Grove
Fair Play
Friendship
Holly Springs
Keowee
Long Creek
Madison
Mountain Rest
New Hope
Newry-Corinth
Oakway
Ravenel
Return
Richland
Salem
Seneca No. 1
Seneca No. 2
Seneca No. 3
Seneca No. 4
Shiloh
South Union
Stamp Creek
Tamassee
Tokeena/Providence
Utica
Walhalla No. 1
Walhalla No. 2
Westminster No. 1
Westminster No. 2
West Union
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts in Oconee County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-73-23 and as shown on certified copies of the official map provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Oconee County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Oconee County.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-190; 1952 Code Section 23-190; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 211; 1962 (52) 1655; 1966 (54) 2761; 1967 (55) 43; 1968 (55) 2275; 1979 Act No. 162 Section 1, eff January 1, 1980; 1989 Act No. 107, Sections 1-3, eff May 30, 1989; 1996 Act No. 379, Section 1, eff January 1, 1997; 1998 Act No. 282, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 8, 1998); 2003 Act No. 75, Section 1, eff June 25, 2003; 2012 Act No. 157, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2013 Act No. 52, Section 1, eff June 7, 2013; 2019 Act No. 39 (S.546), Section 1, eff May 13, 2019; 2022 Act No. 140 (S.1204), Section 1, eff April 25, 2022; 2024 Act No. 115 (S.801), Section 1, eff March 1, 2024.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 39, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-73-19" for "document P-73-13".
2022 Act No. 140, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-73-22" for "document P-73-19".
2024 Act No. 115, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-73-23" for "document P-73-22".
SECTION 7-7-440.Designation of voting precincts in Orangeburg County.
(A) In Orangeburg County there are the following voting precincts:
Precinct Name
Orangeburg Ward 1
Orangeburg Ward 2
Orangeburg Ward 3
Orangeburg Ward 4
Orangeburg Ward 5
Orangeburg Ward 6
Orangeburg Ward 7
Orangeburg Ward 8
Orangeburg Ward 9
Orangeburg Ward 10
Suburban 1
Suburban 2
Suburban 3
Suburban 4
Suburban 5
Suburban 6
Suburban 7
Suburban 8
Suburban 9
Bethel
Bolentown
Bowman 1
Bowman 2
Branchville 1
Branchville 2
Brookdale
Cope
Cordova 1
Cordova 2
Edisto
Elloree 1
Elloree 2
Eutawville 1
Eutawville 2
Four Holes
Holly Hill 1
Holly Hill 2
Jamison
Limestone 1
Limestone 2
Neeses-Livingston
Nix
North 1
North 2
Norway
Pinehill
Providence
Rowesville
Santee 1
Santee 2
Springfield
Vance
Whittaker
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on official maps on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on copies provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Orangeburg County by the office and designated as P-75-23A.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Orangeburg County subject to the approval of a majority of the Orangeburg County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-191; 1952 Code Section 23-191; 1950 (46) 2414; 1952 (47) 2025; 1954 (48) 1730; 1956 (49) 1782; 1957 (50) 549; 1967 (55) 943; 1985 Act No. 150, Section 1, eff June 7, 1985; 1996 Act No. 270, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 2, 1996); 2001 Act No. 88, Section 1, eff August 10, 2001; 2002 Act No. 249, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 15, 2002); 2005 Act No. 93, Section 1, eff May 26, 2005; 2023 Act No. 12 (S.593), Section 1, eff May 8, 2023.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2023 Act No. 12, Section 1, in (B), substituted "P-75-23A" for "P-75-05".
SECTION 7-7-450.Designation of voting precincts in Pickens County.
(A) In Pickens County there are the following voting precincts:
Abel
Albert R. Lewis
Arial Mill
Brushy Creek
Calhoun
Cedar Rock
Clemson
Crescent Hill
Crestview
Crossroads
Crosswell
Dacusville
Easley
East Liberty
East Pickens
Flat Rock
Forest Acres
Fruit Mountain
Georges Creek
Glassy Mountain
Griffin
Holly Springs
Issaqueena
Lawrence Chapel
Lenhart
McAllister
McKissick
Morrison
Mountain View
Nine Forks
Norris
North Central
North Liberty
North Pickens
Pendleton
Pickensville
Pike
Pope Field
Praters Creek
Pumpkintown
Rices Creek
Rock Springs
Saluda
Sheffield
Simpson
Sitton
Six Mile
Six Mile Mountain
Skelton
Smith Grove
South Central
South Pickens
Stone Church
Tri County
University
Vinland
West Central
West Liberty
West Pickens
Woodside
Zion.
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on official maps on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-77-19 and as shown on certified copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County.
(C)(1) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County subject to the approval of the majority of the Pickens County Legislative Delegation.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7-7-920, if the board determines that a precinct contains no suitable location for a polling place, the board, upon approval by a majority of the county's legislative delegation, may locate the polling place inside the county and within five miles of the precinct's boundaries.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-192; 1952 Code Section 23-192; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 94; 1967 (55) 285; 1968 (55) 2555; 1971 (57) 537; 1977 Act No. 169 Section 1; 1985 Act No. 94, eff May 21, 1985; 1986 Act No. 348, eff March 28, 1986; 1989 Act No. 13, Section 1, eff February 15, 1989; 1990 Act No. 434, Section 1, eff April 24, 1990; 1993 Act No. 107, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 1996 Act No. 228, Section 2, eff February 12, 1996; 2001 Act No. 108, Section 1, eff September 20, 2001; 2012 Act No. 158, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2019 Act No. 11 (H.3798), Section 1, eff March 20, 2019; 2024 Act No. 152 (H.4937), Section 1, eff May 13, 2024.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 11, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-77-19" for "document P-77-12".
2024 Act No. 152, Section 1, in (C), inserted the (1) designator, and added (2).
SECTION 7-7-465.Designation of voting precincts in Richland County.
(A) In Richland County there are the following voting precincts:
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Ward 7
Ward 8
Ward 9
Ward 10
Ward 11
Ward 12
Ward 13
Ward 14
Ward 15
Ward 16
Ward 17
Ward 18
Ward 19
Ward 20
Ward 21
Ward 22
Ward 23
Ward 24
Ward 25
Ward 26
Ward 29
Ward 30
Ward 31
Ward 32
Ward 33
Ward 34
Arcadia
Ardincaple
Ballentine 1
Ballentine 2
Barrier Free
Beatty Road
Bluff
Blythewood 1
Blythewood 2
Blythewood 3
Bookman
Brandon 1
Brandon 2
Briarwood
Bridge Creek
Caughman Road
College Place
Cooper
Dennyside
Dentsville
Dutch Fork 1
Dutch Fork 2
Dutch Fork 3
Dutch Fork 4
Eastover
Edgewood
Estates
Fairlawn
Fairwold
East Forest Acres
North Forest Acres
South Forest Acres
Friarsgate 1
Friarsgate 2
Old Friarsgate
Gadsden
Garners
Greenview
Gregg Park
Hampton
Harbison 1
Harbison 2
Hopkins 1
Hopkins 2
Horrell Hill
Hunting Creek
Keels 1
Keels 2
Keenan
Kelly Mill
Killian
Kingswood
Lake Carolina
Lincolnshire
Longcreek
Longleaf
Lykesland
Mallet Hill
Meadowfield
Meadowlake
McEntire
Midway
Mill Creek
Monticello
North Springs 1
North Springs 2
North Springs 3
Oak Pointe 1
Oak Pointe 2
Oak Pointe 3
Oakwood
Olympia
Parkridge 1
Parkridge 2
Parkway 1
Parkway 2
Parkway 3
Pennington 1
Pennington 2
Pine Grove
Pine Lakes 1
Pine Lakes 2
Pinewood
Polo Road
Pontiac 1
Pontiac 2
Rice Creek 1
Rice Creek 2
Ridge View 1
Ridge View 2
Ridgewood
Riverside
Riversprings 1
Riversprings 2
Riversprings 3
Riverwalk
Round Top
St. Andrews
Sandlapper
Satchelford
Skyland
South Beltline
Spring Hill
Spring Valley
Spring Valley West
Springville 1
Springville 2
Trenholm Road
Trinity
Valhalla
Valley State Park
Walden
Webber
Westminster
Whitewell
Wildewood
Woodfield
Woodlands
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-79-15 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Richland County by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Richland County subject to the approval of the majority of the Richland County Legislative Delegation.
(D) If the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Richland County determines that a precinct contains no suitable location for a polling place, the board, upon approval by a majority of the county's legislative delegation, may locate the polling place inside the county and within five miles of the precinct's boundaries.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 20, Section 1, eff June 20, 1985; 1995 Act No. 127, Section 1, eff (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 1999 Act No. 35, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 1999); 1999 Act No. 54, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 1999); 2002 Act No. 186, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on) March 14, 2002; 2002 Act No. 221, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 23, 2002); 2007 Act No. 24, Section 1, eff May 14, 2007; 2013 Act No. 93, Section 1, eff January 1, 2014; 2015 Act No. 84 (H.4142), Section 1, eff June 11, 2015.
SECTION 7-7-480.Designation of voting precincts in Saluda County.
(A) In Saluda County there are the following voting precincts:
Centennial
Fruit Hill
Higgins/Zoar
Holly
Hollywood
Holstons
Pleasant Grove
Richland
Ridge Spring/Monetta
Saluda No. 1
Saluda No. 2
Sardis
Ward
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on official maps on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-81-20 and as shown on certified copies provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Saluda County by the office.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Saluda County subject to the approval of a majority of the Saluda County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-194; 1952 Code Section 23-194; 1950 (46) 2414; 1956 (49)1758; 1977 Act No. 172, Section 1; 1994 Act No. 320, Section 1, eff March 24, 1994; 1996 Act No. 286, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 7, 1996); 1996 Act No. 311, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 7, 1996); 2017 Act No. 73 (H.3667), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017; 2020 Act No. 159 (H.5149), Section 1, eff January 1, 2021.
Effect of Amendment
2020 Act No. 159, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Clyde" and "Delmar" following "Centennial" and deleted "Mayson", "Mt. Willing", and "Pleasant Cross" following "Holstons"; and in (B), substituted "document P-81-20" for "document P-81-17".
SECTION 7-7-490.Designation of voting precincts in Spartanburg County.
(A) In Spartanburg County there are the following voting precincts:
Abner Creek Baptist
Airport
Anderson Mill Baptist
Anderson Mill Elementary
Apalache Baptist
Arcadia Elementary
Beacon
Beech Springs Intermediate
Ben Avon Methodist
Bethany Wesleyan
Blackstock
Boiling Springs Elementary
Boiling Springs High School
Boiling Springs Jr. High
Boiling Springs 9th Grade
Broome High School
Canaan
Cannons Elementary
Carlisle Fosters Grove
Carlisle Wesleyan
Cavins Hobbysville
C.C. Woodson Recreation
Chapman High School
Cherokee Springs Precinct
Chesnee Elementary
Chestnut Lake
Clifton Glendale
Converse Fire Station
Cooley Springs Baptist
Converse
Cornerstone Baptist
Cowpens
Croft Baptist
Cross Anchor Fire Station
Cudd Memorial
D.R. Hill Middle School
Daniel Morgan Technology Center
Drayton
Duncan United Methodist
Eastside Baptist
Enoree First Baptist
Enoree River
E.P. Todd Elementary
Fairforest Elementary
Fairgrounds
Gable Middle School
Gramling Methodist
Greater St. James
Hanging Rock
Hayne
Hearon Circle
Hendrix Elementary
Holly Springs Baptist
Holly Springs-Motlow
Hope
Inman
Jesse Bobo Elementary
Jesse Boyd Elementary
Lake Bowen Baptist
Lake Cooley
Landrum
Landrum High School
Landrum United Methodist
Lyman
Lyman Elementary
Mayo Elementary
McCracken Middle School
Middle Tyger
Moore-Duncan
Morningside Baptist
Motlow Creek Baptist
Mt. Calvary Presbyterian
Mt. Moriah Baptist
New Prospect
Oakland Elementary
Old Bridge
Pacolet Elementary School
Palmetto
Pauline Glenn Springs Elementary
Peach Blossom
Pelham Fire Station
Poplar Springs Fire Station
Powell Saxon Una
Rainbow
R.D. Anderson Vocational
Reidville Elementary
Reidville Fire Station
River Ridge Elementary
Roebuck Bethlehem
Roebuck Elementary
Shoally
Silverhill Memorial UMC
Southport
Spartangreen
Startex Fire Station
St. John's Lutheran
Swofford Career Center
Travelers Rest Baptist
Trinity Methodist
Trinity Presbyterian
Two Mile Creek
Tyger River
Valley Falls
Victor Mill Methodist
Wade Hampton
Wellford Fire Station
Holy Communion
West View Elementary
Whitlock Jr. High
Willow Creek
Woodland Heights Recreation Center
Woodruff Leisure Center
(B) Precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Spartanburg County by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-83-23A.
(C) Polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Spartanburg County with the approval of a majority of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-195; 1952 Code Section 23-195; 1950 (46) 2414; 1956 (49) 1751; 1958 (50) 1664; 1959 (51) 89; 1960 (51) 1516; 1967 (55) 968; 1968 (55) 2461; 1974 (58) 1986; 1975 (59) 770; 1977 Act No. 231 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 620, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1985 Act No. 96, eff May 21, 1985; 1986 Act No. 364, Sections 1-6, eff April 11, 1986, 1990 Act No. 384, Section 1, eff March 19, 1990; 1992 Act No. 402, Section 1, eff June 1, 1992; 2003 Act No. 67, Section 1, eff June 25, 2003; 2004 Act No. 217, Section 1, eff April 22, 2004; 2006 Act No. 272, Section 1, eff May 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 54, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009; 2012 Act No. 167, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 127 (S.987), Section 1, eff March 4, 2014; 2014 Act No. 237 (S.1214), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014; 2015 Act No. 57 (H.3888), Section 1, eff June 3, 2015; 2016 Act No. 217 (S.1212), Section 1, eff July 1, 2016; 2017 Act No. 58 (S.637), Section 1, eff July 1, 2017; 2020 Act No. 130 (H.4944), Section 1, eff March 15, 2020; 2021 Act No. 92 (S.153), Section 1, eff June 24, 2021; 2023 Act No. 48 (H.4177), Section 1, eff July 1, 2023.
Effect of Amendment
2020 Act No. 130, Section 1, in (A) inserted "Apalache Baptist" following "Anderson Mill Elementary" and "Broome High School" following "Boiling Springs 9th Grade" and deleted "Clifdale Elementary" following "Cleveland Elementary" and "Rebirth Missionary Baptist" following "R.D. Anderson Vocational"; and in (B), substituted "document P-83-20A" for "document P-83-17".
2021 Act No. 92, Section 1, in (A), substituted "Cherokee Springs Precinct" for "Cherokee Springs Fire Station", inserted "McCracken Middle School" following "Mayo Elementary", deleted "Park Hills Elementary" following "Pacolet Elementary School", inserted "Silverhill Memorial UMC" following "Roebuck Elementary", and deleted "Spartanburg High School" following "Southside Baptist"; and in (B), substituted "document P-83-21" for "document P-83-20A".
2023 Act No. 48, Section 1, rewrote the section.
SECTION 7-7-501.Designation of voting precincts in Sumter County.
(A) In Sumter County there are the following voting precincts:
Bates
Birnie
Burns-Downs
Causeway Branch 1
Causeway Branch 2
Cherryvale
Crosswell
Dalzell 1
Dalzell 2
Delaine
Ebenezer 1
Ebenezer 2
Folsom Park
Furman
Green Swamp 1
Green Swamp 2
Hampton Park
Hillcrest
Horatio
Lemira
Loring
Magnolia-Harmony
Manchester Forest
Mayesville
Mayewood
McCray's Mill 1
McCray's Mill 2
Millwood
Morris College
Mulberry
Oakland Plantation 1
Oakland Plantation 2
Oswego
Palmetto Park
Pinewood
Pocotaligo 1
Pocotaligo 2
Privateer
Rembert
Saint John
Saint Paul
Salem
Salterstown
Savage-Glover
Second Mill
Shaw
South Liberty
South Red Bay
Spectrum
Stone Hill
Sumter High 1
Sumter High 2
Sunset
Swan Lake
Thomas Sumter
Turkey Creek
Wilder
Wilson Hall.
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided for in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-85-09 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Sumter County by the office.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Sumter County subject to the approval of a majority of the Sumter County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 137, Section 1; 1984 Act No. 348, eff January 1, 1985; 1985 Act No. 135, eff June 6, 1985; 1986 Act No. 315 Section 2, eff February 20, 1986; 1988 Act No. 608, Section 1, eff January 1, 1989; 1993 Act No. 108, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 2002 Act No. 168, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on February 12, 2002); 2007 Act No. 62, Section 1, eff June 8, 2007; 2010 Act No. 128, Section 1, eff February 24, 2010.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-510.Designation of voting precincts in Union County.
(A) In Union County there are the following voting precincts:
Adamsburg
Black Rock
Bonham
Buffalo, Box 1
Carlisle
Cross Keys
Excelsior
Jonesville, Box 1
Jonesville, Box 2
Kelton
Lockhart
Monarch
Putnam
Santuck
Union, Ward 1, Box 1
Union, Ward 1, Box 2
Union, Ward 2
Union, Ward 3
Union, Ward 4, Box 1
Union, Ward 4, Box 2
West Springs
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the clerk of court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-87-21.
(C) The polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Union County with the approval of a majority of the Union County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-197; 1952 Code Section 23-197; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 361; 1953 (48) 140; 1955 (49) 21; 1958 (50) 1551, 1595, 1873; 1961 (52) 87; 1968 (55) 2301; 1977 Act No. 168 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 581, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1985 Act No. 24, eff March 19, 1985; 1986 Act No. 406, eff May 12, 1986; 2000 Act No. 231, Section 1, eff February 25, 2000; 2003 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff June 2, 2003; 2022 Act No. 129 (H.4269), Section 1, eff April 4, 2022.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 129, Section 1, in (A), deleted "East Buffalo" following "Cross Keys" and substituted "Monarch" for "Monarch, Box 1" and "Monarch, Box 2"; and in (B), substituted "document P-87-21" for "document P-87-03".
SECTION 7-7-520.Designation of voting precincts in Williamsburg County.
(A) In Williamsburg County there are the following voting precincts:
Black River
Bloomingvale
Cades
Cedar Swamp
Central
Earles
Greeleyville
Harmony
Hebron
Hemingway
Henry-Poplar Hill
Indiantown
Kingstree No. 1
Kingstree No. 2
Kingstree No. 3
Kingstree No. 4
Lane
Morrisville
Mount Vernon
Muddy Creek
Nesmith
Pergamos
Piney Forest
Salters
Sandy Bay
Singletary
Suttons
Trio.
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Williamsburg County as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-89-12.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Williamsburg County subject to the approval of a majority of the Williamsburg County Delegation, including the Senators.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-198; 1952 Code Section 23-198; 1950 (46) 2414; 1957 (50) 223; 1967 (55) 1151; 1977 Act No. 203 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 455, became law without signature of Governor; 1990 Act No. 525, Section 1, eff May 31, 1990; 2005 Act No. 130, Section 1, eff June 3, 2005; 2006 Act No. 240, Section 1, eff March 15, 2006; 2012 Act No. 160, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012.
Code Commissioner's Note
Pursuant to the directive to the Code Commissioner in 2018 Act No. 246, Section 10, "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" was substituted for all references to "Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office".
SECTION 7-7-530.Designation of voting precincts in York County.
(A) In York County there are the following voting precincts:
Adnah
Airport
Allison Creek
Anderson Road
Baxter
Bethany
Bethel
Bethel School
Bowling Green
Bullocks Creek
Cannon Mill
Carolina
Catawba
Celanese
Clover
Cotton Belt
Crescent
Delphia
Dobys Bridge
Ebenezer
Ebinport
Edgewood
Fairgrounds
Ferry Branch
Fewell Park
Field Day
Filbert
Fort Mill No. 1
Fort Mill No. 2
Fort Mill No. 3
Fort Mill No. 4
Fort Mill No. 5
Fort Mill No. 6
Friendship
Gold Hill
Hampton Mill
Hands Mill
Harvest
Hickory Grove
Highland Park
Hollis Lakes
Hopewell
Independence
India Hook
Kanawha
Lakeshore
Lakewood
Larne
Laurel Creek
Lesslie
Manchester
McConnells
Mill Creek
Mountain View
Mt. Holly
Mt. Gallant
Nation Ford
Neelys Creek
New Home
Newport
Northside
Northwestern
Oakridge
Oakwood
Old Pointe
Ogden
Orchard Park
Palmetto
Pleasant Road
Pole Branch
River's Edge
River Hills
Riverview
Rock Creek
Rock Hill No. 2
Rock Hill No. 3
Rock Hill No. 4
Rock Hill No. 5
Rock Hill No. 6
Rock Hill No. 7
Rock Hill No. 8
Roosevelt
Rosewood
Sharon
Shoreline
Six Mile
Smyrna
Springdale
Springfield
Stateline
Steele Creek
Tega Cay
Tirzah
Tools Fork
University
Waterstone
Windjammer
Wylie
York No. 1
York No. 2
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, or its successor agency, designated as document P-91-23A and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of York County by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.
(C) The polling places for the precincts in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of York County with the approval of a majority of the York County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-199; 1952 Code Section 23-199; 1950 (46) 2414; 1960 (51) 1684; 1970 (56) 2033; 1973 (58) 107; 1974 (58) 2874; 1976 Act No. 510; 1976 Act No. 570 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 227 Section 1; 1980 Act No. 635, Section 1, eff Sept. 5, 1980; 1986 Act No. 354, eff January 1, 1987; 1987 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff February 12, 1987; 1989 Act No. 138, Section 1, eff June 8, 1989; 1992 Act No. 270, Section 1, eff February 26, 1992; 1992 Act No. 508, Section 1, eff July 10, 1992; 1995 Act No. 77, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 1996 Act No. 269, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 2, 1996); 1997 Act No. 75, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 11, 1997); 1998 Act No. 296, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 21, 1998); 1999 Act No. 36, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 1999); 2004 Act No; 194, Section 1, eff March 26, 2004; 2007 Act No. 6, Section 1, eff March 27, 2007; 2008 Act No. 209. Section 1, eff May 13, 2008; 2008 Act No. 327, Section 1, eff June 16, 2008; 2009 Act No. 53, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009; 2014 Act No. 143 (S.995), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014; 2014 Act No. 169 (S.1180), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014; 2018 Act No. 151 (H.4981), Section 1, eff April 4, 2018; 2021 Act No. 93 (S.716), Section 1, eff June 24, 2021; 2023 Act No. 53 (S.639), Sections 1, 2, eff May 18, 2023.
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 151, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Celanese", and in (B), deleted "Office of Research and Statistics of the" following "official map on file with the", substituted "P-91-18" for "P-91-14a", and substituted "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "Office of Research and Statistics" at the end.
2021 Act No. 93, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Crescent" following "Cotton Belt" and "Hands Mill" following "Hampton Mill"; and in (B), substituted "document P-91-21" for "document P-91-18".
2023 Act No. 53, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Field Day" and "Mountain View".
2023 Act No. 53, Section 2, in (B), substituted "P-91-23A" for "P-91-21".
ARTICLE 3
Alteration of Precincts
SECTION 7-7-710.State Election Commission shall report certain precincts to General Assembly for alteration; alteration by county boards of voter registration and elections where General Assembly fails to act.
The State Election Commission shall report the names of all polling precincts by county that have more than one thousand five hundred registered electors as of January first to the General Assembly not later than the fourth Tuesday of each odd-numbered year. If, by April first of the same year, the General Assembly has failed to alter the precincts so that no precinct shall have more than one thousand five hundred qualified electors the State Election Commission shall notify the respective county boards of voter registration and elections which shall make such alterations as necessary to conform all precincts to such limitations. Provided, that precincts isolated by water shall not be required to meet minimum requirements.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-221; 1971 (57) 398.
SECTION 7-7-720.Notification to persons whose registration is transferred; removal from registration books of person whose notification is returned undelivered; restoration of name.
(A) A person whose registration is transferred to another precinct by virtue of the provisions of this article must be notified by mail by the county board of voter registration and elections of the transfer.
(B) A person whose notification is returned to the county board of voter registration and elections as undeliverable must be reported by the board to the State Election Commission. The State Election Commission must place the elector in an inactive status on the master file and may remove this elector's name from inactive status upon compliance with the provisions of Section 7-5-330(F).
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-222; 1971 (57) 398; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 10, eff June 28, 1984; 1996 Act No. 466, Section 7, eff August 21, 1996.
SECTION 7-7-730.Division of precincts having more than 750 electors.
When a precinct has more than seven hundred fifty registered electors, the precinct list must be divided alphabetically so that no list contains more than seven hundred fifty electors and separate managers and facilities are provided within the polling place for each list of electors. Local registration boards dividing precincts alphabetically shall notify the State Election Commission of this division so that separate alphabetically arranged poll lists may be printed by the commission. Upon completion of the above, the provisions of Section 7-7-710 are considered to be complied with regardless of the number of electors in the precinct. Nothing in this section prevents the alteration of precincts pursuant to Section 7-7-710 where the General Assembly or local registration boards consider this alteration advisable.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-223; 1971 (57) 398; 1994 Act No. 304, Section 1, eff March 16, 1994.
ARTICLE 5
Where Electors to Vote
SECTION 7-7-910.Designated polling places; alternative polling place.
(A) Subject to the provisions of Section 7-7-920 and Section 7-5-440 and except as provided in subsection (B) of this section, each elector must be registered and, unless otherwise specified on his voting certificate, shall vote at the designated polling place within the precinct of his residence, but in incorporated municipalities in which officers are elected by wards or other municipal subdivisions, electors must be registered and shall vote at their designated polling places.
(B)(1) For purposes of this subsection, an "emergency situation" means the designated polling place is not available for use as a polling place on the election day after the first notice of the election is published.
(2) If a designated polling place in a precinct is unavailable for use during an election as a result of an emergency situation, the authority charged by law with conducting the election shall designate an alternative polling place to be used for the electors in that precinct for any election occurring during the emergency situation. An alternative polling place for an emergency situation must be approved by the majority of the legislative delegation if the designation occurs more than seven days prior to the election. If an alternative polling place for an emergency situation is designated seven days or less prior to the election, the authority charged by law with conducting the election must notify the members of the legislative delegation of the alternative polling place.
(3) The alternative polling place is not required to be within the precinct of the elector's residence; however, the authority charged by law with conducting the election may designate an alternative polling place outside the precinct only if no other location within the precinct is available for use as a polling place. If an alternative polling place is outside the precinct, it must be located in an adjoining precinct. The alternative polling place must be selected with consideration of the distance the electors would be required to travel in order to vote.
(4) Every attempt must be made to notify electors of the alternative polling place before the election and on the day of the election through the media and by posted notice at the designated polling place.
(C) If an alternative polling place outside of the precinct is selected pursuant to subsection (B) of this section, the authority charged by law with conducting the election shall certify in writing to the State Election Commission that no other location within the precinct is available for use as a polling place and that the selection of a polling place was made with consideration of the distance electors would have to travel to vote.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-211; 1952 Code Section 23-211; 1950 (46) 2059; 1967 (55) 657; 1996 Act No. 466, Section 8, eff August 21, 1996; 2006 Act No. 339, Section 1, eff June 8, 2006.
Editor's Note
2006 Act No. 339, Section 2, provides as follows:
"This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and must not be put into practice until it receives preclearance by the United States Department of Justice." [Preclearance received September 5, 2006]
SECTION 7-7-920.Places where electors shall vote in municipal elections.
In all municipal elections when the aldermen or councilmen are elected by wards, the electors shall vote at the voting place within their ward nearest their residences, and in all municipal elections when the aldermen, councilmen or other officials are elected by a vote at large within the municipality, the electors shall vote at the voting place in the precinct within which they reside which is nearest their residences.
In all municipal elections when the ward lines and the precinct lines coincide within the city limits of the municipality, electors shall vote at the nearest voting place within the ward or precinct.
In any city or town having not more than one polling precinct, established by ordinance, for municipal elections, all duly qualified electors shall be permitted to vote in municipal elections at such voting place if such electors are authorized to vote at any voting precinct within such city or town.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-211.1; 1952 Code Section 23-118; 1951 (47) 78, 229.
SECTION 7-7-940.Procedure upon removal of elector from one precinct to another.
In case of the moving of a registered elector from one precinct to another in the same county, the elector must notify the board of voter registration and elections of the county. The board must note the fact upon the proper book and give the elector a notification of the precinct into which he is moved.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-215; 1952 Code Section 23-215; 1950 (46) 2059; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 11, eff June 28, 1984.
SECTION 7-7-950.Procedure when new precinct is established.
When a new voting precinct is established by law, the county board of voter registration and elections must transfer from the books of registration the names of electors registered to vote in other voting precincts as should register and vote in the new voting precinct and shall notify electors of the change of polling precincts.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-216; 1952 Code Section 23-216; 1950 (46) 2059; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 12, eff June 28, 1984.
SECTION 7-7-960.Procedure upon change of ward or precinct boundaries; effect of annexation of part of county to municipality divided into wards.
(a) Any elector whose precinct or ward is changed by a change of ward or precinct boundaries must have notification mailed to him by the county board of voter registration and elections reflecting his new precinct or ward.
(b) Any area in the county annexed to a municipality which is divided into wards shall be made part of a ward to which it is contiguous by the county board of voter registration and elections. In the event the annexed area in a municipality divided into wards contains at least five hundred qualified electors the area annexed shall be made a separate ward which must be given a numerical designation. As soon as practicable following annexation, the board must mail all registered electors of record residing in the annexed area notification designating the number of the ward, if appropriate, and precinct to which they have been assigned.
(c) The envelope in which notifications mailed out in conjunction with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) must have printed on the front "DO NOT FORWARD". All electors whose precinct or ward is changed by boundary changes must be added to the records of the precinct or ward to which they are assigned and deleted from those of the precinct or ward to which they were formerly assigned.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-193.2; 1975 (59) 635; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 13, eff June 28, 1984.
SECTION 7-7-970.Change of location of voting place or name of precinct.
When one voting place has been changed to another in the same township or polling precinct, or when the name of the voting place has been changed since the last general election, the registration of electors for the former voting place shall be valid and effectual for the new voting place.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-217; 1952 Code Section 23-217; 1950 (46) 2059.
SECTION 7-7-980.Registration of officers and their spouses temporarily residing at capital or county seat.
Federal, state and county officers and their spouses temporarily residing at or near the capital or county seat may register and vote in their former home precincts if they so desire.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-218; 1952 Code Section 23-218; 1950 (46) 2059; 1968 (55) 2693.
SECTION 7-7-990.Barrier-free polling places for physically handicapped electors; criteria and procedures for use.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the county board of voter registration and elections in each county of the state is encouraged to make every polling place barrier free and shall provide at least one polling place, free of architectural barriers, which shall be known as the Countywide Barrier-Free Voting Precinct, for use by physically handicapped electors of the county. Such polling place may be within any existing polling place that now is barrier-free or that is made barrier-free. Any physically handicapped elector, regardless of his place of residence in the county, may vote in this polling place if he meets the following criteria:
(1) Elector either cannot ambulate without the aid of a wheelchair, leg braces, crutches or a walker, or elector suffers from a lung disease to such an extent that he is unable to walk without the aid of a respirator.
(2) Elector has applied in writing to and obtained from the county board of voter registration and elections thirty days before the election a voting registration transfer authorizing the elector to vote at the county barrier-free polling place. An elector whose physical handicap, as defined in item (1) of this subsection, is permanent, as certified by a licensed physician, is not required to register once he has done so initially under the provisions of this item.
B. For every election the State Election Commission shall furnish to the proper county or party officials a separate roster of those handicapped electors registered to vote at the barrier-free polling place, and the county election officials shall ensure that election managers are designated to staff the barrier-free polling place. Such roster shall also contain appropriate precinct and district references for each voter when practical and reasonable.
C. The county board of voter registration and elections shall be authorized to use paper ballots in lieu of voting machines in the Countywide Barrier-Free Voting Precinct in those counties where voting machines are used.
D. When the Countywide Barrier-Free Voting Precinct in the respective counties closes, the votes of the Countywide Barrier-Free Voting Precinct shall be tabulated and reported as a separate precinct when other ballots of the county are counted on election day.
E. The provisions of this section shall only apply to elections conducted by the county board of voter registration and elections or county executive committee of a political party and are in lieu of voting by absentee ballot.
HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 363, eff May 11, 1982; 1992 Act No. 494, Section 1, eff July 1, 1992.
SECTION 7-7-1000.Pooling precincts in municipal elections.
(A) For purposes of municipal general elections only, a municipality may pool one or more precincts with other precincts and have one voting place for all of these pooled precincts upon the following conditions:
(1) Any precinct which contains five hundred or more registered voters within the municipality must have its own voting place.
(2) The total number of registered voters within the municipality in each group of pooled precincts cannot exceed one thousand five hundred.
(3) The voting place of any precinct pooled with others cannot be more than three miles from the nearest part of any pooled precinct.
(4) The notice requirements of Section 7-7-15 must be complied with and in addition to this requirement, the location of voting places for all precincts including those pooled must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality on the day of the election. If the newspaper is not published daily, then on the date of publication nearest and prior to the date of election.
(5) Whenever precincts are pooled in a municipal general election, the voter registration lists, poll lists, and ballots for each precinct represented must be used by the managers of election. Results of the election must also be reported and certified by individual precinct.
(B) For purposes of municipal primary elections only, a municipality may pool one or more precincts with other precincts and have one voting place for all of these pooled precincts upon the following conditions:
(1) Any precinct which contains three thousand or more registered voters within the municipality must have its own voting place.
(2) The total number of registered voters within the municipality in each group of pooled precincts cannot exceed three thousand.
(3) The voting place of any precinct pooled with others cannot be more than three miles from the nearest part of any pooled precinct.
(4) The notice requirements of Section 7-7-15 must be complied with and in addition to this requirement, the location of voting places for all precincts including those pooled must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality on the day of the election. If the newspaper is not published daily, then on the date of publication nearest and prior to the date of election.
(5) Whenever precincts are pooled in a municipal primary election, the voter registration lists, poll lists, and ballots for each precinct represented must be used by the managers of election. Results of the election must also be reported and certified by individual precinct.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 412, Section 8, eff June 9, 1998; 2022 Act No. 207 (S.236), Section 1, eff May 23, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 207, Section 1, in the first undesignated paragraph, inserted the (A) designator and substituted "municipal general elections" for "municipal elections", and in (5), substituted "municipal general election" for "municipal election"; and added (B).