South Carolina General Assembly
104th Session, 1981-1982

Bill 160


                    Current Status

BillNumber:                160
Ratification Number:       68
Act Number:                196
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Suspending authorization for county boards of 
                           registration to alter boundaries of voting precincts

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(A196, R68, S160)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION IS EACH COUNTY SHALL SUSPEND ANY ACTION TO CHANGE THE VOUNDARIES OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN WHICH THERE ARE MORE THAN FIFTEEN HUNDRED REGISTERED VOTERS PENDING FUTHER ACTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REAPPORTION VOTING DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1980 UNITED STATES CENSUS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT IN SUCH PRECINCTS VOTER LISTS SHALL BE DIVIDED ALPHABETICALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7-7-730 OF THE 1976 CODE AND ADDITIONAL VOTING PLACES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE SAME PRECINCT AT THE SAME OR SEVERAL LOCATIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

County boards of registration authorized to alter boundaries of voting precincts

SECTION 1. A Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7-7-710 of the 1976 Code and until the General Assembly completes necessary reapportionment of election districts in the State, the provisions of that section which authorize county boards of registration to alter the boundaries of voting precincts which contain more than fifteen hundred registered voters if the General Assembly fails to alter such boundaries by April first of each year are suspended.

B. In lieu of alteration of precinct boundaries of precincts with more than fifteen hundred voters, the respective county boards of registration shall arrange the precinct voting list in alphabetical order and divide it in two or more parts so that no part shall exceed fifteen hundred names as provided in Section 7-7-730 of the 1976 Code. Separate managers and voting facilities shall be provided for each part of the separated list either at the same voting place or at other locations within the existing precinct boundaries.

Time Effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Govenor.

Approved the 27th day of April, 1981.