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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.594 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990311 Primary Sponsor:Holland All Sponsors:Holland and Courtney Drafted Document Number:l:\s-jud\bills\holland\jud0032.dhh.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Polling places, multiple; county election commission may establish; Elections, Voting precincts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990311 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VOTING PRECINCTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION MAY ESTABLISH MULTIPLE POLLING PLACES WITHIN A PRECINCT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 7-7-10. 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 election commission from establishing multiple polling places within a precinct, provided that voters are assigned to these polling places alphabetically and that these polling places are 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."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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