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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-220. Certificates invalid at election within thirty days of issuance.

Except as provided in Section 7-5-150, registration made thirty days or less before any election is not valid for that election or any second race or runoff resulting from that election but such registration shall be valid in any other election.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-72.2; 1958 (50) 1548; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 6, eff June 28, 1984; 1996 Act No. 222, Section 3, eff February 12, 1996.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-230. Legal qualifications; challenges; proof of residency or domicile; appeals.

(A) The county boards of voter registration and elections to be appointed under Section 7-5-10 shall be the judges of the legal qualifications of all applicants for registration. The board is empowered to require proof of these qualifications as it considers necessary.
Once a person is registered, challenges of the qualifications of any elector, except for challenges issued at the polls pursuant to Sections 7-13-810, 7-13-820, and 7-15-420 must be made in writing to the county board of voter registration and elections in the county of registration. The board must, within ten days following the challenge and after first giving notice to the elector and the challenger, hold a hearing, accept evidence, and rule upon whether the elector meets or fails to meet the qualifications set forth in Section 7-5-120.
(B) When a challenge is made regarding the residence or domicile of an elector, the board must consider the provisions of Section 7-1-25(D).
(C) Any person denied registration or restoration of his name on the registration books shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the county board of voter registration and elections denying him registration or such restoration to the court of common pleas of the county or any judge thereof and subsequently to the Supreme Court.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-73; 1952 Code Section 23-73; 1950 (46) 2059; 1967 (55) 657; 1999 Act No. 103, Section 2, eff June 30, 1999; 2011 Act No. 27, Section 3, eff May 18, 2011.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-240. Proceedings on appeal in court of common pleas.

Any person denied registration or restoration of his name on the registration books and desiring to appeal must within ten days after written notice to him of the decision of the county board of voter registration and elections file with the board a written notice of his intention to appeal therefrom. Within ten days after the filing of such notice of intention to appeal, the board shall file with the clerk of court of common pleas for the county the notice of intention to appeal and any papers in its possession relating to the case, together with a report of the case if it deem proper. The clerk of the court shall file the same and enter the case on a special docket to be known as calendar number four. If the applicant desires the appeal to be heard by a judge at chambers he shall give every member of the board four days' written notice of the time and place of the hearing. On such appeal the hearing shall be de novo.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-74; 1952 Code Section 23-74; 1950 (46) 2059; 1967 (55) 657.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-250. Right to and proceedings on further appeal to Supreme Court.

From the decision of the court of common pleas or any judge thereof the applicant may further appeal to the Supreme Court by filing a written notice of his intention to appeal therefrom in the office of the clerk of court of common pleas within ten days after written notice to him of the filing of such decision and within such time serving a copy of such notice on any member of the county board of voter registration and elections. Thereupon, the clerk of the court of common pleas shall certify all the papers in the case to the clerk of the Supreme Court within ten days after the filing of such notice of intention to appeal. The clerk of the Supreme Court shall place the case on a special docket, and it shall come up for hearing upon the call thereof under such rules as the Supreme Court may make. If such appeal be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court at a time that a session thereof will not be held between the date of filing and election at which the applicant will be entitled to vote if registered, the Chief Justice or, if he is unable to act or disqualified, the senior associate justice shall call an extra term of the court to hear and determine the case.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-75; 1952 Code Section 23-75; 1950 (46) 2059; 1967 (55) 634.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-280. State Election Commission shall furnish registration forms.

The applications provided for in this article as well as all other forms necessary for registration, must be furnished to each county by the State Election Commission.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-80; 1957 (50) 671; 1971 (57) 85; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 7, eff June 28, 1984.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-325. Address changes given under oath; fraud; penalties.

Any change of address submitted by an elector for registration or voting purposes as provided by Sections 7-5-320(D), 7-5-330(F)(2)(a), and 7-5-440, and any other written notification of change of address signed by an elector are considered to be given under oath. An elector convicted of fraudulently providing such change of address is guilty of violating Section 7-25-10 and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 103, Section 3, eff June 30, 1999.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-340. Duties of State Election Commission, removal of elector from official list.

(A) The State Election Commission shall:
(1) ensure that the name of a qualified elector is removed from the official list of eligible voters within seven days of receipt of information confirming:
(a) the request of the qualified elector to be removed;
(b) the elector is adjudicated mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(c) the death of the qualified elector;
(d) the elector is not a citizen of the United States; or
(e) a change in the residence to a place outside the county in which the qualified elector is registered when such confirmation is received from the qualified elector in writing;
(2) inform applicants under Sections 7-5-155, 7-5-310, and 7-5-320 of:
(a) voter eligibility requirements; and
(b) penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter registration application;
(3) complete, no later than ninety days before the date of a statewide primary or general election, a program to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters in compliance with the provisions of Section 7-5-330(F); this item may not be construed to preclude:
(a) the removal of names from the official list of eligible voters on a basis described in item (1); or
(b) correction of registration records pursuant to this article.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 466, Section 1, eff August 21, 1996; 2022 Act No. 150 (S.108), Section 21, eff May 13, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 150, Section 21, rewrote the section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-350. Annual voter list maintenance report.

The State Election Commission shall report to the General Assembly annually regarding the commission's actions taken to maintain the accuracy of the statewide voter registration database and voter registration list maintenance. This report shall include, but is not limited to, the number of: (1) voters removed from the voter registration list and the reason for the removal; (2) voters placed on inactive status; (3) voters placed on archive status; (4) new voter registrations; and (5) voter registration updates, including elector address changes. This annual report must be delivered to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January fifteenth of each year.
HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 150 (S.108), Section 23, eff May 13, 2022.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-410. Maintenance and inspection of official registration records.

Each county board of voter registration and elections shall deposit the official records of registration for safekeeping in the board's office or in the office of the clerk of court of common pleas for its county, who shall keep them with the other records in his office. The official registration records shall be public records open to the inspection of any citizen at all times and shall not be removed from the office by any person except the county board of voter registration and elections which may take and keep them as long as may be necessary to enable it to perform its duties. The official records of registration shall not be kept anywhere else except when their use is required elsewhere by the provisions of this Title.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-97; 1952 Code Section 23-97; 1950 (46) 2059; 1967 (55) 634.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-420. Lists of voters for party primaries.

Immediately preceding each party primary election the board of voter registration and elections in each county shall furnish to the county committee of each political party proposing to hold a primary two official lists of voters for each polling precinct in the county, containing in each the names of all electors entitled to vote at each precinct.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-98; 1952 Code Section 23-98; 1950 (46) 2059; 1967 (55) 634.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-430. Books for general and special elections.

Immediately preceding each general election or any special election, the county board of voter registration and elections must furnish one registration book for each polling precinct in the county containing the names of all electors entitled to vote at each precinct.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-99; 1952 Code Section 23-99; 1950 (46) 2059; 1996 Act No. 434, Section 2, eff June 4, 1996.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-440. Failure to notify county board of voter registration and elections of change in address.

(A) A qualified elector who has moved from an address in a precinct to an address in the same precinct shall, notwithstanding failure to notify the county board of voter registration and elections of the change of address prior to the date of an election, be permitted to vote at that precinct's polling place upon oral or written affirmation by the qualified elector of the change of address before an election official at that polling place.
(B) A qualified elector who has moved from an address in one precinct to an address in another precinct within the same county, or has moved to another county within the thirty-day period before an election, and who has failed to notify the county board of voter registration and elections of the change of address before the date of an election, at the option of the elector:
(1) must be permitted to correct the voting records and vote provisional ballots containing only the races for federal, statewide, countywide, and municipalwide offices pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-13-830 at the elector's former polling place, upon oral or written affirmation by the elector of the new address before an election official at that polling place; or
(2) must be permitted to correct the voting records and vote at a central location located at the main office of the county board of voter registration and elections in his new county of residence where a list of eligible voters is maintained, upon written affirmation by the elector of the new address on a standard form provided at the central location.
(C) If the registration records indicate inaccurately that a qualified elector has moved from an address in the precinct, the elector shall be permitted to vote at that polling place, upon oral or written affirmation by the elector before an election official at that polling place that the qualified elector continues to reside at his address.
(D) For voting purposes, in the case of a change of address of a qualified elector to another address within the same county, the county board of voter registration and elections shall correct the voting registration list accordingly, and the elector's name may not be removed from the official list of eligible voters except as provided in Section 7-5-330(F).
(E) At least one member of the county board of voter registration and elections, the clerk, or deputy registrar must be present in the board's office at all hours during which the polls are open on every election day for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-100; 1952 Code Section 23-100; 1950 (46) 2059; 1967 (55) 657; 1968 (55) 2316; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 8, eff June 28, 1984; 1996 Act No. 466, Section 6, eff August 21, 1996; 2000 Act No. 392, Section 2, eff August 1, 2000.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-460. Custody of books and return after election.

The commissioners of election or the county committee, as the case may be, shall turn over registration books to the election managers of each polling precinct, who are responsible for the care and custody of these books and the return of them within three days after the election. The commissioners of election or the county committee, as the case may be, shall return the books to the board of registration before the day on which the books of registration are next required by law to be opened by the board of registration and not later than twenty days after the election.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-102; 1952 Code Section 23-102; 1950 (46) 2059; 2010 Act No. 245, Section 2, eff June 2, 2010.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-470. Division of registration books into sections.

The county board of voter registration and elections may divide the registration books into as many separate sections as shall be directed by the county committee of any political party, the cost of such additional separate section or sections to be borne by such county committee. The books constituting a separate section or sections shall first be approved by the State Election Commission.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-103; 1952 Code Section 23-103; 1950 (46) 2059, 2442; 1971 (57) 85.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-610. Citizens entitled to vote in municipal elections.

Every citizen of this State and of the United States:
(1) Of the age of eighteen years and upwards;
(2) Having all the qualifications mentioned in Section 7-5-120;
(3) Who has resided within the corporate limits of any incorporated municipality in this State for thirty days previous to any municipal election;
(4) Who has been registered for county, state, and national elections as herein required;
is entitled to vote at all municipal elections of his municipality.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-111; 1952 Code Section 23-111; 1950 (46) 2059; 1951 (47) 78; 1984 Act No. 290, Section 1, eff March 5, 1984.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-620. Production of identification and proof of residence.

The production of a valid South Carolina driver's license or other form of identification required by Section 7-13-710, if he is not licensed to drive, and proof of the residence of the elector within the limits of the municipality for thirty days preceding any election constitutes conditions prerequisite to the right of any elector to vote.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-112; 1952 Code Section 23-112; 1951 (47) 78; 1984 Act No. 290, Section 2, eff March 5, 1984; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 9, eff June 28, 1984.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-630. Municipal registration or enrollment not required.

There shall be no registration or enrollment required for voting in municipal elections except the registration required for voting in county, State and national elections.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-113; 1952 Code Section 23-113; 1951 (47) 78, 229.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-660. Preparation of registration books.

The Executive Director of the State Election Commission must, along with the county board of voter registration and elections in each county, prepare duplicate sets of books of registration for each ward or each precinct, showing the duly registered electors, according to the county registration books, living in each particular ward or precinct in the municipality.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-116; 1952 Code Section 23-116; 1951 (47) 78, 229; 1984 Act No. 290, Section 3, eff March 5, 1984.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-670. Use and custody of registration books.

The books of registration must be prepared and turned over to the managers of each voting place within the ward or precinct for use in conducting all municipal elections, but immediately following a municipal election the books must be turned over to the county board of voter registration and elections.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-117; 1952 Code Section 23-117; 1951 (47) 78, 229; 1996 Act No. 434, Section 3, eff June 4, 1996.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors › Section 7-5-675. Voter registration cards; use.

The State Elections Commission shall implement a system in order to issue voter registration cards with a photograph of the elector. This voter registration card may be used for voting purposes only.
HISTORY: 2011 Act No. 27, Section 4, eff upon preclearance approval or declaratory judgment.
Editor's Note
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia precleared sections 4, 5, 7, and 8 of 2011 Act No. 27 for future elections in South Carolina beginning with any elections in 2013, see South Carolina v. U.S., 898 F.Supp.2d 30, 2012 WL 4814094 (D.D.C.,2012).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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. The voting place for Barnwell No. 1; Barnwell No. 2; Barnwell No. 3; and Barnwell No. 4 shall be the Barnwell National Guard Armory.
(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 P-11-04 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Barnwell County.
(C) 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.
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.
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".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › Section 7-7-110. Designation of voting precincts in Beaufort County.

Section effective until January 1, 2024. See, also, Section 7-7-110 effective January 1, 2024.
(A) In Beaufort County there are the following voting precincts:
Beaufort 1
Beaufort 2
Beaufort 3
Belfair
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 5A
Bluffton 5B
Burton 1A
Burton 1B
Burton 1C
Burton 1D
Burton 2A
Burton 2B
Burton 2C
Burton 3
Chechessee 1
Chechessee 2
Dale Lobeco
Daufuskie
Hilton Head 1A
Hilton Head 1B
Hilton Head 2A
Hilton Head 2B
Hilton Head 2C
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 8
Hilton Head 9A
Hilton Head 9B
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
Moss Creek
Mossy Oaks 1A
Mossy Oaks 1B
Mossy Oaks 2
New River
Palmetto Bluff
Port Royal 1
Port Royal 2
Rose Hill
Sandy Pointe
Seabrook 1
Seabrook 2
Seabrook 3
Sheldon 1
Sheldon 2
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
(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-13-19 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 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 7 - Elections › Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places › 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".