South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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A141, R159, H4295

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bowers and Brantley
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22123zw11.docx

Introduced in the House on May 26, 2011
Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2012
Passed by the General Assembly on March 14, 2012
Governor's Action: April 2, 2012, Signed

Summary: Hampton County voting precincts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/26/2011  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 59)
    6/1/2011  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 37)
    6/1/2011  House   Roll call Yeas-2  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 37)
    6/2/2011  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 16)
   1/10/2012  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 42)
   1/10/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 42)
    3/7/2012  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)
    3/8/2012  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10)
    3/8/2012  Senate  Roll call Ayes-36  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 10)
   3/14/2012  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 20)
   3/29/2012          Ratified R 159
    4/2/2012          Signed By Governor
    4/5/2012          Effective date 04/02/12
   4/11/2012          Act No. 141

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/26/2011
5/26/2011-A
3/7/2012


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(A141, R159, H4295)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-300, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN HAMPTON COUNTY, SO AS TO DELETE POLLING PLACE LOCATIONS IN THE VOTING PRECINCTS OF HAMPTON COUNTY, TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER FOR THE MAP ON WHICH LINES OF THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED AND MAINTAINED BY THE DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE HAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION, WITH THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE HAMPTON COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, TO DETERMINE THE POLLING PLACES FOR THE PRECINCTS IN HAMPTON COUNTY.

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

Designation of Hampton County voting precincts

SECTION    1.    Section 7-7-300 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 191 of 2004, is further amended to read:

"Section 7-7-300.    (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 Division of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board designated as document P-49-12 and as shown on copies provided to the Hampton County Board of Elections and Voter Registration.

(C)    The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Hampton County Board of Elections and Voter Registration subject to the approval of a majority of the Hampton County Legislative Delegation."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 29th day of March, 2012.

Approved the 2nd day of April, 2012.

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