1976 South Carolina Code of Laws
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Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 19.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FEDERAL ELECTIONS
SECTION 7-19-10. Election of United States Senators.
A United States Senator shall be elected at the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of any United States Senator from this State.
SECTION 7-19-20. Filling vacancies in office of United States Senator.
In case of a vacancy in the office of United States Senator from death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor may fill the place by appointment which shall be for the period of time intervening between the date of such appointment and January third following the next succeeding general election. But in the event any such vacancy shall occur less than one hundred days prior to any general election, the appointment shall be for the period of time intervening between the date of such appointment and January third following the second general election next succeeding. The Governor shall within five days after any such appointment order an election to be held in connection with and at the time of the general election immediately preceding the expiration date of such appointment if at the expiration of such appointment an unexpired term shall remain.
SECTION 7-19-30. Election of Representatives in Congress.
Representatives in the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States shall be chosen at each general election in the several congressional districts by the qualified voters thereof.
SECTION 7-19-40. Division of State into six congressional districts.
The State is hereby divided into six congressional districts, as follows:
DISTRICT 1
Area Population
Berkeley County
BERKELEY .............................................................. 2,461
BONNEAU ............................................................... 2,692
CARNES CROSS ROADS .................................................... 5,180
CORDESVILLE ........................................................... 1,407
GOOSE CREEK 1 ......................................................... 8,764
GOOSE CREEK 2 ........................................................ 27,371
GOOSE CREEK 3 ......................................................... 7,511
HANAHAN .............................................................. 13,096
LEBANON ................................................................. 678
MACEDONIA ............................................................. 2,229
MCBETH ................................................................ 1,169
MONCKS CORNER ......................................................... 9,896
PIMLICO ............................................................... 1,268
PINOPOLIS ............................................................. 1,966
WASSAMASSAW ........................................................... 2,804
WIDE AWAKE ........................................................... 21,702
Charleston County
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 10 ................................................... 182
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 11 .................................................... 90
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 12 ................................................... 314
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 13 ................................................... 398
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 14 ................................................... 309
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 15 ................................................... 172
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 16 ..................................................... 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 17 ................................................... 346
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 18 ..................................................... 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 19 ..................................................... 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 1 ...................................................... 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 20 ..................................................... 0
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 2 .................................................... 617
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 3 .................................................... 704
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 4 .................................................... 524
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 5 ..................................................... 19
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 6 .................................................... 305
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 7 .................................................... 116
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 8 .................................................... 120
AIR FORCE BASE NO. 9 ..................................................... 62
AWENDAW ............................................................... 1,276
CHARLESTON 10 ......................................................... 1,743
CHARLESTON 11
Tract 0007.00
Blocks: 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 301, 302, 303, 305 ...... 292
CHARLESTON 1 .......................................................... 1,128
CHARLESTON 2 .......................................................... 1,203
CHARLESTON 3 .......................................................... 2,610
CHARLESTON 4 ............................................................ 478
CHARLESTON 5 .......................................................... 3,076
CHARLESTON 6 .......................................................... 1,471
CHARLESTON 7 ............................................................ 789
CHRIST CHURCH 1 ....................................................... 1,888
CHRIST CHURCH 2 ....................................................... 2,180
CHRIST CHURCH 3 ....................................................... 1,027
CHRIST CHURCH 4 ......................................................... 793
CHRIST CHURCH 5 ....................................................... 1,682
CHRIST CHURCH 6 ......................................................... 468
CHRIST CHURCH 7 ....................................................... 1,637
CHRIST CHURCH 8 ....................................................... 7,248
CHRIST CHURCH 9 ....................................................... 2,998
DEER PARK 1 ........................................................... 3,600
DEER PARK 2 ........................................................... 5,771
DEER PARK 3 ........................................................... 2,300
FOLLY BEACH ........................................................... 1,255
ISLE OF PALMS 1 ......................................................... 929
ISLE OF PALMS 2 ....................................................... 2,751
JAMES ISLAND 10 ....................................................... 1,718
JAMES ISLAND 11 ....................................................... 1,898
JAMES ISLAND 12 ....................................................... 1,586
JAMES ISLAND 13 ......................................................... 965
JAMES ISLAND 14 ....................................................... 1,223
JAMES ISLAND 15 ....................................................... 2,259
JAMES ISLAND 16 ......................................................... 594
JAMES ISLAND 17 ......................................................... 950
JAMES ISLAND 18 ......................................................... 496
JAMES ISLAND 19 ......................................................... 749
JAMES ISLAND 1 ........................................................ 1,718
Tract 0020.03
Blocks: 315, 316, 401, 404B, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411,
412, 413 ......................................................... 259
JAMES ISLAND 20 ....................................................... 1,507
JAMES ISLAND 21 ....................................................... 1,372
JAMES ISLAND 22 ....................................................... 1,809
JAMES ISLAND 2 ............................................................ 0
JAMES ISLAND 4 .......................................................... 809
JAMES ISLAND 5 ........................................................ 2,527
JAMES ISLAND 6 ........................................................ 1,243
JAMES ISLAND 7 .......................................................... 859
JAMES ISLAND 8 ........................................................ 1,289
JAMES ISLAND 9 ........................................................ 2,110
JOHNS ISLAND 1 ........................................................ 3,057
JOHNS ISLAND 2 ........................................................ 1,557
JOHNS ISLAND 3
Tract 0021.01
Blocks: 101B, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 1209,
110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A,
120B, 120C, 120D, 120F, 120G, 120H, 121, 122, 123A, 123B,
124A, 124B, 125, 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D, ....................... 1,315
Tract 0021.02
Blocks: 101, 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D, 103, 104, 205 ................. 189
JOHNS ISLAND 5 ........................................................ 1,631
LADSON ................................................................ 3,133
LINCOLNVILLE .......................................................... 1,050
MCCLELLANVILLE 1 ........................................................ 852
MCCLELLANVILLE 2 ........................................................ 339
MOUNT PLEASANT 10 ..................................................... 1,110
MOUNT PLEASANT 11 ..................................................... 1,175
MOUNT PLEASANT 1 ........................................................ 824
MOUNT PLEASANT 2 ...................................................... 1,790
MOUNT PLEASANT 3 ...................................................... 1,308
MOUNT PLEASANT 4 ...................................................... 1,054
MOUNT PLEASANT 5 ...................................................... 1,637
MOUNT PLEASANT 6 ...................................................... 1,905
MOUNT PLEASANT 7 ...................................................... 1,254
MOUNT PLEASANT 8 ...................................................... 1,334
MOUNT PLEASANT 9 ...................................................... 3,345
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 10 .................................................... 24
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 11 ..................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 12 ..................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 13 ..................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 14 ..................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 15 ..................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 16 ..................................................... 2
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 17 ................................................... 110
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 18 .................................................... 56
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 19 ................................................... 256
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 1 ...................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 20 .................................................... 33
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 2 ...................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 3 .................................................. 5,694
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 4 ...................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 5 ...................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 6 ...................................................... 4
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 7 ...................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 8 ...................................................... 0
NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 9 ..................................................... 92
NORTH CHARLESTON 12 ................................................... 4,176
NORTH CHARLESTON 13 ................................................... 3,617
NORTH CHARLESTON 14 ................................................... 4,852
NORTH CHARLESTON 15 ................................................... 1,949
NORTH CHARLESTON 18 ................................................... 1,701
NORTH CHARLESTON 19 ................................................... 1,479
NORTH CHARLESTON 20 ................................................... 1,564
NORTH CHARLESTON 21 ..................................................... 727
NORTH CHARLESTON 22 ..................................................... 681
NORTH CHARLESTON 23 ................................................... 1,195
NORTH CHARLESTON 24 ................................................... 1,282
NORTH CHARLESTON 25 ................................................... 1,168
NORTH CHARLESTON 26 ................................................... 1,750
NORTH CHARLESTON 27 ..................................................... 623
NORTH CHARLESTON 28 ................................................... 1,155
NORTH CHARLESTON 29 ................................................... 1,155
NORTH CHARLESTON 30 ................................................... 2,190
NORTH CHARLESTON 31 ................................................... 2,195
NORTH CHARLESTON 32 ................................................... 3,632
NORTH CHARLESTON 33 ................................................... 4,531
NORTH CHARLESTON 6 .................................................... 1,767
SAINT ANDREWS 10 ...................................................... 1,082
SAINT ANDREWS 14 ...................................................... 2,108
SAINT ANDREWS 15 ........................................................ 871
SAINT ANDREWS 16 ...................................................... 1,567
SAINT ANDREWS 17 ...................................................... 2,193
SAINT ANDREWS 18 ........................................................ 990
SAINT ANDREWS 19 ...................................................... 1,966
SAINT ANDREWS 1 ....................................................... 1,141
SAINT ANDREWS 20 ...................................................... 2,929
SAINT ANDREWS 22 ...................................................... 1,417
SAINT ANDREWS 23 ...................................................... 2,181
SAINT ANDREWS 26 ...................................................... 1,004
SAINT ANDREWS 27 ...................................................... 2,781
SAINT ANDREWS 28 ...................................................... 2,294
SAINT ANDREWS 29 ...................................................... 3,146
SAINT ANDREWS 2 ....................................................... 1,745
SAINT ANDREWS 30 ...................................................... 1,032
SAINT ANDREWS 31 ...................................................... 5,830
SAINT ANDREWS 32 ...................................................... 3,670
SAINT ANDREWS 4 ....................................................... 1,718
SAINT ANDREWS 5 ....................................................... 1,418
SAINT ANDREWS 6 ......................................................... 288
SAINT ANDREWS 7 ....................................................... 1,627
SAINT ANDREWS 8 ....................................................... 1,067
SAINT ANDREWS 9 ....................................................... 1,065
ST JAMES - SANTEE ..................................................... 1,157
SULLIVANS ISLAND ...................................................... 1,623
Dorchester County
ASHBOROUGH ............................................................ 4,007
BEECH HILL ............................................................ 1,160
CAROLINA .............................................................. 2,242
CLEMSON ............................................................... 2,495
COASTAL ............................................................... 6.608
DORCHESTER ............................................................ 2,633
FLOWERTOWN ............................................................ 2,502
GERMAN TOWN ........................................................... 1,685
GIVHANS ............................................................... 1,688
GREENWAVE ............................................................. 2,651
GREGG ................................................................ 10,744
IRONGATE .............................................................. 4,530
KNIGHTSVILLE .......................................................... 4,183
NEWINGTON ............................................................. 2,760
NORTH SUMMERVILLE ..................................................... 2,772
RIDGEVILLE ............................................................ 3,332
SAUL DAM ................................................................ 269
SPANN ................................................................. 1,231
STALLSVILLE ........................................................... 1,580
TRANQUIL .............................................................. 2,686
TROLLEY ............................................................... 4,115
TUPPERWAY ............................................................. 4,183
Georgetown County ...................................................... 46,302
Horry County .......................................................... 144,053
DISTRICT TOTAL ........................................................ 581,127
PERCENT VARIATION ....................................................... 0.002
DISTRICT 2
Area Population
Aiken County
COLLEGE ACRES ......................................................... 1,566
COUCHTON .............................................................. 1,947
LEVELS
Tract 0215.00
Blocks: 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 111, 112B, 112C, 113B, 114B,
114C, 114D, 116B, 117B, 118B, 119B, 125B, 218, 219A, 219B,
225D, 226B, 226C, 227, 303, 304A, 304B, 304C, 304D, 305,
306A, 306B, 307, 308A, 308B, 309A, 309B, 310, 311A, 311B,
311C, 312A, 312B, 313A, 313B, 314A, 314B, 314C, 314D, 314E,
315, 316, 320, 321, 323, 324, 325, 326A, 326B, 403B, 404B,
405E, 406, 407B, 408B, 409B .................................... 1,790
Tract 0216.01
Blocks: 366A, 366B, 419B, 424B ....................................... 0
Tract 0216.02
Blocks: 101A, 101B, 101C, 102A, 102B, 103, 104A, 104B, 105A,
105B, 105C, 106A, 106B, 106C, 107, 108A, 108B, 109, 110,
111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 11, 119, 210A, 201B, 202A, 202B,
203A, 203B, 311A, 311B ........................................... 988
MILLBROOK ............................................................. 3,567
MONTMORENCI ........................................................... 1,381
REDDS BRANCH .......................................................... 1,384
SHAWS FORK .............................................................. 668
SHILOH ................................................................ 1,961
WHITE POND .............................................................. 783
WINDSOR ............................................................... 1,685
Allendale County ....................................................... 11,722
Barnwell County ........................................................ 20,293
Beaufort County
AS 10 ..................................................................... 0
AS 11 ..................................................................... 0
AS 12 ..................................................................... 0
AS 1 ...................................................................... 0
AS 2 ...................................................................... 0
AS 3 .................................................................... 760
AS 4 ...................................................................... 0
AS 5 ...................................................................... 0
AS 6 ...................................................................... 0
AS 7 ...................................................................... 0
AS 8 ...................................................................... 0
AS 9 ...................................................................... 0
BEAUFORT 1A ............................................................. 545
BEAUFORT 1B ........................................................... 1,108
BEAUFORT 2 ............................................................ 1,381
BEAUFORT 3 ............................................................ 1,798
BLUFFTON 1 ............................................................ 2,348
BLUFFTON 2 ............................................................ 3,784
BURTON 1A ............................................................. 1,846
BURTON 1B ............................................................. 3,316
BURTON 2A ............................................................. 1,815
BURTON 2B ............................................................. 2,047
BURTON 2C ............................................................. 1,500
BURTON 3 .............................................................. 1,774
CHECHESSEE .............................................................. 660
DAUFUSKIE ............................................................... 122
HILTON HEAD 10 .......................................................... 223
HILTON HEAD 11 ........................................................ 2,165
HILTON HEAD 12 ........................................................ 1,184
HILTON HEAD 13 ........................................................ 1,696
HILTON HEAD 14 ........................................................ 1,317
HILTON HEAD 15A ......................................................... 938
HILTON HEAD 15B ......................................................... 571
HILTON HEAD 1 ......................................................... 1,990
HILTON HEAD 2 ......................................................... 2,074
HILTON HEAD 3 ........................................................... 730
HILTON HEAD 4A .......................................................... 927
HILTON HEAD 4B ........................................................ 1,921
HILTON HEAD 5A ........................................................ 1,032
HILTON HEAD 5B .......................................................... 888
HILTON HEAD 6A .......................................................... 676
HILTON HEAD 6B ........................................................ 1,207
HILTON HEAD 7 ......................................................... 1,633
HILTON HEAD 8 ......................................................... 1,785
HILTON HEAD 9 ......................................................... 1,025
LADYS ISLAND 1A ....................................................... 1,451
LADYS ISLAND 1B ......................................................... 968
LADYS ISLAND 2A ....................................................... 1,032
LADYS ISLAND 3A ....................................................... 1,595
LB 10 .................................................................... 55
LB 1 .................................................................... 301
LB 2 .................................................................... 319
LB 3 .................................................................... 273
LB 4 ...................................................................... 5
LB 5 ..................................................................... 14
LB 6 .................................................................. 1,096
LB 7 .................................................................... 489
LB 8 .................................................................... 922
LB 9 .................................................................... 604
MOSSY OAKS 1A ......................................................... 1,641
MOSSY OAKS 1B ........................................................... 960
MOSSY OAKS 2 .......................................................... 1,888
PI 10 ..................................................................... 0
PI 1 ...................................................................... 0
PI 2 .................................................................. 1,278
PI 3 .................................................................. 1,030
PI 4 .................................................................... 535
PI 5 .................................................................... 255
PI 6 .................................................................. 1,256
PI 7 .................................................................... 387
PI 8 .................................................................... 701
PI 9 .................................................................. 1,730
PORT ROYAL 1 .......................................................... 1,357
PORT ROYAL 2 .......................................................... 1,609
SAINT HELENA 1A ....................................................... 1,568
SAINT HELENA 1B ....................................................... 1,689
SAINT HELENA 2A ......................................................... 524
SAINT HELENA 2B ....................................................... 1,687
SAINT HELENA 2C ....................................................... 1,111
SEABROOK 1 ............................................................ 1,681
SEABROOK 2 .............................................................. 915
SEABROOK 3 ............................................................ 1,519
Calhoun County
BETHEL ................................................................ 1,104
CENTER HILL ........................................................... 1,050
DIXIE ................................................................. 2,779
FALL BRANCH ............................................................. 498
MURPH MILL .............................................................. 548
SANDY RUN ............................................................. 1,509
ST. MATTHEWS .......................................................... 1,971
Colleton County
ASHTON ................................................................ 1,104
BELLS ................................................................... 373
HORSE PEN ............................................................... 608
HUDSON'S MILL ........................................................... 544
LODGE ................................................................... 679
PENIEL .................................................................. 609
PETITS .................................................................. 194
RICE PATCH .............................................................. 971
RUFFIN .................................................................. 506
SNIDERS ................................................................. 873
STOKES .................................................................. 710
WALTERBORO 1 .......................................................... 2,694
WALTERBORO 4 .......................................................... 4,006
WILLIAMS ................................................................ 516
WOLFE CREEK ............................................................. 505
Hampton County ......................................................... 18,191
Jasper County .......................................................... 15,487
Lexington County ...................................................... 167,111
Orangeburg County
COPE .................................................................... 815
CORDOVA ............................................................... 4,171
EAST NORTH ............................................................ 1,581
EAST SPRINGFIELD ........................................................ 917
LIMESTONE
Tract 0109.00
Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 116,
117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 133, 134, 135, 139, 140, 141,
142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153,
154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165,
166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 203, 204, 205, 206,
207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218,
219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 269, 270 .................... 1,857
Tract 0120.00
Blocks: 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361,
362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373,
374, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392,
393, 394, 395, 396, 397 .......................................... 681
NEESES-LIVINGSTON ..................................................... 1,784
NORWAY ................................................................ 1,977
ORANGEBURG WARD 10 .................................................... 1,103
ORANGEBURG WARD 1 ..................................................... 1,246
ORANGEBURG WARD 6 ..................................................... 1,357
ORANGEBURG WARD 7 ....................................................... 887
ORANGEBURG WARD 8 ....................................................... 788
ORANGEBURG WARD 9 ....................................................... 797
PINEHILL-BOLEN ........................................................ 2,394
SUBURBAN 4 .............................................................. 978
SUBURBAN 5 ............................................................ 1,951
SUBURBAN 6 ............................................................ 1,789
SUBURBAN 7 ............................................................ 1,890
SUBURBAN 8 ............................................................ 1,039
SUBURBAN 9 ............................................................ 2,383
WEST NORTH ............................................................ 1,838
WEST SPRINGFIELD ........................................................ 858
Richland County
ARCADIA ............................................................... 3,751
BALLENTINE ............................................................ 3,358
BLYTHEWOOD ............................................................ 5,002
BRANDON ............................................................... 2,405
BRIARWOOD ............................................................. 2,577
COOPER ................................................................ 3,522
E FOREST ACRES ........................................................ 2,113
ESTATES ............................................................... 2,715
FJ 10 ..................................................................... 0
FJ 11 ................................................................... 942
FJ 12 ................................................................... 597
FJ 13 ................................................................... 546
FJ 14 ..................................................................... 5
FJ 15 ..................................................................... 5
FJ 16 ..................................................................... 0
FJ 17 ................................................................. 2,109
FJ 18 ..................................................................... 0
FJ 19 ..................................................................... 0
FJ 1 ...................................................................... 0
FJ 20 ..................................................................... 0
FJ 21 ................................................................. 3,017
FJ 2 ...................................................................... 0
FJ 3 .................................................................... 444
FJ 4 .................................................................... 475
FJ 5 ..................................................................... 72
FJ 6 ...................................................................... 7
FJ 7 ...................................................................... 0
FJ 8 .................................................................. 3,073
FJ 9 ...................................................................... 0
FORT JACKSON .......................................................... 1,179
HAMPTON ............................................................... 2,897
HARBISON .............................................................. 4,609
HORRELL HILL .......................................................... 4,303
HUNTING CREEK ........................................................... 493
KEELS ................................................................. 4,481
KILLIAN ............................................................... 1,490
KINGSWOOD ............................................................. 3,234
LYKESLAND ............................................................. 4,511
MIDWAY ................................................................ 4,266
MILL CREEK ............................................................ 2,124
MONTICELLO ............................................................ 3,526
N FOREST ACRES ........................................................ 2,020
NEW FRIARSGATE ........................................................ 5,227
NORTH SPRINGS ......................................................... 5,194
OAKWOOD ............................................................... 1,815
OLD FRIARSGATE ........................................................ 2,137
PENNINGTON ............................................................ 1,747
PINE LAKES ............................................................ 4,432
PINEWOOD .............................................................. 1,897
PONTIAC ............................................................... 4,298
RIVERSIDE ............................................................. 5,657
S FOREST ACRES ........................................................ 2,283
SATCHELFORD ........................................................... 1,176
SPRING VALLEY ......................................................... 6,917
SPRINGVILLE ........................................................... 3,226
ST ANDREWS ............................................................ 2,215
WALDEN ................................................................ 8,877
WARD 1 ................................................................ 7,428
WARD 10 ............................................................... 2,211
WARD 12 ............................................................... 2,172
WARD 13 ............................................................... 2,942
WARD 14 ............................................................... 2,183
WARD 15 ............................................................... 1,188
WARD 16 ............................................................... 1,432
WARD 17 ............................................................... 2,099
WARD 23 ............................................................... 1,518
WARD 24 ............................................................... 1,181
WARD 25 ............................................................... 2,160
WARD 27 ............................................................... 4,048
WARD 34 ............................................................... 1,792
WARD 6 ................................................................ 1,973
WHITEWELL ............................................................. 7,121
WILDEWOOD ............................................................. 4,367
WOODFIELD ............................................................. 5,573
WOODLANDS ............................................................. 3,992
DISTRICT TOTAL ........................................................ 581,099
PERCENT VARIATION ...................................................... -0.003
DISTRICT 3
Area Population
Abbeville County ....................................................... 23,862
Aiken County
AIKEN 1 ............................................................... 1,428
AIKEN 2 ............................................................... 2,617
AIKEN 3 ............................................................... 2,234
AIKEN 47 .............................................................. 1,821
AIKEN 4 ............................................................... 2,336
AIKEN 5 ............................................................... 2,656
AIKEN 6 ............................................................... 1,744
BATH .................................................................. 1,749
BEECH ISLAND .......................................................... 2,166
BELVIDERE 44 .......................................................... 2,260
BELVIDERE 45 .......................................................... 4,684
BELVIDERE 9 ........................................................... 2,277
BREEZY HILL ........................................................... 2,035
CAROLINA HEIGHTS ...................................................... 2,242
CHINA SPRINGS ......................................................... 2,258
CLEARWATER ............................................................ 1,511
EUREKA ................................................................ 1,281
FOX CREEK ............................................................. 2,253
GLOVERVILLE ........................................................... 1,577
GRANITEVILLE .......................................................... 2,759
HAMMOND ............................................................... 2,546
HOLLOW CREEK .......................................................... 5,298
JACKSON ............................................................... 2,843
JORDANTOWN ............................................................ 1,130
LANGLEY ............................................................... 2,843
LEVELS
Tract 0216.02
Blocks: 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125 ..................... 264
LYNWOOD ............................................................... 1,608
MONETTA ............................................................... 1,319
NEW ELLENTON .......................................................... 2,515
NEW HOLLAND ............................................................. 844
NORTH AUGUSTA 25 ...................................................... 1,949
NORTH AUGUSTA 26 ...................................................... 3,548
NORTH AUGUSTA 27 ...................................................... 1,911
NORTH AUGUSTA 28 ...................................................... 2,142
NORTH AUGUSTA 29 ...................................................... 1,547
NORTH AUGUSTA 54 ...................................................... 1,851
NORTH AUGUSTA 55 ...................................................... 1,465
OAK GROVE ............................................................... 864
PERRY ................................................................. 1,287
SALLEY .................................................................. 990
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE ....................................................... 0
SIX POINTS 35 ......................................................... 1,431
SIX POINTS 46 ......................................................... 2,370
TABERNACLE .............................................................. 795
TALATHA ............................................................... 4,351
TOWN CREEK ............................................................ 1,103
VAUCLUSE ................................................................ 904
WAGENER ............................................................... 2,209
WARD .................................................................. 1,562
WARRENSVILLE .......................................................... 2,202
WILLOW SPRINGS ........................................................ 3,641
Anderson County ....................................................... 145,196
Edgefield County ....................................................... 18,375
Greenwood County ....................................................... 59,567
Laurens County
BAILEYS ............................................................... 1,747
BARKSDALE NARNI ....................................................... 1,003
BREWERTON ............................................................... 737
CLINTON 1 BOX 1 ....................................................... 2,534
CLINTON 1 BOX 2 ....................................................... 6,527
CLINTON MILL .......................................................... 3,470
CROSS HILL ............................................................ 1,656
DANIELS STORE ........................................................... 145
DIALS ................................................................... 405
EKOM .................................................................... 296
GRAY COURT ............................................................ 1,531
HICKORY TAVERN ........................................................ 1,509
HOPEWELL ................................................................ 496
JOANNA ................................................................ 1,979
JONES STORE
Tract 9801.00
Blocks: 213A, 213C, 222, 223, 224A, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229,
230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 314, 315,
316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323A, 323B, 324A, 324B,
324C, 325, 326, 327, 328A, 328B, 328C, 329A, 329B, 330A,
330B, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337A, 337B, 338, 340,
341, 342, 343, 344A, 344B, 345, 346A, 346B, 347A, 347B,
348B, 349A, 351, 353, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 366,
367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 374, 385, 396, 397 .................... 1,574
LONG BRANCH ........................................................... 1,633
LYDIA MILL ............................................................ 1,969
MADDENS ............................................................... 1,563
MOUNT OLIVE ............................................................. 411
MOUNT PLEASANT .......................................................... 283
MOUNTVILLE .............................................................. 889
ORA ..................................................................... 436
OWINGS .................................................................. 972
POPLAR SPRINGS .......................................................... 689
PRINCETON ............................................................... 528
RENNO ................................................................... 323
SHADY GROVE ............................................................. 508
SHILOH .................................................................. 268
TIP TOP ............................................................... 1,194
TRINITY RIDGE ......................................................... 1,473
WARD 1 .................................................................. 537
WARD 2 ................................................................ 1,044
WARD 3 ................................................................ 1,344
WARD 4 ................................................................ 2,496
WARD 5 ................................................................ 2,454
WARD 6 ................................................................ 2,034
WATERLOO .............................................................. 1,409
WATTSVILLE ............................................................ 2,734
WOODVILLE ............................................................. 1,483
McCormick County ........................................................ 8,868
Oconee County .......................................................... 57,494
Pickens County ......................................................... 93,894
Saluda County .......................................................... 16,357
DISTRICT TOTAL ........................................................ 581,116
PERCENT VARIATION ...................................................... -0.000
DISTRICT 4
Area Population
Greenville County .................................................... 320,167
Laurens County
COOKS STORE ............................................................ 684
GRAYS .................................................................. 492
JONES STORE
Tract 9801.00
Blocks: 224B ....................................................... 33
LANFORD ................................................................ 553
PLEASANT MOUND ......................................................... 442
STEWART STORE .......................................................... 764
YOUNGS ................................................................. 841
Spartanburg County ................................................... 226,800
Union County .......................................................... 30,337
DISTRICT TOTAL ....................................................... 581,113
PERCENT VARIATION ..................................................... -0.001
DISTRICT 5
Area Population
Cherokee County ........................................................ 44,506
Chester County ......................................................... 32,170
Chesterfield County .................................................... 38,577
Darlington County
ANTIOCH ............................................................... 2,242
BURNT BRANCH BETHEL ................................................... 2,836
CLYDE BLACK CREEK ..................................................... 1,511
DARLINGTON 1 ............................................................ 491
DARLINGTON 2 .......................................................... 2,645
DARLINGTON 3 .......................................................... 4,279
DARLINGTON 6 .......................................................... 2,433
DOVESVILLE ............................................................ 1,353
HARTSVILLE 1 .......................................................... 1,216
HARTSVILLE 2&3 ........................................................ 1,143
HARTSVILLE 4 .......................................................... 1,439
HARTSVILLE 5 .......................................................... 3,568
HARTSVILLE 6 .......................................................... 3,556
HARTSVILLE 7 .......................................................... 2,014
HARTSVILLE 8A ......................................................... 2,968
HARTSVILLE 8B ......................................................... 2,515
HIGH HILL INDIAN BRANCH
Tract 0109.00
Blocks: 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312,
313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326,
327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338,
339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350,
351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362,
401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 412, 413, 414,
417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428,
429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440,
441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 453, 454, 455,
456, 457, 458, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531,
533, 534, 535, 536 ............................................. 1,777
Tract 0115.00
Blocks: 201, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222,
224, 225, 226, 227, 303, 304 ..................................... 691
KELLYTOWN ............................................................. 1,990
LAKE SWAMP ............................................................ 1,588
MONT CLARE MECHANICSVILLE ............................................. 1,975
OATS PHILADELPHIA ..................................................... 1,325
POND HOLLOW NEW MARKET ................................................ 1,392
SOCIETY HILL .......................................................... 1,195
SWIFT CREEK ........................................................... 1,447
Dillon County .......................................................... 29,114
Fairfield County ....................................................... 22,295
Kershaw County ......................................................... 43,599
Lancaster County ....................................................... 54,516
Lee County
ASHLAND ................................................................. 233
ASHWOOD ................................................................. 856
BISHOPVILLE 3 ......................................................... 1,339
BISHOPVILLE 4 ......................................................... 1,946
CEDAR CREEK ............................................................. 502
HICKORY HILL ............................................................ 357
IONA .................................................................... 904
LUCKNOW ................................................................. 648
MANVILLE ................................................................ 775
RATTLESNAKE SPRINGS ..................................................... 534
SHROCKS MILL ............................................................ 108
SPRING HILL ............................................................. 794
ST MATTHEWS ............................................................. 241
STOKES BRIDGE ........................................................... 720
TURKEY CREEK ............................................................ 280
WOODROW ................................................................. 423
Marlboro County ........................................................ 29,361
Newberry County ........................................................ 33,172
Sumter County
BURNS DOWNS ............................................................. 975
CAUSEWAY BRANCH ....................................................... 2,126
CHERRYVALE ............................................................ 1,935
DALZELL HOUSE ......................................................... 3,954
FOLSOM PARK ........................................................... 2,990
GREEN SWAMP ........................................................... 2,525
HAMPTON PARK .......................................................... 1,232
HILLCREST ............................................................. 2,493
HORSEPEN BRANCH ....................................................... 1,985
MCCRAYS MILL NORTH .................................................... 1,984
MCCRAYS MILL SOUTH .................................................... 2,236
MILLWOOD .............................................................. 2,731
MULBERRY .............................................................. 1,604
OAKLAND PLANTATION .................................................... 3,574
OSWEGO ................................................................ 1,020
PALMETTO PARK ......................................................... 2,203
POCOTALIGO ............................................................ 3,966
PRIVATEER ............................................................. 3,743
SALTERSTOWN ........................................................... 1,665
SECOND MILL ........................................................... 1,266
SHAW 10 ............................................................... 6,695
SHAW 11 ................................................................... 0
SHAW 12 ................................................................... 0
SHAW 13 ................................................................... 0
SHAW 14 ................................................................... 0
SHAW 15 ................................................................... 0
SHAW 16 ................................................................... 0
SHAW 1 ................................................................ 1,260
SHAW 2 .................................................................. 339
SHAW 3 .................................................................. 407
SHAW 4 .................................................................. 430
SHAW 5 .................................................................. 394
SHAW 6 .................................................................. 281
SHAW 7 ................................................................ 1,908
SHAW 8 .................................................................. 625
SHAW 9 .................................................................. 229
SUNSET ................................................................ 1,868
SWAN LAKE ............................................................. 1,432
York County ........................................................... 131,497
DISTRICT TOTAL ........................................................ 581,131
PERCENT VARIATION ....................................................... 0.002
DISTRICT 6
Area Population
Bamberg County ......................................................... 16,902
Beaufort County
DALE LOBECO ........................................................... 1,244
SHELDON 1 ............................................................. 1,052
SHELDON 2 ............................................................... 898
Berkeley County
ALVIN ................................................................. 1,205
BETHERA ................................................................. 357
CAINHOY ............................................................... 2,293
CROSS ................................................................. 2,738
EADYTOWN ................................................................ 983
HILTON CROSS ROAD ..................................................... 2,380
HUGER ................................................................. 1,269
JAMESTOWN ............................................................... 760
RUSSELLVILLE .......................................................... 1,941
SAINT STEPHEN ......................................................... 4,223
SHULERVILLE HH .......................................................... 433
Calhoun County
CAMERON ................................................................. 996
CRESTON ................................................................. 358
FORT MOTTE .............................................................. 379
LONE STAR ............................................................. 1,073
MIDWAY .................................................................. 488
Charleston County
ADAMS RUN 2 ........................................................... 1,149
CHARLESTON 11
Tract 0007.00
Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 110, 111, 201, 208,
210, 304 ......................................................... 272
CHARLESTON 12 ........................................................... 734
CHARLESTON 13 ......................................................... 1,116
CHARLESTON 14 ........................................................... 881
CHARLESTON 15 ........................................................... 722
CHARLESTON 16 ........................................................... 984
CHARLESTON 17 ......................................................... 1,676
CHARLESTON 18 ......................................................... 1,469
CHARLESTON 19 ......................................................... 2,864
CHARLESTON 20 ......................................................... 1,570
CHARLESTON 21 ......................................................... 1,338
CHARLESTON 22 ........................................................... 730
CHARLESTON 23 ......................................................... 1,296
CHARLESTON 24 ........................................................... 879
CHARLESTON 25 ......................................................... 1,552
CHARLESTON 26 ........................................................... 952
CHARLESTON 27 ........................................................... 994
CHARLESTON 28 ........................................................... 992
CHARLESTON 29 ......................................................... 1,047
CHARLESTON 30 ......................................................... 2,795
CHARLESTON 8 .......................................................... 1,438
CHARLESTON 9 .......................................................... 1,123
EDISTO ................................................................ 1,318
HOLLYWOOD ............................................................. 2,198
JAMES ISLAND 1
Tract 0020.03
Blocks: 208, 209, 214A, 214B, 225, 226, 306B, 307, 308, 309,
317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 402, 403, 404A, 405 ......... 1,064
JAMES ISLAND 3 ........................................................ 1,428
JOHNS ISLAND 3
Tract 0021.01
Blocks: 101A, 120E, 126A, 126B, 126C, 126D, 127, 129, 130 .......... 283
Tract 0021.02
Blocks: 202, 203, 204, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213,
214, ........................................................... 1,217
JOHNS ISLAND 4 ........................................................ 1,157
MEGGETT 1 ............................................................. 2,340
MEGGETT 2 ............................................................... 969
no name for (0190154) ................................................. 1,764
NORTH CHARLESTON 4 .................................................... 1,481
NORTH CHARLESTON 10 ................................................... 1,265
NORTH CHARLESTON 11 ................................................... 2,091
NORTH CHARLESTON 16 ................................................... 1,300
NORTH CHARLESTON 17 ................................................... 1,886
NORTH CHARLESTON 1 .................................................... 3,431
NORTH CHARLESTON 2 .................................................... 1,080
NORTH CHARLESTON 3 .................................................... 2,945
NORTH CHARLESTON 5 .................................................... 1,952
NORTH CHARLESTON 7 .................................................... 2,072
NORTH CHARLESTON 8 .................................................... 1,533
NORTH CHARLESTON 9 .................................................... 3,541
RAVENEL 1 ............................................................. 1,738
RAVENEL 2 ............................................................. 1,210
SAINT ANDREWS 11 ...................................................... 1,726
SAINT ANDREWS 12 ...................................................... 2,272
SAINT ANDREWS 13 ...................................................... 1,983
SAINT ANDREWS 21 ...................................................... 1,849
SAINT ANDREWS 24 ...................................................... 2,118
SAINT ANDREWS 25 ...................................................... 1,031
SAINT ANDREWS 3 ....................................................... 1,132
WADMALAW 1 ............................................................ 1,266
WADMALAW 2 ............................................................ 1,304
Clarendon County ....................................................... 28,450
Colleton County
BEREA ................................................................... 138
CANADY'S ................................................................ 602
COTTAGEVILLE .......................................................... 2,614
EDISTO BEACH ............................................................ 351
EDISTO .................................................................. 524
GREEN POND ............................................................ 1,380
HENDERSONVILLE ........................................................ 1,921
JACKSONBORO ............................................................. 631
MAPLE CANE .............................................................. 677
MASHAWVILLE ........................................................... 1,015
PEOPLES ................................................................. 497
RITTER ................................................................ 1,489
ROUND O ................................................................. 657
SIDNEY .................................................................. 390
SMOAKS ................................................................ 1,332
WALTERBORO 2 .......................................................... 3,303
WALTERBORO 3 .......................................................... 2,898
Darlington County
DARLINGTON 4 .......................................................... 2,349
DARLINGTON 5 .......................................................... 2,871
HIGH HILL INDIAN BRANCH
Tract 0109.00
Blocks: 410, 411, 415, 416, 450, 451, 452, 504, 505, 506,
507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521,
522, 532 ......................................................... 800
LAMAR 1 ............................................................... 1,308
LAMAR 2 NEWMAN SWAMP .................................................. 2,078
PALMETTO .............................................................. 2,856
Dorchester County
DELEMARS ................................................................ 505
FOUR HOLE ............................................................. 1,428
GROVER NO. 1 ............................................................ 890
GROVER NO. 3 ............................................................ 221
HARLEYVILLE ............................................................. 980
INDIAN FIELD .......................................................... 1,972
REEVESVILLE ........................................................... 1,338
ROSINVILLE ............................................................ 1,819
ROSSES .................................................................. 889
ST. GEORGE NO. 1 ...................................................... 2,248
ST. GEORGE NO. 2 ........................................................ 714
Florence County ....................................................... 114,344
Lee County
BISHOPVILLE 1 ......................................................... 1,031
BISHOPVILLE 2 ......................................................... 1,317
CYPRESS ................................................................. 667
ELLIOTT ................................................................. 808
LYNCHBURG ............................................................. 1,302
MOUNT CLIO .............................................................. 504
SAINT CHARLES ......................................................... 1,426
SOUTH LYNCHBURG ......................................................... 722
Marion County .......................................................... 33,899
Orangeburg County
BETHEL .................................................................. 809
BROOKDALE ............................................................. 1,152
EAST HOLLY HILL ....................................................... 2,770
EDISTO ................................................................ 1,276
ELCOREE ............................................................... 2,534
FOUR HOLES .............................................................. 864
JAMISON ............................................................... 1,985
LIMESTONE
Tract 0109.00
Blocks: 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 123, 124, 125, 126,
127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 136, 137, 138 ...................... 237
NIX ................................................................... 3,098
NORTH BOWMAN .......................................................... 2,353
NORTH BRANCHVILLE ..................................................... 1,400
NORTH EUTAWVILLE ...................................................... 1,985
ORANGEBURG WARD 2 ..................................................... 1,426
ORANGEBURG WARD 3 ..................................................... 1,098
ORANGEBURG WARD 4 ..................................................... 3,969
ORANGEBURG WARD 5 ....................................................... 938
PROVIDENCE ............................................................ 1,983
ROWESVILLE .............................................................. 725
SANTEE ................................................................ 2,726
SOUTH BOWMAN .......................................................... 1,243
SOUTH BRANCHVILLE ....................................................... 785
SOUTH EUTAWVILLE ...................................................... 2,273
SUBURBAN 1 ............................................................ 1,670
SUBURBAN 2 ............................................................ 1,699
SUBURBAN 3 ............................................................ 2,122
VANCE ................................................................. 1,817
WEST HOLLY HILL ....................................................... 2,707
WHITTAKER ............................................................. 2,098
Richland County
ARDINCAPLE .............................................................. 832
BLUFF ................................................................. 3,910
COLLEGE PLACE ......................................................... 3,822
DENNYSIDE ............................................................. 1,390
DENTSVILLE ............................................................ 4,141
EASTOVER .............................................................. 3,897
EDGEWOOD .............................................................. 4,011
FAIRLAWN .............................................................. 2,539
FAIRWOPID ............................................................. 1,654
GADSDEN ............................................................... 2,563
GARNERS ............................................................... 1,131
GREENVIEW ............................................................. 2,955
HOPKINS ............................................................... 4,266
KEENAN ................................................................ 2,951
LINCOLNSHIRE .......................................................... 3,944
MEADOWLAKE ............................................................ 5,050
OLYMPIA ............................................................... 2,320
RIDGEWOOD ............................................................. 1,933
WARD 11 ............................................................... 3,191
WARD 18 ............................................................... 2,835
WARD 19 ............................................................... 2,721
WARD 2 .................................................................. 885
WARD 20 ............................................................... 2,451
WARD 21 ............................................................... 3,172
WARD 22 ............................................................... 2,368
WARD 29 ............................................................... 1,604
WARD 30 ............................................................... 2,298
WARD 31 ............................................................... 1,956
WARD 32 ............................................................... 2,808
WARD 33 ............................................................... 1,858
WARD 3 ................................................................ 2,437
WARD 4 ................................................................ 3,088
WARD 5 ................................................................ 2,421
WARD 7 ................................................................ 3,195
WARD 8 ................................................................ 2,061
WARD 9 ................................................................ 2,716
Sumter County
BATES ................................................................. 1,495
BIRNIE ................................................................ 1,829
BROGDON ............................................................... 2,008
CONCORD ............................................................... 1,751
CROSSWELL ............................................................. 2,634
DELAINE ............................................................... 3,978
HORATIO ................................................................. 752
LEMIRA ................................................................ 2,275
LORING ................................................................ 2,074
MAGNOLIA .............................................................. 1,107
MANCHESTER FOREST ..................................................... 2,196
MAYESVILLE ............................................................ 1,218
MORRIS COLLEGE ........................................................ 2,505
OLD POCALLA ............................................................. 655
PINEWOOD .............................................................. 1,645
PLEASANT GROVE TRINITY .................................................. 658
REMBERT ............................................................... 3,251
SALEM ................................................................... 659
SAVAGE GLOVER ......................................................... 1,188
SHILOH .................................................................. 495
SOUTH LIBERTY ......................................................... 1,282
SOUTH RED BAY ......................................................... 1,662
STONE HILL ............................................................ 1,223
TAYLORS ................................................................. 937
WILDER ................................................................ 1,085
Williamsburg County .................................................... 36,815
DISTRICT TOTAL ........................................................ 581,117
PERCENT VARIATION ...................................................... 0.0000
SECTION 7-19-50. Each congressional district shall elect one member of Congress; procedure after new apportionment.
Until the next apportionment be made by the Congress of the United States, each of such congressional districts shall be entitled to elect one member to represent this State in the Congress of the United States. After such new apportionment by Congress the General Assembly shall divide the State into as many congressional districts as the State is entitled to members in the House of Representatives.
SECTION 7-19-60. Writs of election in case State is given more Representatives.
In case the Congress of the United States shall by any new apportionment give to this State more than six members of the House of Representatives and the General Assembly shall not be in session, the Governor shall by proclamation issue writs of election for congressmen at large, one or more, as the case may be.
SECTION 7-19-70. Election of presidential electors; certificates of appointment.
Unless otherwise provided, the election of presidential electors shall be conducted and the returns made in the manner prescribed by this chapter for the election of state officers.
The names of candidates for electors of President and Vice President nominated by any political party recognized in this State under Section 7-9-10 or by a valid petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State but shall not be printed on the ballot. In place of their names, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-13-320, there shall be printed on the ballot the names of the candidates for President and Vice President of each political party recognized in this State and the names of any petition candidates for President and Vice President. A vote for the candidates named on the ballot shall be a vote for the electors of the party by which those candidates were nominated or the electors of petition candidates whose names have been filed with the Secretary of State.
Upon receipt of the certified determination of the Board of State Canvassers and delivered to him in accordance with Section 7-17-300, the Secretary of State, under his hand and the seal of his office, as required by Section 7-17-310, shall certify to the Governor the names of the persons elected to the office of elector for President and Vice President of the United States as stated in the certified determination, who shall be deemed appointed as electors.
It shall be the duty of the Governor, as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the appointment of the electors pursuant to the laws of the State providing for the election and appointment of the electors, to communicate by registered mail under the seal of the State to the Administrator of General Services a certificate of appointment of the electors, setting forth the names of the electors and the canvass or other ascertainment under the laws of this State of the number of votes given or cast for each person for whose appointment any and all votes have been given or cast. It shall also thereupon be the duty of the Governor to deliver to the electors of the State, on or before the day on which they are required by law to meet, six duplicate originals of the same certificate under the seal of the State. If there shall have been any final determination in the manner provided for by law of a controversy or contest concerning the appointment of all or any of the electors, it shall be the duty of the Governor, as soon as practicable after the determination, to communicate under the seal of the State to the Administrator of General Services a certificate of such determination.
SECTION 7-19-80. Candidate for elector shall declare for which candidates he will vote; elector shall vote for candidates for whom he declared.
Each candidate for presidential and vice-presidential elector shall declare which candidate for president and vice-president he will vote for if elected. Those elected shall vote for the president and vice-president candidates for whom they declared. Any person selected to fill a vacancy in the electoral college shall vote for the candidates the elector whose place he is taking had declared for. The declaration shall be made to the Secretary of State on such form as he may require not later than sixty days prior to the general election for electors. No candidate for president and vice-president elector shall have his name placed on the ballot who fails to make such declaration by the prescribed time. Any elector who votes contrary to the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of violating the election laws of this State and upon conviction shall be punished according to law. Any registered elector shall have the right to institute proper action to require compliance with the provisions of this section. The Attorney General shall institute criminal action for any violation of the provision of this section. Provided, the executive committee of the party from which an elector of the electoral college was elected may relieve the elector from the obligation to vote for a specific candidate when, in its judgment, circumstances shall have arisen which, in the opinion of the committee, it would not be in the best interest of the State for the elector to cast his ballot for such a candidate.
SECTION 7-19-90. Meeting of electors; organization; balloting and certification of results.
The electors for President and Vice President shall convene at the capitol, in the office of the Secretary of State, at eleven in the forenoon, on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December next following their appointment, and shall proceed to effect a permanent organization by the election of a president and secretary from their own body. The electors shall next proceed to fill by ballot and by plurality of votes all vacancies in the electoral college occasioned by the death, refusal to serve, or neglect to attend, of any elector. The electors shall then and there vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves.
The electors shall make and sign six certificates of all the votes given by them for President and Vice President, each of which certificates shall contain two distinct lists, one of the votes for President and the other for Vice President, and shall annex to each of the certificates one of the lists of the electors which shall have been furnished to them by the Secretary of State by direction of the Governor. The electors shall seal up separately the certificates and lists of the electors so made by them, and certify upon each that the list of all the votes of the State given for President, and of all of the votes given for Vice President are contained therein.
SECTION 7-19-100. Disposition of certificates and lists.
The electors shall dispose of the certificates so made by them and the lists attached thereto in the following manner:
First. They shall forthwith forward by registered mail one of the certificates and lists to the President of the Senate at the seat of government.
Second. Two of the certificates and lists shall be delivered to the Secretary of State of South Carolina, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate, and the other shall be preserved by him for one year and shall be a part of the public records of his office and shall be open to public inspection.
Third. On the day thereafter they shall forward by registered mail two of the certificates and lists to the Administrator of General Services at the seat of government, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate.
Fourth. They shall forthwith cause the other of the certificates and lists to be delivered to the judge of the district in which the electors shall have assembled.
SECTION 7-19-110. Compensation and expenses of electors.
Every elector for this State for the election of a president and vice-president of the United States who shall attend at any election of those officers and give his vote at the time and place appointed by law shall be entitled to receive for his attendance at such election and for traveling to and from his place of residence by the most usual route the regular mileage, subsistence and per diem allowance authorized for state boards, committees and commissions to be paid from appropriations to the office of the Secretary of State.
SECTION 7-19-120. Duties of State officials.
The Governor, Secretary of State and other State officers shall perform such duties and functions in respect to the election of electors, the election of the President and Vice-President of the United States and certification of electors and results of such election as provided by the acts of Congress in relation thereto.