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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.

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.

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".

SECTION 7-7-40.Designation of voting precincts in Aiken County.

(A) In Aiken County there are the following voting precincts:

Aiken No. 1

Aiken No. 2

Aiken No. 3

Aiken No. 4

Aiken No. 5

Aiken No. 6

Aiken No. 47

Anderson Pond No. 69

Ascauga Lake

Ascauga Lake No. 84

Bath

Beech Island

Belvedere No. 9

Belvedere No. 44

Belvedere No. 62

Belvedere No. 74

Breezy Hill

Breezy No. 87

Carolina Heights

Cedar Creek No. 64

China Springs

Clearwater

College Acres

Community No. 86

Couchton

Creek No. 85

Eureka

Fox Creek No. 58

Fox Creek No. 73

Gem Lakes No. 60

Gem Lakes No. 77

Gloverville

Graniteville

Hammond

Hammond No. 81

New Holland

Hitchcock No. 66

Hollow Creek

Jackson

Langley

Levels No. 52

Levels No. 72

Levels No. 83

Lynwood

Midland Valley No. 51

Midland Valley No. 71

Midlands No. 88

Millbrook

Misty Lakes

Monetta

Montmorenci No. 22

Montmorenci No. 78

New Ellenton

North Augusta No. 25

North Augusta No. 26

North Augusta No. 27

North Augusta No. 28

North Augusta No. 29

North Augusta No. 54

North Augusta No. 55

North Augusta No. 67

North Augusta No. 68

North Augusta No. 80

Oak Grove

Perry

Redds Branch

Salley

Sandstone No. 70

Sandstone No. 79

Shaws Fork

Shiloh

Silver Bluff

Six Points No. 35

Six Points No. 46

Sleepy Hollow No. 65

South Aiken No. 75

South Aiken No. 76

South Creek No. 89

Tabernacle

Talatha

Pine Forest

Vaucluse

Wagener

Ward

Warrenville

White Pond

Willow Springs

Windsor

Windsor No. 82

(B) Precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) of this section are as shown on the official map on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-03-24 and as shown on certified copies of the official map provided by the office to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Aiken County.

(C) Polling places for the precincts provided in subsection (A) of this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Aiken County with the approval of a majority of the county legislative delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-155; 1952 Code Section 23-155; 1950 (46) 2414; 1954 (48) 1839; 1956 (49) 2070, 2099; 1957 (50) 578; 1967 (55) 401; 1968 (55) 2633; 1969 (56) 348; 1971 (57) 988, 2045; 1977 Act No. 236 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 637 Section 1, became law without signature of Governor; 1979 Act No. 138 Section 1, eff June 4, 1979; 1980 Act No. 510, eff June 11, 1980; 1994 Act No. 285, Section 1, eff March 1, 1994; 2000 Act No. 243, Sections 1 and 2, eff March 29, 2000; 2001 Act No. 87, Section 1, eff August 10, 2001; 2004 Act No. 212, Section 1, eff April 22, 2004; 2006 Act No. 247, Section 1, eff March 15, 2006; 2010 Act No. 136, Section 1, eff March 30, 2010; 2014 Act No. 130 (H.4475), Section 1, eff March 4, 2014; 2015 Act No. 13 (S.588), Section 1, eff May 7, 2015; 2016 Act No. 139 (S.937), Section 1, eff March 14, 2016; 2022 Act No. 153 (S.1060), Section 1, eff May 13, 2022; 2024 Act No. 115 (S.801), Section 2, eff March 1, 2024.

Editor's Note

2022 Act No. 153, Section 2, provides as follows:

"SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to the 2022 General Election."

Effect of Amendment

2022 Act No. 153, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Community No. 86" and "Creek No. 85"; and in (B), substituted "P-03-22" for "P-03-16".

2024 Act No. 115, Section 2, in (A), inserted "Breezy No. 87", "Midlands No. 88", and "South Creek No. 89"; and in (B), deleted "prepared by and" following "official map", substituted "P-03-24" for "P-03-22", and deleted "State Election Commission and the" following "office to the".

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".

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).

SECTION 7-7-80.Designation of voting precincts in Anderson County.

(A) In Anderson County there are the following voting precincts:

Appleton-Equinox

Barker's Creek-McAdams

Belton

Belton Annex

Bishop's Branch

Bowling Green

Broadview

Broadway

Brushy Creek

Cedar Grove

Center Rock

Centerville Station A

Centerville Station B

Chiquola Mill

Concrete

Cox's Creek

Craytonville

Denver-Sandy Springs

Edgewood Station A

Edgewood Station B

Five Forks

Flat Rock

Fork No. 1

Fork No. 2

Friendship

Glenview

Gluck Mill

Green Pond Station A

Hall

Hammond School

Hammond Annex

High Point

Homeland Park

Honea Path

Hopewell

Hunt Meadows

Iva

Jackson Mill

LaFrance

Lakeside

Melton

Mount Tabor

Mountain Creek

Mt. Airy

Neal's Creek

North Pointe

Pelzer

Pendleton

Piedmont

Piercetown

Powdersville

Rock Mill

Rock Spring

Shirley's Store

Simpsonville

South Fant

Starr

Three and Twenty

Toney Creek

Town Creek

Townville

Varennes

West Pelzer

West Savannah

White Plains

Williamston

Williamston Mill

Wright's School

Anderson 1/1

Anderson 1/2

Anderson 2/1

Anderson 2/2

Anderson 3/1

Anderson 3/2

Anderson 4/1

Anderson 4/2

Anderson 5/B

Anderson 6/1

Anderson 6/2

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in Anderson County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-07-19 and as shown on official copies furnished to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Anderson County.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Sections 23-157, 23-157.1; 1952 Code Section 23-157; 1950 (46) 2414; 1958 (50) 1715; 1964 (53) 2210; 1966 (54) 2066; 1967 (55) 1018; 1972 (57) 2349; 1977 Act No. 230 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 425 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 472 Section 1; 1982 Act No. 342, Sections 2-4, eff April 19, 1982; 1983 Act No. 69, Section 1, eff May 26, 1983; 1984 Act No. 296, eff March 1, 1984; 1986 Act No. 310 Section 1, eff February 4, 1986; 1988 Act No. 293, eff January 14, 1988; 1996 Act No. 309, Section 1, eff September 1, 1996; 1998 Act No. 288, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 8, 1998); 2000 Act No. 280, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 23, 2000); 2000 Act No. 291, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 23, 2000); 2004 Act No. 211, Section 1, eff April 22, 2004; 2006 Act No. 226, Section 1, eff February 3, 2006; 2008 Act No. 217, Section 1, eff May 13, 2008; 2012 Act No. 182, Section 1, eff May 25, 2012; 2014 Act No. 124 (S.689), Section 1, eff March 4, 2014; 2019 Act No. 7 (S.428), 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. 7, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Grove School" following "Green Pond Station A", inserted "South Fant" following "Simpsonville", deleted "Anderson 5/A" following "Anderson 4/2"; and in (B), substituted "document P-07-19" for "document P-07-14".

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".

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.

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map 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 Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Barnwell County.

(C) Except as otherwise provided below, 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:

(1) The voting place for Barnwell No. 1, Barnwell No. 2, Barnwell No. 3, and Barnwell No. 4 shall be the Barnwell National Guard Armory.

(2) The voting place for Blackville No. 1, Blackville No. 2, and Healing Springs shall be the Blackville Community Center.

(3) The voting place for Williston No. 1, Williston No. 2, and Williston No. 3 shall be the Williston Town Hall.

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; 2024 Act No. 123 (S.971), Section 1, eff May 13, 2024.

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

2024 Act No. 123, Section 1, in (A), deleted the second sentence; in (B), deleted "prepared by and" following "as shown on the official map" and "State Election Commission and the" following "official map provided to the"; and in (C), substituted "Except as otherwise provided below, the" for "The", added (1) to (3), and made a nonsubstantive change.

SECTION 7-7-110.Designation of voting precincts in Beaufort County.

(A) In Beaufort County there are the following voting precincts:

Beaufort 1

Beaufort 2

Beaufort 3

Belfair 1

Belfair 2

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 4E

Bluffton 5A

Bluffton 5B

Bluffton 5C

Bluffton 5D

Bluffton 5E

Bluffton 6A

Bluffton 6B

Bluffton 7A

Buckwalter 1

Buckwalter 2

Burton 1A

Burton 1B

Burton 1C

Burton 1D

Burton 2A

Burton 2B

Burton 2C

Burton 2D

Burton 3A

Burton 3B

Burton 4

Burton 5A

Burton 5B

Chechessee 1

Chechessee 2

Chechessee 3

Dale Lobeco

Daufuskie

Hilton Head 1A

Hilton Head 1B

Hilton Head 2A

Hilton Head 2B

Hilton Head 2C

Hilton Head 2D

Hilton Head 2E

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 7C

Hilton Head 8

Hilton Head 9A

Hilton Head 9B

Hilton Head 9C

Hilton Head 9D

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

Ladys Island 4A

Ladys Island 4B

Ladys Island 4C

Moss Creek

Mossy Oaks 1A

Mossy Oaks 1B

Mossy Oaks 2

New River 1

New River 2

Palmetto Bluff

Port Royal 1

Port Royal 2

Pritchardville 1

Riverbend

Rose Hill 1

Rose Hill 2

Sandy Pointe

Seabrook 1

Seabrook 2

Seabrook 3

Sheldon 1

Sheldon 2

Spanish Wells

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

Sun City 9

Sun City 10

(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-13-24 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 Act No. 82 (H.4217), Section 1, eff January 1, 2024; 2024 Act No. 155 (H.5079), Section 1, eff May 13, 2024.

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

2020 Act No. 122, Section 1, in (A), inserted "New River" and "Palmetto Bluff" following "Mossy Oaks 2" and "Sandy Pointe" following "Rose Hill"; and in (B), substituted "document P-13-19" for "document P-13-14" and "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "Office of Research and Statistics".

2023 Act No. 82, Section 1, rewrote (A); and in (B), substituted "P-13-23" for "P-13-19".

2024 Act No. 155, Section 1, in (B), substituted "P-13-24" for "P-13-23".

SECTION 7-7-120.Designation of voting precincts in Berkeley County.

(A) In Berkeley County there are the following voting precincts:

Alvin

Bethera

Beverly Hill

Bonneau

Bonneau Beach

Boulder Bluff

Bushy Park

Central

Cainhoy

Cane Bay

Cane Bay East

Cane Bay North

Cane Bay South

Carnes Cross Road 1

Carnes Cross Road 2

Cobblestone

Cordesville

Cross

Daniel Island 1

Daniel Island 2

Daniel Island 3

Daniel Island 4

Devon Forest 1

Devon Forest 2

Discovery

Eadytown

Fifty-two

Foster Creek 1

Foster Creek 2

Foster Creek 3

Foxbank

Hanahan 1

Hanahan 2

Hanahan 3

Hanahan 4

Hanahan 5

Harbour Lake

Hilton Cross Roads

Horseshoe

Howe Hall 1

Howe Hall 2

Huger

Jamestown

Lebanon

Liberty Hall

Live Oak

Macedonia

Macedonia 2

McBeth

Medway

Moncks Corner 1

Moncks Corner 2

Moncks Corner 3

Moncks Corner 4

Moultrie

Nexton

Old 52

Pimlico

Pine Grove

Pinopolis

Pomflant

Royle

Russellville

Sangaree 1

Sangaree 2

Sangaree 3

Sedgefield 1

Sedgefield 2

Sedgefield 3

Seventy Eight

Shulerville

St. James

St. Stephen 1

St. Stephen 2

Stone Lake

Stratford 1

Stratford 2

Stratford 3

Stratford 4

Stratford 5

The Village

Tramway

Wassamassaw 1

Wassamassaw 2

Weatherstone

Westview 1

Westview 2

Westview 3

Westview 4

Whitesville 1

Whitesville 2

Wildcat Trail

Yeamans Club

Yellow House

(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-15-19 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Berkeley County.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-161; 1952 Code Section 23-161; 1950 (46) 2414; 1955 (49) 176; 1960 (51) 1578; 1966 (54) 2744; 1968 (55) 3051; 1976 Act No. 704; 1977 Act No. 225 Section 1; 1983 Act No. 49 Sections 1, 2, eff April 29, 1983; 1983 Act No. 102, Sections 1, 2, eff June 9, 1983; 1984 Act No. 295, eff March 5, 1984; 1984 Act No. 351, Sections 1, 2, eff April 23, 1984; 1990 Act No. 405, Section 1, eff April 10, 1990; 1991 Act No. 31, Section 1, eff April 22, 1991; 1992 Act No. 371, Section 1, eff May 15, 1992; 1993 Act No. 180, Section 1, eff June 16, 1993; 1995 Act No. 133, Section 1, eff June 28, 1995; 2001 Act No. 22, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 30, 2001); 2008 Act No. 198, Section 1, eff April 15, 2008; 2010 Act No. 163, Section 1, eff May 12, 2010; 2013 Act No. 91, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013; 2014 Act No. 176 (H.4467), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014; 2015 Act No. 82 (H.4005), Section 1, eff July 1, 2015; 2017 Act No. 59 (S.651), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017; 2019 Act No. 40 (S.607), Section 1, eff May 13, 2019.

Editor's Note

2019 Act No. 40, Section 2, provides as follows:

"SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to elections conducted in Berkeley County after June 30, 2019."

Effect of Amendment

2019 Act No. 40, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Boulder Bluff", "Bushy Park", "Cane Bay East", "Cane Bay North", "Cane Bay South", "Fifty-two", "Horseshoe", "Live Oak", "Macedonia 2", "Nexton", "Pine Grove", "Pomflant", "Sedgefield 3", "Wildcat Trail", and "Yeamans Club", and substituted "Cobblestone" for "Carnes Cross Road 3" and "Pimlico" for "Pimlico 1" and "Pimlico 2"; and in (B), substituted "document P-15-19" for "document P-15-17".

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.

SECTION 7-7-140.Designation of voting precincts in Charleston County.

(A) In Charleston County there are the following precincts:

Awendaw

Charleston 1

Charleston 2

Charleston 3

Charleston 4

Charleston 5

Charleston 6

Charleston 7

Charleston 8

Charleston 9

Charleston 10

Charleston 11

Charleston 12

Charleston 13

Charleston 14

Charleston 15

Charleston 16

Charleston 17

Charleston 18

Charleston 19

Charleston 20

Charleston 21

Christ Church

Deer Park 1A

Deer Park 1B

Deer Park 2A

Deer Park 2B

Deer Park 2C

Deer Park 3

Edisto Island

Folly Beach 1

Folly Beach 2

Isle of Palms 1A

Isle of Palms 1B

Isle of Palms 1C

James Island 1A

James Island 1B

James Island 3

James Island 5A

James Island 5B

James Island 6

James Island 7

James Island 8A

James Island 8B

James Island 9

James Island 10

James Island 11

James Island 12

James Island 13

James Island 14

James Island 15

James Island 17

James Island 19

James Island 20

James Island 22

Johns Island 1A

Johns Island 1B

Johns Island 2

Johns Island 3A

Johns Island 3B

Johns Island 4

Kiawah Island

Ladson

Lincolnville

McClellanville

Mt.Pleasant 1

Mt.Pleasant 2

Mt.Pleasant 3

Mt.Pleasant 4

Mt.Pleasant 5

Mt.Pleasant 6

Mt.Pleasant 7

Mt.Pleasant 8

Mt.Pleasant 9

Mt.Pleasant 10

Mt.Pleasant 11

Mt.Pleasant 12

Mt.Pleasant 13

Mt.Pleasant 14

Mt.Pleasant 15

Mt.Pleasant 16

Mt.Pleasant 17

Mt.Pleasant 18

Mt.Pleasant 19

Mt.Pleasant 20

Mt.Pleasant 21

Mt.Pleasant 22

Mt.Pleasant 23

Mt.Pleasant 24

Mt.Pleasant 25

Mt.Pleasant 26

Mt.Pleasant 27

Mt.Pleasant 28

Mt.Pleasant 29

Mt.Pleasant 30

Mt.Pleasant 31

Mt.Pleasant 32

Mt.Pleasant 33

Mt.Pleasant 34

Mt.Pleasant 35

Mt.Pleasant 36

Mt.Pleasant 37

Mt.Pleasant 38

Mt.Pleasant 39

North Charleston 1

North Charleston 2

North Charleston 3

North Charleston 4

North Charleston 5

North Charleston 6

North Charleston 7

North Charleston 8

North Charleston 9

North Charleston 10

North Charleston 11

North Charleston 12

North Charleston 13

North Charleston 14

North Charleston 15

North Charleston 16

North Charleston 17

North Charleston 18

North Charleston 19

North Charleston 20

North Charleston 21

North Charleston 22

North Charleston 23

North Charleston 24

North Charleston 25

North Charleston 26

North Charleston 27

North Charleston 28

North Charleston 29

North Charleston 30

Seabrook

St.Andrews 1

St.Andrews 2

St.Andrews 3

St.Andrews 4

St.Andrews 5

St.Andrews 6

St.Andrews 7

St.Andrews 8

St.Andrews 9

St.Andrews 10

St.Andrews 11

St.Andrews 12

St.Andrews 13

St.Andrews 14

St.Andrews 15

St.Andrews 16

St.Andrews 17

St.Andrews 18

St.Andrews 19

St.Andrews 20

St.Andrews 21

St.Andrews 22

St.Andrews 23

St.Andrews 24

St.Andrews 25

St.Andrews 26

St.Andrews 27

St.Andrews 28

St.Andrews 29

St.Andrews 30

St.Andrews 31

St.Andrews 32

St.Andrews 33

St.Andrews 34

St.Andrews 35

St.Andrews 36

St.Andrews 37

St.Pauls 1

St.Pauls 2A

St.Pauls 2B

St.Pauls 3

St.Pauls 4

St.Pauls 5

St.Pauls 6

Sullivans Island

Wadmalaw Island 1

Wadmalaw Island 2.

(B) The precinct lines pursuant to subsection (A) defining the precincts in Charleston County are as shown on the official map of the United States Census Bureau designated as P-19-17 on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall provide revised copies of maps of the above precincts defining precinct changes incorporated by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office pursuant to this section to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Charleston County.

(C) The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Charleston County shall designate the polling place in each precinct.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-163; 1952 Code Section 23-163; 1950 (46) 2414; 1957 (50) 122, 190, 370, 655; 1960 (51) 1542, 1967, 2038; 1961 (52) 237, 276; 1962 (52) 1892, 2303, 2304; 1963 (53) 316; 1967 (55) 926; 1968 (55) 2671; 1970 (56) 2317; 1973 (58) 738; 1978 Act No. 498 Section 1; 1979 Act No. 32 Sections 1-4; 1980 Act No. 314; 1980 Act No. 395 Section 1; 1982 Act No. 357, Section 1, eff May 10, 1982; 1984 Act No. 409, Sections 1-6, eff May 23, 1984; 1992 Act No. 260, Section 1, eff February 19, 1992; 1993 Act No. 106, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 1996 Act No. 268, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 2, 1996); 1997 Act No. 142, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 15, 1997); 1998 Act No. 278, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 8, 1998); 1999 Act No. 5, Section 1, eff February 19, 1999; 2000 Act No. 329, Section 1, eff June 6, 2000; 2006 Act No. 225, Section 1, eff February 3, 2006; 2007 Act No. 43, Section 1, eff June 1, 2007; 2017 Act No. 26 (H.3936), Section 1, eff May 9, 2017.

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".

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".

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".

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.

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.

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".

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".

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".

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".

SECTION 7-7-250.Designation of voting precincts in Fairfield County.

In Fairfield County there are the following voting precincts: Centerville; Feasterville; Horeb-Glenn; Mitford; Monticello; Ridgeway; Winnsboro, composed of Winnsboro Polling Place No. 1 (area west of Congress Street) and Winnsboro Polling Place No. 2 (area east of Congress Street); Woodward; Greenbrier; Lebanon; Jenkinsville; Winnsboro Mills; South Winnsboro; New Hope; Blairs; Gladden Grove; Hickory Ridge; White Oak; Simpson; Dutchman Creek; and Blackstock.

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 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Fairfield County by the Office of Research and Statistics. The official date of the map is June 15, 1989.

The polling places for the above precincts must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Fairfield County with the approval of a majority of the Fairfield County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-173; 1952 Code Section 23-173; 1950 (46) 2414; 1954 (48) 1553; 1956 (49) 1831; 1958 (50) 1588; 1960 (51) 1575, 1990; 1961 (52) 10, 18; 1966 (54) 2750; 1967 (55) 565; 1977 Act No. 199 Section 1; 1983 Act No. 147, eff July 14, 1983; 1987 Act No. 122 Section 1, eff June 1, 1987; 1990 Act No. 337, Section 1, eff February 28, 1990.

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".

SECTION 7-7-260.Designation of voting precincts in Florence County.

(A) In Florence County there are the following voting precincts:

Back Swamp

Brookgreen

Cartersville

Claussen

Coles Crossroads

Coward 1

Coward 2

Delmae 1

Delmae 2

Ebenezer 1

Ebenezer 2

Ebenezer 3

Effingham

Elim-Glenwood

Evergreen

Florence Ward 1

Florence Ward 2

Florence Ward 3

Florence Ward 4

Florence Ward 5

Florence Ward 6

Florence Ward 7

Florence Ward 8

Florence Ward 9

Florence Ward 10

Florence Ward 11

Florence Ward 12

Florence Ward 14

Florence Ward 15

Friendfield

Gilbert

Greenwood

Hannah

High Hill

Johnsonville

Kingsburg-Stone

Lake City No. 1

Lake City No. 2

Lake City No. 3

Lake City No. 4

Leo

Mars Bluff No. 1

Mars Bluff No. 2

McAllister Mill

Mill Branch

Oak Grove-Sardis

Olanta

Pamplico No. 1

Pamplico No. 2

Prospect

Quinby

Salem

Savannah Grove

Scranton

South Florence 1

South Florence 2

Spaulding

Tans Bay

Timmonsville 1

Timmonsville 2

Vox

West Florence 1

West Florence 2

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map designated as document P-41-17 and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on certified copies provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Florence County by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.

(C) The polling places for the precincts provided for in subsection (A) must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Florence County.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-174; 1952 Code Section 23-174; 1950 (46) 2414; 1956 (49) 1720; 1965 (54) 310; 1966 (54) 2064, 2091; 1967 (55) 1104; 1968 (55) 2714, 3118; 1970 (56) 1943, 2354, 2537; 1972 (57) 3143; 1976 Act No. 489; 1976 Act No. 499; 1979 Act No. 195 Section 1, eff July 1, 1980; 1980 Act No. 398, eff April 30, 1980; 1984 Act No. 515, Sections 1, 2, effective August 9, 1984; 1985 Act No. 75 Sections 1, 2, eff May 9, 1985; 1999 Act No. 23, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 1999); 2018 Act No. 128 (S.680), Section 1, eff July 1, 2017.

Effect of Amendment

2018 Act No. 128, Section 1, in (B), substituted "as document P-41-17" for "P-4199", deleted "the Office of Research and Statistics of " following "on file with", and substituted "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "Office of Research and Statistics", at the end.

SECTION 7-7-270.Designation of voting precincts in Georgetown County.

(A) In Georgetown County there are the following voting precincts:

Andrews

Andrews Outside

Bethel

Black River

Brown's Ferry

Carvers Bay

Choppee

Dream Keepers

Folly Grove

Georgetown No. 1

Georgetown No. 3

Georgetown No. 4

Georgetown No. 5

Kensington

Lambert Town

Murrells Inlet No. 1

Murrells Inlet No. 2

Murrells Inlet No. 3

Murrells Inlet No. 4

Myersville

Pawleys Island No. 1

Pawleys Island No. 2

Pawleys Island No. 3

Pawleys Island No. 4

Pawleys Island No. 5

Pee Dee

Pennyroyal

Plantersville

Pleasant Hill

Potato Bed Ferry

Sampit

Santee

Spring Gulley

Winyah Bay

(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts in Georgetown County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-43-17 and as shown on copies of the official map provided by the office to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Georgetown County.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-175; 1952 Code Section 23-175; 1950 (46) 2414; 1957 (50) 574; 1958 (50) 1597; 1962 (52) 2296; 1964 (53) 1770; 1966 (54) 2061, 2736; 1977 Act No. 228 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 420 Section 1, became law without signature of Governor; 1979 Act No. 161 Section 1, eff July 16, 1979; 1981 Act No. 175, eff August 27, 1981; 1987 Act No. 191 Section 1, eff June 30, 1987; 1989 Act No. 182, Section 1, eff June 6, 1989; 1998 Act No. 267, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on February 24, 1998); 2004 Act No. 223, Section 1, eff April 29, 2004; 2009 Act No. 35, Sections 1, 2, eff June 2, 2009; 2017 Act No. 7 (H.3582), Section 1, eff April 5, 2017.

SECTION 7-7-280.Designation of voting precincts in Greenville County.

(A) In Greenville County there are the following voting precincts:

Aiken

Altamont Forest

Asheton Lakes

Avon

Baker Creek

Belle Meade

Bells Crossing

Belmont

Berea

Boiling Springs

Botany Woods

Bridge Fork

Brookglenn

Canebrake

Carolina

Castle Rock

Chestnut Hills

Circle Creek

Clear Creek

Conestee

Darby Ridge

Del Norte

Devenger

Donaldson

Dove Tree

Dunklin

Eastside

Ebenezer

Edwards Forest

Enoree

Feaster

Fork Shoals

Fountain Inn 1

Fountain Inn 2

Fox Chase

Frohawk

Furman

Gowensville

Granite Creek

Graze Branch

Greenbriar

Greenville 1

Greenville 3

Greenville 4

Greenville 5

Greenville 6

Greenville 7

Greenville 8

Greenville 10

Greenville 14

Greenville 16

Greenville 17

Greenville 18

Greenville 19

Greenville 20

Greenville 21

Greenville 22

Greenville 23

Greenville 24

Greenville 25

Greenville 26

Greenville 27

Greenville 28

Greenville 29

Grove

Hillcrest

Holly Tree

Jennings Mill

Kilgore Farms

Lakeview

Laurel Ridge

Leawood

Locust Hill

Long Creek

Maple Creek

Maridell

Mauldin 1

Mauldin 2

Mauldin 3

Mauldin 4

Mauldin 5

Mauldin 6

Mauldin 7

Mission

Monaview

Moore Creek

Mountain Creek

Mountain View

Mt. Pleasant

Neely Farms

Northwood

Oakview

Oneal

Palmetto

Paris Mountain

Pebble Creek

Pelham Falls

Piedmont

Pineview

Poinsett

Raintree

Ranch Creek

Reedy Fork

Riverside

Riverwalk

Rock Hill

Rocky Creek

Rolling Green

Royal Oaks

Saluda

Sandy Flat

Sevier

Silverleaf

Simpsonville 1

Simpsonville 2

Simpsonville 3

Simpsonville 4

Simpsonville 5

Simpsonville 6

Skyland

Slater Marietta

Southside

Sparrows Point

Spring Forest

Standing Springs

Stonehaven

Stone Valley

Suber Mill

Sugar Creek

Sulphur Springs

Sycamore

Tanglewood

Taylors

Thornblade

Tigerville

Timberlake

Trade

Travelers Rest 1

Travelers Rest 2

Tubbs Mountain

Tyger River

Verdmont

Wade Hampton

Walnut Springs

Ware Place

Welcome

Wellington

Westcliffe

Westside

Woodmont

Woodruff Lakes.

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Greenville County as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-45-21.

(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in subsection (A) must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Greenville County with the approval of a majority of the members of the Greenville County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-176; 1952 Code Section 23-176; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 96; 1952 (47) 2124; 1953 (48) 451; 1956 (49) 1733, 1781; 1957 (50) 39, 214; 1961 (52) 659; 1962 (52) 1731, 2273; 1963 (53) 231; 1964 (53) 1732, 1792, 2419; 1965 (54) 132; 1966 (54) 2273, 2317, 2774, 2775, 3287; 1967 (55) 531; 1968 (55) 2535, 2819; 1969 (56) 295, 816; 1970 (56) 2065; 1971 (57) 534; 1972 (57) 3062; 1974 (58) 2194; 1976 Act No. 627 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 40 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 59 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 233; 1982 Act No. 298, eff March 5, 1982; 1983 Act No. 17, eff March 25, 1983; 1984 Act No. 495, eff June 27, 1984; 1985 Act No. 12, eff March 1, 1985; 1985 Act No. 71 Sections 1, 2, eff May 2, 1985; 1986 Act No. 339, eff March 7, 1986; 1988 Act No. 302, eff February 2, 1988; 1988 Act No. 403, eff March 21, 1988; 1988 Act No. 513, eff May 9, 1988; 1989 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff February 15, 1989; 1990 Act No. 343, Section 1, eff February 27, 1990; 1990 Act No. 371, Section 1, eff March 19, 1990; 1991 Act No. 45, Sections 1,2, eff April 29, 1991; 1991 Act No. 60, Sections 1,2, eff May 22, 1991; 1992 Act No. 262, Sections 1-5, eff February 18, 1992; 1992 Act No. 521, Section 5, eff June 23, 1992; 1993 Act No. 14, Section 1, eff March 18, 1993; 1995 Act No. 126, Section 1, eff (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 1998 Act No. 320, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 28, 1998); 2000 Act No. 271, Section 1, eff May 1, 2000; 2003 Act No. 74, Section 1, eff Jan. 1, 2004; 2006 Act No. 245, Section 1, eff March 15, 2006; 2009 Act No. 64, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009; 2021 Act No. 88 (H.4320), Section 1, eff May 19, 2021.

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

2021 Act No. 88, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-45-21" for "document P-45-09".

SECTION 7-7-290.Designation of voting precincts in Greenwood County.

(A) In Greenwood County there are the following voting precincts:

Angel Oaks Crossing

Ashley River Run

Bee's Ferry

Fairhope Ferry

Graham's Glen

Grandiflora Glen

Glendale

Harris

Hope's Ferry

Laco

Livi's Knoll

Loblolly Pines

Ninety Six

Ninety Six Mill

Pebble Stone Way

Ware Shoals

Hodges

Cokesbury

Coronaca

Greenwood High

Georgetown

Sandridge

Callison

Bradley

Troy

Epworth

Verdery

New Market

Emerald

Airport

Emerald High

Civic Center

Riley

Shoals Junction

Greenwood Mill

Stonewood

Mimosa Crest

Lower Lake

Pinecrest

Maxwellton Pike

New Castle

Rutherford Shoals

Liberty

Biltmore Pines

Marshall Oaks

Sparrows Grace

Mountain Laurel

Allie's Crossing

Gideon's Way

Parson's Mill

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map designated as document P-47-19A on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Greenwood County. The official map may not be changed except by act of the General Assembly.

(C) The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Greenwood County shall designate the polling places of each precinct.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-177; 1952 Code Section 23-177; 1950 (46) 2414; 1955 (49) 663; 1958 (50) 1947; 1961 (52) 36; 1964 (53) 2210; 1965 (54) 25; 1966 (54) 2736; 1967 (55) 1153; 1973 (58) 311; 1977 Act No. 240 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 642 Section 1, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1979 Act No. 81 Section 1, eff June 4, 1979; 1992 Act No. 346, Section 1, eff May 4, 1992; 1995 Act No. 131, Section 1, eff (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 1997 Act No. 115, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 15, 1997); 2000 Act No. 309, Section 1, eff May 30, 2000; 2005 Act No. 70, Section 1, eff May 23, 2005; 2007 Act No. 22, Section 1, eff May 14, 2007; 2009 Act No. 21, Section 1, eff May 19, 2009; 2013 Act No. 89, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013; 2014 Act No. 142 (S.989), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014; 2017 Act No. 85 (H.4204), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017; 2018 Act No. 136 (S.884), Section 1, eff March 12, 2018; 2019 Act No. 8 (S.441), Section 1, eff March 20, 2019; 2019 Act No. 81 (H.4330), Section 1, eff May 16, 2019.

Effect of Amendment

2018 Act No. 136, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Ashley River Run", "Bee's Ferry", "Fairhope Ferry", "Grandiflora Glen", "Hope's Ferry", "Livi's Knoll", "Loblolly Pines", "Pebble Stone Way", and deleted "Greenwood No. 1", "Greenwood No. 2", "Greenwood No. 3", "Greenwood No. 4", "Greenwood No. 5", "Greenwood No. 6", "Greenwood No. 7", and "Greenwood No. 8"; and in (B), substituted "P-47-18" for "P-47-17".

2019 Act No. 8, Section 1, in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "document P-47-19" for "document P-47-18".

2019 Act No. 81, Section 1, in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "document P-47-19A" for "document P-47-18".

SECTION 7-7-300.Designation of voting precincts in Hampton County.

(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 Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-49-12 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Hampton County.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-178; 1952 Code Section 23-178; 1950 (46) 2414; 1963 (53) 602; 1967 (55) 463, 920; 1968 (55) 2299; 1969 (56) 840; 1977 Act No. 196 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 477 Section 1, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1984 Act No. 331, eff April 6, 1984; 1984 Act No. 428, eff June 5, 1984; 1986 Act No. 500, eff June 9, 1986; 2000 Act No. 230, Section 1, eff February 25, 2000; 2004 Act No. 191, Section 1, eff March 26, 2004; 2012 Act No. 141, Section 1, eff April 2, 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".

SECTION 7-7-310.Preparation of registration books for Estill precinct.

The registration books for the Estill Precinct shall be prepared in such manner as to reflect the names of persons entitled to vote at the respective polling places.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-178.1; 1967 (55) 920.

SECTION 7-7-320.Designation of voting precincts in Horry County.

(A) In Horry County there are the following voting precincts:

Adrian

Allsbrook

Atlantic Beach

Aynor

Bayboro-Gurley

Brooksville #1

Brooksville #2

Brownway

Burgess #1

Burgess #2

Burgess #3

Burgess #4

Burgess #5

Carolina Bays

Carolina Forest #1

Carolina Forest #2

Cedar Grove

Cherry Grove #1

Cherry Grove #2

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Lane #1

Coastal Lane #2

Cool Springs

Crescent

Daisy

Deerfield

Dog Bluff

Dogwood

Dunes #1

Dunes #2

Dunes #3

East Conway

East Loris

Ebenezer

Emerald Forest #1

Emerald Forest #2

Emerald Forest #3

Enterprise #1

Enterprise #2

Forestbrook

Four Mile

Galivants Ferry

Garden City #1

Garden City #2

Garden City #3

Garden City #4

Glenns Bay

Green Sea

Hickory Grove

Homewood

Horry

Inland

Jackson Bluff

Jamestown

Jernigans X Roads

Jet Port #1

Jet Port #2

Jet Port #3

Jet Port #4

Juniper Bay

Lake Park #1

Lake Park #2

Lake Park #3

Leon

Little River #1

Little River #2

Little River #3

Live Oak

Maple

Marlowe #1

Marlowe #2

Marlowe #3

Methodist-Mill Swamp

Mt. Olive

Mt. Vernon

Myrtle Trace

Myrtlewood #1

Myrtlewood #2

Myrtlewood #3

Nixons X Roads #1

Nixons X Roads #2

Nixons X Roads #3

North Conway #1

North Conway #2

Ocean Drive #1

Ocean Drive #2

Ocean Drive #3

Ocean Forest #1

Ocean Forest #2

Ocean Forest #3

Palmetto Bays

Pawley's Swamp

Pleasant View

Poplar Hill

Port Harrelson

Race Path #1

Race Path #2

Red Bluff

Red Hill #1

Red Hill #2

River Oaks

Salem

Sea Oats #1

Sea Oats #2

Sea Winds

Shell

Socastee #1

Socastee #2

Socastee #3

Socastee #4

Surfside #1

Surfside #2

Surfside #3

Surfside #4

Sweet Home

Tilly Swamp

Toddville

Waccamaw

Wampee

West Conway

West Loris

White Oak

Wild Wing

Windy Hill #1

Windy Hill #2

(B) Precinct lines defining the precincts provided for in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Horry County as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-51-22.

(C) Polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Horry County with the approval of a majority of the Horry County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-179; 1952 Code Section 23-179; 1950 (46) 2414; 1954 (48) 1532; 1957 (50) 656; 1958 (50) 1669; 1960 (51) 1574, 1711; 1961 (52) 121; 1962 (52) 2279; 1966 (54) 2597; 1968 (55) 2676; 1977 Act No. 202 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 626; 1982 Act No. 443, eff June 8, 1982; 1985 Act No. 181, Section 1, eff June 21, 1985; 1987 Act No. 183 Section 1, eff June 30, 1987; 2000 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff February 25, 2000; 2002 Act No. 170, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on February 12, 2002); 2003 Act No. 66, Section 1, eff June 25, 2003; 2004 Act No. 247, Section 1, eff May 24, 2004; 2005 Act No. 126, Section 1, eff June 3, 2005; 2007 Act No. 64, Section 1, eff June 8, 2007; 2010 Act No. 129, Section 1, eff February 24, 2010; 2014 Act No. 137 (H.4468), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014; 2015 Act No. 38 (H.3840), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015; 2018 Act No. 133 (H.4268), Section 1, eff February 12, 2018; 2022 Act No. 226 (S.1024), Section 1, eff July 1, 2022.

Effect of Amendment

2018 Act No. 133, Section 1, in (A), substituted "Lake Park #1", "Lake Park #2", and "Lake Park #3" for "Lake Park"; and in (B), substituted "document P-51-17" for "document P-51-15A".

2022 Act No. 226, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Burgess #5", substituted "Enterprise #1" and "Enterprise #2" for "Enterprise", deleted "Hickory Hill" following "Hickory Grove", substituted "Jet Port #3" and "Jet Port #4" for "Jordanville" and "Joyner Swamp", inserted "Ocean Drive #3" following "Ocean Drive #2", deleted "Spring Branch" following "Socastee #4" and "Taylorsville" following "Sweet Home", and inserted "Waccamaw"; and in (B), substituted "document P-51-22" for "document P-51-17".

SECTION 7-7-330.Designation of voting precincts in Jasper County.

(A) In Jasper County there are the following voting precincts:

Coosawhatchie

Gillisonville

Grahamville 1

Grahamville 2

Grays

Hardeeville 1

Hardeeville 2

Hardeeville 3

Levy

Margaritaville

Okatie

Okatie 2

Pineland

Ridgeland 1

Ridgeland 2

Ridgeland 3

Sun City

Tillman

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) 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 designated as document P-53-23.

(C) The polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Jasper County with the approval of a majority of the Jasper County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-180; 1952 Code Section 23-180; 1950 (46) 2414; 1957 (50) 287; 1967 (55) 35; 1976 Act No. 720; 1977 Act No. 200 Section 1; 1980 Act No. 473, Section 1, eff June 9, 1980; 1985 Act No. 193, Section 1, eff June 21, 1985; 1999 Act No. 108, Section 1, eff June 30, 1999; 2014 Act No. 132 (H.4521), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014; 2020 Act No. 123 (S.920), Section 1, eff March 15, 2020; 2023 Act No. 52 (S.564), Section 1, eff May 18, 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

2020 Act No. 123, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Hardeeville 3" following "Hardeeville 2" and "Okatie 2" following "Okatie"; and in (B), substituted "document P-53-19" for "document P-53-14".

2023 Act No. 52, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Margaritaville"; and in (B), substituted "P-53-23" for "P-53-19".

SECTION 7-7-340.Designation of voting precincts in Kershaw County.

(A) In Kershaw County there are the following voting precincts:

Airport

Antioch

Bethune

Buffalo

Camden No. 1

Camden No. 2

Camden No. 5

Camden No. 5-A

Camden No. 6

Cassatt

Charlotte Thompson

Doby's Mill

Elgin No. 1

Elgin No. 2

Elgin No. 3

Elgin No. 4

Elgin No. 5

Elgin No. 6

Hobkirk's Hill

Liberty Hill

Lugoff No. 1

Lugoff No. 2

Lugoff No. 3

Lugoff No. 4

Malvern Hill

Rabon's Crossroads

Riverdale

Salt Pond

Shaylor's Hill

Springdale

Westville

White's Gardens.

(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts in Kershaw County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-55-20 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Kershaw County.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-181; 1952 Code Section 23-181; 1950 (46) 2414; 1958 (50) 1597; 1967 (55) 1140; 1968 (55) 2272; 1970 (56) 2074; 1989 Act No. 198, Section 1, eff June 19, 1989; 2006 Act No. 265, Section 1, eff May 2, 2006; 2007 Act No. 109, Section 1, eff June 25, 2007; 2008 Act No. 216, Section 1, eff May 13, 2008; 2009 Act No. 9, Section 1, eff May 6, 2009; 2010 Act No. 131, Section 1, eff February 24, 2010; 2012 Act No. 151, Section 1, eff April 23, 2012; 2020 Act No. 153 (S.1263), Section 1, eff September 28, 2020.

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

2020 Act No. 153, Section 1, in (A), deleted "East Camden-Hermitage" following "Doby's Mill" and "Gates Ford" following "Elgin No. 6"; and in (B), substituted "document P-55-20" for "document P-55-12".

SECTION 7-7-350.Designation of voting precincts in Lancaster County.

Section effective until January 1, 2025. See, also, Section 7-7-350 effective January 1, 2025.

(A) In Lancaster County there are the following voting precincts:

521 North

Antioch

Black Horse Run

Buford

Camp Creek

Carmel

Chesterfield Avenue

College Park

Douglas

Elgin

Erwin Farm

Flat Creek

Gold Hill

Harrisburg

Heath Springs

Hyde Park

Jim Wilson

Kershaw North

Kershaw South

Lake House

Lancaster East

McIlwain

Osceola

Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Valley

Possum Hollow

Rich Hill

River Road

Riverside

Six Mile Creek

Springdale

The Lodge

Tradesville

Unity

University

Van Wyck

(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 designated as document P-57-23A.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-182; 1952 Code Section 23-182; 1950 (46) 2414; 1954 (48) 1438; 1972 (57) 2143; 1977 Act No. 220 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 493, became law without signature of Governor; 1996 Act No. 440, Section 1, eff January 1, 1997; 2006 Act No. 369, Section 1, eff June 10, 2006; 2012 Act No. 156, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2015 Act No. 40 (H.4106), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015; 2016 Act No. 176 (H.4705), Section 1, eff May 23, 2016; 2018 Act No. 150 (H.4870), Section 1, eff April 4, 2018; 2022 Act No. 125 (H.4495), Section 1, eff March 14, 2022; 2023 Act No. 14 (H.4099), Section 1, eff May 8, 2023.

SECTION 7-7-350.Designation of voting precincts in Lancaster County.

Section effective January 1, 2025. See, also, Section 7-7-350 effective until January 1, 2025.

(A) In Lancaster County there are the following voting precincts:

521 North

Antioch

Black Horse Run

Buford

Camp Creek

Chesterfield Avenue

College Park

Douglas

Elgin

Erwin Farm

Flat Creek

Gold Hill

Harrisburg

Heath Springs

Hyde Park

Jim Wilson

Kershaw North

Kershaw South

Lake House

Lancaster East

McIlwain

Osceola

Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Valley

Possum Hollow

Rich Hill

River Road

Riverside

Six Mile Creek

Springdale

The Lodge

Tradesville

Unity

University

Van Wyck

(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 designated as document P-57-24.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-182; 1952 Code Section 23-182; 1950 (46) 2414; 1954 (48) 1438; 1972 (57) 2143; 1977 Act No. 220 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 493, became law without signature of Governor; 1996 Act No. 440, Section 1, eff January 1, 1997; 2006 Act No. 369, Section 1, eff June 10, 2006; 2012 Act No. 156, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2015 Act No. 40 (H.4106), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015; 2016 Act No. 176 (H.4705), Section 1, eff May 23, 2016; 2018 Act No. 150 (H.4870), Section 1, eff April 4, 2018; 2022 Act No. 125 (H.4495), Section 1, eff March 14, 2022; 2023 Act No. 14 (H.4099), Section 1, eff May 8, 2023; 2024 Act No. 150 (H.4909), Section 1, eff January 1, 2025.

Effect of Amendment

2018 Act No. 150, Section 1, in (A), inserted "College Park", and in (B), substituted "P-57-18" for " P-57-16".

2022 Act No. 125, Section 1, rewrote (A); and in (B), substituted "document P-57-22" for "document P-57-18".

2023 Act No. 14, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Jim Wilson" following "Hyde Park", deleted "Lancaster West" following "Lancaster East", and substituted "Six Mile Creek" for "Shelley Mullis"; and in (B), substituted "P-57-23A" for "P-57-22".

2024 Act No. 150, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Carmel" following "Camp Creek"; and in (B), substituted "P-57-24" for "P-57-23A".

SECTION 7-7-360.Designation of voting precincts in Laurens County.

(A) In Laurens County there are the following precincts:

Bailey

Barksdale-Narnie

Brewerton-Princeton

Clinton Mill

Clinton 1

Clinton 2

Clinton 3

Cooks

Cross Hill

Ekom

Gray Court

Greenpond

Hickory Tavern

Joanna

Jones

Laurens 1

Laurens 2

Laurens 3

Laurens 4

Laurens 5

Laurens 6

Long Branch

Lydia Mill

Madden

Martins-Poplar Springs

Mount Olive

Mountville

Ora-Lanford

Owings

Trinity Ridge

Waterloo

Wattsville

Youngs

Text of (B) effective until January 1, 2025

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map designated as P-59-22 and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on certified copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Laurens County.

Text of (B) effective January 1, 2025.

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map designated as P-59-24 and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on certified copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Laurens County.

(C) The polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Laurens County with the approval of a majority of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-183; 1952 Code Section 23-183; 1950 (46) 2414; 1953 (48) 191; 1956 (49) 1621, 2114; 1958 (50) 1655; 1960 (51) 1709; 1964 (53) 1887; 1972 (57) 2275; 1976 Act No. 724 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 167 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 191 Section 1; 1982 Act No. 383; 1982 Act No. 465, eff June 18, 1982; 1986 Act No. 319, eff February 20, 1986; 1990 Act No. 366, Section 1, eff March 19, 1990; 1991 Act No. 26, Sections 1, 2, eff January 1, 1993; 1996 Act No. 267, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 2, 1996); 1998 Act No. 315, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 28, 1998); 1999 Act No. 123, Section 1, eff June 30, 1999; 2002 Act No. 191, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on March 14, 2002); 2004 Act No. 174, Section 1, eff February 18, 2004; 2012 Act No. 194, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012; 2014 Act No. 138 (H.4647), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014; 2014 Act No. 240 (S.1307), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014; 2015 Act No. 39 (H.4076), Section 1, eff August 1, 2015; 2020 Act No. 124 (S.1003), Section 1, eff March 15, 2020; 2022 Act No. 152 (S.953), Section 1, eff May 13, 2022; 2024 Act No. 170 (S.1099), Section 1, eff January 1, 2025.

Effect of Amendment

2020 Act No. 124, Section 1, in (A), substituted "Brewerton-Princeton" for "Brewerton", deleted "Princeton" following "Owings", and made a nonsubstantive change; and in (B), substituted "P-59-20" for "P-59-15".

2022 Act No. 152, Section 1, in (B), substituted "P-59-22" for "P-59-20".

2024 Act No. 170, Section 1, in (B), substituted "P-59-24" for "P-59-22".

SECTION 7-7-370.Designation of voting precincts in Lee County.

(A)(1) In Lee County there are the following voting precincts:

Ashland/Stokes Bridge

Ashwood

Bishopville No. 1

Bishopville No. 2

Bishopville No. 3

Bishopville No. 4

Cedar Creek

Cypress

Elliott

Hickory Hill

Ionia

Lynchburg

Manville

Mt. Clio

Rattlesnake Springs

Schrocks Mill/Lucknow

South Lynchburg

Spring Hill

St. Charles

St. Matthews

Turkey Creek

Woodrow.

(2) The division line between the voting precincts at Bishopville is Main Street and Church Street, Bishopville No. 1 being the southwest corner, Bishopville No. 2 the southeast corner, Bishopville No. 3 the northeast corner, and Bishopville No. 4 the northwest corner.

(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 designated as document P-61-04.

(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Lee County upon approval of the Lee County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-184; 1952 Code Section 23-184; 1950 (46) 2414; 1977 Act No. 224 Section 1; 2004 Act No. 213, Section 1, eff April 22, 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".

SECTION 7-7-380.Designation of voting precincts in Lexington County.

(A) In Lexington County there are the following voting precincts:

Amicks Ferry

Barr Road 1

Barr Road 2

Batesburg

Beulah Church

Boiling Springs

Boiling Springs South

Bush River

Carolina Springs

Cayce No. 1

Cayce No. 2

Cayce No. 3

Cayce 2A

Cedar Crest

Chalk Hill

Challedon

Chapin

Coldstream

Congaree 1

Congaree 2

Cromer

Dreher Island

Dutchman Shores

Edenwood

Edmund 1

Edmund 2

Emmanuel Church

Fairview

Faith Church

Gardendale

Gaston 1

Gaston 2

Gilbert

Grenadier

Hollow Creek

Hook's Store

Irmo

Kitti Wake

Lake Murray 1

Lake Murray 2

Leaphart Road

Leesville

Lexington No. 1

Lexington No. 2

Lexington No. 3

Lexington No. 4

Lincreek

Mack-Edisto

Midway

Mims

Mt. Hebron

Mount Horeb

Murraywood

Oakwood

Old Barnwell Road

Old Lexington

Park Road 1

Park Road 2

Pelion 1

Pelion 2

Pilgrim Church

Pine Ridge 1

Pine Ridge 2

Pineview

Platt Springs 1

Platt Springs 2

Pond Branch

Providence Church

Quail Hollow

Quail Valley

Red Bank

Red Bank South 1

Red Bank South 2

Ridge Road

River Bluff

Round Hill

Saluda River

Sand Hill

Sandy Run

Seven Oaks

Sharpe's Hill

Springdale

Springdale South

St. Davids

St. Michael

Summit

Swansea 1

Swansea 2

West Columbia No. 1

West Columbia No. 2

West Columbia No. 3

West Columbia No. 4

Westover

White Knoll

Whitehall

Woodland Hills

(B) The polling places of the various voting precincts in Lexington County must be designated by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Lexington County. 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 designated as document P-63-14 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Lexington County. The official map may not be changed except by act of the General Assembly.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-185; 1952 Code Section 23-185; 1950 (46) 2414, 2529; 1953 (48) 295; 1954 (48) 1563; 1955 (49) 292; 1958 (50) 1568; 1960 (51) 1527; 1970 (56) 1956; 1971 (57) 206, 1091; 1974 (58) 1957, 2805; 1984 Act No. 499, Sections 1, 2, & 4; 1985 Act No. 126, Section 1, eff May 31, 1985; 1989 Act No. 30, Section 1, eff March 31, 1989; 1993 Act No. 3, Section 1, eff February 22, 1993; 1993 Act No. 103, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 1995 Act No. 129, Section 1, eff (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 2002 Act No. 239, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on ) May 2, 2002; 2003 Act No. 41, Section 1, eff June 2, 2003; 2005 Act No. 129, Section 1, eff June 3, 2005; 2007 Act No. 37, Section 1, eff June 6, 2007; 2010 Act No. 138, Section 1, eff July 15, 2010; 2012 Act No. 254, Section 1, eff June 18, 2012; 2014 Act No. 125 (S.807), Section 1, eff March 4, 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".

SECTION 7-7-390.Designation of voting precincts in McCormick County.

In McCormick County there are the following voting precincts:

Mt. Carmel

Willington

Savannah

McCormick No. 1

Bethany

McCormick No. 2

Plum Branch

Parksville

Modoc

Clarks Hill

Monticello

The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on official maps on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-65-13 and as shown on certified copies provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of McCormick County.

Polling places must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of McCormick County with the approval of the McCormick County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-186; 1952 Code Section 23-186; 1950 (46) 2414; 1953 (48) 54; 1963 (53) 13; 1976 Act No. 719; 1977 Act No. 239 Section 1; 1984 Act No. 297, eff March 5, 1984; 1987 Act No. 205 Section 1, eff June 30, 1987; 2013 Act No. 8, Section 1, eff March 22, 2013.

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".

Editor's Note

For a local law authorizing the board of registration in McCormick County to define boundaries, see Local Law Index.

SECTION 7-7-400.Designation of voting precincts in Marion County.

In Marion County there shall be the following voting precincts: Britton's Neck; Friendship; Centenary; Rains; Marion No. 1; Marion No. 2; Marion North; Marion South; Marion West; Sellers; Temperance; Zion; Northwest; Mullins; Southwest Mullins; Northeast Mullins; Southeast Mullins; and Nichols.

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.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-187; 1952 Code Section 23-187; 1950 (46) 2414; 1977 Act No. 235 Section 1.

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".

SECTION 7-7-410.Designation of voting precincts in Marlboro County.

(A) In Marlboro County there are the following precincts:

(1) Adamsville

(2) Blenheim

(3) Brightsville

(4) Brownsville

(5) Clio

(6) McColl

(7) East McColl

(8) Quick's Cross Roads

(9) Red Hill

(10) Tatum

(11) Wallace

(12) North Bennettsville

(13) South Bennettsville

(14) East Bennettsville

(15) West Bennettsville

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) of this section are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-69-93 and as shown on certified copies of the official map provided by the office to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Marlboro County.

(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in subsection (A) of this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Marlboro County with the approval of a majority of the Marlboro County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-188; 1952 Code Section 23-188; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 362; 1978 Act No. 406 Section 1, became law without signature of Governor; 1984 Act No. 453, Section eff June 15, 1984; 1993 Act No. 120, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993.

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".

SECTION 7-7-420.Designation of voting precincts in Newberry County.

(A) In Newberry County there are the following voting precincts:

Beth-Eden

Bush River

Chappells

Fairview

Hartford

Helena

Johnstone

Kinards-Jalapa

Little Mountain

Maybinton

Mt.Bethel-Garmany

Consolidated Number 5

Newberry Ward 1

Newberry Ward 2

Newberry Ward 3

Newberry Ward 4

Newberry Ward 5

Newberry Ward 6

Oakland

O'Neal

Peak

Pomaria

Prosperity City

Prosperity Outside

St.Phillips-Jolly Street

Silverstreet

Stoney Hill

Wheeland

Whitmire City

Whitmire Outside

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) in Newberry County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-71-18A and as shown on copies of the official map provided by the office to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Newberry County.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-189; 1952 Code Section 23-189; 1950 (46) 2414; 1960 (51) 1580; 1987 Act No. 38 Section 1, eff April 13, 1987; 1991 Act No. 14, Section 1, eff April 4, 1991; 2002 Act No. 355, Section 1, eff July 19, 2002; 2005 Act No. 74, Section 1, eff May 23, 2005; 2017 Act No. 82 (H.4178), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017; 2018 Act No. 137 (S.885), Section 1, eff March 12, 2018; 2018 Act No. 157 (S.1144), Section 1, eff April 17, 2018.

Code Commissioner's Note

At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the amendments of this section made by 2018 Act No. 137 and 2018 Act No. 157 were read together.

Effect of Amendment

2018 Act No. 137, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Prosperity", inserted "Prosperity City" and "Prosperity Outside", and made a nonsubstantive change, and in (B), substituted "P-71-18" for "P-71-17".

2018 Act No. 157, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Midway" following "Maybinton", and in (B), substituted "P-71-18A" for "P-71-18".

SECTION 7-7-430.Designation of voting precincts in Oconee County.

(A) In Oconee County there are the following voting precincts:

Bounty Land

Earles Grove

Fair Play

Friendship

Holly Springs

Keowee

Long Creek

Madison

Mountain Rest

New Hope

Newry-Corinth

Oakway

Ravenel

Return

Richland

Salem

Seneca No. 1

Seneca No. 2

Seneca No. 3

Seneca No. 4

Shiloh

South Union

Stamp Creek

Tamassee

Tokeena/Providence

Utica

Walhalla No. 1

Walhalla No. 2

Westminster No. 1

Westminster No. 2

West Union

(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts in Oconee County are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-73-23 and as shown on certified copies of the official map provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Oconee County.

(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Oconee County.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-190; 1952 Code Section 23-190; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 211; 1962 (52) 1655; 1966 (54) 2761; 1967 (55) 43; 1968 (55) 2275; 1979 Act No. 162 Section 1, eff January 1, 1980; 1989 Act No. 107, Sections 1-3, eff May 30, 1989; 1996 Act No. 379, Section 1, eff January 1, 1997; 1998 Act No. 282, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 8, 1998); 2003 Act No. 75, Section 1, eff June 25, 2003; 2012 Act No. 157, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2013 Act No. 52, Section 1, eff June 7, 2013; 2019 Act No. 39 (S.546), Section 1, eff May 13, 2019; 2022 Act No. 140 (S.1204), Section 1, eff April 25, 2022; 2024 Act No. 115 (S.801), Section 1, eff March 1, 2024.

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. 39, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-73-19" for "document P-73-13".

2022 Act No. 140, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-73-22" for "document P-73-19".

2024 Act No. 115, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-73-23" for "document P-73-22".

SECTION 7-7-440.Designation of voting precincts in Orangeburg County.

(A) In Orangeburg County there are the following voting precincts:

Precinct Name

Orangeburg Ward 1

Orangeburg Ward 2

Orangeburg Ward 3

Orangeburg Ward 4

Orangeburg Ward 5

Orangeburg Ward 6

Orangeburg Ward 7

Orangeburg Ward 8

Orangeburg Ward 9

Orangeburg Ward 10

Suburban 1

Suburban 2

Suburban 3

Suburban 4

Suburban 5

Suburban 6

Suburban 7

Suburban 8

Suburban 9

Bethel

Bolentown

Bowman 1

Bowman 2

Branchville 1

Branchville 2

Brookdale

Cope

Cordova 1

Cordova 2

Edisto

Elloree 1

Elloree 2

Eutawville 1

Eutawville 2

Four Holes

Holly Hill 1

Holly Hill 2

Jamison

Limestone 1

Limestone 2

Neeses-Livingston

Nix

North 1

North 2

Norway

Pinehill

Providence

Rowesville

Santee 1

Santee 2

Springfield

Vance

Whittaker

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on official maps on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and as shown on copies provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Orangeburg County by the office and designated as P-75-23A.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-191; 1952 Code Section 23-191; 1950 (46) 2414; 1952 (47) 2025; 1954 (48) 1730; 1956 (49) 1782; 1957 (50) 549; 1967 (55) 943; 1985 Act No. 150, Section 1, eff June 7, 1985; 1996 Act No. 270, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 2, 1996); 2001 Act No. 88, Section 1, eff August 10, 2001; 2002 Act No. 249, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 15, 2002); 2005 Act No. 93, Section 1, eff May 26, 2005; 2023 Act No. 12 (S.593), Section 1, eff May 8, 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

2023 Act No. 12, Section 1, in (B), substituted "P-75-23A" for "P-75-05".

SECTION 7-7-450.Designation of voting precincts in Pickens County.

(A) In Pickens County there are the following voting precincts:

Abel

Albert R. Lewis

Arial Mill

Brushy Creek

Calhoun

Cedar Rock

Clemson

Crescent Hill

Crestview

Crossroads

Crosswell

Dacusville

Easley

East Liberty

East Pickens

Flat Rock

Forest Acres

Fruit Mountain

Georges Creek

Glassy Mountain

Griffin

Holly Springs

Issaqueena

Lawrence Chapel

Lenhart

McAllister

McKissick

Morrison

Mountain View

Nine Forks

Norris

North Central

North Liberty

North Pickens

Pendleton

Pickensville

Pike

Pope Field

Praters Creek

Pumpkintown

Rices Creek

Rock Springs

Saluda

Sheffield

Simpson

Sitton

Six Mile

Six Mile Mountain

Skelton

Smith Grove

South Central

South Pickens

Stone Church

Tri County

University

Vinland

West Central

West Liberty

West Pickens

Woodside

Zion.

(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on official maps on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-77-19 and as shown on certified copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County.

(C)(1) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County subject to the approval of the majority of the Pickens County Legislative Delegation.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7-7-920, if the board determines that a precinct contains no suitable location for a polling place, the board, upon approval by a majority of the county's legislative delegation, may locate the polling place inside the county and within five miles of the precinct's boundaries.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-192; 1952 Code Section 23-192; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 94; 1967 (55) 285; 1968 (55) 2555; 1971 (57) 537; 1977 Act No. 169 Section 1; 1985 Act No. 94, eff May 21, 1985; 1986 Act No. 348, eff March 28, 1986; 1989 Act No. 13, Section 1, eff February 15, 1989; 1990 Act No. 434, Section 1, eff April 24, 1990; 1993 Act No. 107, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 1996 Act No. 228, Section 2, eff February 12, 1996; 2001 Act No. 108, Section 1, eff September 20, 2001; 2012 Act No. 158, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2019 Act No. 11 (H.3798), Section 1, eff March 20, 2019; 2024 Act No. 152 (H.4937), Section 1, eff May 13, 2024.

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. 11, Section 1, in (B), substituted "document P-77-19" for "document P-77-12".

2024 Act No. 152, Section 1, in (C), inserted the (1) designator, and added (2).

SECTION 7-7-465.Designation of voting precincts in Richland County.

(A) In Richland County there are the following voting precincts:

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Ward 6

Ward 7

Ward 8

Ward 9

Ward 10

Ward 11

Ward 12

Ward 13

Ward 14

Ward 15

Ward 16

Ward 17

Ward 18

Ward 19

Ward 20

Ward 21

Ward 22

Ward 23

Ward 24

Ward 25

Ward 26

Ward 29

Ward 30

Ward 31

Ward 32

Ward 33

Ward 34

Arcadia

Ardincaple

Ballentine 1

Ballentine 2

Barrier Free

Beatty Road

Bluff

Blythewood 1

Blythewood 2

Blythewood 3

Bookman

Brandon 1

Brandon 2

Briarwood

Bridge Creek

Caughman Road

College Place

Cooper

Dennyside

Dentsville

Dutch Fork 1

Dutch Fork 2

Dutch Fork 3

Dutch Fork 4

Eastover

Edgewood

Estates

Fairlawn

Fairwold

East Forest Acres

North Forest Acres

South Forest Acres

Friarsgate 1

Friarsgate 2

Old Friarsgate

Gadsden

Garners

Greenview

Gregg Park

Hampton

Harbison 1

Harbison 2

Hopkins 1

Hopkins 2

Horrell Hill

Hunting Creek

Keels 1

Keels 2

Keenan

Kelly Mill

Killian

Kingswood

Lake Carolina

Lincolnshire

Longcreek

Longleaf

Lykesland

Mallet Hill

Meadowfield

Meadowlake

McEntire

Midway

Mill Creek

Monticello

North Springs 1

North Springs 2

North Springs 3

Oak Pointe 1

Oak Pointe 2

Oak Pointe 3

Oakwood

Olympia

Parkridge 1

Parkridge 2

Parkway 1

Parkway 2

Parkway 3

Pennington 1

Pennington 2

Pine Grove

Pine Lakes 1

Pine Lakes 2

Pinewood

Polo Road

Pontiac 1

Pontiac 2

Rice Creek 1

Rice Creek 2

Ridge View 1

Ridge View 2

Ridgewood

Riverside

Riversprings 1

Riversprings 2

Riversprings 3

Riverwalk

Round Top

St. Andrews

Sandlapper

Satchelford

Skyland

South Beltline

Spring Hill

Spring Valley

Spring Valley West

Springville 1

Springville 2

Trenholm Road

Trinity

Valhalla

Valley State Park

Walden

Webber

Westminster

Whitewell

Wildewood

Woodfield

Woodlands

(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-79-15 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Richland 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 Richland County subject to the approval of the majority of the Richland County Legislative Delegation.

(D) If the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Richland County determines that a precinct contains no suitable location for a polling place, the board, upon approval by a majority of the county's legislative delegation, may locate the polling place inside the county and within five miles of the precinct's boundaries.

HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 20, Section 1, eff June 20, 1985; 1995 Act No. 127, Section 1, eff (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 1999 Act No. 35, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 1999); 1999 Act No. 54, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 1999); 2002 Act No. 186, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on) March 14, 2002; 2002 Act No. 221, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 23, 2002); 2007 Act No. 24, Section 1, eff May 14, 2007; 2013 Act No. 93, Section 1, eff January 1, 2014; 2015 Act No. 84 (H.4142), Section 1, eff June 11, 2015.

SECTION 7-7-480.Designation of voting precincts in Saluda County.

(A) In Saluda County there are the following voting precincts:

Centennial

Fruit Hill

Higgins/Zoar

Holly

Hollywood

Holstons

Pleasant Grove

Richland

Ridge Spring/Monetta

Saluda No. 1

Saluda No. 2

Sardis

Ward

(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on official maps on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-81-20 and as shown on certified copies provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Saluda 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 Saluda County subject to the approval of a majority of the Saluda County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-194; 1952 Code Section 23-194; 1950 (46) 2414; 1956 (49)1758; 1977 Act No. 172, Section 1; 1994 Act No. 320, Section 1, eff March 24, 1994; 1996 Act No. 286, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 7, 1996); 1996 Act No. 311, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 7, 1996); 2017 Act No. 73 (H.3667), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017; 2020 Act No. 159 (H.5149), Section 1, eff January 1, 2021.

Effect of Amendment

2020 Act No. 159, Section 1, in (A), deleted "Clyde" and "Delmar" following "Centennial" and deleted "Mayson", "Mt. Willing", and "Pleasant Cross" following "Holstons"; and in (B), substituted "document P-81-20" for "document P-81-17".

SECTION 7-7-490.Designation of voting precincts in Spartanburg County.

(A) In Spartanburg County there are the following voting precincts:

Abner Creek Baptist

Airport

Anderson Mill Baptist

Anderson Mill Elementary

Apalache Baptist

Arcadia Elementary

Beacon

Beech Springs Intermediate

Ben Avon Methodist

Bethany Wesleyan

Blackstock

Boiling Springs Elementary

Boiling Springs High School

Boiling Springs Jr. High

Boiling Springs 9th Grade

Broome High School

Canaan

Cannons Elementary

Carlisle Fosters Grove

Carlisle Wesleyan

Cavins Hobbysville

C.C. Woodson Recreation

Chapman High School

Cherokee Springs Precinct

Chesnee Elementary

Chestnut Lake

Clifton Glendale

Converse Fire Station

Cooley Springs Baptist

Converse

Cornerstone Baptist

Cowpens

Croft Baptist

Cross Anchor Fire Station

Cudd Memorial

D.R. Hill Middle School

Daniel Morgan Technology Center

Drayton

Duncan United Methodist

Eastside Baptist

Enoree First Baptist

Enoree River

E.P. Todd Elementary

Fairforest Elementary

Fairgrounds

Gable Middle School

Gramling Methodist

Greater St. James

Hanging Rock

Hayne

Hearon Circle

Hendrix Elementary

Holly Springs Baptist

Holly Springs-Motlow

Hope

Inman

Jesse Bobo Elementary

Jesse Boyd Elementary

Lake Bowen Baptist

Lake Cooley

Landrum

Landrum High School

Landrum United Methodist

Lyman

Lyman Elementary

Mayo Elementary

McCracken Middle School

Middle Tyger

Moore-Duncan

Morningside Baptist

Motlow Creek Baptist

Mt. Calvary Presbyterian

Mt. Moriah Baptist

New Prospect

Oakland Elementary

Old Bridge

Pacolet Elementary School

Palmetto

Pauline Glenn Springs Elementary

Peach Blossom

Pelham Fire Station

Poplar Springs Fire Station

Powell Saxon Una

Rainbow

R.D. Anderson Vocational

Reidville Elementary

Reidville Fire Station

River Ridge Elementary

Roebuck Bethlehem

Roebuck Elementary

Shoally

Silverhill Memorial UMC

Southport

Spartangreen

Startex Fire Station

St. John's Lutheran

Swofford Career Center

Travelers Rest Baptist

Trinity Methodist

Trinity Presbyterian

Two Mile Creek

Tyger River

Valley Falls

Victor Mill Methodist

Wade Hampton

Wellford Fire Station

Holy Communion

West View Elementary

Whitlock Jr. High

Willow Creek

Woodland Heights Recreation Center

Woodruff Leisure Center

(B) Precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Spartanburg County by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-83-23A.

(C) Polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Spartanburg County with the approval of a majority of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-195; 1952 Code Section 23-195; 1950 (46) 2414; 1956 (49) 1751; 1958 (50) 1664; 1959 (51) 89; 1960 (51) 1516; 1967 (55) 968; 1968 (55) 2461; 1974 (58) 1986; 1975 (59) 770; 1977 Act No. 231 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 620, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1985 Act No. 96, eff May 21, 1985; 1986 Act No. 364, Sections 1-6, eff April 11, 1986, 1990 Act No. 384, Section 1, eff March 19, 1990; 1992 Act No. 402, Section 1, eff June 1, 1992; 2003 Act No. 67, Section 1, eff June 25, 2003; 2004 Act No. 217, Section 1, eff April 22, 2004; 2006 Act No. 272, Section 1, eff May 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 54, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009; 2012 Act No. 167, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 127 (S.987), Section 1, eff March 4, 2014; 2014 Act No. 237 (S.1214), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014; 2015 Act No. 57 (H.3888), Section 1, eff June 3, 2015; 2016 Act No. 217 (S.1212), Section 1, eff July 1, 2016; 2017 Act No. 58 (S.637), Section 1, eff July 1, 2017; 2020 Act No. 130 (H.4944), Section 1, eff March 15, 2020; 2021 Act No. 92 (S.153), Section 1, eff June 24, 2021; 2023 Act No. 48 (H.4177), Section 1, eff July 1, 2023.

Effect of Amendment

2020 Act No. 130, Section 1, in (A) inserted "Apalache Baptist" following "Anderson Mill Elementary" and "Broome High School" following "Boiling Springs 9th Grade" and deleted "Clifdale Elementary" following "Cleveland Elementary" and "Rebirth Missionary Baptist" following "R.D. Anderson Vocational"; and in (B), substituted "document P-83-20A" for "document P-83-17".

2021 Act No. 92, Section 1, in (A), substituted "Cherokee Springs Precinct" for "Cherokee Springs Fire Station", inserted "McCracken Middle School" following "Mayo Elementary", deleted "Park Hills Elementary" following "Pacolet Elementary School", inserted "Silverhill Memorial UMC" following "Roebuck Elementary", and deleted "Spartanburg High School" following "Southside Baptist"; and in (B), substituted "document P-83-21" for "document P-83-20A".

2023 Act No. 48, Section 1, rewrote the section.

SECTION 7-7-501.Designation of voting precincts in Sumter County.

(A) In Sumter County there are the following voting precincts:

Bates

Birnie

Burns-Downs

Causeway Branch 1

Causeway Branch 2

Cherryvale

Crosswell

Dalzell 1

Dalzell 2

Delaine

Ebenezer 1

Ebenezer 2

Folsom Park

Furman

Green Swamp 1

Green Swamp 2

Hampton Park

Hillcrest

Horatio

Lemira

Loring

Magnolia-Harmony

Manchester Forest

Mayesville

Mayewood

McCray's Mill 1

McCray's Mill 2

Millwood

Morris College

Mulberry

Oakland Plantation 1

Oakland Plantation 2

Oswego

Palmetto Park

Pinewood

Pocotaligo 1

Pocotaligo 2

Privateer

Rembert

Saint John

Saint Paul

Salem

Salterstown

Savage-Glover

Second Mill

Shaw

South Liberty

South Red Bay

Spectrum

Stone Hill

Sumter High 1

Sumter High 2

Sunset

Swan Lake

Thomas Sumter

Turkey Creek

Wilder

Wilson Hall.

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided for 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-85-09 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Sumter 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 Sumter County subject to the approval of a majority of the Sumter County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 137, Section 1; 1984 Act No. 348, eff January 1, 1985; 1985 Act No. 135, eff June 6, 1985; 1986 Act No. 315 Section 2, eff February 20, 1986; 1988 Act No. 608, Section 1, eff January 1, 1989; 1993 Act No. 108, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 2002 Act No. 168, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on February 12, 2002); 2007 Act No. 62, Section 1, eff June 8, 2007; 2010 Act No. 128, Section 1, eff February 24, 2010.

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".

SECTION 7-7-510.Designation of voting precincts in Union County.

(A) In Union County there are the following voting precincts:

Adamsburg

Black Rock

Bonham

Buffalo, Box 1

Carlisle

Cross Keys

Excelsior

Jonesville, Box 1

Jonesville, Box 2

Kelton

Lockhart

Monarch

Putnam

Santuck

Union, Ward 1, Box 1

Union, Ward 1, Box 2

Union, Ward 2

Union, Ward 3

Union, Ward 4, Box 1

Union, Ward 4, Box 2

West Springs

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) 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 designated as document P-87-21.

(C) The polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Union County with the approval of a majority of the Union County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-197; 1952 Code Section 23-197; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 361; 1953 (48) 140; 1955 (49) 21; 1958 (50) 1551, 1595, 1873; 1961 (52) 87; 1968 (55) 2301; 1977 Act No. 168 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 581, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1985 Act No. 24, eff March 19, 1985; 1986 Act No. 406, eff May 12, 1986; 2000 Act No. 231, Section 1, eff February 25, 2000; 2003 Act No. 46, Section 1, eff June 2, 2003; 2022 Act No. 129 (H.4269), Section 1, eff April 4, 2022.

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. 129, Section 1, in (A), deleted "East Buffalo" following "Cross Keys" and substituted "Monarch" for "Monarch, Box 1" and "Monarch, Box 2"; and in (B), substituted "document P-87-21" for "document P-87-03".

SECTION 7-7-520.Designation of voting precincts in Williamsburg County.

(A) In Williamsburg County there are the following voting precincts:

Black River

Bloomingvale

Cades

Cedar Swamp

Central

Earles

Greeleyville

Harmony

Hebron

Hemingway

Henry-Poplar Hill

Indiantown

Kingstree No. 1

Kingstree No. 2

Kingstree No. 3

Kingstree No. 4

Lane

Morrisville

Mount Vernon

Muddy Creek

Nesmith

Pergamos

Piney Forest

Salters

Sandy Bay

Singletary

Suttons

Trio.

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Williamsburg County as provided and maintained by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-89-12.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-198; 1952 Code Section 23-198; 1950 (46) 2414; 1957 (50) 223; 1967 (55) 1151; 1977 Act No. 203 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 455, became law without signature of Governor; 1990 Act No. 525, Section 1, eff May 31, 1990; 2005 Act No. 130, Section 1, eff June 3, 2005; 2006 Act No. 240, Section 1, eff March 15, 2006; 2012 Act No. 160, Section 1, eff May 14, 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".

SECTION 7-7-530.Designation of voting precincts in York County.

(A) In York County there are the following voting precincts:

Adnah

Airport

Allison Creek

Anderson Road

Baxter

Bethany

Bethel

Bethel School

Bowling Green

Bullocks Creek

Cannon Mill

Carolina

Catawba

Celanese

Clover

Cotton Belt

Crescent

Delphia

Dobys Bridge

Ebenezer

Ebinport

Edgewood

Fairgrounds

Ferry Branch

Fewell Park

Field Day

Filbert

Fort Mill No. 1

Fort Mill No. 2

Fort Mill No. 3

Fort Mill No. 4

Fort Mill No. 5

Fort Mill No. 6

Friendship

Gold Hill

Hampton Mill

Hands Mill

Harvest

Hickory Grove

Highland Park

Hollis Lakes

Hopewell

Independence

India Hook

Kanawha

Lakeshore

Lakewood

Larne

Laurel Creek

Lesslie

Manchester

McConnells

Mill Creek

Mountain View

Mt. Holly

Mt. Gallant

Nation Ford

Neelys Creek

New Home

Newport

Northside

Northwestern

Oakridge

Oakwood

Old Pointe

Ogden

Orchard Park

Palmetto

Pleasant Road

Pole Branch

River's Edge

River Hills

Riverview

Rock Creek

Rock Hill No. 2

Rock Hill No. 3

Rock Hill No. 4

Rock Hill No. 5

Rock Hill No. 6

Rock Hill No. 7

Rock Hill No. 8

Roosevelt

Rosewood

Sharon

Shoreline

Six Mile

Smyrna

Springdale

Springfield

Stateline

Steele Creek

Tega Cay

Tirzah

Tools Fork

University

Waterstone

Windjammer

Wylie

York No. 1

York No. 2

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, or its successor agency, designated as document P-91-23A and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of York County by 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 York County with the approval of a majority of the York County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-199; 1952 Code Section 23-199; 1950 (46) 2414; 1960 (51) 1684; 1970 (56) 2033; 1973 (58) 107; 1974 (58) 2874; 1976 Act No. 510; 1976 Act No. 570 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 227 Section 1; 1980 Act No. 635, Section 1, eff Sept. 5, 1980; 1986 Act No. 354, eff January 1, 1987; 1987 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff February 12, 1987; 1989 Act No. 138, Section 1, eff June 8, 1989; 1992 Act No. 270, Section 1, eff February 26, 1992; 1992 Act No. 508, Section 1, eff July 10, 1992; 1995 Act No. 77, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 1996 Act No. 269, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 2, 1996); 1997 Act No. 75, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 11, 1997); 1998 Act No. 296, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 21, 1998); 1999 Act No. 36, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 1999); 2004 Act No; 194, Section 1, eff March 26, 2004; 2007 Act No. 6, Section 1, eff March 27, 2007; 2008 Act No. 209. Section 1, eff May 13, 2008; 2008 Act No. 327, Section 1, eff June 16, 2008; 2009 Act No. 53, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009; 2014 Act No. 143 (S.995), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014; 2014 Act No. 169 (S.1180), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014; 2018 Act No. 151 (H.4981), Section 1, eff April 4, 2018; 2021 Act No. 93 (S.716), Section 1, eff June 24, 2021; 2023 Act No. 53 (S.639), Sections 1, 2, eff May 18, 2023.

Effect of Amendment

2018 Act No. 151, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Celanese", and in (B), deleted "Office of Research and Statistics of the" following "official map on file with the", substituted "P-91-18" for "P-91-14a", and substituted "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "Office of Research and Statistics" at the end.

2021 Act No. 93, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Crescent" following "Cotton Belt" and "Hands Mill" following "Hampton Mill"; and in (B), substituted "document P-91-21" for "document P-91-18".

2023 Act No. 53, Section 1, in (A), inserted "Field Day" and "Mountain View".

2023 Act No. 53, Section 2, in (B), substituted "P-91-23A" for "P-91-21".



SECTION 7-7-710.State Election Commission shall report certain precincts to General Assembly for alteration; alteration by county boards of voter registration and elections where General Assembly fails to act.

The State Election Commission shall report the names of all polling precincts by county that have more than one thousand five hundred registered electors as of January first to the General Assembly not later than the fourth Tuesday of each odd-numbered year. If, by April first of the same year, the General Assembly has failed to alter the precincts so that no precinct shall have more than one thousand five hundred qualified electors the State Election Commission shall notify the respective county boards of voter registration and elections which shall make such alterations as necessary to conform all precincts to such limitations. Provided, that precincts isolated by water shall not be required to meet minimum requirements.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-221; 1971 (57) 398.

SECTION 7-7-720.Notification to persons whose registration is transferred; removal from registration books of person whose notification is returned undelivered; restoration of name.

(A) A person whose registration is transferred to another precinct by virtue of the provisions of this article must be notified by mail by the county board of voter registration and elections of the transfer.

(B) A person whose notification is returned to the county board of voter registration and elections as undeliverable must be reported by the board to the State Election Commission. The State Election Commission must place the elector in an inactive status on the master file and may remove this elector's name from inactive status upon compliance with the provisions of Section 7-5-330(F).

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-222; 1971 (57) 398; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 10, eff June 28, 1984; 1996 Act No. 466, Section 7, eff August 21, 1996.

SECTION 7-7-730.Division of precincts having more than 750 electors.

When a precinct has more than seven hundred fifty registered electors, the precinct list must be divided alphabetically so that no list contains more than seven hundred fifty electors and separate managers and facilities are provided within the polling place for each list of electors. Local registration boards dividing precincts alphabetically shall notify the State Election Commission of this division so that separate alphabetically arranged poll lists may be printed by the commission. Upon completion of the above, the provisions of Section 7-7-710 are considered to be complied with regardless of the number of electors in the precinct. Nothing in this section prevents the alteration of precincts pursuant to Section 7-7-710 where the General Assembly or local registration boards consider this alteration advisable.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-223; 1971 (57) 398; 1994 Act No. 304, Section 1, eff March 16, 1994.



SECTION 7-7-910.Designated polling places; alternative polling place.

(A) Subject to the provisions of Section 7-7-920 and Section 7-5-440 and except as provided in subsection (B) of this section, each elector must be registered and, unless otherwise specified on his voting certificate, shall vote at the designated polling place within the precinct of his residence, but in incorporated municipalities in which officers are elected by wards or other municipal subdivisions, electors must be registered and shall vote at their designated polling places.

(B)(1) For purposes of this subsection, an "emergency situation" means the designated polling place is not available for use as a polling place on the election day after the first notice of the election is published.

(2) If a designated polling place in a precinct is unavailable for use during an election as a result of an emergency situation, the authority charged by law with conducting the election shall designate an alternative polling place to be used for the electors in that precinct for any election occurring during the emergency situation. An alternative polling place for an emergency situation must be approved by the majority of the legislative delegation if the designation occurs more than seven days prior to the election. If an alternative polling place for an emergency situation is designated seven days or less prior to the election, the authority charged by law with conducting the election must notify the members of the legislative delegation of the alternative polling place.

(3) The alternative polling place is not required to be within the precinct of the elector's residence; however, the authority charged by law with conducting the election may designate an alternative polling place outside the precinct only if no other location within the precinct is available for use as a polling place. If an alternative polling place is outside the precinct, it must be located in an adjoining precinct. The alternative polling place must be selected with consideration of the distance the electors would be required to travel in order to vote.

(4) Every attempt must be made to notify electors of the alternative polling place before the election and on the day of the election through the media and by posted notice at the designated polling place.

(C) If an alternative polling place outside of the precinct is selected pursuant to subsection (B) of this section, the authority charged by law with conducting the election shall certify in writing to the State Election Commission that no other location within the precinct is available for use as a polling place and that the selection of a polling place was made with consideration of the distance electors would have to travel to vote.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-211; 1952 Code Section 23-211; 1950 (46) 2059; 1967 (55) 657; 1996 Act No. 466, Section 8, eff August 21, 1996; 2006 Act No. 339, Section 1, eff June 8, 2006.

Editor's Note

2006 Act No. 339, Section 2, provides as follows:

"This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and must not be put into practice until it receives preclearance by the United States Department of Justice." [Preclearance received September 5, 2006]

SECTION 7-7-920.Places where electors shall vote in municipal elections.

In all municipal elections when the aldermen or councilmen are elected by wards, the electors shall vote at the voting place within their ward nearest their residences, and in all municipal elections when the aldermen, councilmen or other officials are elected by a vote at large within the municipality, the electors shall vote at the voting place in the precinct within which they reside which is nearest their residences.

In all municipal elections when the ward lines and the precinct lines coincide within the city limits of the municipality, electors shall vote at the nearest voting place within the ward or precinct.

In any city or town having not more than one polling precinct, established by ordinance, for municipal elections, all duly qualified electors shall be permitted to vote in municipal elections at such voting place if such electors are authorized to vote at any voting precinct within such city or town.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-211.1; 1952 Code Section 23-118; 1951 (47) 78, 229.

SECTION 7-7-940.Procedure upon removal of elector from one precinct to another.

In case of the moving of a registered elector from one precinct to another in the same county, the elector must notify the board of voter registration and elections of the county. The board must note the fact upon the proper book and give the elector a notification of the precinct into which he is moved.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-215; 1952 Code Section 23-215; 1950 (46) 2059; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 11, eff June 28, 1984.

SECTION 7-7-950.Procedure when new precinct is established.

When a new voting precinct is established by law, the county board of voter registration and elections must transfer from the books of registration the names of electors registered to vote in other voting precincts as should register and vote in the new voting precinct and shall notify electors of the change of polling precincts.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-216; 1952 Code Section 23-216; 1950 (46) 2059; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 12, eff June 28, 1984.

SECTION 7-7-960.Procedure upon change of ward or precinct boundaries; effect of annexation of part of county to municipality divided into wards.

(a) Any elector whose precinct or ward is changed by a change of ward or precinct boundaries must have notification mailed to him by the county board of voter registration and elections reflecting his new precinct or ward.

(b) Any area in the county annexed to a municipality which is divided into wards shall be made part of a ward to which it is contiguous by the county board of voter registration and elections. In the event the annexed area in a municipality divided into wards contains at least five hundred qualified electors the area annexed shall be made a separate ward which must be given a numerical designation. As soon as practicable following annexation, the board must mail all registered electors of record residing in the annexed area notification designating the number of the ward, if appropriate, and precinct to which they have been assigned.

(c) The envelope in which notifications mailed out in conjunction with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) must have printed on the front "DO NOT FORWARD". All electors whose precinct or ward is changed by boundary changes must be added to the records of the precinct or ward to which they are assigned and deleted from those of the precinct or ward to which they were formerly assigned.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-193.2; 1975 (59) 635; 1984 Act No. 510, Section 13, eff June 28, 1984.

SECTION 7-7-970.Change of location of voting place or name of precinct.

When one voting place has been changed to another in the same township or polling precinct, or when the name of the voting place has been changed since the last general election, the registration of electors for the former voting place shall be valid and effectual for the new voting place.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-217; 1952 Code Section 23-217; 1950 (46) 2059.

SECTION 7-7-980.Registration of officers and their spouses temporarily residing at capital or county seat.

Federal, state and county officers and their spouses temporarily residing at or near the capital or county seat may register and vote in their former home precincts if they so desire.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-218; 1952 Code Section 23-218; 1950 (46) 2059; 1968 (55) 2693.

SECTION 7-7-990.Barrier-free polling places for physically handicapped electors; criteria and procedures for use.

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the county board of voter registration and elections in each county of the state is encouraged to make every polling place barrier free and shall provide at least one polling place, free of architectural barriers, which shall be known as the Countywide Barrier-Free Voting Precinct, for use by physically handicapped electors of the county. Such polling place may be within any existing polling place that now is barrier-free or that is made barrier-free. Any physically handicapped elector, regardless of his place of residence in the county, may vote in this polling place if he meets the following criteria:

(1) Elector either cannot ambulate without the aid of a wheelchair, leg braces, crutches or a walker, or elector suffers from a lung disease to such an extent that he is unable to walk without the aid of a respirator.

(2) Elector has applied in writing to and obtained from the county board of voter registration and elections thirty days before the election a voting registration transfer authorizing the elector to vote at the county barrier-free polling place. An elector whose physical handicap, as defined in item (1) of this subsection, is permanent, as certified by a licensed physician, is not required to register once he has done so initially under the provisions of this item.

B. For every election the State Election Commission shall furnish to the proper county or party officials a separate roster of those handicapped electors registered to vote at the barrier-free polling place, and the county election officials shall ensure that election managers are designated to staff the barrier-free polling place. Such roster shall also contain appropriate precinct and district references for each voter when practical and reasonable.

C. The county board of voter registration and elections shall be authorized to use paper ballots in lieu of voting machines in the Countywide Barrier-Free Voting Precinct in those counties where voting machines are used.

D. When the Countywide Barrier-Free Voting Precinct in the respective counties closes, the votes of the Countywide Barrier-Free Voting Precinct shall be tabulated and reported as a separate precinct when other ballots of the county are counted on election day.

E. The provisions of this section shall only apply to elections conducted by the county board of voter registration and elections or county executive committee of a political party and are in lieu of voting by absentee ballot.

HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 363, eff May 11, 1982; 1992 Act No. 494, Section 1, eff July 1, 1992.

SECTION 7-7-1000.Pooling precincts in municipal elections.

(A) For purposes of municipal general elections only, a municipality may pool one or more precincts with other precincts and have one voting place for all of these pooled precincts upon the following conditions:

(1) Any precinct which contains five hundred or more registered voters within the municipality must have its own voting place.

(2) The total number of registered voters within the municipality in each group of pooled precincts cannot exceed one thousand five hundred.

(3) The voting place of any precinct pooled with others cannot be more than three miles from the nearest part of any pooled precinct.

(4) The notice requirements of Section 7-7-15 must be complied with and in addition to this requirement, the location of voting places for all precincts including those pooled must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality on the day of the election. If the newspaper is not published daily, then on the date of publication nearest and prior to the date of election.

(5) Whenever precincts are pooled in a municipal general election, the voter registration lists, poll lists, and ballots for each precinct represented must be used by the managers of election. Results of the election must also be reported and certified by individual precinct.

(B) For purposes of municipal primary elections only, a municipality may pool one or more precincts with other precincts and have one voting place for all of these pooled precincts upon the following conditions:

(1) Any precinct which contains three thousand or more registered voters within the municipality must have its own voting place.

(2) The total number of registered voters within the municipality in each group of pooled precincts cannot exceed three thousand.

(3) The voting place of any precinct pooled with others cannot be more than three miles from the nearest part of any pooled precinct.

(4) The notice requirements of Section 7-7-15 must be complied with and in addition to this requirement, the location of voting places for all precincts including those pooled must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality on the day of the election. If the newspaper is not published daily, then on the date of publication nearest and prior to the date of election.

(5) Whenever precincts are pooled in a municipal primary election, the voter registration lists, poll lists, and ballots for each precinct represented must be used by the managers of election. Results of the election must also be reported and certified by individual precinct.

HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 412, Section 8, eff June 9, 1998; 2022 Act No. 207 (S.236), Section 1, eff May 23, 2022.

Effect of Amendment

2022 Act No. 207, Section 1, in the first undesignated paragraph, inserted the (A) designator and substituted "municipal general elections" for "municipal elections", and in (5), substituted "municipal general election" for "municipal election"; and added (B).