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SECTION 7-19-10.Election of United States Senators.

A United States Senator shall be elected at the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of any United States Senator from this State.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-551; 1952 Code Section 23-551; 1942 Code Section 2331; 1932 Code Section 2331; Civ. C. '22 Section 264; 1914 (29) 592; 1942 (42) 1520.

SECTION 7-19-20.Filling vacancies in office of United States Senator.

In case of a vacancy in the office of United States Senator from death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor may fill the place by appointment which shall be for the period of time intervening between the date of such appointment and January third following the next succeeding general election. But in the event any such vacancy shall occur less than one hundred days prior to any general election, the appointment shall be for the period of time intervening between the date of such appointment and January third following the second general election next succeeding. The Governor shall within five days after any such appointment order an election to be held in connection with and at the time of the general election immediately preceding the expiration date of such appointment if at the expiration of such appointment an unexpired term shall remain.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-552; 1952 Code Section 23-552; 1942 Code Section 2331; 1932 Code Section 2331; Civ. C. '22 Section 264; 1914 (29) 592; 1942 (42) 1520.

SECTION 7-19-30.Election of Representatives in Congress.

Representatives in the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States shall be chosen at each general election in the several congressional districts by the qualified voters thereof.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-553; 1952 Code Section 23-553; 1942 Code Section 2332; 1932 Code Section 2332; Civ. C. '22 Section 265; Civ. C. '12 Section 262; Civ. C. '02 Section 236; G. S. 112; R. S. 194; 1882 (17) 1117 Section 25.

SECTION 7-19-35.Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section, titled Division of state into congressional districts, had the following history: 2011 Act No. 75, Pt II, Section 2, eff August 1, 2011. Repealed by 2022 Act No. 118, Pt II, Section 2, eff January 26, 2022.

SECTION 7-19-45.Division of state into seven congressional districts.

The State is divided into seven congressional districts as follows:

DISTRICT 1:

Area Population County: Beaufort SC 187,117 County: Berkeley SC 229,861 County: Charleston SC Awendaw 1,621 Christ Church 1,164 Edisto Island 1,884 Folly Beach 1 920 Folly Beach 2 1,196 Isle of Palms 1A 1,120 Isle of Palms 1B 1,524 Isle of Palms 1C 1,758 James Island 10 2,195 James Island 11 2,559 James Island 12 1,661 James Island 13 2,088 James Island 14 1,129 James Island 15 2,166 James Island 17 2,355 James Island 19 2,233 James Island 1A 2,687 James Island 1B 1,408 James Island 2 7,318 James Island 20 1,976 James Island 22 1,920 James Island 3 1,069 James Island 5A 1,875 James Island 5B 1,108 James Island 6 2,102 James Island 7 2,684 James Island 8A 1,842 James Island 8B 2,568 James Island 9 1,837 Johns Island 1A 2,742 Johns Island 1B 3,313 Johns Island 3A 5,443 Johns Island 3B 2,184 Johns Island 4 1,860 Kiawah Island 2,012 McClellanville 1,975 Mt. Pleasant 1 1,904 Mt. Pleasant 10 1,358 Mt. Pleasant 11 1,903 Mt. Pleasant 12 3,436 Mt. Pleasant 13 1,630 Mt. Pleasant 14 2,113 Mt. Pleasant 15 2,919 Mt. Pleasant 16 948 Mt. Pleasant 17 3,786 Mt. Pleasant 18 1,528 Mt. Pleasant 19 2,968 Mt. Pleasant 2 1,564 Mt. Pleasant 20 1,715 Mt. Pleasant 21 2,194 Mt. Pleasant 22 2,266 Mt. Pleasant 23 2,724 Mt. Pleasant 24 1,040 Mt. Pleasant 25 1,402 Mt. Pleasant 26 734 Mt. Pleasant 27 4,062 Mt. Pleasant 28 1,560 Mt. Pleasant 29 385 Mt. Pleasant 3 1,914 Mt. Pleasant 30 2,607 Mt. Pleasant 31 2,093 Mt. Pleasant 32 3,609 Mt. Pleasant 33 5,428 Mt. Pleasant 34 2,358 Mt. Pleasant 35 7,539 Mt. Pleasant 36 2,481 Mt. Pleasant 37 4,732 Mt. Pleasant 38 2,331 Mt. Pleasant 39 5,875 Mt. Pleasant 4 2,032 Mt. Pleasant 5 1,644 Mt. Pleasant 6 2,648 Mt. Pleasant 7 1,353 Mt. Pleasant 8 1,193 Mt. Pleasant 9 1,354 Sullivans Island 1,891 Town of Seabrook 2,178 Wadmalaw Island 1 1,406 Wadmalaw Island 2 1,442 County Charleston SC Subtotal 179,743 County: Colleton SC Edisto Beach 1,253 Green Pond 1,105 County Colleton SC Subtotal 2,358 County: Dorchester SC Ashborough East 2,166 Ashborough East 2 1,045 Ashborough West 924 Ashborough West 2 1,538 Bacons Bridge 3,470 Bacons Bridge 2 1,332 Beech Hill 1,657 Beech Hill 2 Tract 108.01 Blocks: 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4012, 4013, 4014 2,191 Beech Hill 2 Subtotal 2,191 Brandymill 993 Brandymill 2 1,956 Briarwood 2,153 Briarwood 2 1,522 Briarwood 3 1,008 Butternut 2,971 Carolina 2,965 Central 2,206 Central 2 2,486 Clemson 2,367 Clemson 2 4,253 Clemson 3 2,849 Coastal 2,082 Coastal 2 2,266 Coastal 3 1,179 Coosaw 4,919 Coosaw 2 3,371 Coosaw 3 2,322 Cypress Tract 105.01 Blocks: 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1017, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3008, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013 4,659 Cypress Subtotal 4,659 Cypress 2 1,273 Delemars Tract 108.01 Blocks: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016 416 Delemars Subtotal 416 Dorchester 1,644 Dorchester 2 1,166 Flowertown 3,521 Flowertown 2 2,389 Flowertown 3 2,321 Germantown 2,026 Givhans Tract 104 Blocks: 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3017, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3034 1,280 Givhans Subtotal 1,280 Givhans 2 Tract 104 Blocks: 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4025, 4026, 4027, 4028, 4029, 4032 1,565 Givhans 2 Subtotal 1,565 Greenhurst 1,875 Greenwave 2,208 Irongate 881 Irongate 2 836 Irongate 3 880 King's Grant 2,190 King's Grant 2 2,819 Knightsville 2,214 Lincoln Tract 108.18 Blocks: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 418 Lincoln Subtotal 418 Miles/Jamison 2,931 Newington 1,417 Newington 2 961 North Summerville 620 North Summerville 2 1,964 Oakbrook 6,235 Oakbrook 2 2,002 Sawmill Branch 2,109 Spann 1,788 Stallsville 1,429 Tranquil 1,339 Tranquil 2 2,264 Tranquil 3 2,136 Trolley 2,522 Tupperway 1,344 Tupperway 2 1,657 Windsor Tract 108.18 Blocks: 2003 53 Windsor Subtotal 53 County Dorchester SC Subtotal 127,543 County: Jasper SC OAKATIE 2 1,893 SUN CITY 2,688 County Jasper SC Subtotal 4,581 DISTRICT 1 Total 731,203

DISTRICT 2

Area Population County: Aiken SC 168,808 County: Barnwell SC 20,589 County: Lexington SC 293,991 County: Orangeburg SC Bolentown 1,973 Cope 904 Cordova 1 2,071 Cordova 2 2,622 Edisto 1,541 Limestone 1 2,616 Limestone 2 2,430 Neeses-Livingston 1,757 North 1 1,789 North 2 1,769 Norway 1,671 Pine Hill 1,650 Springfield 1,601 County Orangeburg SC Subtotal 24,394 County: Richland SC Arcadia 2,200 Ballentine 1 2,309 Ballentine 2 2,585 Blythewood 1 2,980 Blythewood 2 3,379 Blythewood 3 3,818 Bookman 4,721 Brandon 1 3,590 Brandon 2 3,750 Briarwood 4,389 Bridge Creek 3,169 Cooper 1,436 Dutch Fork 1 1,683 Dutch Fork 2 1,931 Dutch Fork 3 3,596 Dutch Fork 4 2,474 East Forest Acres 1,545 Estates 3,005 Friarsgate 1 2,515 Friarsgate 2 2,064 Gregg Park 3,319 Hampton Tract 25 Blocks: 4013, 4014 0 Tract 26.05 Blocks: 1004, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2044, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2062, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3021, 3022, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3045, 3046, 3047 1,457 Hampton Subtotal 1,457 Harbison 1 3,481 Harbison 2 1,865 Kelly Mill 3,420 Lake Carolina 4,965 Longcreek 6,737 Mallet Hill 4,292 Meadowfield 2,326 Midway 4,819 Monticello 2,478 North Forest Acres 1,968 North Springs 1 1,758 North Springs 2 4,509 North Springs 3 Tract 114.19 Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023 2,439 North Springs 3 Subtotal 2,439 Oak Pointe 1 1,871 Oak Pointe 2 1,120 Oak Pointe 3 1,532 Old Friarsgate 2,035 Parkridge 1 1,534 Parkridge 2 1,784 Parkway 1 3,460 Parkway 2 3,503 Parkway 3 2,592 Pennington 1 1,292 Pennington 2 2,115 Polo Road 5,320 Pontiac 1 4,592 Pontiac 2 3,436 Rice Creek 1 2,404 Rice Creek 2 4,189 Ridge View 1 3,895 Ridge View 2 4,697 Riversprings 1 1,567 Riversprings 2 1,883 Riversprings 3 1,954 Riverwalk 3,706 Round Top 951 Satchelford 2,010 South Beltline 2,584 South Forest Acres 1,995 Spring Hill 3,572 Spring Valley 3,870 Springville 1 2,866 Springville 2 2,620 Trenholm Road 1,467 Valhalla 3,719 Ward 16 1,642 Ward 17 2,113 Ward 24 1,365 Ward 25 2,579 Ward 26 10,666 Wildewood 3,982 Woodfield 5,058 Woodlands 2,909 County Richland SC Subtotal 223,421 DISTRICT 2 Total 731,203

DISTRICT 3

Area Population County: Abbeville SC 24,295 County: Anderson SC 203,718 County: Edgefield SC 25,657 County: Greenville SC BAKER CREEK 2,435 DUNKLIN 3,829 FORK SHOALS 3,047 FOUNTAIN INN 1 5,157 FOUNTAIN INN 2 2,728 LONG CREEK 2,484 NEELY FARMS 4,822 PIEDMONT 5,218 PINEVIEW 1,985 RAINTREE 5,224 REEDY FORK 4,524 SYCAMORE Tract 30.09 Blocks: 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4043 2,418 Tract 30.10 Blocks: 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043 1,098 Tract 30.11 Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1004, 1007, 1012, 1057 499 SYCAMORE Subtotal 4,015 VERDMONT 3,123 WALNUT SPRINGS 8,550 WARE PLACE 3,160 WOODMONT 4,225 County Greenville SC Subtotal 64,526 County: Greenwood SC 69,351 County: Laurens SC 67,539 County: McCormick SC 9,526 County: Newberry SC 37,719 County: Oconee SC 78,607 County: Pickens SC 131,404 County: Saluda SC 18,862 DISTRICT 3 Total 731,204

DISTRICT 4

Area Population County: Greenville SC AIKEN 2,882 ALTAMONT FOREST 1,693 ASHETON LAKES 4,068 AVON 2,641 BELLE MEADE 2,797 BELLS CROSSING 4,279 BELMONT 1,623 BEREA 3,443 BOILING SPRINGS 2,750 BOTANY WOODS 2,739 BRIDGE FORK 2,014 BROOKGLENN 1,788 CANEBRAKE 3,597 CAROLINA 2,657 CASTLE ROCK 4,104 CHESTNUT HILLS 3,090 CIRCLE CREEK 4,410 CLEAR CREEK 2,355 CONESTEE 3,467 DARBY RIDGE 3,930 DEL NORTE 3,455 DEVENGER 2,313 DONALDSON 2,250 DOVE TREE 2,632 EASTSIDE 3,795 EBENEZER 3,543 EDWARDS FOREST 3,234 ENOREE 4,688 FEASTER 2,321 FOX CHASE 2,680 FROHAWK 2,213 FURMAN 5,893 GOWENSVILLE 2,810 GRANITE CREEK 4,167 GRAZE BRANCH 2,277 GREENBRIAR 2,388 GREENVILLE 1 2,198 GREENVILLE 10 4,258 GREENVILLE 14 2,879 GREENVILLE 16 2,502 GREENVILLE 17 2,107 GREENVILLE 18 2,136 GREENVILLE 19 3,488 GREENVILLE 20 1,610 GREENVILLE 21 1,793 GREENVILLE 22 3,046 GREENVILLE 23 2,783 GREENVILLE 24 7,307 GREENVILLE 25 3,400 GREENVILLE 26 3,075 GREENVILLE 27 2,999 GREENVILLE 28 1,588 GREENVILLE 29 3,740 GREENVILLE 3 3,338 GREENVILLE 4 4,465 GREENVILLE 5 3,722 GREENVILLE 6 1,326 GREENVILLE 7 4,509 GREENVILLE 8 4,567 GROVE 3,512 HILLCREST 3,560 HOLLY TREE 1,813 JENNINGS MILL 2,193 KILGORE FARMS 4,034 LAKEVIEW 5,479 LAUREL RIDGE 3,436 LEAWOOD 3,942 LOCUST HILL 2,122 MAPLE CREEK 4,336 MARIDELL 2,888 MAULDIN 1 2,970 MAULDIN 2 6,409 MAULDIN 3 3,409 MAULDIN 4 4,642 MAULDIN 5 4,817 MAULDIN 6 2,930 MAULDIN 7 2,654 MISSION 3,421 MONAVIEW 5,928 MOORE CREEK 5,570 MOUNTAIN CREEK 2,803 MOUNTAIN VIEW 3,378 MT. PLEASANT 4,058 NORTHWOOD 2,740 OAKVIEW 3,861 ONEAL 4,570 PALMETTO 2,924 PARIS MOUNTAIN 1,705 PEBBLE CREEK 2,799 PELHAM FALLS 1,570 POINSETT 4,944 RANCH CREEK 4,300 RIVERSIDE 4,074 RIVERWALK 3,213 ROCK HILL 3,984 ROCKY CREEK 3,075 ROLLING GREEN 2,152 ROYAL OAKS 2,245 SALUDA 2,296 SANDY FLAT 4,745 SEVIER 3,694 SILVERLEAF 2,967 SIMPSONVILLE 1 4,067 SIMPSONVILLE 2 3,107 SIMPSONVILLE 3 3,685 SIMPSONVILLE 4 3,140 SIMPSONVILLE 5 3,783 SIMPSONVILLE 6 3,936 SKYLAND 4,056 SLATER MARIETTA 5,430 SOUTHSIDE 3,356 SPARROWS POINT 3,721 SPRING FOREST 3,337 STANDING SPRINGS 2,507 STONE VALLEY 3,525 STONEHAVEN 2,677 SUBER MILL 5,075 SUGAR CREEK 2,958 SULPHUR SPRINGS 4,421 SYCAMORE Tract 30.09 Blocks: 4040, 4041, 4042, 4051 29 Tract 30.11 Blocks: 1002, 1003, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1013, 1014, 1049, 1050, 1066, 1067 313 SYCAMORE Subtotal 342 TANGLEWOOD 4,775 TAYLORS 3,650 THORNBLADE 5,118 TIGERVILLE 4,784 TIMBERLAKE 3,420 TRADE 4,337 TRAVELERS REST 1 3,695 TRAVELERS REST 2 2,619 TUBBS MOUNTAIN 3,582 TYGER RIVER 2,462 WADE HAMPTON 4,440 WELCOME 4,589 WELLINGTON 2,137 WESTCLIFFE 3,693 WESTSIDE 5,107 WOODRUFF LAKES 3,493 County Greenville SC Subtotal 461,008 County: Spartanburg SC Abner Creek Baptist 3,407 Anderson Mill Baptist 2,445 Anderson Mill Elementary 3,612 Apalache Baptist 4,795 Arcadia Elementary 3,246 Beaumont Methodist 1,445 Beech Springs Intermediate 3,386 Ben Avon Methodist 1,994 Bethany Baptist 3,284 Bethany Wesleyan 4,245 Boiling Springs Elementary 7,524 Boiling Springs Intermediate 5,936 Broome High School 1,393 C.C. Woodson Recreation 2,374 Canaan 2,078 Cavins Hobbysville 1,496 Cedar Grove Baptist 2,380 Chapman Elementary 3,126 Chapman High School 5,423 Cleveland Elementary 4,464 Converse Fire Station Tract 222.01 Blocks: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2034, 2045, 2065 1,448 Converse Fire Station Subtotal 1,448 Cornerstone Baptist 2,294 Croft Baptist 2,110 Cross Anchor Fire Station 1,219 Cudd Memorial 2,556 D. R. Hill Middle School 4,636 Daniel Morgan Technology Center 1,608 Dayton Fire Station 2,893 Duncan United Methodist 2,665 E.P. Todd Elementary 3,928 Eastside Baptist 1,891 Ebenezer Baptist 1,522 Enoree First Baptist 2,322 Fairforest Elementary 4,920 Fairforest Middle School 5,043 Gable Middle School 4,093 Glendale Fire Station 2,157 Gramling Methodist 2,501 Greater St. James 4,474 Hayne Baptist 6,402 Hendrix Elementary 4,154 Holly Springs Baptist 5,562 Holy Communion 4,050 Hope 2,106 Jesse Bobo Elementary 3,037 Jesse Boyd Elementary 2,629 Landrum High School 3,992 Landrum United Methodist 4,488 Lyman Elementary 3,242 Lyman Town Hall 6,647 Morningside Baptist 2,639 Motlow Creek Baptist 1,649 Mt. Calvary Presbyterian 4,901 Mt. Moriah Baptist 2,596 Mt. Zion Gospel Baptist 1,353 Pacolet Elementary 3,545 Park Hills Elementary 2,594 Pauline Glenn Springs Elementary 1,635 Pelham Fire Station 3,298 Poplar Springs Fire Station 3,580 Powell Saxon Una 4,548 R.D. Anderson Vocational 2,213 Reidville Elementary 4,379 Reidville Fire Station 5,659 River Ridge Elementary 4,456 Roebuck Bethlehem 2,334 Roebuck Elementary 4,420 Southside Baptist 2,023 Spartanburg High School 3,122 St. John's Lutheran 1,687 Startex Fire Station 1,804 Travelers Rest Baptist 5,948 Trinity Methodist 3,200 Trinity Presbyterian 2,749 Victor Mill Methodist 4,138 Wellford Fire Station 4,862 West View Elementary 2,420 White Stone Methodist 1,323 Woodland Heights Recreation Center 3,347 Woodruff Elementary 4,799 Woodruff Fire Station 1,977 Woodruff Leisure Center 2,356 County Spartanburg SC Subtotal 270,196 DISTRICT 4 Total 731,204

DISTRICT 5

Area Population County: Cherokee SC 56,216 County: Chester SC 32,294 County: Fairfield SC 20,948 County: Kershaw SC 65,403 County: Lancaster SC 96,016 County: Lee SC 16,531 County: Spartanburg SC Boiling Springs 9th Grade 6,645 Boiling Springs High School 2,556 Boiling Springs Jr. High 2,149 Cannons Elementary 1,766 Carlisle Fosters Grove 3,495 Carlisle Wesleyan 2,337 Cherokee Springs Fire Station 2,841 Chesnee Elementary 5,134 Converse Fire Station Tract 222.01 Blocks: 1000, 1014, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033 515 Converse Fire Station Subtotal 515 Cooley Springs Baptist 4,474 Cowpens Depot Museum 1,970 Cowpens Fire Station 2,821 Lake Bowen Baptist 6,603 Mayo Elementary 3,008 Oakland Elementary 3,205 Swofford Career Center 5,388 Whitlock Jr. High 2,894 County Spartanburg SC Subtotal 57,801 County: Sumter SC BIRNIE Tract 13 Blocks: 1023, 1024, 1032, 1033, 1037, 1038, 2062 146 Tract 15 Blocks: 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1043, 1060 225 Tract 16 Blocks: 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1036, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047 190 BIRNIE Subtotal 561 BURNS-DOWNS 1,297 CAUSEWAY BRANCH 1 1,767 CAUSEWAY BRANCH 2 1,316 CHERRYVALE 1,290 DALZELL 1 2,498 DALZELL 2 2,040 DELAINE 2,106 EBENEZER 1 2,093 EBENEZER 2 2,515 FOLSOM PARK 2,980 FURMAN 2,392 GREEN SWAMP 4,461 GREEN SWAMP 2 1,441 HILLCREST 1,527 HORATIO 652 MANCHESTER FOREST 2,258 MCCRAYS MILL 1 2,366 MCCRAYS MILL 2 2,353 MILLWOOD 1,019 MULBERRY 1,731 OAKLAND PLANTATION 1 1,948 OAKLAND PLANTATION 2 1,610 OSWEGO 1,564 PALMETTO PARK 2,593 PINEWOOD 2,592 PRIVATEER 3,361 REMBERT 2,888 SAINT PAUL 3,117 SALTERSTOWN 1,262 SECOND MILL 2,195 SHAW 2,088 SPECTRUM 1,811 SUMTER HIGH 1 1,024 SUMTER HIGH 2 1,849 SUNSET 2,001 THOMAS SUMTER 1,588 WILSON HALL 2,507 County Sumter SC Subtotal 76,661 County: Union SC 27,244 County: York SC 282,090 DISTRICT 5 Total 731,204

DISTRICT 6

Area Population County: Allendale SC 8,039 County: Bamberg SC 13,311 County: Calhoun SC 14,119 County: Charleston SC Charleston 1 795 Charleston 10 1,336 Charleston 11 2,040 Charleston 12 4,169 Charleston 13 1,457 Charleston 14 1,748 Charleston 15 2,793 Charleston 16 1,384 Charleston 17 1,307 Charleston 18 1,735 Charleston 19 986 Charleston 2 976 Charleston 20 1,576 Charleston 21 1,168 Charleston 3 1,062 Charleston 4 1,145 Charleston 5 1,053 Charleston 6 1,736 Charleston 7 2,498 Charleston 8 1,697 Charleston 9 1,389 Deer Park 1A 2,730 Deer Park 1B 7,708 Deer Park 2A 5,042 Deer Park 2B 3,280 Deer Park 2C 1,540 Deer Park 3 4,771 Ladson 5,160 Lincolnville 3,471 North Charleston 1 1,110 North Charleston 10 2,970 North Charleston 11 1,055 North Charleston 12 1,379 North Charleston 13 1,662 North Charleston 14 931 North Charleston 15 2,365 North Charleston 16 1,555 North Charleston 17 1,526 North Charleston 18 3,448 North Charleston 19 1,843 North Charleston 2 1,789 North Charleston 20 1,280 North Charleston 21 2,704 North Charleston 22 2,642 North Charleston 23 3,360 North Charleston 24 5,435 North Charleston 25 1,018 North Charleston 26 922 North Charleston 27 3,061 North Charleston 28 3,038 North Charleston 29 2,738 North Charleston 3 1,594 North Charleston 30 2,995 North Charleston 4 1,807 North Charleston 5 2,709 North Charleston 6 2,048 North Charleston 7 2,354 North Charleston 8 1,267 North Charleston 9 2,754 St. Andrews 1 885 St. Andrews 10 1,484 St. Andrews 11 1,127 St. Andrews 12 1,305 St. Andrews 13 1,603 St. Andrews 14 1,977 St. Andrews 15 2,036 St. Andrews 16 1,233 St. Andrews 17 2,290 St. Andrews 18 2,724 St. Andrews 19 424 St. Andrews 2 1,393 St. Andrews 20 3,922 St. Andrews 21 1,385 St. Andrews 22 1,516 St. Andrews 23 1,491 St. Andrews 24 2,004 St. Andrews 25 2,305 St. Andrews 26 1,848 St. Andrews 27 6,553 St. Andrews 28 4,758 St. Andrews 29 5,106 St. Andrews 3 1,571 St. Andrews 30 2,771 St. Andrews 31 1,800 St. Andrews 32 1,476 St. Andrews 33 1,037 St. Andrews 34 3,060 St. Andrews 35 2,078 St. Andrews 36 2,058 St. Andrews 37 6,444 St. Andrews 4 1,993 St. Andrews 5 1,669 St. Andrews 6 1,432 St. Andrews 7 2,117 St. Andrews 8 1,100 St. Andrews 9 1,743 St. Pauls 1 1,103 St. Pauls 2A 1,261 St. Pauls 2B 1,786 St. Pauls 3 2,385 St. Pauls 4 2,400 St. Pauls 5 1,821 St. Pauls 6 2,907 County Charleston SC Subtotal 228,492 County: Clarendon SC 31,144 County: Colleton SC Ashton-Lodge 734 Bells 464 Berea-Smoaks 1,245 Canady's 763 Cottageville 2,438 Edisto 466 Hendersonville 1,353 Horse Pen 1,050 Hudson Mill 734 Jacksonboro 457 Maple Cane 1,477 Mashawville 948 Peeples 2,134 Peniel 1,754 Petits 365 Rice Patch 847 Ritter 924 Round O 1,562 Ruffin 370 Sidneys 901 Sniders 978 Stokes 980 Walterboro No. 1 1,918 Walterboro No. 2 1,996 Walterboro No. 3 1,960 Walterboro No. 4 2,161 Walterboro No. 5 2,136 Walterboro No. 6 2,119 Williams 404 Wolfe Creek 608 County Colleton SC Subtotal 36,246 County: Dorchester SC Archdale 1,733 Archdale 2 2,115 Ashley River 3,361 Beech Hill 2 Tract 108.01 Blocks: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2027, 2028, 2029, 4018, 4019 18 Beech Hill 2 Subtotal 18 Cypress Tract 105.01 Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1002, 1011 103 Cypress Subtotal 103 Delemars Tract 108.01 Blocks: 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1095, 1096 675 Delemars Subtotal 675 Four Hole 1,452 Givhans Tract 104 Blocks: 3010, 3016, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3032, 3033, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038 139 Givhans Subtotal 139 Givhans 2 Tract 104 Blocks: 4006, 4030, 4031 114 Givhans 2 Subtotal 114 Grover 1,184 Harleyville 1,016 Indian Field 794 Indian Field 2 1,186 Lincoln Tract 108.18 Blocks: 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3049 3,362 Lincoln Subtotal 3,362 Patriot 3,087 Reevesville 1,344 Ridgeville 1,268 Ridgeville 2 2,001 Rosinville 1,717 Rosses 1,375 Saul Dam 793 St. George No. 1 1,711 St. George No. 2 1,053 Windsor Tract 108.17 Blocks: 1013 0 Tract 108.18 Blocks: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 4000, 4001 1,352 Windsor Subtotal 1,352 Windsor 2 1,044 County Dorchester SC Subtotal 33,997 County: Florence SC High Hill 784 Lake City No. 1 2,213 Lake City No. 2 1,668 Lake City No. 3 2,414 Lake City No. 4 2,767 Leo 477 Scranton Tract 20 Blocks: 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2029, 2030, 3004 286 Scranton Subtotal 286 County Florence SC Subtotal 10,609 County: Hampton SC 18,561 County: Jasper SC COOSAWHATCHIE 599 GILLISONVILLE 816 GRAHAMVILLE 1 1,675 GRAHAMVILLE 2 4,213 GRAYS 943 HARDEEVILLE 1 2,211 HARDEEVILLE 2 1,668 HARDEEVILLE 3 941 LEVY 3,059 OAKATIE 1,178 PINELAND 966 RIDGELAND 1 1,593 RIDGELAND 2 1,993 RIDGELAND 3 1,348 TILLMAN 1,007 County Jasper SC Subtotal 24,210 County: Orangeburg SC Bethel 895 Bowman 1 1,720 Bowman 2 1,038 Branchville 1 1,425 Branchville 2 680 Brookdale 1,673 Elloree 1 1,310 Elloree 2 950 Eutawville 1 1,861 Eutawville 2 2,519 Four Holes 753 Holly Hill 1 2,662 Holly Hill 2 2,468 Jamison 2,405 Nix 1,579 Orangeburg Ward 1 1,035 Orangeburg Ward 10 1,018 Orangeburg Ward 2 988 Orangeburg Ward 3 2,075 Orangeburg Ward 4 2,768 Orangeburg Ward 5 1,022 Orangeburg Ward 6 1,095 Orangeburg Ward 7 958 Orangeburg Ward 8 1,022 Orangeburg Ward 9 805 Providence 1,372 Rowesville 758 Santee 1 1,844 Santee 2 1,507 Suburban 1 1,296 Suburban 2 748 Suburban 3 2,035 Suburban 4 769 Suburban 5 1,805 Suburban 6 1,308 Suburban 7 2,517 Suburban 8 1,169 Suburban 9 2,460 Vance 1,904 Whittaker 1,613 County Orangeburg SC Subtotal 59,829 County: Richland SC Ardincaple 944 Beatty Road 2,018 Bluff 3,208 Caughman Road 2,657 College Place 2,288 Dennyside 1,696 Dentsville 3,133 Eastover 1,502 Edgewood 2,771 Fairlawn 4,466 Fairwold 1,046 Gadsden 1,606 Garners 1,378 Greenview 2,022 Hampton Tract 26.02 Blocks: 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2040 158 Tract 26.05 Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1016, 1017, 1019, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044 1,216 Hampton Subtotal 1,374 Hopkins 1 1,825 Hopkins 2 2,151 Horrell Hill 3,759 Hunting Creek 693 Keels 1 3,359 Keels 2 2,846 Keenan 2,553 Killian 4,335 Kingswood 4,179 Lincolnshire 2,980 Longleaf 2,991 Lykesland 2,531 McEntire 1,070 Meadowlake 3,678 Mill Creek 2,127 North Springs 3 Tract 114.19 Blocks: 1014, 1015 424 North Springs 3 Subtotal 424 Oakwood 1,335 Olympia 6,111 Pine Grove 2,726 Pine Lakes 1 1,810 Pine Lakes 2 2,522 Pinewood 3,022 Ridgewood 987 Riverside 2,275 Sandlapper 4,584 Skyland 1,964 Spring Valley West 4,099 St. Andrews 2,109 Trinity 2,530 Valley State Park 5,427 Walden 6,558 Ward 1 6,183 Ward 10 1,991 Ward 11 2,190 Ward 12 2,039 Ward 13 2,788 Ward 14 2,026 Ward 15 1,271 Ward 18 2,026 Ward 19 2,163 Ward 2 2,394 Ward 20 2,383 Ward 21 2,570 Ward 22 2,175 Ward 23 1,308 Ward 29 2,030 Ward 3 2,011 Ward 30 2,342 Ward 31 1,728 Ward 32 1,205 Ward 33 1,388 Ward 34 1,476 Ward 4 1,969 Ward 5 8,651 Ward 6 1,834 Ward 7 1,809 Ward 8 1,591 Ward 9 1,379 Webber 1,598 Westminster 3,214 Whitewell 3,325 County Richland SC Subtotal 192,726 County: Sumter SC BATES 746 BIRNIE Tract 13 Blocks: 1014, 1015, 1016, 1018, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1039, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061 676 Tract 15 Blocks: 1001 0 BIRNIE Subtotal 676 CROSSWELL 2,173 HAMPTON PARK 1,061 LEMIRA 1,967 LORING 1,774 MAGNOLIA-HARMONY 1,213 MAYESVILLE 614 MAYEWOOD 1,723 MORRIS COLLEGE 1,750 POCOTALIGO 1 2,970 POCOTALIGO 2 2,335 SAINT JOHN 1,513 SALEM 480 SAVAGE-GLOVER 708 SOUTH LIBERTY 810 SOUTH RED BAY 1,084 STONE HILL 814 SWAN LAKE 1,576 TURKEY CREEK 1,686 WILDER 1,222 County Sumter SC Subtotal 28,895 County: Williamsburg SC 31,026 DISTRICT 6 Total 731,204

DISTRICT 7

Area Population County: Chesterfield SC 43,273 County: Darlington SC 62,905 County: Dillon SC 28,292 County: Florence SC Back Swamp 1,101 Brookgreen 1,150 Cartersville 1,142 Claussen 2,856 Coles Crossroads 3,889 Cowards No. 1 1,447 Cowards No. 2 1,730 Delmae No. 1 4,361 Delmae No. 2 2,328 Ebenezer No. 1 4,992 Ebenezer No. 2 3,944 Ebenezer No. 3 1,995 Effingham 1,595 Elim-Glenwood 2,575 Evergreen 1,484 Florence Ward 1 1,595 Florence Ward 10 1,078 Florence Ward 11 1,428 Florence Ward 12 3,662 Florence Ward 14 3,103 Florence Ward 15 964 Florence Ward 2 1,930 Florence Ward 3 1,954 Florence Ward 4 1,125 Florence Ward 5 1,864 Florence Ward 6 1,161 Florence Ward 7 2,826 Florence Ward 8 2,411 Florence Ward 9 2,034 Friendfield 766 Gilbert 3,555 Greenwood 3,368 Hannah 1,007 Johnsonville 3,452 Kingsburg-Stone 1,359 Mars Bluff No. 1 5,161 Mars Bluff No. 2 2,265 McAllister Mill 1,246 Mill Branch 858 Oak Grove-Sardis 1,602 Olanta 1,944 Pamplico No. 1 1,558 Pamplico No. 2 963 Prospect 664 Quinby 1,316 Salem 925 Savannah Grove 6,121 Scranton Tract 20 Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1054, 1055, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 915 Tract 23 Blocks: 1061, 1062, 1068, 3010, 3011, 3017 116 Scranton Subtotal 1,031 South Florence 1 4,235 South Florence 2 3,023 Spaulding 1,474 Tans Bay 2,613 Timmonsville 1 2,145 Timmonsville 2 2,017 Vox 954 West Florence 1 4,948 West Florence 2 2,156 County Florence SC Subtotal 126,450 County: Georgetown SC 63,404 County: Horry SC 351,029 County: Marion SC 29,183 County: Marlboro SC 26,667 DISTRICT 7 Total 731,203

HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 118 (S.865), Pt I, Section 1, eff January 26, 2022.

Editor's Note

2022 Act No. 118, Pt II, Sections 3 to 6, provide as follows:

"SECTION 3. Upon the effective date of this act:

"(A)(1) The President of the Senate has an unconditional right to intervene on behalf of the Senate in a state court action and may provide evidence or argument, written or oral, if a party to that court action challenges the constitutionality of this act, the validity of this legislation, or any action of the General Assembly.

"(2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives has an unconditional right to intervene on behalf of the House of Representatives in a state court action and may provide evidence or argument, written or oral, if a party to that court action challenges the constitutionality of this act, the validity of this legislation, or any action of the General Assembly.

"(B)(1) In a federal court action that challenges the constitutionality of this act, the validity of this legislation, or any action of the General Assembly, the President of the Senate has standing to intervene as a party on behalf of the Senate, to file an amicus brief, or to provide evidence or argument, written or oral, in accordance with the federal rules of procedure, irrespective of whether any other officer of the State has appeared in the action. A federal court presiding over any action in which the State of South Carolina, or any state agency, is a named party is requested to allow the President, on behalf of the Senate, to participate in any such action as a party.

"(2) In a federal court action that challenges the constitutionality of this act, the validity of this legislation, or any action of the General Assembly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has standing to intervene as a party on behalf of the House of Representatives, to file an amicus brief, or to provide evidence or argument, written or oral, in accordance with the federal rules of procedure, irrespective of whether any other officer of the State has appeared in the action. A federal court presiding over any action in which the State of South Carolina, or any state agency, is a named party is requested to allow the Speaker, on behalf of the House of Representatives, to participate in any such action as a party.

"(C)(1) A request to intervene or the participation of the President of the Senate as a party or otherwise, in any action challenging the constitutionality of a state statute, the validity of legislation, or any action of the General Assembly does not constitute a waiver of:

"(a) legislative immunity or legislative privilege for any individual legislator, legislative officer, or legislative staff member; or

"(b) sovereign immunity or any other rights, privileges, or immunities of the State that arise under the United States Constitution or the South Carolina Constitution.

"(2) A request to intervene or the participation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives as a party or otherwise, in any action challenging the constitutionality of a state statute, the validity of legislation, or any action of the General Assembly does not constitute a waiver of:

"(a) legislative immunity or legislative privilege for any individual legislator, legislative officer, or legislative staff member; or

"(b) sovereign immunity or any other rights, privileges, or immunities of the State that arise under the United States Constitution or the South Carolina Constitution.

"(D) The State Election Commission and the Attorney General must notify the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives within twenty-four hours of the receipt of service of a complaint that challenges the validity of this act.

"(E) In any action in which the Senate or the House of Representatives intervenes or participates pursuant to this section, the Senate and the House of Representatives must function independently from each other in the representation of their respective bodies, unless otherwise agreed to by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

"(F)(1) The Senate is hereby authorized and empowered to employ attorneys other than the Attorney General to defend any law enacted creating legislative or congressional districts.

"(2) The House of Representatives is hereby authorized and empowered to employ attorneys other than the Attorney General to defend any law enacted creating legislative or congressional districts.

"SECTION 4. The President of the Senate is authorized to initiate or otherwise participate in litigation on behalf of the Senate regarding redistricting.

"SECTION 5. The Speaker of the House is authorized to initiate or otherwise participate in litigation on behalf of the House of Representatives regarding redistricting as the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives pursuant to Section 2-3-110.

"SECTION 6. Any person elected or appointed to serve, or serving, as a member of any board, commission, or committee to represent a congressional district, whose residency is transferred to another district by a change in the composition of the district, may serve, or continue to serve, the term of office for which he was elected or appointed; however, the appointing or electing authority shall appoint or elect an additional member on that board, commission, or committee from the district which loses a resident member as a result of the transfer to serve until the term of the transferred member expires. When a vacancy occurs in the district to which a member has been transferred, the vacancy must not be filled until the full term of the transferred member expires."

SECTION 7-19-50.Each congressional district shall elect one member of Congress; procedure after new apportionment.

Until the next apportionment be made by the Congress of the United States, each of such congressional districts shall be entitled to elect one member to represent this State in the Congress of the United States. After such new apportionment by Congress the General Assembly shall divide the State into as many congressional districts as the State is entitled to members in the House of Representatives.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-555; 1952 Code Section 23-555; 1942 Code Section 2334; 1932 Code Section 2334; Civ. C. '22 Section 267; Civ. C. '12 Section 264; Civ. C. '02 Section 238; G. S. 142; R. S. 196; 1882 (17) 1122 Section 5.

SECTION 7-19-60.Writs of election in case State is given more representatives.

In case the Congress of the United States shall by any new apportionment give to this State more than six members of the House of Representatives and the General Assembly shall not be in session, the Governor shall by proclamation issue writs of election for congressmen at large, one or more, as the case may be.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-556; 1952 Code Section 23-556; 1942 Code Section 2335; 1932 Code Section 2335; Civ. C. '22 Section 268; Civ. C. '12 Section 265; Civ. C. '02 Section 238; G. S. 142; R. S. 196; 1882 (17) 1122 Section 5.

SECTION 7-19-70.Election of presidential electors; certificates of ascertainment of appointment.

(A) Unless otherwise provided, the election of presidential electors shall be conducted and the returns made in the manner prescribed by this title for the election of state officers.

(B) The names of candidates for electors of President and Vice President nominated by any political party recognized in this State under Section 7-9-10 or by a valid petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State but shall not be printed on the ballot. In place of their names, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-13-320, there shall be printed on the ballot the names of the candidates for President and Vice President of each political party recognized in this State and the names of any petition candidates for President and Vice President. A vote for the candidates named on the ballot shall be a vote for the electors of the party by which those candidates were nominated or the electors of petition candidates whose names have been filed with the Secretary of State.

(C) Upon receipt of the certified determination of the Board of State Canvassers and delivered to him in accordance with Section 7-17-300, the Secretary of State, under his hand and the seal of his office, as required by Section 7-17-310, shall certify to the Governor the names of the persons elected to the office of elector for President and Vice President of the United States as stated in the certified determination, who shall be deemed appointed as electors.

(D) It shall be the duty of the Governor, at least six days before the time fixed for the meeting of the electors, to transmit to the Archivist of the United States by the most expeditious method available a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors. The certificate must bear the seal of the State, contain at least one security feature, and set forth the names of the electors appointed and the canvass or other determination under the laws of this State of the number of votes given or cast for each person for whose appointment any and all votes have been given or cast. It shall also be the duty of the Governor to transmit to the electors of the State, on or before the day on which they are required by law to meet, six duplicate-originals of the same certificate.

(E) Any certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors required to be issued or revised by any state or federal judicial relief granted prior to the date of the meeting of electors shall replace and supersede any other certificates submitted pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-557; 1952 Code Section 23-557; 1942 Code Section 2336; 1932 Code Section 2336; Civ. C. '22 Section 269; Civ. C. '12 Section 266; Civ. C. '02 Section 239; G. S. 143; R. S. 197; 1882 (17) 1122 Section 56; 1961 (52) 246; 1982 Act No. 419, Section 1, eff June 8, 1982; 2023 Act No. 27 (S.405), Section 1, eff May 16, 2023.

Effect of Amendment

2023 Act No. 27, Section 1, inserted the (A) to (D) designators; in (A), substituted "title" for "chapter"; rewrote (D); and added (E).

SECTION 7-19-80.Candidate for elector shall declare for which candidates he will vote; elector shall vote for candidates for whom he declared.

Each candidate for presidential and vice-presidential elector shall declare which candidate for president and vice-president he will vote for if elected. Those elected shall vote for the president and vice-president candidates for whom they declared. Any person selected to fill a vacancy in the electoral college shall vote for the candidates the elector whose place he is taking had declared for. The declaration shall be made to the Secretary of State on such form as he may require not later than sixty days prior to the general election for electors. No candidate for president and vice-president elector shall have his name placed on the ballot who fails to make such declaration by the prescribed time. Any elector who votes contrary to the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of violating the election laws of this State and upon conviction shall be punished according to law. Any registered elector shall have the right to institute proper action to require compliance with the provisions of this section. The Attorney General shall institute criminal action for any violation of the provision of this section. Provided, the executive committee of the party from which an elector of the electoral college was elected may relieve the elector from the obligation to vote for a specific candidate when, in its judgment, circumstances shall have arisen which, in the opinion of the committee, it would not be in the best interest of the State for the elector to cast his ballot for such a candidate.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-557.1; 1971 (57) 270.

SECTION 7-19-90.Meeting of electors; organization; balloting and certification of results.

(A) The electors for President and Vice President shall convene at the capitol, in the office of the Secretary of State, at eleven in the forenoon, on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December next following their appointment, and shall proceed to effect a permanent organization by the election of a president and secretary from their own body. The electors shall next proceed to fill by ballot and by plurality of votes all vacancies in the electoral college occasioned by the death, refusal to serve, or neglect to attend, of any elector. The electors shall then and there vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.

(B) The electors shall make and sign six certificates of all the votes given by them for President and Vice President, each of which certificates shall contain two distinct lists, one of the votes for President and the other for Vice President, and shall annex to each of the certificates of votes one of the certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors which shall have been furnished to them by direction of the Governor.

(C) The electors shall seal up the certificates of votes so made by them, together with the annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors, and certify upon each that the list of all the votes of the State given for President, and of all of the votes given for Vice President, are contained therein.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-558; 1952 Code Section 23-558; 1942 Code Section 2343; 1932 Code Section 2343; Civ. C. '22 Section 276; Civ. C. '12 Section 273; Civ. C. '02 Section 246; G. S. 153; R. S. 204; 1882 (17) 1124 Section 66; 1885 (19) 25 Section 1; 1889 (20) 365; 1936 (39) 1651; 1961 (52) 246; 2023 Act No. 27 (S.405), Section 2, eff May 16, 2023.

Effect of Amendment

2023 Act No. 27, Section 2, inserted the (A) and (B) designators; in (A), in the first sentence, substituted "Tuesday" for "Monday", and made a nonsubstantive change; rewrote (B); and added (C).

SECTION 7-19-100.Disposition of certificates of electors.

(A) The electors shall immediately transmit at the same time and by the most expeditious method available the certificates of votes so made by them, together with the annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors, as follows:

(1) One set shall be sent to the to the President of the Senate of the United States at the seat of government.

(2) Two sets shall be sent to the Executive Director of the State Election Commission, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate of the United States, the other to be preserved by the Executive Director of the State Election Commission for one year and shall be a part of the public records of the State Election Commission and shall be open to public inspection.

(3) Two sets shall be sent to the Archivist of the United States at the seat of government.

(4) One set shall be sent to the judge of the district in which the electors shall have assembled.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-559; 1952 Code Section 23-559; 1942 Code Section 2345; 1932 Code Section 2345; Civ. C. '22 Section 278; Civ. C. '12 Section 275; Civ. C. '02 Section 248; G. S. 155; R. S. 206; 1882 (17) 1124 Section 68; 1889 (20) 365; 1961 (52) 246; 2023 Act No. 27 (S.405), Section 3, eff May 16, 2023.

Effect of Amendment

2023 Act No. 27, Section 3, rewrote the section.

SECTION 7-19-110.Compensation and expenses of electors.

Every elector for this State for the election of a president and vice-president of the United States who shall attend at any election of those officers and give his vote at the time and place appointed by law shall be entitled to receive for his attendance at such election and for traveling to and from his place of residence by the most usual route the regular mileage, subsistence and per diem allowance authorized for state boards, committees and commissions to be paid from appropriations to the office of the Secretary of State.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-563; 1952 Code Section 23-563; 1942 Code Section 2349; 1932 Code Section 2349; Civ. C. '22 Section 282; Civ. C. '12 Section 279; Civ. C. '02 Section 252; G. S. 159; R. S. 210; 1882 (17) 1125; 1915 (29) 178; 1982 Act No. 333, eff April 9, 1982.

SECTION 7-19-120.Duties of state officials.

The Governor, Secretary of State and other State officers shall perform such duties and functions in respect to the election of electors, the election of the President and Vice-President of the United States and certification of electors and results of such election as provided by the acts of Congress in relation thereto.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-564; 1952 Code Section 23-564; 1942 Code Section 2344; 1932 Code Section 2344; Civ. C. '22 Section 277; Civ. C. '12 Section 274; Civ. C. '02 Section 247; G. S. 154; R. S. 205; 1882 (17) 1124 Section 67; 1889 (20) 365; 1936 (39) 1651.