2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7 - POLLING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES
Section 7-7-110. Designation of voting precincts in Beaufort County.

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

Beaufort 1

Beaufort 2

Beaufort 3

Belfair

Bluffton 1A

Bluffton 1B

Bluffton 1C

Bluffton 1D

Bluffton 2A

Bluffton 2B

Bluffton 2C

Bluffton 2D

Bluffton 2E

Bluffton 3

Bluffton 4A

Bluffton 4B

Bluffton 4C

Bluffton 4D

Bluffton 5A

Bluffton 5B

Burton 1A

Burton 1B

Burton 1C

Burton 1D

Burton 2A

Burton 2B

Burton 2C

Burton 3

Chechessee 1

Chechessee 2

Dale Lobeco

Daufuskie

Hilton Head 1A

Hilton Head 1B

Hilton Head 2A

Hilton Head 2B

Hilton Head 2C

Hilton Head 3

Hilton Head 4A

Hilton Head 4B

Hilton Head 4C

Hilton Head 4D

Hilton Head 5A

Hilton Head 5B

Hilton Head 5C

Hilton Head 6

Hilton Head 7A

Hilton Head 7B

Hilton Head 8

Hilton Head 9A

Hilton Head 9B

Hilton Head 10

Hilton Head 11

Hilton Head 12

Hilton Head 13

Hilton Head 14

Hilton Head 15A

Hilton Head 15B

Ladys Island 1A

Ladys Island 1B

Ladys Island 2A

Ladys Island 2B

Ladys Island 2C

Ladys Island 3A

Ladys Island 3B

Ladys Island 3C

Moss Creek

Mossy Oaks 1A

Mossy Oaks 1B

Mossy Oaks 2

Port Royal 1

Port Royal 2

Rose Hill

Seabrook 1

Seabrook 2

Seabrook 3

Sheldon 1

Sheldon 2

St. Helena 1A

St. Helena 1B

St. Helena 1C

St. Helena 2A

St. Helena 2B

St. Helena 2C

Sun City 1

Sun City 2

Sun City 3

Sun City 4

Sun City 5

Sun City 6

Sun City 7

Sun City 8

(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-13-14 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County by the Office of Research and Statistics.

(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.

Code Commissioner's Note

At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1).

Pursuant to the directive in 2014 Act No. 196, Section 8, at the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to county election commissions or commissioners or county boards of voter registration were changed to the "Board of Voter Registration and Elections" and board members as appropriate.

Editor's Note

1977 Act No. 194, Section 2, provides:

"The board of registration of Beaufort County shall mail a duplicate certificate reflecting the new precinct to any person whose registration is transferred to another precinct by virtue of the provisions of this act. Such certificate shall not be required to be signed by the named elector in the presence of anyone."

1979 Act No. 193, Section 3, provides as follows:

"All references to city limits in this act and in Act 194 of 1977 shall mean the Beaufort city limits in effect on July 1, 1978."

Effect of Amendment

The 1976 amendment substantially revised the limits of voting precinct No. 6 (Burton No. 1) as it appears in the parent volume, added the limits of voting precinct No. 7.5 (Burton No. 3) [appearing now as voting precinct No. 9 in this supplement], and substantially revised the limits of voting precinct No. 17 (Seabrook) [appearing now as voting precinct No. 23 in this supplement].

The 1977 amendment substantially revised this section.

The 1979 amendment redefined precincts nos. 4 and 20 in Section 1 of 1979 Act 193, and redefined precincts nos. 14, 17 and 24 in Section 2 of 1979 Act 193.

The 1985 amendment made grammatical changes, deleted former Nos. 13 through 17 which described Hilton Head Island precincts, renumbered former Nos. 18 through 27 as Nos. 13 through 22, and added Nos. 23 through 37.

The 1987 amendment revised this section by removing the descriptions of precinct boundaries, added new precincts, and provided that boundaries and voting places be determined by the county election commission.

The 1990 amendment revised the Bluffton and Hilton Head precincts.

The 1996 amendment revised this section.

The 1998 amendment revised the Bluffton, Hilton Head and Ladys Island precincts, added the Sun City precinct, and, in subsection (B), substituted "P-1398" for "P-1396".

The 2000 amendment, in subsection (A), added "Sun City 2" and "Sun City 3" and, in subsection (B), substituted "P-1300" for "P-1398".

The 2002 amendment, in subsection (A), revised the voting precinct list; in subsection (B), substituted "Office of Research and Statistical Services" for "Division of Research and Statistical Services" throughout and "P-13-02" for "P-1300".

The 2007 amendment, in subsection (A), added "Belfair", "Bluffton 1D", "Bluffton 4C", "Bluffton 5" and "Hilton Head 2C", and substituted "Sun City 3A", "Sun City 3B", Sun City 4A" and "Sun City 4B" for "Sun City 3"; in subsection (B), substituted "Statistics" for "Statistical Services" in two places, "P-13-07" for "P-13-02", "copies" for "certified copies of the official map" and "Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration" for "State Election Commission of the Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration"; and added subsection (C).

The 2012 amendment rewrote subsections (A) and (B).

2014 Act No. 131, Section 1, in subsection (A), updated voting precincts for Bluffton, Burton, Ladys Island, Rose Hill, and Sun City; and in subsection (B), twice substituted "Office of Research" for "Division of Research", and substituted "P-13-14" for "P-13-12".