2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7 - POLLING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES
Section 7-7-170. Chester County voting precincts.

(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 Office of Research and Statistics of 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

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

1976 Act No. 513,Section 2, provides as follows:

"The electors formerly registered to vote in Great Falls No. 1 Precinct and in Great Falls No. 2 Precinct in Chester County shall be eligible to vote in the Great Falls No. 1 and 2 Precinct."

1977 Act No. 198, Section 2, provides:

"The board of registration of Chester 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."

Effect of Amendment

The first 1976 amendment struck "Great Falls No. 1; Great Falls No. 2" and inserted in lieu thereof "Great Falls No. 1 and 2".

The second 1976 amendment designated the particular voting place within each particular voting precinct.

The 1977 amendment deleted the voting precincts of "Carters," "Colvin Springs," "Cornwell," "Liberty," "Mt. Pleasant," "New Hope," and "Wylie's Mill" in the first paragraph of this section, deleted the designation of particular voting places within each particular voting precinct in such paragraph as added by the second 1976 amendment, and added the second paragraph.

The first 1978 amendment designated voting places for each precinct.

The second 1978 amendment changed certain voting places. The second amendment did not expressly refer to the first amendment.

The 1984 amendment substantially revised the first paragraph of this section.

The first 1996 amendment by Act No. 232, Section 1, revised the first paragraph to specify Edgemoor at "Edgemoor Community Park".

The second 1996 amendment by Act No. 240, Section 1 revised the entire section and designated subsections (A) through (C).

The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.

2014 Act No. 212, Section 1, in subsection (A), combined "Lando" and "Lansford", substituted "Great Falls" for Great Falls Nos. 1-3; and in subsection (B), substituted "P-23-14" for "P-23-13".