2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7 - POLLING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES
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 Office of Research and Statistics of 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

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. 232, Section 2, provides:

"The board of registration of Edgefield 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 1977 amendment substantially revised this section.

The 2005 amendment designated subsections (A) and (B) and added subsection (C); in subsection (A), substituted "Merriweather No. 1" and Merriweather No. 2" for "Merriweather"; and, in subsection (B), substituted "filed with the Clerk of Court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and" for "provided to the Registration and Elections Commission for Edgefield County as", substituted "Office of Research and Statistics" for "Division of Research and Statistical Services", and added "and designated as document P-37-05".

2014 Act No. 122, Section 1, in subsection (A), deleted "Kendall", and substituted "Trenton No. 1" and "Trenton No. 2" for "Trenton"; and in subsection (B), substituted P-37-13" for "P-37-05".