2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7 - POLLING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES
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.
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
1979 Act No. 161, Section 2, provides as follows:
"The board of registration of Georgetown 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 added the second paragraph of this section.
The 1978 amendment amended this section by inserting "Andrews Outside;" between "Andrews;" and "Bethel;".
The 1979 amendment added subsections (B) and (C).
The 1981 amendment, in the first paragraph of subsection (A), deleted references to specific polling place locations in certain voting precincts and added to the paragraph the last sentence, directing party executive committees and the county election commission to establish polling places for primary and general elections, respectively.
The 1987 amendment revised the voting precincts in Georgetown county, and provided that voting places were to be established by the county election commission subject to the approval of the county legislative delegation.
The 1989 amendment, in subsection (A), revised the voting precincts of the county.
The 1998 amendment, in subsection (A), revised the voting precincts of the county.
The 2004 amendment, in subsection (B), substituted "Office of Research and Statistics" for "Division of Research and Statistical Services", added "designated as P-43-04" and substituted "office" for "division".
The 2009 amendment, in subsection (B), substituted "P-43-09" for "P-43-04" and "Elections and" for "Voter"; and, in subsection (C), substituted "Board of Elections and Registration" for "Election Commission".
2017 Act No. 7, Section 1, amended (A) and (B) by renaming four precincts and redesignating the map number on which the names of these precincts may be found.
