2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7 - POLLING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES
Section 7-7-300. Designation of voting precincts and polling places in Hampton County.
(A) In Hampton County there are the following voting precincts:
Black Creek
Bonnett
Brunson
Crocketville-Miley
Cummings
Early Branch
Estill
Furman
Garnett
Gifford
Hampton No. 1
Hampton No. 2
Hopewell
Horse Gall
Rivers Mill
Scotia
Varnville
Yemassee.
(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on the map prepared by and on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-49-12 and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Hampton County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Hampton County subject to the approval of a majority of the Hampton County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-178; 1952 Code Section 23-178; 1950 (46) 2414; 1963 (53) 602; 1967 (55) 463, 920; 1968 (55) 2299; 1969 (56) 840; 1977 Act No. 196 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 477 Section 1, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1984 Act No. 331, eff April 6, 1984; 1984 Act No. 428, eff June 5, 1984; 1986 Act No. 500, eff June 9, 1986; 2000 Act No. 230, Section 1, eff February 25, 2000; 2004 Act No. 191, Section 1, eff March 26, 2004; 2012 Act No. 141, Section 1, eff April 2, 2012.
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. 196, Section 2, provides:
"The board of registration of Hampton 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 deleted the second, third and fourth sentences of the first paragraph of this section, and added the second paragraph.
The 1978 amendment added a voting precinct at Gifford.
The first 1984 amendment substantially rewrote this section.
The second 1984 amendment designated the polling place in the voting precincts of Early Branch, Bonnett, Crocketville-Miley, and Cummings.
The 1986 amendment made grammatical changes and changed the polling places for the Bonnett and Cummings precincts.
The 2000 amendment, in the first undesignated paragraph, substituted "Scotia Town Hall" for "Scotia Community House".
The 2004 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "Fire Department" for "Town Hall" following "Brunson" and "Estill" and, in subsection (B), substituted "Office of Research and Statistics" for "Division of Research and Statistical Services".
The 2012 amendment rewrote the section.
