2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7 - POLLING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES
Section 7-7-330. Designation of voting precincts in Jasper County.

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

Coosawhatchie

Gillisonville

Grahamville 1

Grahamville 2

Grays

Hardeeville 1

Hardeeville 2

Levy

Okatie

Pineland

Ridgeland 1

Ridgeland 2

Ridgeland 3

Sun City

Tillman

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the clerk of court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-53-14.

(C) The polling places for the precincts listed in subsection (A) must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Jasper County with the approval of a majority of the Jasper County Legislative Delegation.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-180; 1952 Code Section 23-180; 1950 (46) 2414; 1957 (50) 287; 1967 (55) 35; 1976 Act No. 720; 1977 Act No. 200 Section 1; 1980 Act No. 473, Section 1, eff June 9, 1980; 1985 Act No. 193, Section 1, eff June 21, 1985; 1999 Act No. 108, Section 1, eff June 30, 1999; 2014 Act No. 132 (H.4521), 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

1977 Act No. 200, Section 2, provides:

"The board of registration of Jasper 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."

1980 Act No. 473, Section 2, provides as follows:

"The board of registration of Jasper 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."

1985 Act No. 193, Section 2, eff June 21, 1985, provides as follows:

"The board of registration (board) of Jasper County shall appropriately change voter registration to reflect the new precinct for any person whose registration is transferred to another precinct by virtue of the provisions of this act. The board shall accomplish this change on any form or with any written notification, which the State Election Commission must provide, in accordance with general provisions of law relating to voter registration."

Effect of Amendment

The 1976 amendment added a new fourth paragraph reading: "Qualified electors of Hardeeville precinct shall vote at the Hardeeville Elementary School Gymnasium. Those electors whose last name begins with the letters A-J shall vote in one area of the gymnasium and those whose last name begins with the letters K-Z shall vote in another area, such areas to be designated by the County Election Commission."

The 1977 amendment deleted the second, third and fourth paragraphs of this section, and added a new second paragraph.

The 1980 amendment restructured this section, numbering the precincts and setting out their boundaries, divided Ridgeland into 2 precincts, and added Levy Precinct.

The 1985 amendment substantially rewrote this section.

The 1999 amendment designated the former text as subsection (A) and rewrote the descriptions in former items (a) through (m) as a list; and added subsections (B), relating to document P-5399, and (C), relating to polling places.

2014 Act No. 132, Section 1, in subsection (A), added "Sun City"; and in subsection (B), substituted "Office of Research and Statistics" for "Division of Research and Statistical Services", and substituted "P-53-14" for "P-5399".