2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7 - POLLING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES
Section 7-7-390. Designation of voting precincts in McCormick County.
In McCormick County there are the following voting precincts:
Mt. Carmel
Willington
Savannah
McCormick No. 1
Bethany
McCormick No. 2
Plum Branch
Parksville
Modoc
Clarks Hill
Monticello
The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on official maps on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-65-13 and as shown on certified copies provided to the State Election Commission and the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of McCormick County.
Polling places must be determined by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of McCormick County with the approval of the McCormick County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-186; 1952 Code Section 23-186; 1950 (46) 2414; 1953 (48) 54; 1963 (53) 13; 1976 Act No. 719; 1977 Act No. 239 Section 1; 1984 Act No. 297, eff March 5, 1984; 1987 Act No. 205 Section 1, eff June 30, 1987; 2013 Act No. 8, Section 1, eff March 22, 2013.
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
For a local law authorizing the board of registration in McCormick County to define boundaries, see Local Law Index.
1977 Act No. 239, Section 2, provides:
"The board of registration of McCormick 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 1976 amendment designated the particular voting place within each particular voting precinct in the first paragraph of this section.
The 1977 amendment added the second paragraph of this section.
The 1984 amendment changed the voting place for numerous precincts.
The 1987 amendment redesignated and numbered the voting precincts in McCormick County, eliminated references to voting places and provided for the designation of polling places.
The 2013 amendment, in the introductory paragraph, substituted "the following voting precincts" for "voting precincts numbered and named as follows"; added Monticello to the list of precincts; and in the paragraph following the precinct list, substituted "Office of Research and Statistics" for "Division of Research and Statistical Services", inserted "designated as document P-65-13", and deleted "by the Division" at the end.
