2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7 - POLLING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES
Section 7-7-450. Designation of voting precincts in Pickens County.
(A) In Pickens County there are the following voting precincts:
Abel
Albert R. Lewis
Arial Mill
Brushy Creek
Calhoun
Cedar Rock
Clemson
Crescent Hill
Crestview
Crossroads
Crosswell
Dacusville
Easley
East Liberty
East Pickens
Flat Rock
Forest Acres
Fruit Mountain
Georges Creek
Glassy Mountain
Griffin
Holly Springs
Issaqueena
Lawrence Chapel
Lenhart
McAllister
McKissick
Morrison
Mountain View
Nine Forks
Norris
North Central
North Liberty
North Pickens
Pendleton
Pickensville
Pike
Pope Field
Praters Creek
Pumpkintown
Rices Creek
Rock Springs
Saluda
Sheffield
Simpson
Sitton
Six Mile
Six Mile Mountain
Skelton
Smith Grove
South Central
South Pickens
Stone Church
Tri County
University
Vinland
West Central
West Liberty
West Pickens
Woodside
Zion.
(B) 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-77-12 and as shown on certified copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County.
(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Pickens County subject to the approval of the majority of the Pickens County Legislative Delegation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-192; 1952 Code Section 23-192; 1950 (46) 2414; 1951 (47) 94; 1967 (55) 285; 1968 (55) 2555; 1971 (57) 537; 1977 Act No. 169 Section 1; 1985 Act No. 94, eff May 21, 1985; 1986 Act No. 348, eff March 28, 1986; 1989 Act No. 13, Section 1, eff February 15, 1989; 1990 Act No. 434, Section 1, eff April 24, 1990; 1993 Act No. 107, Section 1, eff June 11, 1993; 1996 Act No. 228, Section 2, eff February 12, 1996; 2001 Act No. 108, Section 1, eff September 20, 2001; 2012 Act No. 158, Section 1, eff May 14, 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. 169, Section 2, provides:
"SECTION 2. The board of registration of Pickens 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."
1996 Act No. 228, Section 1, provides as follows:
"SECTION 1. The University voting precinct and the Fort Hill voting precinct in Pickens County are hereby consolidated into a single precinct entitled the 'Fort Hill' precinct. The official maps on file with the Division of Research and Statistical Services of the Budget and Control Board shall be redrawn to show the new precinct lines."
Effect of Amendment
The 1977 amendment added the second paragraph of this section.
The 1985 amendment rewrote this section.
The 1986 amendment deleted a column of precinct numbers which corresponded with the precinct names.
The 1989 amendment added Rock Springs, Simpson and Pickensville to the list of precincts, and provided for polling places for precincts to be established by the Pickens County Registration and Elections Commission.
The 1990 amendment inserted "Pickens" in the second paragraph, and added the third paragraph redefining the Holly Springs and Pumpkintown precincts.
The 1993 amendment designated the former first, second and fourth paragraphs as subsections (A), (B), (C); in (A) added precincts for Fort Hill, Morrison, Griffin, Glassy Mountain, Enon and Saluda and divided Praters Creek and Dacusville precincts into Praters Creek I and II, and Dacusville I and II; in (B) added "designated as document P-77-93"; and deleted a former third paragraph reading "The precinct lines of the Holly Springs and Pumpkintown precincts are redefined as shown on the official map dated February 27, 1990".
The 1996 amendment revised this section to consolidate the University voting precinct with the Fort Hill precinct.
The 2001 amendment revised the list of precincts in subsection (A); and in subsection (B) changed "division" to "office" in two places, and changed "document P-7796" to "document "P-77-01".
The 2012 amendment rewrote subsections (A) and (B).
