2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7 - POLLING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES
Section 7-7-490. Designation of voting precincts in Spartanburg County.

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

Abner Creek Baptist

Anderson Mill Baptist

Anderson Mill Elementary

Arcadia Elementary

Beaumont Methodist

Beech Springs Intermediate

Ben Avon Methodist

Bethany Baptist

Bethany Wesleyan

Boiling Springs Elementary

Boiling Springs High School

Boiling Springs Intermediate

Boiling Springs Jr. High

Boiling Springs 9th Grade

Canaan

Cannons Elementary

Carlisle Fosters Grove

Carlisle Wesleyan

Cavins Hobbysville

C.C. Woodson Recreation

Cedar Grove Baptist

Chapman Elementary

Chapman High School

Cherokee Springs Fire Station

Chesnee Elementary

Cleveland Elementary

Clifdale Elementary

Converse Fire Station

Cooley Springs Baptist

Cornerstone Baptist

Cowpens Depot Museum

Cowpens Fire Station

Croft Baptist

Cross Anchor Fire Station

Cudd Memorial

D. R. Hill Middle School

Daniel Morgan Technology Center

Drayton Fire Station

Duncan United Methodist

Eastside Baptist

Ebenezer Baptist

Enoree First Baptist

E.P. Todd Elementary

Fairforest Elementary

Fairforest Middle School

Gable Middle School

Glendale Fire Station

Gramling Methodist

Greater St. James

Hayne Baptist

Hendrix Elementary

Holly Springs Baptist

Hope

Jesse Bobo Elementary

Jesse Boyd Elementary

Lake Bowen Baptist

Landrum High School

Landrum United Methodist

Lyman Elementary

Lyman Town Hall

Mayo Elementary

Morningside Baptist

Motlow Creek Baptist

Mt. Calvary Presbyterian

Mt. Moriah Baptist

Mt. Zion Full Gospel Baptist

Oakland Elementary

Pacolet Elementary School

Park Hills Elementary

Pauline Glenn Springs Elementary

Pelham Fire Station

Poplar Springs Fire Station

Powell Saxon Una

R.D. Anderson Vocational

Rebirth Missionary Baptist

Reidville Elementary

Reidville Fire Station

River Ridge Elementary

Roebuck Bethlehem

Roebuck Elementary

Southside Baptist

Spartanburg High School

Startex Fire Station

St. John's Lutheran

Swofford Career Center

Travelers Rest Baptist

Trinity Methodist

Trinity Presbyterian

Victor Mill Methodist

Wellford Fire Station

Holy Communion

West View Elementary

White Stone Methodist

Whitlock Jr. High

Woodland Heights Recreation Center

Woodruff Elementary

Woodruff Fire Station

Woodruff Leisure Center

(B) Precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Spartanburg County by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-83-17.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-195; 1952 Code Section 23-195; 1950 (46) 2414; 1956 (49) 1751; 1958 (50) 1664; 1959 (51) 89; 1960 (51) 1516; 1967 (55) 968; 1968 (55) 2461; 1974 (58) 1986; 1975 (59) 770; 1977 Act No. 231 Section 1; 1978 Act No. 620, became law without the signature of the Governor; 1985 Act No. 96, eff May 21, 1985; 1986 Act No. 364, Sections 1-6, eff April 11, 1986, 1990 Act No. 384, Section 1, eff March 19, 1990; 1992 Act No. 402, Section 1, eff June 1, 1992; 2003 Act No. 67, Section 1, eff June 25, 2003; 2004 Act No. 217, Section 1, eff April 22, 2004; 2006 Act No. 272, Section 1, eff May 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 54, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009; 2012 Act No. 167, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 127 (S.987), Section 1, eff March 4, 2014; 2014 Act No. 237 (S.1214), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014; 2015 Act No. 57 (H.3888), Section 1, eff June 3, 2015; 2016 Act No. 217 (S.1212), Section 1, eff July 1, 2016; 2017 Act No. 58 (S.637), Section 1, eff July 1, 2017.

Code Commissioner's Note

At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the amendments to subsection (A) made by 2014 Act No. 127 and 2014 Act No. 237 were read together.

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. 231, Section 2, provides:

"The board of registration of Spartanburg 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."

1982 Act No. 337, Section 1, effective April 13, 1982, provides as follows:

"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on the effective date of this act, the precinct lines defining the precincts in Spartanburg County are as shown on maps filed with the clerk of court of the county and on file with the State Election Commission and the Division of Research and Statistical Services of the State Budget and Control Board."

2012 Act No. 167, Section 2, provides as follows:

"This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to elections conducted after July 15, 2011."

Effect of Amendment

The 1977 amendment added the last paragraph of this section.

The 1978 amendment substantially rewrote this section.

The 1985 amendment rewrote this section.

The 1986 amendment changed the designations of voting precincts formerly designated "BOILING SPRINGS STATION C", "WHITESTONE CROFT STATION A", AND "WHITESTONE CROFT STATION B" to "BOWEN", "CROFT", and "WHITESTONE", respectively; in the description of the precinct designated "CANNON'S CAMPGROUND", substituted "Marconi Drive" for "Edison Circle" and added "to Cannon Road"; in the description of the precinct designated "DRAYTON", substituted "Marconi Drive" for "Edison Circle" and substituted "then east to Cannon Road" for "follow to Cannon Road"; and, following the description of the precinct designated "CLIFTON", added the provision changing the voting place from St. Andrews Methodist Church to Clifton Second Baptist Church.

The 1990 amendment, in voting precinct Hill Top, added at the end "The voting place for the precinct is Bethany Baptist Church."

The 1992 amendment regarding the City of Spartanburg, renamed the voting precincts and made grammatical changes.

The 2003 amendment rewrote the list of voting precincts under the existing introductory paragraph; designated the existing introductory paragraph as subsection (A) and the last existing undesignated paragraph as subsection (B); rewrote subsection (B); and added subsection (C) relating to approval of polling places for the precincts listed in the new subsection (A).

The 2004 amendment in subsection (B) substituted "P-83-04" for "P-83-03".

The 2006 amendment, in subsection (A), revised the voting precincts; and, in subsection (B), deleted "certified" preceding "copies" and "the State Election Commission and" preceding "the Board of Voter Registration" and substituted "P-83-06" for "P-83-04".

The 2009 amendment, in subsection (A), revised and renamed the voting precincts; and, in subsection (B), substituted "State" for "South Carolina" preceding "Budget and Control Board" and "P-83-09" for "P-83-06".

The 2012 amendment inserted "Greater St. James" and removed "Inman Mills Baptist" in subsection (A); substituted "Division" for "Office" in two places, and substituted "P-83-11" for "P-83-09" in subsection (B).

2014 Act No. 127, Section 1, in subsection (A), substituted "Pacolet Elementary School" for "Pacolet Town Hall", deleted "T.W. Edwards Recreation Center", and substituted "Holy Communion" for "West Side Baptist"; in subsection (B), twice substituted "Office of Research" for "Division of Research", and substituted "P-83-14" for "P-83-12".

2014 Act No. 237, Section 1, in subsection (A), added "Fairforest Elementary", added "Morningside Baptist", deleted "Mt. Sinai Baptist", deleted "North Spartanburg Fire Station", deleted "Pine Street Elementary", added "St. John's Lutheran", deleted "Woodruff Armory Drive Fire Station", and added "Woodruff Leisure Center"; in subsection (B), twice substituted "Office of Research" for "Division of Research", inserted ", or its successor agency,", and substituted "P-83-14" for "P-83-12".

2015 Act No. 57, Section 1, in (A), deleted Arrowood Baptist, Canaan Baptist, Chesnee Senior Center, Grace Baptist, Powell Saxon Una Fire Station, Silverhill United Methodist, Una Fire Station, Woodruff American Legion, and Woodruff Town Hall; in (A), added Canaan, Chesnee Elementary, Duncan United Methodist, Powell Saxon Una, and Woodruff Elementary; in (B), substituted "Precinct" for "The precinct", deleted "Office of Research and Statistics of the" before "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office", substituted "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "Office of Research and Statistics", and substituted "P-83-15" for "P-83-14"; and in (C), substituted "Polling" for "The polling".

2016 Act No. 217, Section 1, in (A), added "Carlisle Wesleyan" and "River Ridge Elementary", and deleted "Mountain View Baptist"; in (B), substituted "P-83-16" for "P-83-15".

2017 Act No. 58, Section 1, in (A), added "Anderson Mill Baptist", "D. R. Hill Middle School", "Hope", "Lyman Elementary", and "Trinity Presbyterian" as voting precincts, and deleted "Friendship Baptist"; and in (B), substituted "P-83-17" for "P-83-16".