2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 7 - POLLING PRECINCTS AND VOTING PLACES
Section 7-7-530. Designation of voting precincts in York County.

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

Adnah

Airport

Allison Creek

Anderson Road

Baxter

Bethany

Bethel

Bethel School

Bowling Green

Bullocks Creek

Cannon Mill

Carolina

Catawba

Clover

Cotton Belt

Delphia

Dobys Bridge

Ebenezer

Ebinport

Edgewood

Fairgrounds

Ferry Branch

Fewell Park

Filbert

Fort Mill No. 1

Fort Mill No. 2

Fort Mill No. 3

Fort Mill No. 4

Fort Mill No. 5

Fort Mill No. 6

Friendship

Gold Hill

Hampton Mill

Harvest

Hickory Grove

Highland Park

Hollis Lakes

Hopewell

Independence

India Hook

Kanawha

Lakeshore

Lakewood

Larne

Laurel Creek

Lesslie

Manchester

McConnells

Mill Creek

Mt. Holly

Mt. Gallant

Nation Ford

Neelys Creek

New Home

Newport

Northside

Northwestern

Oakridge

Oakwood

Old Pointe

Ogden

Orchard Park

Palmetto

Pleasant Road

Pole Branch

River's Edge

River Hills

Riverview

Rock Creek

Rock Hill No. 2

Rock Hill No. 3

Rock Hill No. 4

Rock Hill No. 5

Rock Hill No. 6

Rock Hill No. 7

Rock Hill No. 8

Roosevelt

Rosewood

Sharon

Shoreline

Six Mile

Smyrna

Springdale

Springfield

Stateline

Steele Creek

Tega Cay

Tirzah

Tools Fork

University

Waterstone

Windjammer

Wylie

York No. 1

York No. 2

(B) The precinct lines defining the precincts in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, or its successor agency, designated as document P-91-14a and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of York County by the Office of Research and Statistics.

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

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-199; 1952 Code Section 23-199; 1950 (46) 2414; 1960 (51) 1684; 1970 (56) 2033; 1973 (58) 107; 1974 (58) 2874; 1976 Act No. 510; 1976 Act No. 570 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 227 Section 1; 1980 Act No. 635, Section 1, eff Sept. 5, 1980; 1986 Act No. 354, eff January 1, 1987; 1987 Act No. 4, Section 1, eff February 12, 1987; 1989 Act No. 138, Section 1, eff June 8, 1989; 1992 Act No. 270, Section 1, eff February 26, 1992; 1992 Act No. 508, Section 1, eff July 10, 1992; 1995 Act No. 77, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 13, 1995); 1996 Act No. 269, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 2, 1996); 1997 Act No. 75, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 11, 1997); 1998 Act No. 296, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on April 21, 1998); 1999 Act No. 36, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 2, 1999); 2004 Act No; 194, Section 1, eff March 26, 2004; 2007 Act No. 6, Section 1, eff March 27, 2007; 2008 Act No. 209. Section 1, eff May 13, 2008; 2008 Act No. 327, Section 1, eff June 16, 2008; 2009 Act No. 53, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009; 2014 Act No. 143 (S.995), Section 1, eff March 13, 2014; 2014 Act No. 169 (S.1180), Section 1, eff July 1, 2014.

Code Commissioner's Note

At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the amendment to subsection (B) made by 2014 Act No. 169, eff July 1, 2014, was deemed to prevail over the amendment to subsection (B) made by 2014 Act No. 143, eff March 13, 2014, because it was enacted later.

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

1976 Act No. 570, Section 2, provides:

"Any elector whose precinct is changed by this act shall have a new certificate mailed to him reflecting his new precinct by the county board of voter registration."

1977 Act No. 227, Section 2, provides:

"The board of registration of York 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. 635, Section 2, provides as follows:

"The Red River Precincts and the Mt. Gallant Precinct listed in Section 7-7-530 of the 1976 Code are consolidated into a single precinct designated 'Mt. Gallant' in that section as amended in Section 1 of this act. The maps of precincts filed with the clerk of court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission and maintained by the Division of Research and Statistical Services of the State Budget and Control Board shall be adjusted to reflect the consolidation provided for in this act."

2009 Act No.53 Section 2 provides as follows:

"This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to all elections conducted after January 1, 2010."

Effect of Amendment

The first 1976 amendment added "Tega Cay;" in the first paragraph of this section.

The second 1976 amendment added the description of Tega Cay precinct in the first paragraph of this section.

The 1977 amendment added the second paragraph of this section.

The 1980 amendment consolidated the former Red River and Mt. Gallant precincts into a single precinct designated "Mt. Gallant".

The 1986 amendment, in the first paragraph, made grammatical changes, substituted "Bethel No. 1; Bethel No. 2" for "Bethel", deleted "Cannon Mill;" and "Filbert;" and added "Ebinport;", "Museum;", and "University;"; and rewrote the second paragraph. The above amendments become effective January 1, 1987.

The 1987 amendment made grammatical changes and created a new second paragraph including the description of Tega Cay precinct's boundaries, previously set forth in the first paragraph, and revised the boundaries of Bethel No. 1 precinct.

The 1989 amendment, in the first paragraph, added "Fort Mill No. 5", and added the fourth paragraph.

The first 1992 amendment created an additional voting precinct in York County named Rock Hill No. 8.

The second 1992 amendment added the third paragraph, referring to census blocks 212, 110A, 110B, and 112A.

The 1995 amendment substantially rewrote this section, and designated paragraphs (A), (B), and (C).

The 1996 amendment deleted "Fort Mill No. 2" from subsection (A) and replaced "P 9195" in subsection (B) with "P-9196".

The 1997 amendment, in subsection (A), deleted "Rock Hill No. 1", and, in subsection (B), substituted "P-9197" for "P-9196".

The 1998 amendment, in subsection (A), designated two polling places for Tega Cay; and in subsection (B), substituted "P-9198" for "P-9197".

The 1999 amendment inserted the New Home precinct, changed the map designation, and made other minor changes.

The 2004 amendment, in subsection (A), added "Doby's Bridge", "Fort Mill 2", "Orchard Park" and "Riverview" and, in subsection (B), substituted "Office of Research and Statistics" for "Division of Research and Statistical Services" in two places and "P-91-04" for "P-9199".

The 2007 amendment, in subsection (A), added "Airport", "Lakewood", "Laurel Creek" and "Mt. Gallant", and deleted "Museum"; in subsection (B), substituted "precincts in subsection (A)" for "above precincts", "P-91-07" for "P-91-04" and deleted "certified" preceding "copies" and "State Election Commission and the" preceding "Registration"; and, in subsection (C), substituted "precincts in subsection (A)" for "above precincts".

The first 2008 amendment, in subsection (A), added "Allison Creek", "Gold Hill", "McConnells", "Palmetto", "Steele Creek", "Tega Cay", "Waterstone" and "Windjammer" and deleted "Allison Creek Church", "McConnellsville", "Tega Cay 1", and "Tega Cay 2"; and, in subsection (B), substituted "P-91-08" for "P-91-07".

The second 2008 amendment, in subsection (A), added "Adnah", "Harvest", and "Old Pointe"; and, in subsection (B), substituted "P-91-08A" for "P-91-08".

The 2009 amendment, in subsection (A), added "Carolina", "Fairgrounds", "Ferry Branch", "Friendship", "Hollis Lakes", "Hopewell", "Independence" "Manchester", "Mill Creek", "Nation Ford", "Neelys Creek", "Old Pointe", "Pole Branch", "Six Mile", "Springfield", "Stateline", and "Wylie", substituted "Delphia" for "Delphos", "Dobys Bridge" for "Doby's Bridge", and "Oakridge" for "Oak Ridge", and deleted "Lesslie No. 1" and "Lesslie No. 2"; and, in subsection (B), substituted "P-91-09" for "P-91-08A".

2014 Act No. 143, Section 1, in subsection (B), substituted "P-91-14" for "P-91-09".

2014 Act No. 169, Section 1, in subsection (A), added "Baxter", substituted "Bethel" for "Bethel No. 1" and "Bethel No. 2", substituted "Clover" for "Clover No. 1" and "Clover No. 2", and added "Hampton Mill", "Kanawha", "Larne", "River's Edge", "River Hills", "Rock Creek", and "Roosevelt"; and in subsection (B), substituted "Control Board, or its successor agency," for "Control Board", and substituted "P-91-14a" for "P-91-09".