South Carolina Code — 7
Browse 408 sections in division 7 of the South Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 7-1-10. Short title.
- § 7-1-20. Definitions.
- § 7-1-25. "Domicile" defined.
- § 7-1-30. Receipt of public aid does not disfranchise any citizen.
- § 7-1-40. Title applicable to all elections.
- § 7-1-50. Contesting election of Governor.
- § 7-1-60. Each multiple office is separate and distinct; candidate is to qualify for one specific office; ballots for multiple offices.
- § 7-1-70. Catawba Indians, otherwise qualified, are citizens.
- § 7-1-80. Liability of broadcasting station for defamatory statement by candidate.
- § 7-1-100. Availability to media of local ballot question and simplified explanation.
- § 7-1-110. Election law challenges.
- § 7-3-10. State Election Commission created; appointment; term; composition; vacancies; chairman; meetings; powers and duties; eligibility.
- § 7-3-20. Executive director of the State Election Commission.
- § 7-3-25. Noncompliant county boards of voter registration and elections.
- § 7-3-30. Notice of deletion of elector's name from roster of electors; appeal by elector; restoration of name.
- § 7-3-40. Reports to be furnished by Bureau of Vital Statistics.
- § 7-3-45. Reports of mentally incapacitated persons.
- § 7-3-50. Information to be furnished by boards.
- § 7-3-60. Clerks and magistrates shall report persons convicted of certain offenses.
- § 7-3-70. Reports furnished by Department of Motor Vehicles.
- § 7-5-10. Appointment of board members; previous offices abolished; training and certification requirements.
- § 7-5-20. Deputy members of boards.
- § 7-5-30. Duties of boards.
- § 7-5-40. Supplements to counties to help defray expenses of registration office.
- § 7-5-50. Prohibition on private funds.
- § 7-5-110. Persons must register in order to vote.
- § 7-5-120. Qualifications for registration; persons disqualified from registering or voting.
- § 7-5-125. Written notification of registration.
- § 7-5-130. Time and place where books must be kept open for registration.
- § 7-5-140. Additional days and hours for registration; notice of time and place.
- § 7-5-150. Closing registration books; registration of persons coming of age while books closed.
- § 7-5-155. Registration of electors by mail.
- § 7-5-160. Voter registration; permanent registration.
- § 7-5-170. Necessity for written application for registration; information to be contain on form; oaths; decisions on applications.
- § 7-5-175. Providing voter registration application forms to high school administration.
- § 7-5-180. Procedure for registration when qualification is completed after closing books.
- § 7-5-185. Electronic applications for voter registration.
- § 7-5-186. Statewide voter registration database.
- § 7-5-190. Security measures.
- § 7-5-210. Physically disabled persons may execute forms by mark.
- § 7-5-220. Certificates invalid at election within thirty days of issuance.
- § 7-5-230. Legal qualifications; challenges; proof of residency or domicile; appeals.
- § 7-5-240. Proceedings on appeal in court of common pleas.
- § 7-5-250. Right to and proceedings on further appeal to Supreme Court.
- § 7-5-280. State Election Commission shall furnish registration forms.
- § 7-5-310. Definitions; designations.
- § 7-5-320. Application for motor vehicle driver's license and voter registration.
- § 7-5-325. Address changes given under oath; fraud; penalties.
- § 7-5-330. Completion, receipt, and disposition of voter registration application; discretionary removal of elector.
- § 7-5-340. Duties of State Election Commission, removal of elector from official list.
- § 7-5-350. Annual voter list maintenance report.
- § 7-5-410. Maintenance and inspection of official registration records.
- § 7-5-420. Lists of voters for party primaries.
- § 7-5-430. Books for general and special elections.
- § 7-5-440. Failure to notify county board of voter registration and elections of change in address.
- § 7-5-460. Custody of books and return after election.
- § 7-5-470. Division of registration books into sections.
- § 7-5-610. Citizens entitled to vote in municipal elections.
- § 7-5-620. Production of identification and proof of residence.
- § 7-5-630. Municipal registration or enrollment not required.
- § 7-5-660. Preparation of registration books.
- § 7-5-670. Use and custody of registration books.
- § 7-5-675. Voter registration cards; use.
- § 7-7-10. Voting precincts established.
- § 7-7-15. Notice of change in polling place.
- § 7-7-30. Designation of voting precincts in Abbeville County.
- § 7-7-40. Designation of voting precincts in Aiken County.
- § 7-7-50. Designation of voting precincts in Allendale County.
- § 7-7-55. Establishment of polling places in Allendale County.
- § 7-7-80. Designation of voting precincts in Anderson County.
- § 7-7-90. Designation of voting precincts in Bamberg County.
- § 7-7-100. Designation of voting precincts in Barnwell County.
- § 7-7-110. Designation of voting precincts in Beaufort County.
- § 7-7-120. Designation of voting precincts in Berkeley County.
- § 7-7-130. Designation of voting precincts in Calhoun County.
- § 7-7-140. Designation of voting precincts in Charleston County.
- § 7-7-160. Designation of voting precincts in Cherokee County.
- § 7-7-170. Designation of voting precincts in Chester County.
- § 7-7-180. Designation of voting precincts in Chesterfield County.
- § 7-7-190. Designation of voting precincts in Clarendon County.
- § 7-7-200. Designation of voting precincts in Colleton County.
- § 7-7-210. Designation of voting precincts in Darlington County.
- § 7-7-220. Designation of voting precincts in Dillon County.
- § 7-7-230. Designation of voting precincts in Dorchester County.
- § 7-7-240. Designation of voting precincts in Edgefield County.
- § 7-7-250. Designation of voting precincts in Fairfield County.
- § 7-7-260. Designation of voting precincts in Florence County.
- § 7-7-270. Designation of voting precincts in Georgetown County.
- § 7-7-280. Designation of voting precincts in Greenville County.
- § 7-7-290. Designation of voting precincts in Greenwood County.
- § 7-7-300. Designation of voting precincts in Hampton County.
- § 7-7-310. Preparation of registration books for Estill precinct.
- § 7-7-320. Designation of voting precincts in Horry County.
- § 7-7-330. Designation of voting precincts in Jasper County.
- § 7-7-340. Designation of voting precincts in Kershaw County.
- § 7-7-350. Designation of voting precincts in Lancaster County.
- § 7-7-360. Designation of voting precincts in Laurens County.
- § 7-7-370. Designation of voting precincts in Lee County.
- § 7-7-380. Designation of voting precincts in Lexington County.
- § 7-7-390. Designation of voting precincts in McCormick County.
- § 7-7-400. Designation of voting precincts in Marion County.
- § 7-7-410. Designation of voting precincts in Marlboro County.
- § 7-7-420. Designation of voting precincts in Newberry County.
- § 7-7-430. Designation of voting precincts in Oconee County.
- § 7-7-440. Designation of voting precincts in Orangeburg County.
- § 7-7-450. Designation of voting precincts in Pickens County.
- § 7-7-465. Designation of voting precincts in Richland County.
- § 7-7-480. Designation of voting precincts in Saluda County.
- § 7-7-490. Designation of voting precincts in Spartanburg County.
- § 7-7-501. Designation of voting precincts in Sumter County.
- § 7-7-510. Designation of voting precincts in Union County.
- § 7-7-520. Designation of voting precincts in Williamsburg County.
- § 7-7-530. Designation of voting precincts in York County.
- § 7-7-710. State Election Commission shall report certain precincts to General Assembly for alteration; alteration by county boards of voter registration and elections where General Assembly fails to act.
- § 7-7-720. Notification to persons whose registration is transferred; removal from registration books of person whose notification is returned undelivered; restoration of name.
- § 7-7-730. Division of precincts having more than 750 electors.
- § 7-7-910. Designated polling places; alternative polling place.
- § 7-7-920. Places where electors shall vote in municipal elections.
- § 7-7-940. Procedure upon removal of elector from one precinct to another.
- § 7-7-950. Procedure when new precinct is established.
- § 7-7-960. Procedure upon change of ward or precinct boundaries; effect of annexation of part of county to municipality divided into wards.
- § 7-7-970. Change of location of voting place or name of precinct.
- § 7-7-980. Registration of officers and their spouses temporarily residing at capital or county seat.
- § 7-7-990. Barrier-free polling places for physically handicapped electors; criteria and procedures for use.
- § 7-7-1000. Pooling precincts in municipal elections.
- § 7-9-10. Certification and decertification of political parties.
- § 7-9-20. Qualifications for party membership and voting in primary election.
- § 7-9-70. County conventions.
- § 7-9-80. County conventions; organization and conduct of business.
- § 7-9-90. State committee.
- § 7-9-100. State convention.
- § 7-9-105. Use of state funds for state conventions prohibited.
- § 7-9-110. Conducting elections or primaries in facilities receiving state funds.
- § 7-11-10. Methods of nominating candidates.
- § 7-11-12. Joint election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor; qualifications; procedures.
- § 7-11-15. Qualifications to run as a candidate in general elections.
- § 7-11-20. Conduct of party conventions or party primary elections generally; presidential preference primaries.
- § 7-11-25. Advisory primaries conducted by political party.
- § 7-11-30. Convention nomination of candidates.
- § 7-11-40. Names and addresses of candidates for House of Representatives reported to State Election Commission.
- § 7-11-50. Substitution when party nominee dies, becomes disqualified, or resigns for legitimate nonpolitical reason.
- § 7-11-53. Nomination of substitute candidate.
- § 7-11-55. Substitution of candidates when nominee selected by primary election.
- § 7-11-70. Nomination by petition.
- § 7-11-71. Petitions in election for commissioners of public service districts.
- § 7-11-80. Form of nominating petition.
- § 7-11-85. Verification of petition; bases for rejection of petitioners.
- § 7-11-90. Unopposed candidates.
- § 7-11-210. Notice of candidacy and pledge.
- § 7-11-420. Amounts and proration of assessments to be paid by candidates for State Senator in multi-county districts.
- § 7-13-10. Time of general elections for federal, state, and county officers; conduct of general and special elections.
- § 7-13-15. Primaries to be conducted by State Election Commission and county boards of voter registration and elections on second Tuesday in June; filing fees.
- § 7-13-20. Time of general election for certain county officers.
- § 7-13-25. Early voting.
- § 7-13-30. Time of election of probate judges.
- § 7-13-35. Notice of general, municipal, special, and primary elections.
- § 7-13-40. Time of party primary; certification of names; verification of candidates' qualifications; filing fee.
- § 7-13-45. Acceptance of filings.
- § 7-13-50. Second and other primaries.
- § 7-13-60. Hours polls open.
- § 7-13-72. Managers of election.
- § 7-13-75. Members of local boards of voter registration and elections; political activity prohibited.
- § 7-13-80. Organization of voter registration and elections; managers and clerks; oaths.
- § 7-13-100. Managers shall take oath before opening polls.
- § 7-13-110. Residency requirements of chairmen, clerks, and managers of elections.
- § 7-13-120. Candidates and their relatives may not be managers or clerks.
- § 7-13-130. Managers' table; guard rail; general arrangement; preservation of right to vote and secrecy of ballot.
- § 7-13-140. Maintenance of order; police powers of managers.
- § 7-13-150. Penalty for failure to assist in maintaining order.
- § 7-13-160. Peace officers shall enter polling place only on request or to vote.
- § 7-13-170. Procedure when managers fail to attend, take charge of, or conduct election.
- § 7-13-180. Posting proposed constitutional amendments at polling place.
- § 7-13-190. Special elections to fill vacancies in office.
- § 7-13-310. Kinds of general election ballots; different colored paper to be used.
- § 7-13-315. Joint election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor; single vote.
- § 7-13-320. Ballot standards and specifications.
- § 7-13-325. Use of candidate's given name, derivative of, or nickname on ballot.
- § 7-13-330. Form of ballot; instructions.
- § 7-13-335. Arrangement of names on certain ballots.
- § 7-13-340. Printing and distribution of ballots.
- § 7-13-350. Certification of candidates; verification of qualifications.
- § 7-13-351. Nominees by petition.
- § 7-13-352. Date by which statement of candidacy must be filed; verification of candidates' qualifications.
- § 7-13-355. Time for submitting question to election commission for submission as referendum to electors.
- § 7-13-360. Place on ballot for write-in names.
- § 7-13-370. Death, withdrawal, or disqualification of candidate after name printed on ballot.
- § 7-13-380. Reprinting ballots to delete name of deceased or withdrawn candidate is optional.
- § 7-13-390. Limitations on withdrawal of candidacy.
- § 7-13-400. Form of ballot when questions are submitted.
- § 7-13-410. Ballots where both statewide and local constitutional amendments are submitted.
- § 7-13-420. Oath of printer of ballots and assistants.
- § 7-13-430. Ballots provided where voting machines not used; substitute ballots; penalties for failure to provide; failsafe ballots.
- § 7-13-440. Repealed.
- § 7-13-450. Use of voting machines does not prohibit use of separate ballots on certain questions.
- § 7-13-460. Use of paper ballots.
- § 7-13-610. Ballot specifications; separate ballots for each party.
- § 7-13-611. Arrangement of official county and state primary ballots.
- § 7-13-710. Proof of right to vote; signing poll list; comparison of signatures; provisional ballot; purpose of requirement.
- § 7-13-720. Oath of voter.
- § 7-13-730. Delivery and marking of ballot; deposit into ballot box.
- § 7-13-740. Number and construction of booths; only one voter in booth at a time; speaking to voter prohibited.
- § 7-13-760. Time when voter must leave booth and voting place; voter must be alone in booth and must not talk while voting.
- § 7-13-770. Unauthorized persons within guard rails; voters requiring assistance; minor children of qualified elector accompanying parent into booth.
- § 7-13-771. Voting by handicapped and elderly electors who cannot enter the polling place or cannot stand in line to vote.
- § 7-13-780. Designation of voters who may receive assistance.
- § 7-13-790. Substitute for marred or defaced ballot.
- § 7-13-800. Write-ins to be in handwriting of voter or authorized manager.
- § 7-13-810. Prevention of illegal voting or taking too much time; challenging voters.
- § 7-13-820. Voting by person whose name is not on registration book.
- § 7-13-825. Location of requirements to challenge a ballot.
- § 7-13-830. Procedure when voter challenged.
- § 7-13-840. Ballot boxes; number, location, construction, color, labeling.
- § 7-13-850. Closing polls; voters waiting may vote.
- § 7-13-860. Watchers; appointment, qualifications, identification, and conduct.
- § 7-13-1010. Additional oath of voters.
- § 7-13-1020. Absentee voting not permitted in primaries; exceptions.
- § 7-13-1030. Voting by National Guard when on duty.
- § 7-13-1040. No person may vote in more than one primary on same day.
- § 7-13-1110. Counting ballots and declaration of result; volunteer personnel may assist.
- § 7-13-1120. Disposition of improperly marked ballots.
- § 7-13-1130. Disposition of ballots found in wrong box and ballots folded together.
- § 7-13-1140. Procedure when too many ballots found in box or too many votes tabulated.
- § 7-13-1150. Accounting for ballots after election; returns; delivery of poll lists and other matters; unused ballots.
- § 7-13-1160. Reporting of election results to State Election Commission.
- § 7-13-1170. Ordering of new election by Governor.
- § 7-13-1320. Use of vote recorders in certain precincts; use of vote recorders of different kinds; number and capacity of vote records.
- § 7-13-1330. Vote recorders and optical scan voting systems; approval process; duration and changes.
- § 7-13-1340. Requirements for vote recorders or optical scan voting devices.
- § 7-13-1350. Payment for vote recorders.
- § 7-13-1360. Form and contents of ballot labels; primary elections.
- § 7-13-1370. Ballot cards.
- § 7-13-1371. Ballot cards used in conjunction with optical scanning device; instructions.
- § 7-13-1380. Write-in votes.
- § 7-13-1390. Labeling, preparation, and testing of vote recorders; custodians and deputies; examination by interested persons.
- § 7-13-1400. Delivery of vote recorders; duties of officials at polling places.
- § 7-13-1410. Duties of officials after closing of polls; review of ballots; duplicate ballots.
- § 7-13-1420. Observation by poll watchers after polls close.
- § 7-13-1430. Counting stations; processing and counting of ballots and preparation of summary sheets.
- § 7-13-1440. Witnesses are to observe at counting station.
- § 7-13-1450. Public display of vote recorders preceding election.
- § 7-13-1460. Use of paper ballots where use of vote recorders is not possible or practicable.
- § 7-13-1470. Procedure when vote recorder becomes out of order.
- § 7-13-1480. Custody, storage, and care of vote recorders.
- § 7-13-1490. Regulations, instructions, and forms.
- § 7-13-1500. Oath of person preparing or operating tabulating devices.
- § 7-13-1610. State Board of Voting Machine Commissioners.
- § 7-13-1620. Voting system approval process.
- § 7-13-1640. Voting machine requirements.
- § 7-13-1650. Experimental use of voting machines.
- § 7-13-1655. "Voting system" defined; State Election Commission duties.
- § 7-13-1670. Demonstrations with machines for instruction of voters.
- § 7-13-1680. Number of voting machines; type and use; repair; custody.
- § 7-13-1690. Employment and qualifications of custodians of voting machines.
- § 7-13-1700. Instruction of managers and clerks in use of machines; appointment of manager or clerk in emergency.
- § 7-13-1710. Voting machine ballots; arrangement of nominations.
- § 7-13-1720. Unopposed candidates in primaries.
- § 7-13-1730. Use of separate ballots on constitutional amendments and other public measures.
- § 7-13-1740. Sample or instruction ballots.
- § 7-13-1750. Preparation of machines for elections; party representatives may examine machines.
- § 7-13-1760. The boards of voter registration and elections shall see that machines and other equipment are in place and good order.
- § 7-13-1770. Duties of managers prior to opening polls; when machines may not be used for voting purposes.
- § 7-13-1780. Placement of voting machines in polling places.
- § 7-13-1790. Lights and screens.
- § 7-13-1800. Inspection of machines; covering of counter compartment kept locked; attendance at voting places.
- § 7-13-1810. Instructions of voters by model machine at polling place.
- § 7-13-1820. Persons within guard rail; time permitted voters to vote.
- § 7-13-1830. Instruction after voter has entered machine.
- § 7-13-1840. Assistance may be given to voters.
- § 7-13-1850. Write-in ballots.
- § 7-13-1860. Duty to protect machines against injury.
- § 7-13-1870. Procedure when voting machine becomes inoperative.
- § 7-13-1880. Canvass and return of vote; return of provisional and failsafe ballots.
- § 7-13-1890. Machines shall remain locked after election; certification of managers or election; verification of results of election.
- § 7-13-1900. Use of voting machines for primary elections.
- § 7-13-1910. Possession of voting machine key by unauthorized person.
- § 7-13-1920. Tampering with voting machine.
- § 7-13-1930. Other provisions of this Title applicable to use of voting machines.
- § 7-13-2110. Authorization of simplified or more detailed explanation of proposed constitutional amendments.
- § 7-13-2120. Constitutional Ballot Commission.
- § 7-13-2130. Jurisdiction of proceedings challenging explanations.
- § 7-13-2210. General or special election.
- § 7-13-2220. Primary election.
- § 7-15-10. Duties of State Election Commission.
- § 7-15-20. Construction.
- § 7-15-110. Persons qualified to register to vote by absentee ballot.
- § 7-15-120. Registration forms.
- § 7-15-175. Article shall not be construed as allowing registration after books have been closed.
- § 7-15-200. Furnishing of election materials to persons requesting absentee ballots.
- § 7-15-210. Specifications for return-addressed envelopes.
- § 7-15-220. Signing and witnessing of oath of absentee ballot applicant; exception.
- § 7-15-230. Marking and return of ballot; ballot shall not be counted unless oath signed and ballot returned prior to closing of polls.
- § 7-15-260. Responsibilities of political parties conducting municipal primary; expenses.
- § 7-15-310. Definitions.
- § 7-15-320. Persons qualified to vote by absentee ballot.
- § 7-15-330. Time of application for absentee ballot; application in person.
- § 7-15-340. Form of application for absentee ballot.
- § 7-15-360. Furnishing ballots and envelopes.
- § 7-15-365. Ballots and instructions furnished by county board of voter registration and elections.
- § 7-15-370. Furnishing ballots and envelopes; duties of county board of voter registration and elections.
- § 7-15-375. Return envelope for absentee ballot.