South Carolina § 7-1-25 - "Domicile" defined.

§ 7-1-25. "Domicile" defined.

(A) A person's residence is his domicile. "Domicile" means a person's fixed home where he has an intention of returning when he is absent. A person has only one domicile.

(B) For voting purposes, a person has changed his domicile if he (1) has abandoned his prior home and (2) has established a new home, has a present intention to make that place his home, and has no present intention to leave that place.

(C) For voting purposes, a spouse may establish a separate domicile.

(D) For voting purposes, factors to consider in determining a person's intention regarding his domicile include, but are not limited to:

(1) a voter's address reported on income tax returns;

(2) a voter's real estate interests, including the address for which the legal residence tax assessment ratio is claimed pursuant to Section 12-43-220(c);

(3) a voter's physical mailing address;

(4) a voter's address on driver's license or other identification issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles;

(5) a voter's address on legal and financial documents;

(6) a voter's address utilized for educational purposes, such as public school assignment and determination of tuition at institutions of higher education;

(7) a voter's address on an automobile registration;

(8) a voter's address utilized for membership in clubs and organizations;

(9) the location of a voter's personal property;

(10) residence of a voter's parents, spouse, and children; and

(11) whether a voter temporarily relocated due to medical care for the voter or for a member of the voter's immediate family.

HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 103, SECTION 1, eff June 30, 1999; 2011 Act No. 27, SECTION 1, eff May 18, 2011.