South Carolina § 7-5-30 - Duties of boards.
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§ 7-5-30. Duties of boards.
Such boards shall register and conduct the registration of the electors who shall apply for registration in their respective counties as herein required. Their office shall be at the county seat, and they shall keep a record of all their official acts and proceedings. Provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the boards of registration from taking their registration books across adjoining county lines to register qualified electors of their respective county whose regular place of employment is in an adjoining county or who are otherwise unable to get to the county seat during office hours to register. One member of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of registering or refusing to register applications for registration.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 23-52; 1952 Code SECTION 23-52; 1950 (46) 2059; 1967 (55) 634; 1978 Act No. 391, eff Feb. 2, 1978; 2014 Act No. 196 (S.815), SECTION 5, eff June 2, 2014.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-5-30 ("Duties of boards.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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