South Carolina § 7-13-1130 - Disposition of ballots found in wrong box and ballots folded together.
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§ 7-13-1130. Disposition of ballots found in wrong box and ballots folded together.
If ballots shall be found on opening the box, upon which shall appear the name of an office or the name of a person in connection with an office other than that for which the box in which such ballot is found shall be designated and labeled, these ballots shall be counted, if in counting the ballots for that office the number of ballots does not exceed the number of names on the poll list. If the number of names on the poll list is exceeded by counting all of the ballots, then none of the ballots for that office found in the incorrect box shall be counted. If, in counting, two or more like ballots shall be found folded together compactly, one shall be counted. The other shall be destroyed. But if they bear different names, all shall be destroyed and none counted.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 23-400.93; 1952 Code SECTION 23-358; 1950 (46) 2059; 1965 (54) 242; 1966 (54) 2340.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-13-1130 ("Disposition of ballots found in wrong box and ballots folded together.") 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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