South Carolina § 7-13-1470 - Procedure when vote recorder becomes out of order.
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§ 7-13-1470. Procedure when vote recorder becomes out of order.
If any vote recorder being used in any election shall become out of order during such election, it shall be repaired, if possible, or another vote recorder substituted by the custodian or county election officials as promptly as possible, for which purpose the governing body of the county may purchase as many extra vote recorders as it may deem necessary, but in case such repair or substitution cannot be made, paper ballots, printed or written and of any suitable form, may be used for the taking of votes.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 23-400.117; 1970 (56) 2022.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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