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1976 South Carolina Code of Laws
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Title 7 - Elections

CHAPTER 19.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FEDERAL ELECTIONS

SECTION 7-19-10. Election of United States Senators.

A United States Senator shall be elected at the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of any United States Senator from this State.

SECTION 7-19-20. Filling vacancies in office of United States Senator.

In case of a vacancy in the office of United States Senator from death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor may fill the place by appointment which shall be for the period of time intervening between the date of such appointment and January third following the next succeeding general election. But in the event any such vacancy shall occur less than one hundred days prior to any general election, the appointment shall be for the period of time intervening between the date of such appointment and January third following the second general election next succeeding. The Governor shall within five days after any such appointment order an election to be held in connection with and at the time of the general election immediately preceding the expiration date of such appointment if at the expiration of such appointment an unexpired term shall remain.

SECTION 7-19-30. Election of Representatives in Congress.

Representatives in the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States shall be chosen at each general election in the several congressional districts by the qualified voters thereof.

SECTION 7-19-40. Division of State into six congressional districts.

The State is hereby divided into six congressional districts, as follows:

DISTRICT 1



Area Population



Berkeley County

BERKELEY .............................................................. 2,461

BONNEAU ............................................................... 2,692

CARNES CROSS ROADS .................................................... 5,180

CORDESVILLE ........................................................... 1,407

GOOSE CREEK 1 ......................................................... 8,764

GOOSE CREEK 2 ........................................................ 27,371

GOOSE CREEK 3 ......................................................... 7,511

HANAHAN .............................................................. 13,096

LEBANON ................................................................. 678

MACEDONIA ............................................................. 2,229

MCBETH ................................................................ 1,169

MONCKS CORNER ......................................................... 9,896

PIMLICO ............................................................... 1,268

PINOPOLIS ............................................................. 1,966

WASSAMASSAW ........................................................... 2,804

WIDE AWAKE ........................................................... 21,702

Charleston County

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 10 ................................................... 182

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 11 .................................................... 90

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 12 ................................................... 314

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 13 ................................................... 398

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 14 ................................................... 309

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 15 ................................................... 172

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 16 ..................................................... 0

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 17 ................................................... 346

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 18 ..................................................... 0

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 19 ..................................................... 0

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 1 ...................................................... 0

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 20 ..................................................... 0

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 2 .................................................... 617

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 3 .................................................... 704

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 4 .................................................... 524

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 5 ..................................................... 19

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 6 .................................................... 305

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 7 .................................................... 116

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 8 .................................................... 120

AIR FORCE BASE NO. 9 ..................................................... 62

AWENDAW ............................................................... 1,276

CHARLESTON 10 ......................................................... 1,743

CHARLESTON 11

Tract 0007.00

Blocks: 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 301, 302, 303, 305 ...... 292

CHARLESTON 1 .......................................................... 1,128

CHARLESTON 2 .......................................................... 1,203

CHARLESTON 3 .......................................................... 2,610

CHARLESTON 4 ............................................................ 478

CHARLESTON 5 .......................................................... 3,076

CHARLESTON 6 .......................................................... 1,471

CHARLESTON 7 ............................................................ 789

CHRIST CHURCH 1 ....................................................... 1,888

CHRIST CHURCH 2 ....................................................... 2,180

CHRIST CHURCH 3 ....................................................... 1,027

CHRIST CHURCH 4 ......................................................... 793

CHRIST CHURCH 5 ....................................................... 1,682

CHRIST CHURCH 6 ......................................................... 468

CHRIST CHURCH 7 ....................................................... 1,637

CHRIST CHURCH 8 ....................................................... 7,248

CHRIST CHURCH 9 ....................................................... 2,998

DEER PARK 1 ........................................................... 3,600

DEER PARK 2 ........................................................... 5,771

DEER PARK 3 ........................................................... 2,300

FOLLY BEACH ........................................................... 1,255

ISLE OF PALMS 1 ......................................................... 929

ISLE OF PALMS 2 ....................................................... 2,751

JAMES ISLAND 10 ....................................................... 1,718

JAMES ISLAND 11 ....................................................... 1,898

JAMES ISLAND 12 ....................................................... 1,586

JAMES ISLAND 13 ......................................................... 965

JAMES ISLAND 14 ....................................................... 1,223

JAMES ISLAND 15 ....................................................... 2,259

JAMES ISLAND 16 ......................................................... 594

JAMES ISLAND 17 ......................................................... 950

JAMES ISLAND 18 ......................................................... 496

JAMES ISLAND 19 ......................................................... 749

JAMES ISLAND 1 ........................................................ 1,718

Tract 0020.03

Blocks: 315, 316, 401, 404B, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411,

412, 413 ......................................................... 259

JAMES ISLAND 20 ....................................................... 1,507

JAMES ISLAND 21 ....................................................... 1,372

JAMES ISLAND 22 ....................................................... 1,809

JAMES ISLAND 2 ............................................................ 0

JAMES ISLAND 4 .......................................................... 809

JAMES ISLAND 5 ........................................................ 2,527

JAMES ISLAND 6 ........................................................ 1,243

JAMES ISLAND 7 .......................................................... 859

JAMES ISLAND 8 ........................................................ 1,289

JAMES ISLAND 9 ........................................................ 2,110

JOHNS ISLAND 1 ........................................................ 3,057

JOHNS ISLAND 2 ........................................................ 1,557

JOHNS ISLAND 3

Tract 0021.01

Blocks: 101B, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 1209,

110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A,

120B, 120C, 120D, 120F, 120G, 120H, 121, 122, 123A, 123B,

124A, 124B, 125, 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D, ....................... 1,315

Tract 0021.02

Blocks: 101, 102A, 102B, 102C, 102D, 103, 104, 205 ................. 189

JOHNS ISLAND 5 ........................................................ 1,631

LADSON ................................................................ 3,133

LINCOLNVILLE .......................................................... 1,050

MCCLELLANVILLE 1 ........................................................ 852

MCCLELLANVILLE 2 ........................................................ 339

MOUNT PLEASANT 10 ..................................................... 1,110

MOUNT PLEASANT 11 ..................................................... 1,175

MOUNT PLEASANT 1 ........................................................ 824

MOUNT PLEASANT 2 ...................................................... 1,790

MOUNT PLEASANT 3 ...................................................... 1,308

MOUNT PLEASANT 4 ...................................................... 1,054

MOUNT PLEASANT 5 ...................................................... 1,637

MOUNT PLEASANT 6 ...................................................... 1,905

MOUNT PLEASANT 7 ...................................................... 1,254

MOUNT PLEASANT 8 ...................................................... 1,334

MOUNT PLEASANT 9 ...................................................... 3,345

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 10 .................................................... 24

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 11 ..................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 12 ..................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 13 ..................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 14 ..................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 15 ..................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 16 ..................................................... 2

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 17 ................................................... 110

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 18 .................................................... 56

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 19 ................................................... 256

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 1 ...................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 20 .................................................... 33

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 2 ...................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 3 .................................................. 5,694

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 4 ...................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 5 ...................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 6 ...................................................... 4

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 7 ...................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 8 ...................................................... 0

NAVAL SHIPYARD NO. 9 ..................................................... 92

NORTH CHARLESTON 12 ................................................... 4,176

NORTH CHARLESTON 13 ................................................... 3,617

NORTH CHARLESTON 14 ................................................... 4,852

NORTH CHARLESTON 15 ................................................... 1,949

NORTH CHARLESTON 18 ................................................... 1,701

NORTH CHARLESTON 19 ................................................... 1,479

NORTH CHARLESTON 20 ................................................... 1,564

NORTH CHARLESTON 21 ..................................................... 727

NORTH CHARLESTON 22 ..................................................... 681

NORTH CHARLESTON 23 ................................................... 1,195

NORTH CHARLESTON 24 ................................................... 1,282

NORTH CHARLESTON 25 ................................................... 1,168

NORTH CHARLESTON 26 ................................................... 1,750

NORTH CHARLESTON 27 ..................................................... 623

NORTH CHARLESTON 28 ................................................... 1,155

NORTH CHARLESTON 29 ................................................... 1,155

NORTH CHARLESTON 30 ................................................... 2,190

NORTH CHARLESTON 31 ................................................... 2,195

NORTH CHARLESTON 32 ................................................... 3,632

NORTH CHARLESTON 33 ................................................... 4,531

NORTH CHARLESTON 6 .................................................... 1,767

SAINT ANDREWS 10 ...................................................... 1,082

SAINT ANDREWS 14 ...................................................... 2,108

SAINT ANDREWS 15 ........................................................ 871

SAINT ANDREWS 16 ...................................................... 1,567

SAINT ANDREWS 17 ...................................................... 2,193

SAINT ANDREWS 18 ........................................................ 990

SAINT ANDREWS 19 ...................................................... 1,966

SAINT ANDREWS 1 ....................................................... 1,141

SAINT ANDREWS 20 ...................................................... 2,929

SAINT ANDREWS 22 ...................................................... 1,417

SAINT ANDREWS 23 ...................................................... 2,181

SAINT ANDREWS 26 ...................................................... 1,004

SAINT ANDREWS 27 ...................................................... 2,781

SAINT ANDREWS 28 ...................................................... 2,294

SAINT ANDREWS 29 ...................................................... 3,146

SAINT ANDREWS 2 ....................................................... 1,745

SAINT ANDREWS 30 ...................................................... 1,032

SAINT ANDREWS 31 ...................................................... 5,830

SAINT ANDREWS 32 ...................................................... 3,670

SAINT ANDREWS 4 ....................................................... 1,718

SAINT ANDREWS 5 ....................................................... 1,418

SAINT ANDREWS 6 ......................................................... 288

SAINT ANDREWS 7 ....................................................... 1,627

SAINT ANDREWS 8 ....................................................... 1,067

SAINT ANDREWS 9 ....................................................... 1,065

ST JAMES - SANTEE ..................................................... 1,157

SULLIVANS ISLAND ...................................................... 1,623

Dorchester County

ASHBOROUGH ............................................................ 4,007

BEECH HILL ............................................................ 1,160

CAROLINA .............................................................. 2,242

CLEMSON ............................................................... 2,495

COASTAL ............................................................... 6.608

DORCHESTER ............................................................ 2,633

FLOWERTOWN ............................................................ 2,502

GERMAN TOWN ........................................................... 1,685

GIVHANS ............................................................... 1,688

GREENWAVE ............................................................. 2,651

GREGG ................................................................ 10,744

IRONGATE .............................................................. 4,530

KNIGHTSVILLE .......................................................... 4,183

NEWINGTON ............................................................. 2,760

NORTH SUMMERVILLE ..................................................... 2,772

RIDGEVILLE ............................................................ 3,332

SAUL DAM ................................................................ 269

SPANN ................................................................. 1,231

STALLSVILLE ........................................................... 1,580

TRANQUIL .............................................................. 2,686

TROLLEY ............................................................... 4,115

TUPPERWAY ............................................................. 4,183

Georgetown County ...................................................... 46,302

Horry County .......................................................... 144,053

DISTRICT TOTAL ........................................................ 581,127

PERCENT VARIATION ....................................................... 0.002

DISTRICT 2



Area Population



Aiken County

COLLEGE ACRES ......................................................... 1,566

COUCHTON .............................................................. 1,947

LEVELS

Tract 0215.00

Blocks: 101A, 101B, 102, 103, 111, 112B, 112C, 113B, 114B,

114C, 114D, 116B, 117B, 118B, 119B, 125B, 218, 219A, 219B,

225D, 226B, 226C, 227, 303, 304A, 304B, 304C, 304D, 305,

306A, 306B, 307, 308A, 308B, 309A, 309B, 310, 311A, 311B,

311C, 312A, 312B, 313A, 313B, 314A, 314B, 314C, 314D, 314E,

315, 316, 320, 321, 323, 324, 325, 326A, 326B, 403B, 404B,

405E, 406, 407B, 408B, 409B .................................... 1,790

Tract 0216.01

Blocks: 366A, 366B, 419B, 424B ....................................... 0

Tract 0216.02

Blocks: 101A, 101B, 101C, 102A, 102B, 103, 104A, 104B, 105A,

105B, 105C, 106A, 106B, 106C, 107, 108A, 108B, 109, 110,

111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 11, 119, 210A, 201B, 202A, 202B,

203A, 203B, 311A, 311B ........................................... 988

MILLBROOK ............................................................. 3,567

MONTMORENCI ........................................................... 1,381

REDDS BRANCH .......................................................... 1,384

SHAWS FORK .............................................................. 668

SHILOH ................................................................ 1,961

WHITE POND .............................................................. 783

WINDSOR ............................................................... 1,685

Allendale County ....................................................... 11,722

Barnwell County ........................................................ 20,293

Beaufort County

AS 10 ..................................................................... 0

AS 11 ..................................................................... 0

AS 12 ..................................................................... 0

AS 1 ...................................................................... 0

AS 2 ...................................................................... 0

AS 3 .................................................................... 760

AS 4 ...................................................................... 0

AS 5 ...................................................................... 0

AS 6 ...................................................................... 0

AS 7 ...................................................................... 0

AS 8 ...................................................................... 0

AS 9 ...................................................................... 0

BEAUFORT 1A ............................................................. 545

BEAUFORT 1B ........................................................... 1,108

BEAUFORT 2 ............................................................ 1,381

BEAUFORT 3 ............................................................ 1,798

BLUFFTON 1 ............................................................ 2,348

BLUFFTON 2 ............................................................ 3,784

BURTON 1A ............................................................. 1,846

BURTON 1B ............................................................. 3,316

BURTON 2A ............................................................. 1,815

BURTON 2B ............................................................. 2,047

BURTON 2C ............................................................. 1,500

BURTON 3 .............................................................. 1,774

CHECHESSEE .............................................................. 660

DAUFUSKIE ............................................................... 122

HILTON HEAD 10 .......................................................... 223

HILTON HEAD 11 ........................................................ 2,165

HILTON HEAD 12 ........................................................ 1,184

HILTON HEAD 13 ........................................................ 1,696

HILTON HEAD 14 ........................................................ 1,317

HILTON HEAD 15A ......................................................... 938

HILTON HEAD 15B ......................................................... 571

HILTON HEAD 1 ......................................................... 1,990

HILTON HEAD 2 ......................................................... 2,074

HILTON HEAD 3 ........................................................... 730

HILTON HEAD 4A .......................................................... 927

HILTON HEAD 4B ........................................................ 1,921

HILTON HEAD 5A ........................................................ 1,032

HILTON HEAD 5B .......................................................... 888

HILTON HEAD 6A .......................................................... 676

HILTON HEAD 6B ........................................................ 1,207

HILTON HEAD 7 ......................................................... 1,633

HILTON HEAD 8 ......................................................... 1,785

HILTON HEAD 9 ......................................................... 1,025

LADYS ISLAND 1A ....................................................... 1,451

LADYS ISLAND 1B ......................................................... 968

LADYS ISLAND 2A ....................................................... 1,032

LADYS ISLAND 3A ....................................................... 1,595

LB 10 .................................................................... 55

LB 1 .................................................................... 301

LB 2 .................................................................... 319

LB 3 .................................................................... 273

LB 4 ...................................................................... 5

LB 5 ..................................................................... 14

LB 6 .................................................................. 1,096

LB 7 .................................................................... 489

LB 8 .................................................................... 922

LB 9 .................................................................... 604

MOSSY OAKS 1A ......................................................... 1,641

MOSSY OAKS 1B ........................................................... 960

MOSSY OAKS 2 .......................................................... 1,888

PI 10 ..................................................................... 0

PI 1 ...................................................................... 0

PI 2 .................................................................. 1,278

PI 3 .................................................................. 1,030

PI 4 .................................................................... 535

PI 5 .................................................................... 255

PI 6 .................................................................. 1,256

PI 7 .................................................................... 387

PI 8 .................................................................... 701

PI 9 .................................................................. 1,730

PORT ROYAL 1 .......................................................... 1,357

PORT ROYAL 2 .......................................................... 1,609

SAINT HELENA 1A ....................................................... 1,568

SAINT HELENA 1B ....................................................... 1,689

SAINT HELENA 2A ......................................................... 524

SAINT HELENA 2B ....................................................... 1,687

SAINT HELENA 2C ....................................................... 1,111

SEABROOK 1 ............................................................ 1,681

SEABROOK 2 .............................................................. 915

SEABROOK 3 ............................................................ 1,519

Calhoun County

BETHEL ................................................................ 1,104

CENTER HILL ........................................................... 1,050

DIXIE ................................................................. 2,779

FALL BRANCH ............................................................. 498

MURPH MILL .............................................................. 548

SANDY RUN ............................................................. 1,509

ST. MATTHEWS .......................................................... 1,971

Colleton County

ASHTON ................................................................ 1,104

BELLS ................................................................... 373

HORSE PEN ............................................................... 608

HUDSON'S MILL ........................................................... 544

LODGE ................................................................... 679

PENIEL .................................................................. 609

PETITS .................................................................. 194

RICE PATCH .............................................................. 971

RUFFIN .................................................................. 506

SNIDERS ................................................................. 873

STOKES .................................................................. 710

WALTERBORO 1 .......................................................... 2,694

WALTERBORO 4 .......................................................... 4,006

WILLIAMS ................................................................ 516

WOLFE CREEK ............................................................. 505

Hampton County ......................................................... 18,191

Jasper County .......................................................... 15,487

Lexington County ...................................................... 167,111

Orangeburg County

COPE .................................................................... 815

CORDOVA ............................................................... 4,171

EAST NORTH ............................................................ 1,581

EAST SPRINGFIELD ........................................................ 917

LIMESTONE

Tract 0109.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 116,

117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 133, 134, 135, 139, 140, 141,

142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153,

154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165,

166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 203, 204, 205, 206,

207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218,

219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 269, 270 .................... 1,857

Tract 0120.00

Blocks: 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361,

362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373,

374, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392,

393, 394, 395, 396, 397 .......................................... 681

NEESES-LIVINGSTON ..................................................... 1,784

NORWAY ................................................................ 1,977

ORANGEBURG WARD 10 .................................................... 1,103

ORANGEBURG WARD 1 ..................................................... 1,246

ORANGEBURG WARD 6 ..................................................... 1,357

ORANGEBURG WARD 7 ....................................................... 887

ORANGEBURG WARD 8 ....................................................... 788

ORANGEBURG WARD 9 ....................................................... 797

PINEHILL-BOLEN ........................................................ 2,394

SUBURBAN 4 .............................................................. 978

SUBURBAN 5 ............................................................ 1,951

SUBURBAN 6 ............................................................ 1,789

SUBURBAN 7 ............................................................ 1,890

SUBURBAN 8 ............................................................ 1,039

SUBURBAN 9 ............................................................ 2,383

WEST NORTH ............................................................ 1,838

WEST SPRINGFIELD ........................................................ 858

Richland County

ARCADIA ............................................................... 3,751

BALLENTINE ............................................................ 3,358

BLYTHEWOOD ............................................................ 5,002

BRANDON ............................................................... 2,405

BRIARWOOD ............................................................. 2,577

COOPER ................................................................ 3,522

E FOREST ACRES ........................................................ 2,113

ESTATES ............................................................... 2,715

FJ 10 ..................................................................... 0

FJ 11 ................................................................... 942

FJ 12 ................................................................... 597

FJ 13 ................................................................... 546

FJ 14 ..................................................................... 5

FJ 15 ..................................................................... 5

FJ 16 ..................................................................... 0

FJ 17 ................................................................. 2,109

FJ 18 ..................................................................... 0

FJ 19 ..................................................................... 0

FJ 1 ...................................................................... 0

FJ 20 ..................................................................... 0

FJ 21 ................................................................. 3,017

FJ 2 ...................................................................... 0

FJ 3 .................................................................... 444

FJ 4 .................................................................... 475

FJ 5 ..................................................................... 72

FJ 6 ...................................................................... 7

FJ 7 ...................................................................... 0

FJ 8 .................................................................. 3,073

FJ 9 ...................................................................... 0

FORT JACKSON .......................................................... 1,179

HAMPTON ............................................................... 2,897

HARBISON .............................................................. 4,609

HORRELL HILL .......................................................... 4,303

HUNTING CREEK ........................................................... 493

KEELS ................................................................. 4,481

KILLIAN ............................................................... 1,490

KINGSWOOD ............................................................. 3,234

LYKESLAND ............................................................. 4,511

MIDWAY ................................................................ 4,266

MILL CREEK ............................................................ 2,124

MONTICELLO ............................................................ 3,526

N FOREST ACRES ........................................................ 2,020

NEW FRIARSGATE ........................................................ 5,227

NORTH SPRINGS ......................................................... 5,194

OAKWOOD ............................................................... 1,815

OLD FRIARSGATE ........................................................ 2,137

PENNINGTON ............................................................ 1,747

PINE LAKES ............................................................ 4,432

PINEWOOD .............................................................. 1,897

PONTIAC ............................................................... 4,298

RIVERSIDE ............................................................. 5,657

S FOREST ACRES ........................................................ 2,283

SATCHELFORD ........................................................... 1,176

SPRING VALLEY ......................................................... 6,917

SPRINGVILLE ........................................................... 3,226

ST ANDREWS ............................................................ 2,215

WALDEN ................................................................ 8,877

WARD 1 ................................................................ 7,428

WARD 10 ............................................................... 2,211

WARD 12 ............................................................... 2,172

WARD 13 ............................................................... 2,942

WARD 14 ............................................................... 2,183

WARD 15 ............................................................... 1,188

WARD 16 ............................................................... 1,432

WARD 17 ............................................................... 2,099

WARD 23 ............................................................... 1,518

WARD 24 ............................................................... 1,181

WARD 25 ............................................................... 2,160

WARD 27 ............................................................... 4,048

WARD 34 ............................................................... 1,792

WARD 6 ................................................................ 1,973

WHITEWELL ............................................................. 7,121

WILDEWOOD ............................................................. 4,367

WOODFIELD ............................................................. 5,573

WOODLANDS ............................................................. 3,992

DISTRICT TOTAL ........................................................ 581,099

PERCENT VARIATION ...................................................... -0.003

DISTRICT 3



Area Population



Abbeville County ....................................................... 23,862

Aiken County

AIKEN 1 ............................................................... 1,428

AIKEN 2 ............................................................... 2,617

AIKEN 3 ............................................................... 2,234

AIKEN 47 .............................................................. 1,821

AIKEN 4 ............................................................... 2,336

AIKEN 5 ............................................................... 2,656

AIKEN 6 ............................................................... 1,744

BATH .................................................................. 1,749

BEECH ISLAND .......................................................... 2,166

BELVIDERE 44 .......................................................... 2,260

BELVIDERE 45 .......................................................... 4,684

BELVIDERE 9 ........................................................... 2,277

BREEZY HILL ........................................................... 2,035

CAROLINA HEIGHTS ...................................................... 2,242

CHINA SPRINGS ......................................................... 2,258

CLEARWATER ............................................................ 1,511

EUREKA ................................................................ 1,281

FOX CREEK ............................................................. 2,253

GLOVERVILLE ........................................................... 1,577

GRANITEVILLE .......................................................... 2,759

HAMMOND ............................................................... 2,546

HOLLOW CREEK .......................................................... 5,298

JACKSON ............................................................... 2,843

JORDANTOWN ............................................................ 1,130

LANGLEY ............................................................... 2,843

LEVELS

Tract 0216.02

Blocks: 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125 ..................... 264

LYNWOOD ............................................................... 1,608

MONETTA ............................................................... 1,319

NEW ELLENTON .......................................................... 2,515

NEW HOLLAND ............................................................. 844

NORTH AUGUSTA 25 ...................................................... 1,949

NORTH AUGUSTA 26 ...................................................... 3,548

NORTH AUGUSTA 27 ...................................................... 1,911

NORTH AUGUSTA 28 ...................................................... 2,142

NORTH AUGUSTA 29 ...................................................... 1,547

NORTH AUGUSTA 54 ...................................................... 1,851

NORTH AUGUSTA 55 ...................................................... 1,465

OAK GROVE ............................................................... 864

PERRY ................................................................. 1,287

SALLEY .................................................................. 990

SAVANNAH RIVER SITE ....................................................... 0

SIX POINTS 35 ......................................................... 1,431

SIX POINTS 46 ......................................................... 2,370

TABERNACLE .............................................................. 795

TALATHA ............................................................... 4,351

TOWN CREEK ............................................................ 1,103

VAUCLUSE ................................................................ 904

WAGENER ............................................................... 2,209

WARD .................................................................. 1,562

WARRENSVILLE .......................................................... 2,202

WILLOW SPRINGS ........................................................ 3,641

Anderson County ....................................................... 145,196

Edgefield County ....................................................... 18,375

Greenwood County ....................................................... 59,567

Laurens County

BAILEYS ............................................................... 1,747

BARKSDALE NARNI ....................................................... 1,003

BREWERTON ............................................................... 737

CLINTON 1 BOX 1 ....................................................... 2,534

CLINTON 1 BOX 2 ....................................................... 6,527

CLINTON MILL .......................................................... 3,470

CROSS HILL ............................................................ 1,656

DANIELS STORE ........................................................... 145

DIALS ................................................................... 405

EKOM .................................................................... 296

GRAY COURT ............................................................ 1,531

HICKORY TAVERN ........................................................ 1,509

HOPEWELL ................................................................ 496

JOANNA ................................................................ 1,979

JONES STORE

Tract 9801.00

Blocks: 213A, 213C, 222, 223, 224A, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229,

230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 314, 315,

316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323A, 323B, 324A, 324B,

324C, 325, 326, 327, 328A, 328B, 328C, 329A, 329B, 330A,

330B, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337A, 337B, 338, 340,

341, 342, 343, 344A, 344B, 345, 346A, 346B, 347A, 347B,

348B, 349A, 351, 353, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 366,

367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 374, 385, 396, 397 .................... 1,574

LONG BRANCH ........................................................... 1,633

LYDIA MILL ............................................................ 1,969

MADDENS ............................................................... 1,563

MOUNT OLIVE ............................................................. 411

MOUNT PLEASANT .......................................................... 283

MOUNTVILLE .............................................................. 889

ORA ..................................................................... 436

OWINGS .................................................................. 972

POPLAR SPRINGS .......................................................... 689

PRINCETON ............................................................... 528

RENNO ................................................................... 323

SHADY GROVE ............................................................. 508

SHILOH .................................................................. 268

TIP TOP ............................................................... 1,194

TRINITY RIDGE ......................................................... 1,473

WARD 1 .................................................................. 537

WARD 2 ................................................................ 1,044

WARD 3 ................................................................ 1,344

WARD 4 ................................................................ 2,496

WARD 5 ................................................................ 2,454

WARD 6 ................................................................ 2,034

WATERLOO .............................................................. 1,409

WATTSVILLE ............................................................ 2,734

WOODVILLE ............................................................. 1,483

McCormick County ........................................................ 8,868

Oconee County .......................................................... 57,494

Pickens County ......................................................... 93,894

Saluda County .......................................................... 16,357

DISTRICT TOTAL ........................................................ 581,116

PERCENT VARIATION ...................................................... -0.000

DISTRICT 4



Area Population



Greenville County .................................................... 320,167

Laurens County

COOKS STORE ............................................................ 684

GRAYS .................................................................. 492

JONES STORE

Tract 9801.00

Blocks: 224B ....................................................... 33

LANFORD ................................................................ 553

PLEASANT MOUND ......................................................... 442

STEWART STORE .......................................................... 764

YOUNGS ................................................................. 841

Spartanburg County ................................................... 226,800

Union County .......................................................... 30,337

DISTRICT TOTAL ....................................................... 581,113

PERCENT VARIATION ..................................................... -0.001

DISTRICT 5



Area Population



Cherokee County ........................................................ 44,506

Chester County ......................................................... 32,170

Chesterfield County .................................................... 38,577

Darlington County

ANTIOCH ............................................................... 2,242

BURNT BRANCH BETHEL ................................................... 2,836

CLYDE BLACK CREEK ..................................................... 1,511

DARLINGTON 1 ............................................................ 491

DARLINGTON 2 .......................................................... 2,645

DARLINGTON 3 .......................................................... 4,279

DARLINGTON 6 .......................................................... 2,433

DOVESVILLE ............................................................ 1,353

HARTSVILLE 1 .......................................................... 1,216

HARTSVILLE 2&3 ........................................................ 1,143

HARTSVILLE 4 .......................................................... 1,439

HARTSVILLE 5 .......................................................... 3,568

HARTSVILLE 6 .......................................................... 3,556

HARTSVILLE 7 .......................................................... 2,014

HARTSVILLE 8A ......................................................... 2,968

HARTSVILLE 8B ......................................................... 2,515

HIGH HILL INDIAN BRANCH

Tract 0109.00

Blocks: 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312,

313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326,

327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338,

339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350,

351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362,

401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 412, 413, 414,

417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428,

429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440,

441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 453, 454, 455,

456, 457, 458, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531,

533, 534, 535, 536 ............................................. 1,777

Tract 0115.00

Blocks: 201, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222,

224, 225, 226, 227, 303, 304 ..................................... 691

KELLYTOWN ............................................................. 1,990

LAKE SWAMP ............................................................ 1,588

MONT CLARE MECHANICSVILLE ............................................. 1,975

OATS PHILADELPHIA ..................................................... 1,325

POND HOLLOW NEW MARKET ................................................ 1,392

SOCIETY HILL .......................................................... 1,195

SWIFT CREEK ........................................................... 1,447

Dillon County .......................................................... 29,114

Fairfield County ....................................................... 22,295

Kershaw County ......................................................... 43,599

Lancaster County ....................................................... 54,516

Lee County

ASHLAND ................................................................. 233

ASHWOOD ................................................................. 856

BISHOPVILLE 3 ......................................................... 1,339

BISHOPVILLE 4 ......................................................... 1,946

CEDAR CREEK ............................................................. 502

HICKORY HILL ............................................................ 357

IONA .................................................................... 904

LUCKNOW ................................................................. 648

MANVILLE ................................................................ 775

RATTLESNAKE SPRINGS ..................................................... 534

SHROCKS MILL ............................................................ 108

SPRING HILL ............................................................. 794

ST MATTHEWS ............................................................. 241

STOKES BRIDGE ........................................................... 720

TURKEY CREEK ............................................................ 280

WOODROW ................................................................. 423

Marlboro County ........................................................ 29,361

Newberry County ........................................................ 33,172

Sumter County

BURNS DOWNS ............................................................. 975

CAUSEWAY BRANCH ....................................................... 2,126

CHERRYVALE ............................................................ 1,935

DALZELL HOUSE ......................................................... 3,954

FOLSOM PARK ........................................................... 2,990

GREEN SWAMP ........................................................... 2,525

HAMPTON PARK .......................................................... 1,232

HILLCREST ............................................................. 2,493

HORSEPEN BRANCH ....................................................... 1,985

MCCRAYS MILL NORTH .................................................... 1,984

MCCRAYS MILL SOUTH .................................................... 2,236

MILLWOOD .............................................................. 2,731

MULBERRY .............................................................. 1,604

OAKLAND PLANTATION .................................................... 3,574

OSWEGO ................................................................ 1,020

PALMETTO PARK ......................................................... 2,203

POCOTALIGO ............................................................ 3,966

PRIVATEER ............................................................. 3,743

SALTERSTOWN ........................................................... 1,665

SECOND MILL ........................................................... 1,266

SHAW 10 ............................................................... 6,695

SHAW 11 ................................................................... 0

SHAW 12 ................................................................... 0

SHAW 13 ................................................................... 0

SHAW 14 ................................................................... 0

SHAW 15 ................................................................... 0

SHAW 16 ................................................................... 0

SHAW 1 ................................................................ 1,260

SHAW 2 .................................................................. 339

SHAW 3 .................................................................. 407

SHAW 4 .................................................................. 430

SHAW 5 .................................................................. 394

SHAW 6 .................................................................. 281

SHAW 7 ................................................................ 1,908

SHAW 8 .................................................................. 625

SHAW 9 .................................................................. 229

SUNSET ................................................................ 1,868

SWAN LAKE ............................................................. 1,432

York County ........................................................... 131,497

DISTRICT TOTAL ........................................................ 581,131

PERCENT VARIATION ....................................................... 0.002

DISTRICT 6



Area Population



Bamberg County ......................................................... 16,902

Beaufort County

DALE LOBECO ........................................................... 1,244

SHELDON 1 ............................................................. 1,052

SHELDON 2 ............................................................... 898

Berkeley County

ALVIN ................................................................. 1,205

BETHERA ................................................................. 357

CAINHOY ............................................................... 2,293

CROSS ................................................................. 2,738

EADYTOWN ................................................................ 983

HILTON CROSS ROAD ..................................................... 2,380

HUGER ................................................................. 1,269

JAMESTOWN ............................................................... 760

RUSSELLVILLE .......................................................... 1,941

SAINT STEPHEN ......................................................... 4,223

SHULERVILLE HH .......................................................... 433

Calhoun County

CAMERON ................................................................. 996

CRESTON ................................................................. 358

FORT MOTTE .............................................................. 379

LONE STAR ............................................................. 1,073

MIDWAY .................................................................. 488

Charleston County

ADAMS RUN 2 ........................................................... 1,149

CHARLESTON 11

Tract 0007.00

Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 110, 111, 201, 208,

210, 304 ......................................................... 272

CHARLESTON 12 ........................................................... 734

CHARLESTON 13 ......................................................... 1,116

CHARLESTON 14 ........................................................... 881

CHARLESTON 15 ........................................................... 722

CHARLESTON 16 ........................................................... 984

CHARLESTON 17 ......................................................... 1,676

CHARLESTON 18 ......................................................... 1,469

CHARLESTON 19 ......................................................... 2,864

CHARLESTON 20 ......................................................... 1,570

CHARLESTON 21 ......................................................... 1,338

CHARLESTON 22 ........................................................... 730

CHARLESTON 23 ......................................................... 1,296

CHARLESTON 24 ........................................................... 879

CHARLESTON 25 ......................................................... 1,552

CHARLESTON 26 ........................................................... 952

CHARLESTON 27 ........................................................... 994

CHARLESTON 28 ........................................................... 992

CHARLESTON 29 ......................................................... 1,047

CHARLESTON 30 ......................................................... 2,795

CHARLESTON 8 .......................................................... 1,438

CHARLESTON 9 .......................................................... 1,123

EDISTO ................................................................ 1,318

HOLLYWOOD ............................................................. 2,198

JAMES ISLAND 1

Tract 0020.03

Blocks: 208, 209, 214A, 214B, 225, 226, 306B, 307, 308, 309,

317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 402, 403, 404A, 405 ......... 1,064

JAMES ISLAND 3 ........................................................ 1,428

JOHNS ISLAND 3

Tract 0021.01

Blocks: 101A, 120E, 126A, 126B, 126C, 126D, 127, 129, 130 .......... 283

Tract 0021.02

Blocks: 202, 203, 204, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213,

214, ........................................................... 1,217

JOHNS ISLAND 4 ........................................................ 1,157

MEGGETT 1 ............................................................. 2,340

MEGGETT 2 ............................................................... 969

no name for (0190154) ................................................. 1,764

NORTH CHARLESTON 4 .................................................... 1,481

NORTH CHARLESTON 10 ................................................... 1,265

NORTH CHARLESTON 11 ................................................... 2,091

NORTH CHARLESTON 16 ................................................... 1,300

NORTH CHARLESTON 17 ................................................... 1,886

NORTH CHARLESTON 1 .................................................... 3,431

NORTH CHARLESTON 2 .................................................... 1,080

NORTH CHARLESTON 3 .................................................... 2,945

NORTH CHARLESTON 5 .................................................... 1,952

NORTH CHARLESTON 7 .................................................... 2,072

NORTH CHARLESTON 8 .................................................... 1,533

NORTH CHARLESTON 9 .................................................... 3,541

RAVENEL 1 ............................................................. 1,738

RAVENEL 2 ............................................................. 1,210

SAINT ANDREWS 11 ...................................................... 1,726

SAINT ANDREWS 12 ...................................................... 2,272

SAINT ANDREWS 13 ...................................................... 1,983

SAINT ANDREWS 21 ...................................................... 1,849

SAINT ANDREWS 24 ...................................................... 2,118

SAINT ANDREWS 25 ...................................................... 1,031

SAINT ANDREWS 3 ....................................................... 1,132

WADMALAW 1 ............................................................ 1,266

WADMALAW 2 ............................................................ 1,304

Clarendon County ....................................................... 28,450

Colleton County

BEREA ................................................................... 138

CANADY'S ................................................................ 602

COTTAGEVILLE .......................................................... 2,614

EDISTO BEACH ............................................................ 351

EDISTO .................................................................. 524

GREEN POND ............................................................ 1,380

HENDERSONVILLE ........................................................ 1,921

JACKSONBORO ............................................................. 631

MAPLE CANE .............................................................. 677

MASHAWVILLE ........................................................... 1,015

PEOPLES ................................................................. 497

RITTER ................................................................ 1,489

ROUND O ................................................................. 657

SIDNEY .................................................................. 390

SMOAKS ................................................................ 1,332

WALTERBORO 2 .......................................................... 3,303

WALTERBORO 3 .......................................................... 2,898

Darlington County

DARLINGTON 4 .......................................................... 2,349

DARLINGTON 5 .......................................................... 2,871

HIGH HILL INDIAN BRANCH

Tract 0109.00

Blocks: 410, 411, 415, 416, 450, 451, 452, 504, 505, 506,

507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521,

522, 532 ......................................................... 800

LAMAR 1 ............................................................... 1,308

LAMAR 2 NEWMAN SWAMP .................................................. 2,078

PALMETTO .............................................................. 2,856

Dorchester County

DELEMARS ................................................................ 505

FOUR HOLE ............................................................. 1,428

GROVER NO. 1 ............................................................ 890

GROVER NO. 3 ............................................................ 221

HARLEYVILLE ............................................................. 980

INDIAN FIELD .......................................................... 1,972

REEVESVILLE ........................................................... 1,338

ROSINVILLE ............................................................ 1,819

ROSSES .................................................................. 889

ST. GEORGE NO. 1 ...................................................... 2,248

ST. GEORGE NO. 2 ........................................................ 714

Florence County ....................................................... 114,344

Lee County

BISHOPVILLE 1 ......................................................... 1,031

BISHOPVILLE 2 ......................................................... 1,317

CYPRESS ................................................................. 667

ELLIOTT ................................................................. 808

LYNCHBURG ............................................................. 1,302

MOUNT CLIO .............................................................. 504

SAINT CHARLES ......................................................... 1,426

SOUTH LYNCHBURG ......................................................... 722

Marion County .......................................................... 33,899

Orangeburg County

BETHEL .................................................................. 809

BROOKDALE ............................................................. 1,152

EAST HOLLY HILL ....................................................... 2,770

EDISTO ................................................................ 1,276

ELCOREE ............................................................... 2,534

FOUR HOLES .............................................................. 864

JAMISON ............................................................... 1,985

LIMESTONE

Tract 0109.00

Blocks: 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 123, 124, 125, 126,

127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 136, 137, 138 ...................... 237

NIX ................................................................... 3,098

NORTH BOWMAN .......................................................... 2,353

NORTH BRANCHVILLE ..................................................... 1,400

NORTH EUTAWVILLE ...................................................... 1,985

ORANGEBURG WARD 2 ..................................................... 1,426

ORANGEBURG WARD 3 ..................................................... 1,098

ORANGEBURG WARD 4 ..................................................... 3,969

ORANGEBURG WARD 5 ....................................................... 938

PROVIDENCE ............................................................ 1,983

ROWESVILLE .............................................................. 725

SANTEE ................................................................ 2,726

SOUTH BOWMAN .......................................................... 1,243

SOUTH BRANCHVILLE ....................................................... 785

SOUTH EUTAWVILLE ...................................................... 2,273

SUBURBAN 1 ............................................................ 1,670

SUBURBAN 2 ............................................................ 1,699

SUBURBAN 3 ............................................................ 2,122

VANCE ................................................................. 1,817

WEST HOLLY HILL ....................................................... 2,707

WHITTAKER ............................................................. 2,098

Richland County

ARDINCAPLE .............................................................. 832

BLUFF ................................................................. 3,910

COLLEGE PLACE ......................................................... 3,822

DENNYSIDE ............................................................. 1,390

DENTSVILLE ............................................................ 4,141

EASTOVER .............................................................. 3,897

EDGEWOOD .............................................................. 4,011

FAIRLAWN .............................................................. 2,539

FAIRWOPID ............................................................. 1,654

GADSDEN ............................................................... 2,563

GARNERS ............................................................... 1,131

GREENVIEW ............................................................. 2,955

HOPKINS ............................................................... 4,266

KEENAN ................................................................ 2,951

LINCOLNSHIRE .......................................................... 3,944

MEADOWLAKE ............................................................ 5,050

OLYMPIA ............................................................... 2,320

RIDGEWOOD ............................................................. 1,933

WARD 11 ............................................................... 3,191

WARD 18 ............................................................... 2,835

WARD 19 ............................................................... 2,721

WARD 2 .................................................................. 885

WARD 20 ............................................................... 2,451

WARD 21 ............................................................... 3,172

WARD 22 ............................................................... 2,368

WARD 29 ............................................................... 1,604

WARD 30 ............................................................... 2,298

WARD 31 ............................................................... 1,956

WARD 32 ............................................................... 2,808

WARD 33 ............................................................... 1,858

WARD 3 ................................................................ 2,437

WARD 4 ................................................................ 3,088

WARD 5 ................................................................ 2,421

WARD 7 ................................................................ 3,195

WARD 8 ................................................................ 2,061

WARD 9 ................................................................ 2,716

Sumter County

BATES ................................................................. 1,495

BIRNIE ................................................................ 1,829

BROGDON ............................................................... 2,008

CONCORD ............................................................... 1,751

CROSSWELL ............................................................. 2,634

DELAINE ............................................................... 3,978

HORATIO ................................................................. 752

LEMIRA ................................................................ 2,275

LORING ................................................................ 2,074

MAGNOLIA .............................................................. 1,107

MANCHESTER FOREST ..................................................... 2,196

MAYESVILLE ............................................................ 1,218

MORRIS COLLEGE ........................................................ 2,505

OLD POCALLA ............................................................. 655

PINEWOOD .............................................................. 1,645

PLEASANT GROVE TRINITY .................................................. 658

REMBERT ............................................................... 3,251

SALEM ................................................................... 659

SAVAGE GLOVER ......................................................... 1,188

SHILOH .................................................................. 495

SOUTH LIBERTY ......................................................... 1,282

SOUTH RED BAY ......................................................... 1,662

STONE HILL ............................................................ 1,223

TAYLORS ................................................................. 937

WILDER ................................................................ 1,085

Williamsburg County .................................................... 36,815

DISTRICT TOTAL ........................................................ 581,117

PERCENT VARIATION ...................................................... 0.0000

SECTION 7-19-50. Each congressional district shall elect one member of Congress; procedure after new apportionment.

Until the next apportionment be made by the Congress of the United States, each of such congressional districts shall be entitled to elect one member to represent this State in the Congress of the United States. After such new apportionment by Congress the General Assembly shall divide the State into as many congressional districts as the State is entitled to members in the House of Representatives.

SECTION 7-19-60. Writs of election in case State is given more Representatives.

In case the Congress of the United States shall by any new apportionment give to this State more than six members of the House of Representatives and the General Assembly shall not be in session, the Governor shall by proclamation issue writs of election for congressmen at large, one or more, as the case may be.

SECTION 7-19-70. Election of presidential electors; certificates of appointment.

Unless otherwise provided, the election of presidential electors shall be conducted and the returns made in the manner prescribed by this chapter for the election of state officers.

The names of candidates for electors of President and Vice President nominated by any political party recognized in this State under Section 7-9-10 or by a valid petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State but shall not be printed on the ballot. In place of their names, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-13-320, there shall be printed on the ballot the names of the candidates for President and Vice President of each political party recognized in this State and the names of any petition candidates for President and Vice President. A vote for the candidates named on the ballot shall be a vote for the electors of the party by which those candidates were nominated or the electors of petition candidates whose names have been filed with the Secretary of State.

Upon receipt of the certified determination of the Board of State Canvassers and delivered to him in accordance with Section 7-17-300, the Secretary of State, under his hand and the seal of his office, as required by Section 7-17-310, shall certify to the Governor the names of the persons elected to the office of elector for President and Vice President of the United States as stated in the certified determination, who shall be deemed appointed as electors.

It shall be the duty of the Governor, as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the appointment of the electors pursuant to the laws of the State providing for the election and appointment of the electors, to communicate by registered mail under the seal of the State to the Administrator of General Services a certificate of appointment of the electors, setting forth the names of the electors and the canvass or other ascertainment under the laws of this State of the number of votes given or cast for each person for whose appointment any and all votes have been given or cast. It shall also thereupon be the duty of the Governor to deliver to the electors of the State, on or before the day on which they are required by law to meet, six duplicate originals of the same certificate under the seal of the State. If there shall have been any final determination in the manner provided for by law of a controversy or contest concerning the appointment of all or any of the electors, it shall be the duty of the Governor, as soon as practicable after the determination, to communicate under the seal of the State to the Administrator of General Services a certificate of such determination.

SECTION 7-19-80. Candidate for elector shall declare for which candidates he will vote; elector shall vote for candidates for whom he declared.

Each candidate for presidential and vice-presidential elector shall declare which candidate for president and vice-president he will vote for if elected. Those elected shall vote for the president and vice-president candidates for whom they declared. Any person selected to fill a vacancy in the electoral college shall vote for the candidates the elector whose place he is taking had declared for. The declaration shall be made to the Secretary of State on such form as he may require not later than sixty days prior to the general election for electors. No candidate for president and vice-president elector shall have his name placed on the ballot who fails to make such declaration by the prescribed time. Any elector who votes contrary to the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of violating the election laws of this State and upon conviction shall be punished according to law. Any registered elector shall have the right to institute proper action to require compliance with the provisions of this section. The Attorney General shall institute criminal action for any violation of the provision of this section. Provided, the executive committee of the party from which an elector of the electoral college was elected may relieve the elector from the obligation to vote for a specific candidate when, in its judgment, circumstances shall have arisen which, in the opinion of the committee, it would not be in the best interest of the State for the elector to cast his ballot for such a candidate.

SECTION 7-19-90. Meeting of electors; organization; balloting and certification of results.

The electors for President and Vice President shall convene at the capitol, in the office of the Secretary of State, at eleven in the forenoon, on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December next following their appointment, and shall proceed to effect a permanent organization by the election of a president and secretary from their own body. The electors shall next proceed to fill by ballot and by plurality of votes all vacancies in the electoral college occasioned by the death, refusal to serve, or neglect to attend, of any elector. The electors shall then and there vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves.

The electors shall make and sign six certificates of all the votes given by them for President and Vice President, each of which certificates shall contain two distinct lists, one of the votes for President and the other for Vice President, and shall annex to each of the certificates one of the lists of the electors which shall have been furnished to them by the Secretary of State by direction of the Governor. The electors shall seal up separately the certificates and lists of the electors so made by them, and certify upon each that the list of all the votes of the State given for President, and of all of the votes given for Vice President are contained therein.

SECTION 7-19-100. Disposition of certificates and lists.

The electors shall dispose of the certificates so made by them and the lists attached thereto in the following manner:

First. They shall forthwith forward by registered mail one of the certificates and lists to the President of the Senate at the seat of government.

Second. Two of the certificates and lists shall be delivered to the Secretary of State of South Carolina, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate, and the other shall be preserved by him for one year and shall be a part of the public records of his office and shall be open to public inspection.

Third. On the day thereafter they shall forward by registered mail two of the certificates and lists to the Administrator of General Services at the seat of government, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate.

Fourth. They shall forthwith cause the other of the certificates and lists to be delivered to the judge of the district in which the electors shall have assembled.

SECTION 7-19-110. Compensation and expenses of electors.

Every elector for this State for the election of a president and vice-president of the United States who shall attend at any election of those officers and give his vote at the time and place appointed by law shall be entitled to receive for his attendance at such election and for traveling to and from his place of residence by the most usual route the regular mileage, subsistence and per diem allowance authorized for state boards, committees and commissions to be paid from appropriations to the office of the Secretary of State.

SECTION 7-19-120. Duties of State officials.

The Governor, Secretary of State and other State officers shall perform such duties and functions in respect to the election of electors, the election of the President and Vice-President of the United States and certification of electors and results of such election as provided by the acts of Congress in relation thereto.





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