South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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S. 715

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Coleman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7202ahb13.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4204

Introduced in the Senate on May 22, 2013
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Chester County voting precincts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/22/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
   5/22/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/22/2013

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-170, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF PRECINCTS IN CHESTER COUNTY, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE CERTAIN PRECINCTS, TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE NAMES OF THESE PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AND MAINTAINED BY THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, AND TO CORRECT ARCHAIC LANGUAGE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 7-7-170 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 240 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"Section 7-7-170.    (A)    In Chester County there are the following voting precincts:

Baldwin Mill;

Baton Rouge;

Beckhamville;

Blackstock;

Edgemoor;

Eureka Mill;

Fort Lawn;

Halsellville;

Hazelwood;

Lando;

Lansford;

Lowrys;

Richburg;

Rodman;

Rossville;

Wilksburg;

Great Falls Nos. 1 and 2;

Great Falls No. 3;

Chester, Ward 1;

Chester, Ward 2;

Chester, Ward 3; and

Chester, Ward 4.

Chester, Ward 5

(B)    The precinct lines defining the above precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on maps filed with the clerk of court of the county and also the official map prepared by and on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Division Office of Research and Statistical Services Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board designated as document P-23-13 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the Registration and Election Commission of Chester County by the Office of Research and Statistics.

(C)    The polling places for the above precincts must be determined by the Registration and Election Commission of Chester County Election Commission with the approval of a majority of the Chester County Legislative Delegation."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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