S*1416(Rat #0465, Act #0440 of 1996)  General Bill, By Gregory
 A Bill to amend Section 7-7-350, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to voting precincts in Lancaster County, so as to redesignate the
 precincts and add an official document designation which is maintained and
 kept on file with the Division of Research and Statistical Services of the
 Budget and Control Board, and to authorize the polling places for the
 precincts in Lancaster County be established by the County Board of Elections
 and Voter Registration subject to the approval by a majority of the Lancaster
 County Legislative Delegation.

   05/15/96  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference
   05/21/96  Senate Read second time SJ-44
   05/21/96  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-44
   05/22/96  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-30
   05/22/96  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-8
   05/23/96  House  Read second time HJ-14
   05/28/96  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-10
   05/30/96         Ratified R 465
   06/06/96         Became law without Governor's signature
   06/06/96         Effective date 01/01/97
   07/02/96         Copies available
   07/02/96         Act No. 440

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTING PRECINCTS IN LANCASTER COUNTY, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE THE PRECINCTS AND ADD AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT DESIGNATION WHICH IS MAINTAINED AND KEPT ON FILE WITH THE DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL SERVICES OF THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE POLLING PLACES FOR THE PRECINCTS IN LANCASTER COUNTY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.

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

Precincts in Lancaster County

SECTION 1. Section 7-7-350 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 7-7-350. (A) In Lancaster County there are the following voting precincts:

Antioch;

Belaire;

Camp Creek;

Carmel;

Chesterfield Avenue;

Douglas;

Dwight;

Elgin;

Erwin Farm;

Gooch's Cross Road;

Heath Springs;

Hyde Park;

Jacksonham;

Kershaw North;

Kershaw South;

Lancaster East;

Lancaster West;

Lynwood Drive;

Midway;

Pleasant Hill;

Pleasant Valley;

Rich Hill;

Riverside;

Spring Hill;

Unity;

Van Wyck; and

Wylie Park.

(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on maps filed with the clerk of court of the county and also on file with the State Election Commission as provided and maintained by the Division of Research and Statistical Services of the State Budget and Control Board designated as document P-5796.

(C) The polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be established by the Lancaster County Board of Elections and Voter Registration subject to approval by a majority of the Lancaster County Legislative Delegation."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 1997.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/6/96.