H*4216(Rat #0117, Act #0093 of 2013)  General Bill, By Bales, Ballentine and 
Neal

Similar(H 3724)
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-465, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN RICHLAND COUNTY, SO
 AS TO REVISE AND ADD CERTAIN PRECINCTS, TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH
 THE NAMES AND PRECINCT LINES OF THESE PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AS MAINTAINED BY
 THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD,
 TO CORRECT REFERENCES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATE PRECINCT POLLING PLACES
 UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS. - ratified title

   05/23/13  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 15)
   05/30/13  House  Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 56)
   05/30/13  House  Amended (House Journal-page 65)
   05/30/13  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 65)
   05/30/13  House  Roll call Yeas-98  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 67)
   05/30/13  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 68)
   05/31/13  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 2)
   06/04/13  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (Senate Journal-page 17)
   06/05/13  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 41)
   06/05/13  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 41)
   06/05/13  Senate Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 41)
   06/06/13  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 39)
   06/06/13  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 75)
   06/06/13  House  Roll call Yeas-67  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 76)
   06/11/13         Ratified R 117
   06/14/13         Signed By Governor
   06/20/13         Effective date 01/01/14
   06/24/13         Act No. 93

(A93, R117, H4216)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-465, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN RICHLAND COUNTY, SO AS TO REVISE AND ADD CERTAIN PRECINCTS, TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE NAMES AND PRECINCT LINES OF THESE PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AND MAINTAINED BY THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, TO CORRECT REFERENCES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATE PRECINCT POLLING PLACES UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS.

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

Richland County voting precincts revised

SECTION    1.    Section 7-7-465 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 24 of 2007, is further amended to read:

"Section 7-7-465.    (A)    In Richland County there are the following voting precincts:

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Ward 6

Ward 7

Ward 8

Ward 9

Ward 10

Ward 11

Ward 12

Ward 13

Ward 14

Ward 15

Ward 16

Ward 17

Ward 18

Ward 19

Ward 20

Ward 21

Ward 22

Ward 23

Ward 24

Ward 25

Ward 26

Ward 29

Ward 30

Ward 31

Ward 32

Ward 33

Ward 34

Arcadia

Ardincaple

Ballentine 1

Ballentine 2

Barrier Free

Beatty Road

Bluff

Blythewood 1

Blythewood 2

Blythewood 3

Bookman

Brandon 1

Brandon 2

Briarwood

Bridge Creek

Caughman Road

College Place

Cooper

Dennyside

Dentsville

Dutch Fork 1

Dutch Fork 2

Dutch Fork 3

Dutch Fork 4

Eastover

Edgewood

Estates

Fairlawn

Fairwold

East Forest Acres

North Forest Acres

South Forest Acres

Friarsgate 1

Friarsgate 2

Old Friarsgate

Gadsden

Garners

Greenview

Gregg Park

Hampton

Harbison 1

Harbison 2

Hopkins 1

Hopkins 2

Horrell Hill

Hunting Creek

Keels 1

Keels 2

Keenan

Kelly Mill

Killian

Kingswood

Lake Carolina

Lincolnshire

Longcreek

Longleaf

Lykesland

Mallet Hill

Meadowfield

Meadowlake

McEntire

Midway

Mill Creek

Monticello

North Springs 1

North Springs 2

North Springs 3

Oak Pointe 1

Oak Pointe 2

Oak Pointe 3

Oakwood

Olympia

Parkridge 1

Parkridge 2

Parkway 1

Parkway 2

Parkway 3

Pennington 1

Pennington 2

Pine Grove

Pine Lakes 1

Pine Lakes 2

Pinewood

Polo Road

Pontiac 1

Pontiac 2

Rice Creek 1

Rice Creek 2

Ridge View 1

Ridge View 2

Ridgewood

Riverside

Riversprings 1

Riversprings 2

Riversprings 3

Riverwalk

Round Top

St. Andrews

Sandlapper

Satchelford

Skyland

South Beltline

Spring Hill

Spring Valley

Spring Valley West

Springville 1

Springville 2

Trenholm Road

Trinity

Valhalla

Valley State Park

Walden

Webber

Westminster

Whitewell

Wildewood

Woodfield

Woodlands

(B)    The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board designated as document P-79-13 and as shown on copies of the official map provided to the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Richland County by the Office of Research and Statistics.

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

(D)    If the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Richland County determines that a precinct contains no suitable location for a polling place, the board, upon approval by a majority of the county's legislative delegation, may locate the polling place inside the county and within five miles of the precinct's boundaries."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect on January 1, 2014.

Ratified the 11th day of June, 2013.

Approved the 13th day of June, 2013.