H*4475(Rat #0135, Act #0130 of 2014)  General Bill, By J.R. Smith, Clyburn, 
Hixon and Taylor
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN AIKEN COUNTY, SO AS
 TO REDESIGNATE VARIOUS EXISTING PRECINCTS, TO ADD THREE PRECINCTS, AND TO
 REDESIGNATE THE 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. - ratified title

   01/14/14  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 83)
   01/15/14  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 39)
   01/15/14  House  Roll call Yeas-53  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 39)
   01/16/14  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 238)
   01/21/14  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 18)
   01/21/14  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 18)
   02/06/14  Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)
   02/18/14  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
   02/18/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-44  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 31)
   02/19/14  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 26)
   02/27/14         Ratified R 135
   03/04/14         Signed By Governor
   03/11/14         Effective date 03/04/14
   03/14/14         Act No. 130

(A130, R135, H4475)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN AIKEN COUNTY, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE VARIOUS EXISTING PRECINCTS, TO ADD THREE PRECINCTS, AND TO REDESIGNATE THE 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.

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

Aiken County voting precincts revised

SECTION    1.    Section 7-7-40, of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 136 of 2010, is further amended to read:

"Section 7-7-40.    (A)    In Aiken County there are the following voting precincts:

Aiken No. 1

Aiken No. 2

Aiken No. 3

Aiken No. 4

Aiken No. 5

Aiken No. 6

Aiken No. 47

Anderson Pond No. 69

Ascauga Lake

Bath

Beech Island

Belvedere No. 9

Belvedere No. 44

Belvedere No. 62

Belvedere No. 74

Breezy Hill

Carolina Heights

Cedar Creek No. 64

China Springs

Clearwater

College Acres

Couchton

Eureka

Fox Creek No. 58

Fox Creek No. 73

Gem Lakes No. 60

Gem Lakes No. 77

Gloverville

Graniteville

Hammond

New Holland

Hitchcock No. 66

Hollow Creek

Jackson

Langley

Levels No. 52

Levels No. 72

Lynwood

Midland Valley No. 51

Midland Valley No. 71

Millbrook

Misty Lakes

Monetta

Montmorenci No. 22

Montmorenci No. 78

New Ellenton

North Augusta No. 25

North Augusta No. 26

North Augusta No. 27

North Augusta No. 28

North Augusta No. 29

North Augusta No. 54

North Augusta No. 55

North Augusta No. 67

North Augusta No. 68

Oak Grove

Perry

Redds Branch

Salley

Sandstone No. 70

Sandstone No. 79

Shaws Fork

Shiloh

Silver Bluff

Six Points No. 35

Six Points No. 46

Sleepy Hollow No. 65

South Aiken No. 75

South Aiken No. 76

Tabernacle

Talatha

Pine Forest

Vaucluse

Wagener

Ward

Warrenville

White Pond

Willow Springs

Windsor

(B)    The precinct lines defining the precincts provided in subsection (A) of this section are as shown on the official map prepared by and on file with the Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board designated as document P-03-14 and as shown on certified copies of the official map provided by the office to the State Election Commission and the Aiken County Board of Elections and Registration.

(C)    The polling places for the precincts provided in subsection (A) of this section must be established by the Aiken County Board of Elections and Registration with the approval of a majority of the county legislative delegation."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 27th day of February, 2014.

Approved the 4th day of March, 2014.