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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-551; 1952 Code § 23-551; 1942 Code § 2331; 1932 Code § 2331; Civ. C. '22 § 264; 1914 (29) 592; 1942 (42) 1520.
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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-552; 1952 Code § 23-552; 1942 Code § 2331; 1932 Code § 2331; Civ. C. '22 § 264; 1914 (29) 592; 1942 (42) 1520.
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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-553; 1952 Code § 23-553; 1942 Code § 2332; 1932 Code § 2332; Civ. C. '22 § 265; Civ. C. '12 § 262; Civ. C. '02 § 236; G. S. 112; R. S. 194; 1882 (17) 1117 § 25.
SECTION 7-19-35. Repealed.
HISTORY: Former Section, titled Division of state into congressional districts, had the following history: 2011 Act No. 75, Pt II, § 2, eff August 1, 2011. Repealed by 2022 Act No. 118, Pt II, § 2, eff January 26, 2022.
SECTION 7-19-45. Division of state into seven congressional districts.
The State is divided into seven congressional districts as follows:
DISTRICT 1: | | | | | Area | Population | | | | | | | County: Beaufort SC | 187,117 | | County: Berkeley SC | 229,861 | | County: Charleston SC | | | Awendaw | 1,621 | | Christ Church | 1,164 | | Edisto Island | 1,884 | | Folly Beach 1 | 920 | | Folly Beach 2 | 1,196 | | Isle of Palms 1A | 1,120 | | Isle of Palms 1B | 1,524 | | Isle of Palms 1C | 1,758 | | James Island 10 | 2,195 | | James Island 11 | 2,559 | | James Island 12 | 1,661 | | James Island 13 | 2,088 | | James Island 14 | 1,129 | | James Island 15 | 2,166 | | James Island 17 | 2,355 | | James Island 19 | 2,233 | | James Island 1A | 2,687 | | James Island 1B | 1,408 | | James Island 2 | 7,318 | | James Island 20 | 1,976 | | James Island 22 | 1,920 | | James Island 3 | 1,069 | | James Island 5A | 1,875 | | James Island 5B | 1,108 | | James Island 6 | 2,102 | | James Island 7 | 2,684 | | James Island 8A | 1,842 | | James Island 8B | 2,568 | | James Island 9 | 1,837 | | Johns Island 1A | 2,742 | | Johns Island 1B | 3,313 | | Johns Island 3A | 5,443 | | Johns Island 3B | 2,184 | | Johns Island 4 | 1,860 | | Kiawah Island | 2,012 | | McClellanville | 1,975 | | Mt. Pleasant 1 | 1,904 | | Mt. Pleasant 10 | 1,358 | | Mt. Pleasant 11 | 1,903 | | Mt. Pleasant 12 | 3,436 | | Mt. Pleasant 13 | 1,630 | | Mt. Pleasant 14 | 2,113 | | Mt. Pleasant 15 | 2,919 | | Mt. Pleasant 16 | 948 | | Mt. Pleasant 17 | 3,786 | | Mt. Pleasant 18 | 1,528 | | Mt. Pleasant 19 | 2,968 | | Mt. Pleasant 2 | 1,564 | | Mt. Pleasant 20 | 1,715 | | Mt. Pleasant 21 | 2,194 | | Mt. Pleasant 22 | 2,266 | | Mt. Pleasant 23 | 2,724 | | Mt. Pleasant 24 | 1,040 | | Mt. Pleasant 25 | 1,402 | | Mt. Pleasant 26 | 734 | | Mt. Pleasant 27 | 4,062 | | Mt. Pleasant 28 | 1,560 | | Mt. Pleasant 29 | 385 | | Mt. Pleasant 3 | 1,914 | | Mt. Pleasant 30 | 2,607 | | Mt. Pleasant 31 | 2,093 | | Mt. Pleasant 32 | 3,609 | | Mt. Pleasant 33 | 5,428 | | Mt. Pleasant 34 | 2,358 | | Mt. Pleasant 35 | 7,539 | | Mt. Pleasant 36 | 2,481 | | Mt. Pleasant 37 | 4,732 | | Mt. Pleasant 38 | 2,331 | | Mt. Pleasant 39 | 5,875 | | Mt. Pleasant 4 | 2,032 | | Mt. Pleasant 5 | 1,644 | | Mt. Pleasant 6 | 2,648 | | Mt. Pleasant 7 | 1,353 | | Mt. Pleasant 8 | 1,193 | | Mt. Pleasant 9 | 1,354 | | Sullivans Island | 1,891 | | Town of Seabrook | 2,178 | | Wadmalaw Island 1 | 1,406 | | Wadmalaw Island 2 | 1,442 | | County Charleston SC Subtotal | 179,743 | | County: Colleton SC | | | Edisto Beach | 1,253 | | Green Pond | 1,105 | | County Colleton SC Subtotal | 2,358 | | County: Dorchester SC | | | Ashborough East | 2,166 | | Ashborough East 2 | 1,045 | | Ashborough West | 924 | | Ashborough West 2 | 1,538 | | Bacons Bridge | 3,470 | | Bacons Bridge 2 | 1,332 | | Beech Hill | 1,657 | | Beech Hill 2 | | | | Tract 108.01 | | | | Blocks: 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4012, 4013, 4014 | 2,191 | | Beech Hill 2 Subtotal | 2,191 | | Brandymill | 993 | | Brandymill 2 | 1,956 | | Briarwood | 2,153 | | Briarwood 2 | 1,522 | | Briarwood 3 | 1,008 | | Butternut | 2,971 | | Carolina | 2,965 | | Central | 2,206 | | Central 2 | 2,486 | | Clemson | 2,367 | | Clemson 2 | 4,253 | | Clemson 3 | 2,849 | | Coastal | 2,082 | | Coastal 2 | 2,266 | | Coastal 3 | 1,179 | | Coosaw | 4,919 | | Coosaw 2 | 3,371 | | Coosaw 3 | 2,322 | | Cypress | | | | Tract 105.01 | | | | Blocks: 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1017, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3008, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013 | 4,659 | | Cypress Subtotal | 4,659 | | Cypress 2 | 1,273 | | Delemars | | | | Tract 108.01 | | | | Blocks: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016 | 416 | | Delemars Subtotal | 416 | | Dorchester | 1,644 | | Dorchester 2 | 1,166 | | Flowertown | 3,521 | | Flowertown 2 | 2,389 | | Flowertown 3 | 2,321 | | Germantown | 2,026 | | Givhans | | | | Tract 104 | | | | Blocks: 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3017, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3034 | 1,280 | | Givhans Subtotal | 1,280 | | Givhans 2 | | | | Tract 104 | | | | Blocks: 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4025, 4026, 4027, 4028, 4029, 4032 | 1,565 | | Givhans 2 Subtotal | 1,565 | | Greenhurst | 1,875 | | Greenwave | 2,208 | | Irongate | 881 | | Irongate 2 | 836 | | Irongate 3 | 880 | | King's Grant | 2,190 | | King's Grant 2 | 2,819 | | Knightsville | 2,214 | | Lincoln | | | | Tract 108.18 | | | | Blocks: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | 418 | | Lincoln Subtotal | 418 | | Miles/Jamison | 2,931 | | Newington | 1,417 | | Newington 2 | 961 | | North Summerville | 620 | | North Summerville 2 | 1,964 | | Oakbrook | 6,235 | | Oakbrook 2 | 2,002 | | Sawmill Branch | 2,109 | | Spann | 1,788 | | Stallsville | 1,429 | | Tranquil | 1,339 | | Tranquil 2 | 2,264 | | Tranquil 3 | 2,136 | | Trolley | 2,522 | | Tupperway | 1,344 | | Tupperway 2 | 1,657 | | Windsor | | | | Tract 108.18 | | | | Blocks: 2003 | 53 | | Windsor Subtotal | 53 | | County Dorchester SC Subtotal | 127,543 | | County: Jasper SC | | | OAKATIE 2 | 1,893 | | SUN CITY | 2,688 | | County Jasper SC Subtotal | 4,581 | DISTRICT 1 Total | 731,203 |
DISTRICT 2 | | | | | Area | Population | | | | | | | County: Aiken SC | 168,808 | | County: Barnwell SC | 20,589 | | County: Lexington SC | 293,991 | | County: Orangeburg SC | | | Bolentown | 1,973 | | Cope | 904 | | Cordova 1 | 2,071 | | Cordova 2 | 2,622 | | Edisto | 1,541 | | Limestone 1 | 2,616 | | Limestone 2 | 2,430 | | Neeses-Livingston | 1,757 | | North 1 | 1,789 | | North 2 | 1,769 | | Norway | 1,671 | | Pine Hill | 1,650 | | Springfield | 1,601 | | County Orangeburg SC Subtotal | 24,394 | | County: Richland SC | | | Arcadia | 2,200 | | Ballentine 1 | 2,309 | | Ballentine 2 | 2,585 | | Blythewood 1 | 2,980 | | Blythewood 2 | 3,379 | | Blythewood 3 | 3,818 | | Bookman | 4,721 | | Brandon 1 | 3,590 | | Brandon 2 | 3,750 | | Briarwood | 4,389 | | Bridge Creek | 3,169 | | Cooper | 1,436 | | Dutch Fork 1 | 1,683 | | Dutch Fork 2 | 1,931 | | Dutch Fork 3 | 3,596 | | Dutch Fork 4 | 2,474 | | East Forest Acres | 1,545 | | Estates | 3,005 | | Friarsgate 1 | 2,515 | | Friarsgate 2 | 2,064 | | Gregg Park | 3,319 | | Hampton | | | | Tract 25 | | | | Blocks: 4013, 4014 | 0 | | | Tract 26.05 | | | | Blocks: 1004, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2044, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2062, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3021, 3022, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3045, 3046, 3047 | 1,457 | | Hampton Subtotal | 1,457 | | Harbison 1 | 3,481 | | Harbison 2 | 1,865 | | Kelly Mill | 3,420 | | Lake Carolina | 4,965 | | Longcreek | 6,737 | | Mallet Hill | 4,292 | | Meadowfield | 2,326 | | Midway | 4,819 | | Monticello | 2,478 | | North Forest Acres | 1,968 | | North Springs 1 | 1,758 | | North Springs 2 | 4,509 | | North Springs 3 | | | | Tract 114.19 | | | | Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023 | 2,439 | | North Springs 3 Subtotal | 2,439 | | Oak Pointe 1 | 1,871 | | Oak Pointe 2 | 1,120 | | Oak Pointe 3 | 1,532 | | Old Friarsgate | 2,035 | | Parkridge 1 | 1,534 | | Parkridge 2 | 1,784 | | Parkway 1 | 3,460 | | Parkway 2 | 3,503 | | Parkway 3 | 2,592 | | Pennington 1 | 1,292 | | Pennington 2 | 2,115 | | Polo Road | 5,320 | | Pontiac 1 | 4,592 | | Pontiac 2 | 3,436 | | Rice Creek 1 | 2,404 | | Rice Creek 2 | 4,189 | | Ridge View 1 | 3,895 | | Ridge View 2 | 4,697 | | Riversprings 1 | 1,567 | | Riversprings 2 | 1,883 | | Riversprings 3 | 1,954 | | Riverwalk | 3,706 | | Round Top | 951 | | Satchelford | 2,010 | | South Beltline | 2,584 | | South Forest Acres | 1,995 | | Spring Hill | 3,572 | | Spring Valley | 3,870 | | Springville 1 | 2,866 | | Springville 2 | 2,620 | | Trenholm Road | 1,467 | | Valhalla | 3,719 | | Ward 16 | 1,642 | | Ward 17 | 2,113 | | Ward 24 | 1,365 | | Ward 25 | 2,579 | | Ward 26 | 10,666 | | Wildewood | 3,982 | | Woodfield | 5,058 | | Woodlands | 2,909 | | County Richland SC Subtotal | 223,421 | DISTRICT 2 Total | 731,203 |
DISTRICT 3 | | | | | Area | Population | | | | | | | County: Abbeville SC | 24,295 | | County: Anderson SC | 203,718 | | County: Edgefield SC | 25,657 | | County: Greenville SC | | | BAKER CREEK | 2,435 | | DUNKLIN | 3,829 | | FORK SHOALS | 3,047 | | FOUNTAIN INN 1 | 5,157 | | FOUNTAIN INN 2 | 2,728 | | LONG CREEK | 2,484 | | NEELY FARMS | 4,822 | | PIEDMONT | 5,218 | | PINEVIEW | 1,985 | | RAINTREE | 5,224 | | REEDY FORK | 4,524 | | SYCAMORE | | | | Tract 30.09 | | | | Blocks: 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4043 | 2,418 | | | Tract 30.10 | | | | Blocks: 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043 | 1,098 | | | Tract 30.11 | | | | Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1004, 1007, 1012, 1057 | 499 | | SYCAMORE Subtotal | 4,015 | | VERDMONT | 3,123 | | WALNUT SPRINGS | 8,550 | | WARE PLACE | 3,160 | | WOODMONT | 4,225 | | County Greenville SC Subtotal | 64,526 | | County: Greenwood SC | 69,351 | | County: Laurens SC | 67,539 | | County: McCormick SC | 9,526 | | County: Newberry SC | 37,719 | | County: Oconee SC | 78,607 | | County: Pickens SC | 131,404 | | County: Saluda SC | 18,862 | DISTRICT 3 Total | 731,204 |
DISTRICT 4 | | | | | Area | Population | | | | | | | County: Greenville SC | | | AIKEN | 2,882 | | ALTAMONT FOREST | 1,693 | | ASHETON LAKES | 4,068 | | AVON | 2,641 | | BELLE MEADE | 2,797 | | BELLS CROSSING | 4,279 | | BELMONT | 1,623 | | BEREA | 3,443 | | BOILING SPRINGS | 2,750 | | BOTANY WOODS | 2,739 | | BRIDGE FORK | 2,014 | | BROOKGLENN | 1,788 | | CANEBRAKE | 3,597 | | CAROLINA | 2,657 | | CASTLE ROCK | 4,104 | | CHESTNUT HILLS | 3,090 | | CIRCLE CREEK | 4,410 | | CLEAR CREEK | 2,355 | | CONESTEE | 3,467 | | DARBY RIDGE | 3,930 | | DEL NORTE | 3,455 | | DEVENGER | 2,313 | | DONALDSON | 2,250 | | DOVE TREE | 2,632 | | EASTSIDE | 3,795 | | EBENEZER | 3,543 | | EDWARDS FOREST | 3,234 | | ENOREE | 4,688 | | FEASTER | 2,321 | | FOX CHASE | 2,680 | | FROHAWK | 2,213 | | FURMAN | 5,893 | | GOWENSVILLE | 2,810 | | GRANITE CREEK | 4,167 | | GRAZE BRANCH | 2,277 | | GREENBRIAR | 2,388 | | GREENVILLE 1 | 2,198 | | GREENVILLE 10 | 4,258 | | GREENVILLE 14 | 2,879 | | GREENVILLE 16 | 2,502 | | GREENVILLE 17 | 2,107 | | GREENVILLE 18 | 2,136 | | GREENVILLE 19 | 3,488 | | GREENVILLE 20 | 1,610 | | GREENVILLE 21 | 1,793 | | GREENVILLE 22 | 3,046 | | GREENVILLE 23 | 2,783 | | GREENVILLE 24 | 7,307 | | GREENVILLE 25 | 3,400 | | GREENVILLE 26 | 3,075 | | GREENVILLE 27 | 2,999 | | GREENVILLE 28 | 1,588 | | GREENVILLE 29 | 3,740 | | GREENVILLE 3 | 3,338 | | GREENVILLE 4 | 4,465 | | GREENVILLE 5 | 3,722 | | GREENVILLE 6 | 1,326 | | GREENVILLE 7 | 4,509 | | GREENVILLE 8 | 4,567 | | GROVE | 3,512 | | HILLCREST | 3,560 | | HOLLY TREE | 1,813 | | JENNINGS MILL | 2,193 | | KILGORE FARMS | 4,034 | | LAKEVIEW | 5,479 | | LAUREL RIDGE | 3,436 | | LEAWOOD | 3,942 | | LOCUST HILL | 2,122 | | MAPLE CREEK | 4,336 | | MARIDELL | 2,888 | | MAULDIN 1 | 2,970 | | MAULDIN 2 | 6,409 | | MAULDIN 3 | 3,409 | | MAULDIN 4 | 4,642 | | MAULDIN 5 | 4,817 | | MAULDIN 6 | 2,930 | | MAULDIN 7 | 2,654 | | MISSION | 3,421 | | MONAVIEW | 5,928 | | MOORE CREEK | 5,570 | | MOUNTAIN CREEK | 2,803 | | MOUNTAIN VIEW | 3,378 | | MT. PLEASANT | 4,058 | | NORTHWOOD | 2,740 | | OAKVIEW | 3,861 | | ONEAL | 4,570 | | PALMETTO | 2,924 | | PARIS MOUNTAIN | 1,705 | | PEBBLE CREEK | 2,799 | | PELHAM FALLS | 1,570 | | POINSETT | 4,944 | | RANCH CREEK | 4,300 | | RIVERSIDE | 4,074 | | RIVERWALK | 3,213 | | ROCK HILL | 3,984 | | ROCKY CREEK | 3,075 | | ROLLING GREEN | 2,152 | | ROYAL OAKS | 2,245 | | SALUDA | 2,296 | | SANDY FLAT | 4,745 | | SEVIER | 3,694 | | SILVERLEAF | 2,967 | | SIMPSONVILLE 1 | 4,067 | | SIMPSONVILLE 2 | 3,107 | | SIMPSONVILLE 3 | 3,685 | | SIMPSONVILLE 4 | 3,140 | | SIMPSONVILLE 5 | 3,783 | | SIMPSONVILLE 6 | 3,936 | | SKYLAND | 4,056 | | SLATER MARIETTA | 5,430 | | SOUTHSIDE | 3,356 | | SPARROWS POINT | 3,721 | | SPRING FOREST | 3,337 | | STANDING SPRINGS | 2,507 | | STONE VALLEY | 3,525 | | STONEHAVEN | 2,677 | | SUBER MILL | 5,075 | | SUGAR CREEK | 2,958 | | SULPHUR SPRINGS | 4,421 | | SYCAMORE | | | | Tract 30.09 | | | | Blocks: 4040, 4041, 4042, 4051 | 29 | | | Tract 30.11 | | | | Blocks: 1002, 1003, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1013, 1014, 1049, 1050, 1066, 1067 | 313 | | SYCAMORE Subtotal | 342 | | TANGLEWOOD | 4,775 | | TAYLORS | 3,650 | | THORNBLADE | 5,118 | | TIGERVILLE | 4,784 | | TIMBERLAKE | 3,420 | | TRADE | 4,337 | | TRAVELERS REST 1 | 3,695 | | TRAVELERS REST 2 | 2,619 | | TUBBS MOUNTAIN | 3,582 | | TYGER RIVER | 2,462 | | WADE HAMPTON | 4,440 | | WELCOME | 4,589 | | WELLINGTON | 2,137 | | WESTCLIFFE | 3,693 | | WESTSIDE | 5,107 | | WOODRUFF LAKES | 3,493 | | County Greenville SC Subtotal | 461,008 | | County: Spartanburg SC | | | Abner Creek Baptist | 3,407 | | Anderson Mill Baptist | 2,445 | | Anderson Mill Elementary | 3,612 | | Apalache Baptist | 4,795 | | Arcadia Elementary | 3,246 | | Beaumont Methodist | 1,445 | | Beech Springs Intermediate | 3,386 | | Ben Avon Methodist | 1,994 | | Bethany Baptist | 3,284 | | Bethany Wesleyan | 4,245 | | Boiling Springs Elementary | 7,524 | | Boiling Springs Intermediate | 5,936 | | Broome High School | 1,393 | | C.C. Woodson Recreation | 2,374 | | Canaan | 2,078 | | Cavins Hobbysville | 1,496 | | Cedar Grove Baptist | 2,380 | | Chapman Elementary | 3,126 | | Chapman High School | 5,423 | | Cleveland Elementary | 4,464 | | Converse Fire Station | | | | Tract 222.01 | | | | Blocks: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2034, 2045, 2065 | 1,448 | | Converse Fire Station Subtotal | 1,448 | | Cornerstone Baptist | 2,294 | | Croft Baptist | 2,110 | | Cross Anchor Fire Station | 1,219 | | Cudd Memorial | 2,556 | | D. R. Hill Middle School | 4,636 | | Daniel Morgan Technology Center | 1,608 | | Dayton Fire Station | 2,893 | | Duncan United Methodist | 2,665 | | E.P. Todd Elementary | 3,928 | | Eastside Baptist | 1,891 | | Ebenezer Baptist | 1,522 | | Enoree First Baptist | 2,322 | | Fairforest Elementary | 4,920 | | Fairforest Middle School | 5,043 | | Gable Middle School | 4,093 | | Glendale Fire Station | 2,157 | | Gramling Methodist | 2,501 | | Greater St. James | 4,474 | | Hayne Baptist | 6,402 | | Hendrix Elementary | 4,154 | | Holly Springs Baptist | 5,562 | | Holy Communion | 4,050 | | Hope | 2,106 | | Jesse Bobo Elementary | 3,037 | | Jesse Boyd Elementary | 2,629 | | Landrum High School | 3,992 | | Landrum United Methodist | 4,488 | | Lyman Elementary | 3,242 | | Lyman Town Hall | 6,647 | | Morningside Baptist | 2,639 | | Motlow Creek Baptist | 1,649 | | Mt. Calvary Presbyterian | 4,901 | | Mt. Moriah Baptist | 2,596 | | Mt. Zion Gospel Baptist | 1,353 | | Pacolet Elementary | 3,545 | | Park Hills Elementary | 2,594 | | Pauline Glenn Springs Elementary | 1,635 | | Pelham Fire Station | 3,298 | | Poplar Springs Fire Station | 3,580 | | Powell Saxon Una | 4,548 | | R.D. Anderson Vocational | 2,213 | | Reidville Elementary | 4,379 | | Reidville Fire Station | 5,659 | | River Ridge Elementary | 4,456 | | Roebuck Bethlehem | 2,334 | | Roebuck Elementary | 4,420 | | Southside Baptist | 2,023 | | Spartanburg High School | 3,122 | | St. John's Lutheran | 1,687 | | Startex Fire Station | 1,804 | | Travelers Rest Baptist | 5,948 | | Trinity Methodist | 3,200 | | Trinity Presbyterian | 2,749 | | Victor Mill Methodist | 4,138 | | Wellford Fire Station | 4,862 | | West View Elementary | 2,420 | | White Stone Methodist | 1,323 | | Woodland Heights Recreation Center | 3,347 | | Woodruff Elementary | 4,799 | | Woodruff Fire Station | 1,977 | | Woodruff Leisure Center | 2,356 | | County Spartanburg SC Subtotal | 270,196 | DISTRICT 4 Total | 731,204 |
DISTRICT 5 | | | | | Area | Population | | | | | | | County: Cherokee SC | 56,216 | | County: Chester SC | 32,294 | | County: Fairfield SC | 20,948 | | County: Kershaw SC | 65,403 | | County: Lancaster SC | 96,016 | | County: Lee SC | 16,531 | | County: Spartanburg SC | | | Boiling Springs 9th Grade | 6,645 | | Boiling Springs High School | 2,556 | | Boiling Springs Jr. High | 2,149 | | Cannons Elementary | 1,766 | | Carlisle Fosters Grove | 3,495 | | Carlisle Wesleyan | 2,337 | | Cherokee Springs Fire Station | 2,841 | | Chesnee Elementary | 5,134 | | Converse Fire Station | | | | Tract 222.01 | | | | Blocks: 1000, 1014, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033 | 515 | | Converse Fire Station Subtotal | 515 | | Cooley Springs Baptist | 4,474 | | Cowpens Depot Museum | 1,970 | | Cowpens Fire Station | 2,821 | | Lake Bowen Baptist | 6,603 | | Mayo Elementary | 3,008 | | Oakland Elementary | 3,205 | | Swofford Career Center | 5,388 | | Whitlock Jr. High | 2,894 | | County Spartanburg SC Subtotal | 57,801 | | County: Sumter SC | | | BIRNIE | | | | Tract 13 | | | | Blocks: 1023, 1024, 1032, 1033, 1037, 1038, 2062 | 146 | | | Tract 15 | | | | Blocks: 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1043, 1060 | 225 | | | Tract 16 | | | | Blocks: 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1036, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047 | 190 | | BIRNIE Subtotal | 561 | | BURNS-DOWNS | 1,297 | | CAUSEWAY BRANCH 1 | 1,767 | | CAUSEWAY BRANCH 2 | 1,316 | | CHERRYVALE | 1,290 | | DALZELL 1 | 2,498 | | DALZELL 2 | 2,040 | | DELAINE | 2,106 | | EBENEZER 1 | 2,093 | | EBENEZER 2 | 2,515 | | FOLSOM PARK | 2,980 | | FURMAN | 2,392 | | GREEN SWAMP | 4,461 | | GREEN SWAMP 2 | 1,441 | | HILLCREST | 1,527 | | HORATIO | 652 | | MANCHESTER FOREST | 2,258 | | MCCRAYS MILL 1 | 2,366 | | MCCRAYS MILL 2 | 2,353 | | MILLWOOD | 1,019 | | MULBERRY | 1,731 | | OAKLAND PLANTATION 1 | 1,948 | | OAKLAND PLANTATION 2 | 1,610 | | OSWEGO | 1,564 | | PALMETTO PARK | 2,593 | | PINEWOOD | 2,592 | | PRIVATEER | 3,361 | | REMBERT | 2,888 | | SAINT PAUL | 3,117 | | SALTERSTOWN | 1,262 | | SECOND MILL | 2,195 | | SHAW | 2,088 | | SPECTRUM | 1,811 | | SUMTER HIGH 1 | 1,024 | | SUMTER HIGH 2 | 1,849 | | SUNSET | 2,001 | | THOMAS SUMTER | 1,588 | | WILSON HALL | 2,507 | | County Sumter SC Subtotal | 76,661 | | County: Union SC | 27,244 | | County: York SC | 282,090 | DISTRICT 5 Total | 731,204 |
DISTRICT 6 | | | | | Area | Population | | | | | | | County: Allendale SC | 8,039 | | County: Bamberg SC | 13,311 | | County: Calhoun SC | 14,119 | | County: Charleston SC | | | Charleston 1 | 795 | | Charleston 10 | 1,336 | | Charleston 11 | 2,040 | | Charleston 12 | 4,169 | | Charleston 13 | 1,457 | | Charleston 14 | 1,748 | | Charleston 15 | 2,793 | | Charleston 16 | 1,384 | | Charleston 17 | 1,307 | | Charleston 18 | 1,735 | | Charleston 19 | 986 | | Charleston 2 | 976 | | Charleston 20 | 1,576 | | Charleston 21 | 1,168 | | Charleston 3 | 1,062 | | Charleston 4 | 1,145 | | Charleston 5 | 1,053 | | Charleston 6 | 1,736 | | Charleston 7 | 2,498 | | Charleston 8 | 1,697 | | Charleston 9 | 1,389 | | Deer Park 1A | 2,730 | | Deer Park 1B | 7,708 | | Deer Park 2A | 5,042 | | Deer Park 2B | 3,280 | | Deer Park 2C | 1,540 | | Deer Park 3 | 4,771 | | Ladson | 5,160 | | Lincolnville | 3,471 | | North Charleston 1 | 1,110 | | North Charleston 10 | 2,970 | | North Charleston 11 | 1,055 | | North Charleston 12 | 1,379 | | North Charleston 13 | 1,662 | | North Charleston 14 | 931 | | North Charleston 15 | 2,365 | | North Charleston 16 | 1,555 | | North Charleston 17 | 1,526 | | North Charleston 18 | 3,448 | | North Charleston 19 | 1,843 | | North Charleston 2 | 1,789 | | North Charleston 20 | 1,280 | | North Charleston 21 | 2,704 | | North Charleston 22 | 2,642 | | North Charleston 23 | 3,360 | | North Charleston 24 | 5,435 | | North Charleston 25 | 1,018 | | North Charleston 26 | 922 | | North Charleston 27 | 3,061 | | North Charleston 28 | 3,038 | | North Charleston 29 | 2,738 | | North Charleston 3 | 1,594 | | North Charleston 30 | 2,995 | | North Charleston 4 | 1,807 | | North Charleston 5 | 2,709 | | North Charleston 6 | 2,048 | | North Charleston 7 | 2,354 | | North Charleston 8 | 1,267 | | North Charleston 9 | 2,754 | | St. Andrews 1 | 885 | | St. Andrews 10 | 1,484 | | St. Andrews 11 | 1,127 | | St. Andrews 12 | 1,305 | | St. Andrews 13 | 1,603 | | St. Andrews 14 | 1,977 | | St. Andrews 15 | 2,036 | | St. Andrews 16 | 1,233 | | St. Andrews 17 | 2,290 | | St. Andrews 18 | 2,724 | | St. Andrews 19 | 424 | | St. Andrews 2 | 1,393 | | St. Andrews 20 | 3,922 | | St. Andrews 21 | 1,385 | | St. Andrews 22 | 1,516 | | St. Andrews 23 | 1,491 | | St. Andrews 24 | 2,004 | | St. Andrews 25 | 2,305 | | St. Andrews 26 | 1,848 | | St. Andrews 27 | 6,553 | | St. Andrews 28 | 4,758 | | St. Andrews 29 | 5,106 | | St. Andrews 3 | 1,571 | | St. Andrews 30 | 2,771 | | St. Andrews 31 | 1,800 | | St. Andrews 32 | 1,476 | | St. Andrews 33 | 1,037 | | St. Andrews 34 | 3,060 | | St. Andrews 35 | 2,078 | | St. Andrews 36 | 2,058 | | St. Andrews 37 | 6,444 | | St. Andrews 4 | 1,993 | | St. Andrews 5 | 1,669 | | St. Andrews 6 | 1,432 | | St. Andrews 7 | 2,117 | | St. Andrews 8 | 1,100 | | St. Andrews 9 | 1,743 | | St. Pauls 1 | 1,103 | | St. Pauls 2A | 1,261 | | St. Pauls 2B | 1,786 | | St. Pauls 3 | 2,385 | | St. Pauls 4 | 2,400 | | St. Pauls 5 | 1,821 | | St. Pauls 6 | 2,907 | | County Charleston SC Subtotal | 228,492 | | County: Clarendon SC | 31,144 | | County: Colleton SC | | | Ashton-Lodge | 734 | | Bells | 464 | | Berea-Smoaks | 1,245 | | Canady's | 763 | | Cottageville | 2,438 | | Edisto | 466 | | Hendersonville | 1,353 | | Horse Pen | 1,050 | | Hudson Mill | 734 | | Jacksonboro | 457 | | Maple Cane | 1,477 | | Mashawville | 948 | | Peeples | 2,134 | | Peniel | 1,754 | | Petits | 365 | | Rice Patch | 847 | | Ritter | 924 | | Round O | 1,562 | | Ruffin | 370 | | Sidneys | 901 | | Sniders | 978 | | Stokes | 980 | | Walterboro No. 1 | 1,918 | | Walterboro No. 2 | 1,996 | | Walterboro No. 3 | 1,960 | | Walterboro No. 4 | 2,161 | | Walterboro No. 5 | 2,136 | | Walterboro No. 6 | 2,119 | | Williams | 404 | | Wolfe Creek | 608 | | County Colleton SC Subtotal | 36,246 | | County: Dorchester SC | | | Archdale | 1,733 | | Archdale 2 | 2,115 | | Ashley River | 3,361 | | Beech Hill 2 | | | | Tract 108.01 | | | | Blocks: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2027, 2028, 2029, 4018, 4019 | 18 | | Beech Hill 2 Subtotal | 18 | | Cypress | | | | Tract 105.01 | | | | Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1002, 1011 | 103 | | Cypress Subtotal | 103 | | Delemars | | | | Tract 108.01 | | | | Blocks: 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1095, 1096 | 675 | | Delemars Subtotal | 675 | | Four Hole | 1,452 | | Givhans | | | | Tract 104 | | | | Blocks: 3010, 3016, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3032, 3033, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038 | 139 | | Givhans Subtotal | 139 | | Givhans 2 | | | | Tract 104 | | | | Blocks: 4006, 4030, 4031 | 114 | | Givhans 2 Subtotal | 114 | | Grover | 1,184 | | Harleyville | 1,016 | | Indian Field | 794 | | Indian Field 2 | 1,186 | | Lincoln | | | | Tract 108.18 | | | | Blocks: 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3049 | 3,362 | | Lincoln Subtotal | 3,362 | | Patriot | 3,087 | | Reevesville | 1,344 | | Ridgeville | 1,268 | | Ridgeville 2 | 2,001 | | Rosinville | 1,717 | | Rosses | 1,375 | | Saul Dam | 793 | | St. George No. 1 | 1,711 | | St. George No. 2 | 1,053 | | Windsor | | | | Tract 108.17 | | | | Blocks: 1013 | 0 | | | Tract 108.18 | | | | | | Blocks: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 4000, 4001 | 1,352 | | Windsor Subtotal | 1,352 | | Windsor 2 | 1,044 | | County Dorchester SC Subtotal | 33,997 | | County: Florence SC | | | High Hill | 784 | | Lake City No. 1 | 2,213 | | Lake City No. 2 | 1,668 | | Lake City No. 3 | 2,414 | | Lake City No. 4 | 2,767 | | Leo | 477 | | Scranton | | | | Tract 20 | | | | Blocks: 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2029, 2030, 3004 | 286 | | Scranton Subtotal | 286 | | County Florence SC Subtotal | 10,609 | | County: Hampton SC | 18,561 | | County: Jasper SC | | | COOSAWHATCHIE | 599 | | GILLISONVILLE | 816 | | GRAHAMVILLE 1 | 1,675 | | GRAHAMVILLE 2 | 4,213 | | GRAYS | 943 | | HARDEEVILLE 1 | 2,211 | | HARDEEVILLE 2 | 1,668 | | HARDEEVILLE 3 | 941 | | LEVY | 3,059 | | OAKATIE | 1,178 | | PINELAND | 966 | | RIDGELAND 1 | 1,593 | | RIDGELAND 2 | 1,993 | | RIDGELAND 3 | 1,348 | | TILLMAN | 1,007 | | County Jasper SC Subtotal | 24,210 | | County: Orangeburg SC | | | Bethel | 895 | | Bowman 1 | 1,720 | | Bowman 2 | 1,038 | | Branchville 1 | 1,425 | | Branchville 2 | 680 | | Brookdale | 1,673 | | Elloree 1 | 1,310 | | Elloree 2 | 950 | | Eutawville 1 | 1,861 | | Eutawville 2 | 2,519 | | Four Holes | 753 | | Holly Hill 1 | 2,662 | | Holly Hill 2 | 2,468 | | Jamison | 2,405 | | Nix | 1,579 | | Orangeburg Ward 1 | 1,035 | | Orangeburg Ward 10 | 1,018 | | Orangeburg Ward 2 | 988 | | Orangeburg Ward 3 | 2,075 | | Orangeburg Ward 4 | 2,768 | | Orangeburg Ward 5 | 1,022 | | Orangeburg Ward 6 | 1,095 | | Orangeburg Ward 7 | 958 | | Orangeburg Ward 8 | 1,022 | | Orangeburg Ward 9 | 805 | | Providence | 1,372 | | Rowesville | 758 | | Santee 1 | 1,844 | | Santee 2 | 1,507 | | Suburban 1 | 1,296 | | Suburban 2 | 748 | | Suburban 3 | 2,035 | | Suburban 4 | 769 | | Suburban 5 | 1,805 | | Suburban 6 | 1,308 | | Suburban 7 | 2,517 | | Suburban 8 | 1,169 | | Suburban 9 | 2,460 | | Vance | 1,904 | | Whittaker | 1,613 | | County Orangeburg SC Subtotal | 59,829 | | County: Richland SC | | | Ardincaple | 944 | | Beatty Road | 2,018 | | Bluff | 3,208 | | Caughman Road | 2,657 | | College Place | 2,288 | | Dennyside | 1,696 | | Dentsville | 3,133 | | Eastover | 1,502 | | Edgewood | 2,771 | | Fairlawn | 4,466 | | Fairwold | 1,046 | | Gadsden | 1,606 | | Garners | 1,378 | | Greenview | 2,022 | | Hampton | | | | Tract 26.02 | | | | Blocks: 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2040 | 158 | | | Tract 26.05 | | | | Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1016, 1017, 1019, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044 | 1,216 | | Hampton Subtotal | 1,374 | | Hopkins 1 | 1,825 | | Hopkins 2 | 2,151 | | Horrell Hill | 3,759 | | Hunting Creek | 693 | | Keels 1 | 3,359 | | Keels 2 | 2,846 | | Keenan | 2,553 | | Killian | 4,335 | | Kingswood | 4,179 | | Lincolnshire | 2,980 | | Longleaf | 2,991 | | Lykesland | 2,531 | | McEntire | 1,070 | | Meadowlake | 3,678 | | Mill Creek | 2,127 | | North Springs 3 | | | | Tract 114.19 | | | | Blocks: 1014, 1015 | 424 | | North Springs 3 Subtotal | 424 | | Oakwood | 1,335 | | Olympia | 6,111 | | Pine Grove | 2,726 | | Pine Lakes 1 | 1,810 | | Pine Lakes 2 | 2,522 | | Pinewood | 3,022 | | Ridgewood | 987 | | Riverside | 2,275 | | Sandlapper | 4,584 | | Skyland | 1,964 | | Spring Valley West | 4,099 | | St. Andrews | 2,109 | | Trinity | 2,530 | | Valley State Park | 5,427 | | Walden | 6,558 | | Ward 1 | 6,183 | | Ward 10 | 1,991 | | Ward 11 | 2,190 | | Ward 12 | 2,039 | | Ward 13 | 2,788 | | Ward 14 | 2,026 | | Ward 15 | 1,271 | | Ward 18 | 2,026 | | Ward 19 | 2,163 | | Ward 2 | 2,394 | | Ward 20 | 2,383 | | Ward 21 | 2,570 | | Ward 22 | 2,175 | | Ward 23 | 1,308 | | Ward 29 | 2,030 | | Ward 3 | 2,011 | | Ward 30 | 2,342 | | Ward 31 | 1,728 | | Ward 32 | 1,205 | | Ward 33 | 1,388 | | Ward 34 | 1,476 | | Ward 4 | 1,969 | | Ward 5 | 8,651 | | Ward 6 | 1,834 | | Ward 7 | 1,809 | | Ward 8 | 1,591 | | Ward 9 | 1,379 | | Webber | 1,598 | | Westminster | 3,214 | | Whitewell | 3,325 | | County Richland SC Subtotal | 192,726 | | County: Sumter SC | | | BATES | 746 | | BIRNIE | | | | Tract 13 | | | | Blocks: 1014, 1015, 1016, 1018, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1039, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061 | 676 | | | Tract 15 | | | | Blocks: 1001 | 0 | | BIRNIE Subtotal | 676 | | CROSSWELL | 2,173 | | HAMPTON PARK | 1,061 | | LEMIRA | 1,967 | | LORING | 1,774 | | MAGNOLIA-HARMONY | 1,213 | | MAYESVILLE | 614 | | MAYEWOOD | 1,723 | | MORRIS COLLEGE | 1,750 | | POCOTALIGO 1 | 2,970 | | POCOTALIGO 2 | 2,335 | | SAINT JOHN | 1,513 | | SALEM | 480 | | SAVAGE-GLOVER | 708 | | SOUTH LIBERTY | 810 | | SOUTH RED BAY | 1,084 | | STONE HILL | 814 | | SWAN LAKE | 1,576 | | TURKEY CREEK | 1,686 | | WILDER | 1,222 | | County Sumter SC Subtotal | 28,895 | | County: Williamsburg SC | 31,026 | DISTRICT 6 Total | 731,204 |
DISTRICT 7 | | | | | Area | Population | | | | | | | County: Chesterfield SC | 43,273 | | County: Darlington SC | 62,905 | | County: Dillon SC | 28,292 | | County: Florence SC | | | Back Swamp | 1,101 | | Brookgreen | 1,150 | | Cartersville | 1,142 | | Claussen | 2,856 | | Coles Crossroads | 3,889 | | Cowards No. 1 | 1,447 | | Cowards No. 2 | 1,730 | | Delmae No. 1 | 4,361 | | Delmae No. 2 | 2,328 | | Ebenezer No. 1 | 4,992 | | Ebenezer No. 2 | 3,944 | | Ebenezer No. 3 | 1,995 | | Effingham | 1,595 | | Elim-Glenwood | 2,575 | | Evergreen | 1,484 | | Florence Ward 1 | 1,595 | | Florence Ward 10 | 1,078 | | Florence Ward 11 | 1,428 | | Florence Ward 12 | 3,662 | | Florence Ward 14 | 3,103 | | Florence Ward 15 | 964 | | Florence Ward 2 | 1,930 | | Florence Ward 3 | 1,954 | | Florence Ward 4 | 1,125 | | Florence Ward 5 | 1,864 | | Florence Ward 6 | 1,161 | | Florence Ward 7 | 2,826 | | Florence Ward 8 | 2,411 | | Florence Ward 9 | 2,034 | | Friendfield | 766 | | Gilbert | 3,555 | | Greenwood | 3,368 | | Hannah | 1,007 | | Johnsonville | 3,452 | | Kingsburg-Stone | 1,359 | | Mars Bluff No. 1 | 5,161 | | Mars Bluff No. 2 | 2,265 | | McAllister Mill | 1,246 | | Mill Branch | 858 | | Oak Grove-Sardis | 1,602 | | Olanta | 1,944 | | Pamplico No. 1 | 1,558 | | Pamplico No. 2 | 963 | | Prospect | 664 | | Quinby | 1,316 | | Salem | 925 | | Savannah Grove | 6,121 | | Scranton | | | | Tract 20 | | | | Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1054, 1055, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 | 915 | | | Tract 23 | | | | Blocks: 1061, 1062, 1068, 3010, 3011, 3017 | 116 | | Scranton Subtotal | 1,031 | | South Florence 1 | 4,235 | | South Florence 2 | 3,023 | | Spaulding | 1,474 | | Tans Bay | 2,613 | | Timmonsville 1 | 2,145 | | Timmonsville 2 | 2,017 | | Vox | 954 | | West Florence 1 | 4,948 | | West Florence 2 | 2,156 | | County Florence SC Subtotal | 126,450 | | County: Georgetown SC | 63,404 | | County: Horry SC | 351,029 | | County: Marion SC | 29,183 | | County: Marlboro SC | 26,667 | DISTRICT 7 Total | 731,203 |
HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 118 (S.865), Pt I, § 1, eff January 26, 2022.
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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-555; 1952 Code § 23-555; 1942 Code § 2334; 1932 Code § 2334; Civ. C. '22 § 267; Civ. C. '12 § 264; Civ. C. '02 § 238; G. S. 142; R. S. 196; 1882 (17) 1122 § 5.
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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-556; 1952 Code § 23-556; 1942 Code § 2335; 1932 Code § 2335; Civ. C. '22 § 268; Civ. C. '12 § 265; Civ. C. '02 § 238; G. S. 142; R. S. 196; 1882 (17) 1122 § 5.
SECTION 7-19-70. Election of presidential electors; certificates of ascertainment of appointment.
(A) Unless otherwise provided, the election of presidential electors shall be conducted and the returns made in the manner prescribed by this title for the election of state officers.
(B) 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.
(C) 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.
(D) It shall be the duty of the Governor, at least six days before the time fixed for the meeting of the electors, to transmit to the Archivist of the United States by the most expeditious method available a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors. The certificate must bear the seal of the State, contain at least one security feature, and set forth the names of the electors appointed and the canvass or other determination 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 be the duty of the Governor to transmit 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.
(E) Any certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors required to be issued or revised by any state or federal judicial relief granted prior to the date of the meeting of electors shall replace and supersede any other certificates submitted pursuant to this section.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-557; 1952 Code § 23-557; 1942 Code § 2336; 1932 Code § 2336; Civ. C. '22 § 269; Civ. C. '12 § 266; Civ. C. '02 § 239; G. S. 143; R. S. 197; 1882 (17) 1122 § 56; 1961 (52) 246; 1982 Act No. 419, § 1, eff June 8, 1982; 2023 Act No. 27 (S.405), § 1, eff May 16, 2023.
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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-557.1; 1971 (57) 270.
SECTION 7-19-90. Meeting of electors; organization; balloting and certification of results.
(A) 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 Tuesday 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.
(B) 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 of votes one of the certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors which shall have been furnished to them by direction of the Governor.
(C) The electors shall seal up the certificates of votes so made by them, together with the annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors, 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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-558; 1952 Code § 23-558; 1942 Code § 2343; 1932 Code § 2343; Civ. C. '22 § 276; Civ. C. '12 § 273; Civ. C. '02 § 246; G. S. 153; R. S. 204; 1882 (17) 1124 § 66; 1885 (19) 25 § 1; 1889 (20) 365; 1936 (39) 1651; 1961 (52) 246; 2023 Act No. 27 (S.405), § 2, eff May 16, 2023.
SECTION 7-19-100. Disposition of certificates of electors.
(A) The electors shall immediately transmit at the same time and by the most expeditious method available the certificates of votes so made by them, together with the annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors, as follows:
(1) One set shall be sent to the to the President of the Senate of the United States at the seat of government.
(2) Two sets shall be sent to the Executive Director of the State Election Commission, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate of the United States, the other to be preserved by the Executive Director of the State Election Commission for one year and shall be a part of the public records of the State Election Commission and shall be open to public inspection.
(3) Two sets shall be sent to the Archivist of the United States at the seat of government.
(4) One set shall be sent to the judge of the district in which the electors shall have assembled.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-559; 1952 Code § 23-559; 1942 Code § 2345; 1932 Code § 2345; Civ. C. '22 § 278; Civ. C. '12 § 275; Civ. C. '02 § 248; G. S. 155; R. S. 206; 1882 (17) 1124 § 68; 1889 (20) 365; 1961 (52) 246; 2023 Act No. 27 (S.405), § 3, eff May 16, 2023.
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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-563; 1952 Code § 23-563; 1942 Code § 2349; 1932 Code § 2349; Civ. C. '22 § 282; Civ. C. '12 § 279; Civ. C. '02 § 252; G. S. 159; R. S. 210; 1882 (17) 1125; 1915 (29) 178; 1982 Act No. 333, eff April 9, 1982.
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.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 23-564; 1952 Code § 23-564; 1942 Code § 2344; 1932 Code § 2344; Civ. C. '22 § 277; Civ. C. '12 § 274; Civ. C. '02 § 247; G. S. 154; R. S. 205; 1882 (17) 1124 § 67; 1889 (20) 365; 1936 (39) 1651. |