South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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Bill 5027

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INTRODUCED

March 15, 2012

H. 5027

Introduced by Reps. Hodges, Bowers and R.L. Brown

S. Printed 3/15/12--H.    [SEC 3/16/12 12:37 PM]

Read the first time March 15, 2012.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-200, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN COLLETON COUNTY, SO AS TO ADD THE "WALTERBORO NO. 5" PRECINCT, TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE NAMES OF THESE PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AND MAINTAINED BY THE DIVISION 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 7-7-200 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 3 of 2005, is further amended to read:

"Section 7-7-200.    (A)    In Colleton County there are the following voting precincts:

Ashton;

Bells;

Berea (the boundaries of Berea precinct are hereby extended to include the area formerly included in Pine Grove precinct);

Canady's;

Cottageville;

Edisto;

Green Pond;

Hendersonville;

Horse Pen;

Hudson's Mill;

Jacksonboro;

Lodge;

Maple Cane;

Mashawville;

Peniel;

Peoples;

Petits;

Rice Patch;

Ritter;

Round O;

Ruffin;

Sidney;

Smoaks;

Sniders;

Stokes;

Walterboro No. 1;

Walterboro No. 2;

Walterboro No. 3;

Walterboro No. 4;

Walterboro No. 5

Williams;

Edisto Beach;

Wolfe Creek.

(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 Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board on file with the Division of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board designated as document P-29-12 and as shown on certified copies provided to the Colleton County Board of Elections and Voter Registration.

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

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

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