A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-40, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN AIKEN COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS DETERMINES THAT A PRECINCT CONTAINS NO SUITABLE LOCATION FOR A POLLING PLACE, THE BOARD, UPON APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, MAY LOCATE THE POLLING PLACE INSIDE THE COUNTY AND WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE PRECINCT'S BOUNDARIES.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 7-7-40 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding a subsection to read:

 

    (D) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7-7-920, if the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Aiken County determines that a precinct contains no suitable location for a polling place, the board, upon approval by a majority of the county legislative delegation, may locate the polling place inside the county and within five miles of the precinct's boundaries.

 

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

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