South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006
A131, R173, S870
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Moore
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3449dw05.doc
Introduced in the Senate on May 19, 2005
Introduced in the House on May 31, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on June 2, 2005
Governor's Action: June 3, 2005, Signed
Summary: Edgefield County voting precincts revised
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
5/19/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ4
5/19/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ4
5/25/2005 Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ11
5/26/2005 Senate Read second time SJ319
5/26/2005 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ319
5/27/2005 Senate Read third time and sent to House
5/31/2005 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ106
6/1/2005 House Read second time HJ13
6/2/2005 House Read third time and enrolled HJ52
6/2/2005 Ratified R 173
6/3/2005 Signed By Governor
6/9/2005 Copies available
6/9/2005 Effective date 06/03/05
6/16/2005 Act No.131
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
5/19/2005
5/25/2005
5/31/2005
(A131, R173, S870)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77240, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY, SO AS TO REVISE AND RENAME CERTAIN VOTING PRECINCTS OF EDGEFIELD COUNTY, TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER FOR THE MAP ON WHICH LINES OF THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED AND MAINTAINED BY THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, TO PROVIDE THAT THE POLLING PLACES FOR EDGEFIELD COUNTY MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION FOR EDGEFIELD COUNTY WITH THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE EDGEFIELD COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, AND TO CORRECT ARCHAIC LANGUAGE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Voting precinct in Edgefield County
SECTION 1. Section 77240 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Section 77240. (A) In Edgefield County there are the following voting precincts:
Edgefield No. 1
Edgefield No. 2
Kendall
Johnston No. 1
Johnston No. 2
Trenton
Merriweather No. 1
Merriweather No. 2
West Side
Harmony
North Side
Brunson.
(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on maps provided to the Registration and Elections Commission for Edgefield County as maintained by the Office of Research and Statistics of the State Budget and Control Board and designated as document P3705.
(C) Polling places for the precincts provided in this section must be determined by the Registration and Elections Commission for Edgefield County with the approval of a majority of the Edgefield County Legislative Delegation.”
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2005.
Approved the 3rd day of June, 2005.
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