South CarolinaPolling Places in Aiken County
What it does
AN ACT 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; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-60, RELATING TO MUNICIPALITIES ADOPTING METHODS OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR AND DETERMINING RESULTS OF NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY MUNICIPALITY WHICH ELECTS TO HOLD PARTISAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MUST PAY ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDUCT OF A MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION. - RATIFIED TITLE
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 23Act No. 113Latest
- Apr 23Effective date 04/06/26
- Apr 6Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- Apr 1Ratified R 121
- Vote recorded to concur. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- Apr 1Concurred in House amendment and enrolledTo Governor
- Mar 27Read third time and returned to Senate with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 26Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-1
- Mar 26Read second timeMinor
- Mar 26AmendedMajor
- Mar 26Scrivener's error corrected
- Mar 25Delegation report: Favorable Aiken Delegation
- Mar 5Referred to Aiken Delegation
- Mar 5Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Mar 4Read third time and sent to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 3Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Read second timeMinor
- Mar 3AmendedMajor
- Feb 18Committee report: Favorable JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 13Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2025
- Dec 10Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 10PrefiledIntroduced