Each county board of voter registration and elections shall deposit the official records of registration for safekeeping in the board's office or in the office of the clerk of court of common pleas for its county, who shall keep them with the other records in his office. The official registration records shall be public records open to the inspection of any citizen at all times and shall not be removed from the office by any person except the county board of voter registration and elections which may take and keep them as long as may be necessary to enable it to perform its duties. The official records of registration shall not be kept anywhere else except when their use is required elsewhere by the provisions of this Title.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-97; 1952 Code Section 23-97; 1950 (46) 2059; 1967 (55) 634.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 5 - Qualifications And Registration Of Electors
Section 7-5-20. Deputy members of boards.
Section 7-5-30. Duties of boards.
Section 7-5-40. Supplements to counties to help defray expenses of registration office.
Section 7-5-50. Prohibition on private funds.
Section 7-5-110. Persons must register in order to vote.
Section 7-5-120. Qualifications for registration; persons disqualified from registering or voting.
Section 7-5-125. Written notification of registration.
Section 7-5-130. Time and place where books must be kept open for registration.
Section 7-5-140. Additional days and hours for registration; notice of time and place.
Section 7-5-155. Registration of electors by mail.
Section 7-5-160. Voter registration; permanent registration.
Section 7-5-175. Providing voter registration application forms to high school administration.
Section 7-5-180. Procedure for registration when qualification is completed after closing books.
Section 7-5-185. Electronic applications for voter registration.
Section 7-5-186. Statewide voter registration database.
Section 7-5-190. Security measures.
Section 7-5-210. Physically disabled persons may execute forms by mark.
Section 7-5-220. Certificates invalid at election within thirty days of issuance.
Section 7-5-230. Legal qualifications; challenges; proof of residency or domicile; appeals.
Section 7-5-240. Proceedings on appeal in court of common pleas.
Section 7-5-250. Right to and proceedings on further appeal to Supreme Court.
Section 7-5-280. State Election Commission shall furnish registration forms.
Section 7-5-310. Definitions; designations.
Section 7-5-320. Application for motor vehicle driver's license and voter registration.
Section 7-5-325. Address changes given under oath; fraud; penalties.
Section 7-5-340. Duties of State Election Commission, removal of elector from official list.
Section 7-5-350. Annual voter list maintenance report.
Section 7-5-410. Maintenance and inspection of official registration records.
Section 7-5-420. Lists of voters for party primaries.
Section 7-5-430. Books for general and special elections.
Section 7-5-460. Custody of books and return after election.
Section 7-5-470. Division of registration books into sections.
Section 7-5-610. Citizens entitled to vote in municipal elections.
Section 7-5-620. Production of identification and proof of residence.
Section 7-5-630. Municipal registration or enrollment not required.
Section 7-5-660. Preparation of registration books.