In all municipal elections when the aldermen or councilmen are elected by wards, the electors shall vote at the voting place within their ward nearest their residences, and in all municipal elections when the aldermen, councilmen or other officials are elected by a vote at large within the municipality, the electors shall vote at the voting place in the precinct within which they reside which is nearest their residences.
In all municipal elections when the ward lines and the precinct lines coincide within the city limits of the municipality, electors shall vote at the nearest voting place within the ward or precinct.
In any city or town having not more than one polling precinct, established by ordinance, for municipal elections, all duly qualified electors shall be permitted to vote in municipal elections at such voting place if such electors are authorized to vote at any voting precinct within such city or town.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-211.1; 1952 Code Section 23-118; 1951 (47) 78, 229.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 7 - Polling Precincts And Voting Places
Section 7-7-10. Voting precincts established.
Section 7-7-15. Notice of change in polling place.
Section 7-7-30. Designation of voting precincts in Abbeville County.
Section 7-7-40. Designation of voting precincts in Aiken County.
Section 7-7-50. Designation of voting precincts in Allendale County.
Section 7-7-55. Establishment of polling places in Allendale County.
Section 7-7-80. Designation of voting precincts in Anderson County.
Section 7-7-90. Designation of voting precincts in Bamberg County.
Section 7-7-100. Designation of voting precincts in Barnwell County.
Section 7-7-110. Designation of voting precincts in Beaufort County.
Section 7-7-120. Designation of voting precincts in Berkeley County.
Section 7-7-130. Designation of voting precincts in Calhoun County.
Section 7-7-140. Designation of voting precincts in Charleston County.
Section 7-7-160. Designation of voting precincts in Cherokee County.
Section 7-7-170. Designation of voting precincts in Chester County.
Section 7-7-180. Designation of voting precincts in Chesterfield County.
Section 7-7-190. Designation of voting precincts in Clarendon County.
Section 7-7-200. Designation of voting precincts in Colleton County.
Section 7-7-210. Designation of voting precincts in Darlington County.
Section 7-7-220. Designation of voting precincts in Dillon County.
Section 7-7-230. Designation of voting precincts in Dorchester County.
Section 7-7-240. Designation of voting precincts in Edgefield County.
Section 7-7-250. Designation of voting precincts in Fairfield County.
Section 7-7-260. Designation of voting precincts in Florence County.
Section 7-7-270. Designation of voting precincts in Georgetown County.
Section 7-7-280. Designation of voting precincts in Greenville County.
Section 7-7-290. Designation of voting precincts in Greenwood County.
Section 7-7-300. Designation of voting precincts in Hampton County.
Section 7-7-310. Preparation of registration books for Estill precinct.
Section 7-7-320. Designation of voting precincts in Horry County.
Section 7-7-330. Designation of voting precincts in Jasper County.
Section 7-7-340. Designation of voting precincts in Kershaw County.
Section 7-7-350. Designation of voting precincts in Lancaster County.
Section 7-7-360. Designation of voting precincts in Laurens County.
Section 7-7-370. Designation of voting precincts in Lee County.
Section 7-7-380. Designation of voting precincts in Lexington County.
Section 7-7-390. Designation of voting precincts in McCormick County.
Section 7-7-400. Designation of voting precincts in Marion County.
Section 7-7-410. Designation of voting precincts in Marlboro County.
Section 7-7-420. Designation of voting precincts in Newberry County.
Section 7-7-430. Designation of voting precincts in Oconee County.
Section 7-7-440. Designation of voting precincts in Orangeburg County.
Section 7-7-450. Designation of voting precincts in Pickens County.
Section 7-7-465. Designation of voting precincts in Richland County.
Section 7-7-480. Designation of voting precincts in Saluda County.
Section 7-7-490. Designation of voting precincts in Spartanburg County.
Section 7-7-501. Designation of voting precincts in Sumter County.
Section 7-7-510. Designation of voting precincts in Union County.
Section 7-7-520. Designation of voting precincts in Williamsburg County.
Section 7-7-530. Designation of voting precincts in York County.
Section 7-7-730. Division of precincts having more than 750 electors.
Section 7-7-910. Designated polling places; alternative polling place.
Section 7-7-920. Places where electors shall vote in municipal elections.
Section 7-7-940. Procedure upon removal of elector from one precinct to another.
Section 7-7-950. Procedure when new precinct is established.
Section 7-7-970. Change of location of voting place or name of precinct.