U.S. Department
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Voting Determination Letters for South Carolina
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| Jurisdiction and date | Description and submission numbers | Notes |
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| State of South Carolina 03/06/1972 (pdf) |
Act No. 932 (1971)--senate redistricting; multi-member districts; numbered posts; majority vote requirement (V3700) |
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| State of South Carolina 06/30/1972 (pdf) |
Numbered posts--all multi-member offices (V4472) |
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| Aiken County 08/25/1972 (pdf) |
Act R1152--numbered posts (V4630) |
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| Saluda County 11/13/1972 (pdf) |
Act No. 1244 (1972)--school district referendum procedure (V4588) |
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| State of South Carolina 07/20/1973 (pdf) |
Act No. 1205 (1972)--Senate redistricting; multi-member districts; numbered posts; majority vote requirement (V4081) |
Section 5 objection ruled untimely in Morris v. Gressette, 432 U.S. 491 (1977) |
| Darlington (Darlington Cty.) 08/17/1973 (pdf) |
Act R206 (1973)--majority vote requirement; residency requirement (V5556-5557) |
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| Clarendon County 11/13/1973 (pdf) |
Act R530 (1973)--abolition of the elective office of superintendent of education and devolution of powers and duties to appointed county board of education (V5682) |
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| State of South Carolina 02/14/1974 (pdf) |
House redistricting--multi-member districts; numbered posts; majority vote requirement (V5967) |
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| Dorchester County 04/22/1974 (pdf) |
Act R913 (1974)--at large elections (V6236) |
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| McClellanville (Charleston Cty.) 05/06/1974 (pdf) |
Two annexations (V5737; V6059) |
Withdrawn 10-21-74 upon modification of annexation policies |
| Walterboro (Colleton Cty.) 05/24/1974 (pdf) |
Residency requirement (V6297) |
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| Lancaster County 07/30/1974 (pdf) |
Act Nos. 519 and 523 (1967), No. 1594 (1968), No. 1622 (1972), and No. 325 (1973)--numbered posts and decreased number of board members (County Board of Education); staggered terms for district boards of trustees (V8647) |
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| Calhoun County School District 08/07/1974 (pdf) |
Act R1151 (1974)--at large elections; staggered terms (members of school district board of trustees) (V6218) |
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| Bishopville (Lee Cty.) 09/03/1974 (pdf) |
Act No. 1227--staggered terms (V6687) |
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| Bamberg County 09/03/1974 (pdf) |
Residency requirement; staggered terms (V6810) |
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| Charleston (Charleston Cty.) 09/20/1974 (pdf) |
Seven annexations (V6772) |
Withdrawn 5-13-75 upon adoption of single-member districts |
| Bamberg County 09/20/1974 (pdf) |
At-large elections (V6808) |
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| Charleston County 09/24/1974 (pdf) |
Consolidation Charter--at-large elections; multi-member districts; numbered posts; majority vote requirement; residency requirement (V6593) |
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| Lancaster County 10/01/1974 (pdf) |
Act No. 1023 (1972) and No. 1010 (1974)--numbered posts; majority vote requirement; residency requirement; staggered terms (V6875; V8635) |
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| York County 11/12/1974 (pdf) |
At-large elections (V6878) |
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| Charleston (Charleston Cty.) 02/18/1975 (pdf) |
Three of four redistricting plans () |
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| Clarendon County 09/08/1975 (pdf) |
Act R1537--elected to appointed county supervisor (V9142) |
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| Bamberg County 07/30/1976 (pdf) |
Act R626--redistricting (X6635) |
Withdrawn 11-1-76 |
| Seneca (Oconee Cty.) 09/13/1976 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (X5817) |
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| Sumter County School District No. 2 10/01/1976 (pdf) |
Act R681 (1976)--at-large elections; residency requirement; appointment of one trustee (X6910) |
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| Horry County 11/12/1976 (pdf) |
Act R546 (1976)--at-large elections (X4721) |
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| Cameron (Calhoun Cty.) 11/15/1976 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (X8250) |
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| Bishopville (Lee Cty.) 11/26/1976 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement; staggered terms (X6536) |
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| Sumter County 12/03/1976 (pdf) |
Act No. 371 (1967) and (1976)--ordinance for Home Rule Act; at-large elections (X7895) |
Declaratory judgment denied in County Council of Sumter County v. United States, 596 F. Supp. 35 (D.D.C. 1984) |
| Calhoun Falls (Abbeville Cty.) 12/13/1976 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (X7677-7678) |
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| Pageland (Chesterfield Cty.) 03/22/1977 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (X8005) |
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| Hollywood (Charleston Cty.) 06/03/1977 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (A0587) |
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| Charleston County 06/14/1977 (pdf) |
Home Rule Act--form of government; at-large elections with residency requirement (X7780) |
Section 5 objection ruled untimely inWoods v. Hamilton, 473 F. Supp. 641 (D.S.C. 1979) |
| Bamberg County School District 08/31/1977 (pdf) |
At-large elections (A2189) |
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| Chester County 10/28/1977 (pdf) |
Act Nos. 823 (1966) and 826 (1966)--at-large elections and residency districts for county council and county school board (A1878-1880) |
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| Allendale County School District 11/25/1977 (pdf) |
Act R329 (1977)--at-large elections (A1244) |
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| Colleton County 02/06/1978 (pdf) |
Home Rule Act--council-supervisor form of government; at-large elections; majority vote requirement (X7673-74) |
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| Mullins (Marion Cty.) 06/30/1978 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (A2838) |
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| Marion (Marion Cty.) 07/05/1978 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (non-partisan elections) (A4532) |
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| Nichols (Marion Cty.) 09/19/1978 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (non-partisan elections) (A4566) |
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| Lancaster (Lancaster Cty.) 09/19/1978 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (A5758) |
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| St. George (Dorchester Cty.) 10/02/1978 (pdf) |
Staggered terms (A6462) |
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| Rock Hill (York Cty.) 12/12/1978 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (non-partisan elections) (A7639) |
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| Edgefield County 02/08/1979 (pdf) |
Home Rule Act--form of government; at-large elections; residency requirement (A7852) |
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| Colleton County 09/04/1979 (pdf) |
Act No. R82 (1979)--devolving authority to levy taxes for school purposes to the Colleton County Council from the Colleton County State Legislative delegation (84-3302) |
Withdrawn 8-28-84 following preclearance of change in method of electing county council |
| Chester County 09/26/1979 (pdf) |
Act R293 (1979)--postponement of elections under single-member districts; extending terms under at-large system (C6023) |
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| State of South Carolina 11/18/1981 (pdf) |
Act R249 (1981)--House reapportionment (81-1955) |
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| Columbia (Richland Cty.) 08/02/1982 (pdf) |
Redistricting (86-2628) |
Withdrawn 12-17-82 |
| Marion County 08/16/1982 (pdf) |
Act No. R345 (1982)--redistricting of councilmanic districts (81-1984) |
Withdrawn 4-25-83 |
| Hampton County School District 08/23/1982 (pdf) |
Act No. R398 (1982)--referendum election; abolishes the county board of education and superintendent of education and changes the method of selecting the members of the boards of education for Districts 1 and 2 from appointive to elective (82-2588) |
Withdrawn 11-19-82 |
| Williamsburg County 08/30/1982 (pdf) |
Redistricting--county council and school board districts (82-2680; 82-2679) |
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| Lancaster (Lancaster Cty.) 12/27/1982 (pdf) |
Ordinance No. 76-15--majority vote requirement in contested elections (82-2599) |
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| Richland County 01/12/1983 (pdf) |
Number of members of the county council from eleven to seven (82-2662) |
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| Lancaster County School District 08/26/1983 (pdf) |
Act No. 848 (R.700) (1976--staggered terms (board of trustees) (93-2861) |
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| State of South Carolina 03/20/1984 (pdf) |
Act No. R321 (1984)--party primary election schedule for state senate (84-3377) |
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| Jefferson (Chesterfield Cty.) 03/26/1984 (pdf) |
Ordinance No. 8 (1983)--councilmembers be elected to four year, staggered terms (83-2815) |
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| Barnwell (Barnwell Cty.) 03/26/1984 (pdf) |
Act No. 960, R1117 (1966)--four-year, staggered terms (mayor and six aldermembers) (83-2782) |
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| Lancaster County School District 04/27/1984 (pdf) |
Act No. R.282 (1994)--Staggered terms (84-3398) |
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| Elloree (Orangeburg Cty.) 06/11/1984 (pdf) |
Staggered terms for councilmembers and majority vote requirement (83-2885) |
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| Edgefield County 06/11/1984 (pdf) |
Implementation of the provisions of Act No. 1104 (1966) (3-member council elected at large from residency districts by plurality vote for two-year concurrent terms) (84-3318) |
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| State of South Carolina 08/10/1984 (pdf) |
Schedule for implementing the reapportionment plan embodied in Senate Bill No. 1093 (84-3392) |
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| Barnwell (Barnwell Cty.) 08/31/1984 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (84-3240) |
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| Newberry County School District 09/10/1984 (pdf) |
Implementation of the provisions of Act Nos. R1117 (1966) and R981 (1972) regarding method of selecting board members (7X-0145; 83-2880) |
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| State of South Carolina 09/11/1984 (pdf) |
Act No. R522 (1984), which relates to the assistance to voters (84-3386) |
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| Hampton County School District Nos. 1 and 2 06/28/1985 (pdf) |
Special election schedule and candidate qualification period (85-3312; 85-3826) |
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| Spartanburg (Spartanburg Cty.) 07/16/1985 (pdf) |
Fifty-two annexations (84-3504) |
Withdrawn 10-6-87 |
| Orangeburg County 09/03/1985 (pdf) |
Reapportionment--county council district (82-2622) |
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| Sumter (Sumter Cty.) 10/21/1985 (pdf) |
Forty-five annexations (83-2952; 84-3510; 84-3511; 84-3512) |
Withdrawn 10-17-86 upon change in method of election |
| Batesburg (Lexington and Saluda Ctys.) 02/24/1986 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (85-3334) |
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| Sumter (Sumter Cty.) 04/10/1986 (pdf) |
Increase from four to six councilmembers; method of election; districting plan and annexations (86-4439; 86-4440; 86-4441) |
Objection to annexationsWithdrawn 10-17-86 upon change in method of election |
| Summerville (Dorchester Cty.) 10/10/1986 (pdf) |
Post-1980 annexations; staggered terms (84-3316) |
Withdrawn 10-17-88--upon change in method of election |
| Consolidated School District of Aiken County (Aiken and Saluda Ctys.) 10/14/1986 (pdf) |
Implementation schedule for the election of school board members from nine single-member districts (86-4090) |
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| Dorchester County School District No. 4 (Dorchester Cty.) 12/01/1986 (pdf) |
Act No. 536 (R632) (1986)--appointed interim executive committee for the consolidated district (86-4218) |
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| Bamberg County 12/29/1986 (pdf) |
Special primary election (R1027; R1374) |
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| Edgefield County School District (Edgefield Cty.) 05/22/1987 (pdf) |
Districting plan (86-4224) |
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| Rock Hill (York Cty.) 06/28/1988 (pdf) |
Nineteen annexations (87-3969) |
Withdrawn 10-18-89 upon change in method of election |
| School District No. 4 (Dorchester Cty.) 07/18/1988 (pdf) |
Act No. R296 (1987)--districting plan (87-3809) |
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| Richland County 09/23/1988 (pdf) |
Provisions which require the resignation of full-time and part-time county employees running for office (88-4728) |
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| Lancaster (Lancaster Cty.) 06/13/1989 (pdf) |
Election method changes: increase in size of council from seven to nine members with six elected from single-member districts and three, including the mayor, elected at large, by plurality vote and staggered terms (Ordinance No. 88-40) (88-4655) |
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| Beaufort County 07/18/1989 (pdf) |
Method of staggering terms (county council) (89-3281) |
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| Bennettsville (Marlboro Cty.) 02/02/1990 (pdf) |
Election schedule for implementing the change in method of electing the city council from at large to single-member districts (90-4137) |
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| Kershaw County 02/05/1990 (pdf) |
Method of filling school board vacancies and the advisory referendum procedures (90-4108) |
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| Anderson County School District 04/23/1990 (pdf) |
Act R193 (1989)--method of election (three single-member districts and two multi-member districts) and districting plan (89-3259) |
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| North Charleston (Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Ctys.) 05/03/1990 (pdf) |
Districting plan (90-4005) |
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| Chester (Chester Cty.) 05/07/1990 (pdf) |
Candidate filing fees (89-3374) |
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| York (York Cty.) 08/10/1990 (pdf) |
Districting plan (90-4221) |
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| State of South Carolina 10/15/1990 (pdf) |
Act No. 678--qualifications to serve as probate judge (90-3896) |
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| Rock Hill (York Cty.) 01/17/1992 (pdf) |
1991 redistricting plan for city council districts (91-2478) |
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| Johnston (Edgefield Cty.) 06/05/1992 (pdf) |
1992 redistricting plan (92-1181) |
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| Orangeburg County 07/21/1992 (pdf) |
1992 redistricting plan (92-0473) |
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| Dorchester County 08/28/1992 (pdf) |
1992 redistricting plan (92-0373) |
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| Norway (Orangeburg Cty.) 11/09/1992 (pdf) |
Districting plan for the town council (92-0156) |
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| Marion County 01/05/1993 (pdf) |
1992 redistricting plan (92-2802) |
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| Marion County School District (Marion Cty.) 01/05/1993 (pdf) |
1992 redistricting plan (92-2803) |
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| Lee County School District (Lee Cty.) 02/08/1993 (pdf) |
1992 redistricting plan (92-4139) |
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| Lee County 02/08/1993 (pdf) |
1992 redistricting plan (92-2259) |
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| Batesburg-Leesville (Lexington and Saluda Ctys.) 06/01/1993 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement (92-4640) |
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| Johnston (Edgefield Cty.) 07/06/1993 (pdf) |
Redistricting plan (93-1658) |
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| State of South Carolina 05/02/1994 (pdf) |
1994 redistricting plan for the House of Representatives (94-1394) |
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| Lee County and Lee County School District 06/06/1994 (pdf) |
Special election schedule (including the candidate qualifying period, the selection of an April 19, 1994, special primary election date; May 3, 1994, special run-off election date; and a June 7, 1994, special general election date) (94-1009; 94-1722) |
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| Florence and Williamsburg Counties 07/22/1994 (pdf) |
Proposed county boundary change (93-5026; 93-4959) |
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| Hemingway (Williamsburg Cty.) 07/22/1994 (pdf) |
Five residential annexations and a special annexation referendum (93-4248) |
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| Barnwell (Barnwell Cty.) 08/15/1994 (pdf) |
Majority vote requirement for mayor (94-0431) |
Withdrawn 2-13-95 |
| Georgetown County School District (Georgetown Cty.) 10/03/1994 (pdf) |
Act R.376 (1994)--provides for the change from a partisan to a nonpartisan election system, including candidate qualifying procedures and filing fees, for the board of trustees (94-2274) |
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| North Charleston (Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester Ctys.) 10/17/1994 (pdf) |
Eight annexations (93-4198; 94-3077) |
Withdrawn 8-20-96 |
| Spartanburg County School District (Spartanburg Cty.) 12/13/1994 (pdf) |
Act R.631 (1994)--replaces the previously elected county board of education with the appointed Education Oversight Committee (94-2743) |
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| Bennettsville (Marlboro Cty.) 02/06/1995 (pdf) |
1994 redistricting plan (94-2216) |
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| Spartanburg County School District (Spartanburg Cty.) 11/20/1995 (pdf) |
Section 19.67 of the 1995-96 State Government Appropriations Act which defunded the school district (95-1979) |
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| Gaffney Board of Public Works (Cherokee Cty.) 03/05/1996 (pdf) |
Readoption of the at-large method of election (95-2790) |
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| State of South Carolina 04/01/1997 (html | pdf) |
1997 redistricting plan (Senate) (97-0529) |
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| Horry County 05/20/1998 (html | pdf) |
1997 redistricting plan (county council) (97-3787) |
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| Charleston (Berkeley and Charleston Ctys.) 10/12/2001 (html | pdf) |
2001 redistricting plan (2001-1578) |
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| Greer (Greenville and Spartanburg Ctys.) 11/02/2001 (html | pdf) |
2001 redistricting plan (2001-1777) |
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| Sumter County 06/27/2002 (html | pdf) |
2001 redistricting plan (2001-3865) |
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| Union County School District (Union Cty.) 09/03/2002 (html | pdf) |
2002 redistricting plan (2002-2379) |
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| Clinton (Laurens Cty.) 12/09/2002 (html | pdf) |
Annexations designation to Ward 1 (2002-1512; 2002-2706) |
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| Cherokee County School District No. 1 (Cherokee Cty.) 06/16/2003 (html | pdf) |
Reduction in the size of the school board (2002-3457) |
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| North (Orangeburg Cty.) 09/16/2003 (html | pdf) |
Annexations (2002-5306) |
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| Charleston County School District 02/26/2004 (html | pdf) |
Method of electing the board of trustees School Board members from nonpartisan to partisan elections (2003-2066) |
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| Richland-Lexington School District No. 5 06/25/2004 (html | pdf) |
Act Number 326, (2002), Providing for a majority-vote requirement and numbered posts (2002-3766) |
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| Fairfield County School District 8/16/2010 (html | pdf) |
Act Number R136, (4432)(2010), Number of officials; method of election (2010-0970) |
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| State of South Carolina 12/23/2011 (html | pdf) |
Act Number R54 - Section 5, which requires presentation of a photographic identification to cast a ballot (2011-2495) |
Updated August 7, 2015