| State (V3700) |
Act No. 932 (1971)--senate redistricting; multi-member districts; numbered posts;
majority vote requirement |
3-6-72 |
| State (V4472) |
Numbered posts--all multi-member offices |
6-30-72 |
| Aiken County (V4630) |
Act R1152--numbered posts |
8-25-72 |
| Saluda County (V4588) |
Act No. 1244 (1972)--school district referendum procedure |
11-13-72 |
| State (V4081) |
Act No. 1205 (1972)--Senate redistricting; multi-member districts; numbered posts;
majority vote requirement |
7-20-73
Section 5 objection ruled untimely in Morris v. Gressette, 432 U.S. 491 (1977) |
| Darlington (Darlington Cty.) (V5556-5557) |
Act R206 (1973)--majority vote requirement; residency requirement |
8-17-73 |
| Clarendon County (V5682) |
Act R530 (1973)--abolition of the elective office of superintendent of education
and devolution of powers and duties to appointed county board of education |
11-13-73 |
| State (V5967) |
House redistricting--multi-member districts; numbered posts; majority vote requirement |
2-14-74 |
| Dorchester County (V6236) |
Act R913 (1974)--at large elections |
4-22-74 |
| McClellanville (Charleston Cty.) (V5737; V6059) |
Two annexations |
5-6-74
Withdrawn 10-21-74 upon modification of annexation policies |
| Walterboro (Colleton Cty.) (V6297) |
Residency requirement |
5-24-74 |
| Lancaster County (V8647) |
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 |
7-30-74 |
| Calhoun County School District (V6218) |
Act R1151 (1974)--at large elections; staggered terms (members of school
district board of trustees) |
8-7-74 |
| Bishopville (Lee Cty.) (V6687) |
Act No. 1227--staggered terms |
9-3-74 |
| Bamberg County (V6810) |
Residency requirement; staggered terms |
9-3-74 |
| Bamberg County (V6808) |
At-large elections |
9-20-74 |
| Charleston (Charleston Cty.) (V6772) |
Seven annexations |
9-20-74
Withdrawn 5-13-75 upon adoption of single-member districts |
| Charleston County (V6593) |
Consolidation Charter--at-large elections; multi-member districts;
numbered posts; majority vote requirement; residency requirement |
9-24-74 |
| Lancaster County (V6875; V8635) |
Act No. 1023 (1972) and No. 1010 (1974)--numbered posts; majority vote requirement;
residency requirement; staggered terms |
10-1-74 |
| York County (V6878) |
At-large elections |
11-12-74 |
| Charleston (Charleston Cty.) |
Three of four redistricting plans |
2-18-75 |
| Clarendon County (V9142) |
Act R1537--elected to appointed county supervisor |
9-8-75 |
| Bamberg County (X6635) |
Act R626--redistricting |
7-30-76
Withdrawn 11-1-76 |
| Seneca (Oconee Cty.) (X5817)/TD>
| Majority vote requirement |
9-13-76 |
| Sumter County School District No. 2 (X6910) |
Act R681 (1976)--at-large elections; residency requirement; appointment of one trustee |
10-1-76 |
| Horry County (X4721) |
Act R546 (1976)--at-large elections |
11-12-76 |
| Cameron (Calhoun Cty.) (X8250) |
Majority vote requirement |
11-15-76 |
| Bishopville (Lee Cty.) (X6536) |
Majority vote requirement; staggered terms |
11-26-76 |
| Sumter County (X7895) |
Act No. 371 (1967) and (1976)--ordinance for Home Rule Act; at-large elections |
12-3-76
Declaratory judgment denied in County Council of Sumter County v.
United States, 596 F. Supp. 35 (D.D.C. 1984) |
| Calhoun Falls (Abbeville Cty.) (X7677-7678) |
Majority vote requirement |
12-13-76 |
| Pageland (Chesterfield Cty.) (X8005) |
Majority vote requirement |
3-22-77 |
| Hollywood (Charleston Cty.) (A0587) |
Majority vote requirement |
6-3-77 |
| Charleston County (X7780) |
Home Rule Act--form of government; at-large elections with residency requirement |
6-14-77
Section 5 objection ruled untimely in Woods v. Hamilton, 473 F. Supp. 641 (D.S.C.
1979) |
| Bamberg County School District (A2189) |
At-large elections |
8-31-77 |
| Chester County (A1878-1880) |
Act Nos. 823 (1966) and 826 (1966)--at-large elections and residency districts
for county council and county school board |
10-28-77 |
| Allendale County School District (A1244) |
Act R329 (1977)--at-large elections |
11-25-77 |
| Colleton County (X7673-74) |
Home Rule Act--council-supervisor form of government; at-large elections;
majority vote requirement |
2-6-78 |
| Mullins (Marion Cty.) (A2838) |
Majority vote requirement |
6-30-78 |
| Marion (Marion Cty.) (A4532) |
Majority vote requirement (non-partisan elections) |
7-5-78 |
| Nichols (Marion Cty.) (A4566) |
Majority vote requirement (non-partisan elections) |
9-19-78 |
| Lancaster (Lancaster Cty.) (A5758) |
Majority vote requirement |
9-19-78 |
| St. George (Dorchester Cty.) (A6462) |
Staggered terms |
10-2-78 |
| Rock Hill (York Cty.) (A7639) |
Majority vote requirement (non-partisan elections) |
12-12-78 |
| Edgefield County (A7852) |
Home Rule Act--form of government; at-large elections; residency requirement |
2-8-79 |
| Colleton County (84-3302) |
Act No. R82 (1979)--devolving authority to levy taxes for school purposes to the
Colleton County Council from the Colleton County State Legislative delegation |
9-4-79
Withdrawn 8-28-84 following preclearance of change in method of electing county council |
| Chester County (C6023) |
Act R293 (1979)--postponement of elections under single-member districts;
extending terms under at-large system |
9-26-79 |
| State (81-1955) |
Act R249 (1981)--House reapportionment |
11-18-81 |
| Columbia (Richland Cty.) (86-2628) |
Redistricting |
8-2-82
Withdrawn 12-17-82 |
| Marion County (81-1984) |
Act No. R345 (1982)--redistricting of councilmanic districts |
8-16-82
Withdrawn 4-25-83 |
| Hampton County School District (82-2588) |
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 |
8-23-82
Withdrawn 11-19-82 |
| Williamsburg County (82-2680, 82-2679) |
Redistricting--county council and school board districts |
8-30-82 |
| Lancaster (Lancaster Cty.) (92-2599) (82-2599) |
Ordinance No. 76-15--majority vote requirement in contested elections |
12-27-82 |
| Richland County (82-2662) |
Number of members of the county council from eleven to seven |
1-12-83 |
| Lancaster County School District (93-2861) |
Act No. 848 (R.700) (1976--staggered terms (board of trustees) |
8-26-83 |
| State (84-3377) |
Act No. R321 (1984)--party primary election schedule for state senate |
3-20-84 |
| Jefferson (Chesterfield Cty.) (83-2815) |
Ordinance No. 8 (1983)--councilmembers be elected to four year, staggered terms |
3-26-84 |
| Barnwell (Barnwell Cty.) (83-2782) |
Act No. 960, R1117 (1966)--four-year, staggered terms (mayor and six aldermembers) |
3-26-84 |
| Lancaster County School District (84-3398) |
Act No. R.282 (1994)--Staggered terms |
4-27-84 |
| Edgefield County (84-3318) |
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) |
6-11-84 |
| Elloree (Orangeburg Cty.) (83-2885) |
Staggered terms for councilmembers and majority vote requirement |
6-11-84 |
| State (84-3392) |
Schedule for implementing the reapportionment plan embodied in Senate Bill No. 1093 |
8-10-84 |
| Barnwell (Barnwell Cty.) (84-3240) |
Majority vote requirement |
8-31-84 |
| Newberry County School District (7X-0145, 83-2880) |
Implementation of the provisions of Act Nos. R1117 (1966) and R981 (1972) regarding
method of selecting board members |
9-10-84 |
| State (84-3386) |
Act No. R522 (1984), which relates to the assistance to voters |
9-11-84 |
| Hampton County School District Nos. 1 and 2 (85-3312; 85-3826) |
Special election schedule and candidate qualification period |
6-28-85 |
| Spartanburg (Spartanburg Cty.) (84-3504) |
Fifty-two annexations |
7-16-85
Withdrawn 10-6-87 |
| Orangeburg County (82-2622) |
Reapportionment--county council district |
9-3-85 |
| Sumter (Sumter Cty.) (83-2952, 84-3510, 84-3511, 84-3512) |
Forty-five annexations |
10-21-85
Withdrawn 10-17-86 upon change in method of election |
| Batesburg (Lexington and Saluda Ctys.) (85-3334) |
Majority vote requirement |
2-24-86 |
| Sumter (Sumter Cty.) (86-4439, 86-4440, 86-4441) |
Increase from four to six councilmembers; method of election; districting plan and annexations |
4-10-86
Objection to annexations withdrawn 10-17-86 upon change in method of election |
| Summerville (Dorchester Cty.) |
Post-1980 annexations; staggered terms |
10-10-86
Withdrawn 10-17-88--upon change in method of election |
| Consolidated School District of Aiken County (Aiken and Saluda Ctys.) (86-4090) |
Implementation schedule for the election of school board members from nine single-member districts |
10-14-86 |
| Dorchester County School District No. 4 (Dorchester Cty.) (86-4218) |
Act No. 536 (R632) (1986)--appointed interim executive committee for the consolidated district |
12-1-86
Withdrawn 2-12-87 |
| Bamberg County (R1027; R1374) |
Special primary election |
12-29-86 |
| Edgefield County School District (Edgefield Cty.) (86-4224) |
Districting plan |
5-22-87 |
| Rock Hill (York Cty.) (87-3969) |
Nineteen annexations |
6-28-88
Withdrawn 10-18-89 upon change in method of election |
| School District No. 4 (Dorchester Cty.) (87-3809) |
Act No. R296 (1987)--districting plan |
7-18-88 |
| Richland County (88-4728) |
Provisions which require the resignation of full-time and part-time county
employees running for office |
9-23-88 |
| Lancaster (Lancaster Cty.) (88-4655) |
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) |
6-13-89 |
| Beaufort County (89-3281) |
Method of staggering terms (county council) |
7-18-89 |
| Bennettsville (Marlboro Cty.) (90-4137) |
Election schedule for implementing the change in method of electing the city council
from at large to single-member districts |
2-2-90 |
| Kershaw County (90-4108) |
Method of filling school board vacancies and the advisory referendum procedures |
2-5-90 |
| Anderson County School District (89-3259) |
Act R193 (1989)--method of election (three single-member districts and two
multi-member districts) and districting plan |
4-23-90 |
| North Charleston (Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Ctys.) (90-4005) |
Districting plan |
5-3-90 |
| Chester (Chester Cty.) (89-3374) |
Candidate filing fees |
5-7-90 |
| York (York Cty.) (90-4221) |
Districting plan |
8-10-90 |
| State (90-3896) |
Act No. 678--qualifications to serve as probate judge |
10-15-90 |
| Rock Hill (York Cty.) (91-2478) |
1991 redistricting plan for city council districts |
1-17-92 |
| Johnston (Edgefield Cty.) (92-1181) |
1992 redistricting plan |
6-5-92 |
| Orangeburg County (92-0473) |
1992 redistricting plan |
7-21-92 |
| Dorchester County (92-0373) |
1992 redistricting plan |
8-28-92 |
| Norway (Orangeburg Cty.) (92-0156) |
Districting plan for the town council |
11-9-92 |
| Marion County School District (Marion Cty.) (92-2803) |
1992 redistricting plan |
1-5-93 |
| Marion County (92-2802) |
1992 redistricting plan |
1-5-93 |
| Lee County School District (Lee Cty.) (92-4139) |
1992 redistricting plan |
2-8-93 |
| Lee County (92-2259) |
1992 redistricting plan |
2-8-93 |
| Batesburg-Leesville (Lexington and Saluda Ctys.) (92-4640) |
Majority vote requirement |
6-1-93 |
| Johnston (Edgefield Cty.) (93-1658) |
Redistricting plan |
7-6-93 |
| State (94-1394) |
1994 redistricting plan for the House of Representatives |
5-2-94 |
| Lee County (94-1009) and Lee County School District (94-1722) (Lee Cty.) |
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) |
6-6-94 |
| Hemingway (Williamsburg Cty.) (93-4248) |
Five residential annexations and a special annexation referendum |
7-22-94 |
| Florence and Williamsburg Counties (93-5026, 93-4959) |
Proposed county boundary change |
7-22-94 |
| Barnwell (Barnwell Cty.) (94-0431) |
Majority vote requirement for mayor |
8-15-94
Withdrawn 2-13-95 |
| Georgetown County School District (Georgetown Cty.) (94-2274) |
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 |
10-3-94 |
| North Charleston (Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester Ctys.) (93-4198 & 94-3077) |
Eight annexations |
10-17-94
Withdrawn 8-20-96 |
| Spartanburg County School District (Spartanburg Cty.) (94-2743) |
Act R.631 (1994)--replaces the previously elected county board of education with the
appointed Education Oversight Committee |
12-13-94 |
| Bennettsville (Marlboro Cty.) (94-2216) |
1994 redistricting plan |
2-6-95 |
| Spartanburg County School District (Spartanburg Cty.) (95-1979) |
Section 19.67 of the 1995-96 State Government Appropriations Act which defunded the school district |
11-20-95 |
| Gaffney Board of Public Works (Cherokee Cty.) (95-2790) |
Readoption of the at-large method of election |
3-5-96 |
| State (97-0529)
(pdf) |
1997 redistricting plan (Senate) |
4-1-97 |
| Horry County (97-3787)
(pdf) |
1997 redistricting plan (county council) |
5-20-98 |
| Charleston (Berkeley and Charleston Ctys.) (2001-1578)
(pdf) |
2001 redistricting plan |
10-12-01 |
| Greer (Greenville and Spartanburg Ctys.) (2001-1777)
(pdf) |
2001 redistricting plan |
11-2-01 |
| Sumter County (2001-3865)
(pdf) |
2001 redistricting plan |
6-27-02 |
| Union County School District (Union Cty.) (2002-2379)
(pdf) |
2002 redistricting plan |
9-3-02 |
| Clinton (Laurens Cty.) (2002-1512) (2002-2706)
(pdf) |
Annexations designation to Ward 1 |
12-9-02 |
| Cherokee County School District No. 1 (Cherokee Cty.)
(2002-3457) (pdf) |
Reduction in the size of the school board |
6-16-03 |
| North (Orangeburg Cty.)(2002-5306)
(pdf) |
Annexations |
9-16-03 |
| Charleston County School District (2003-2066)
(pdf) |
Method of electing the board of trustees School Board members from nonpartisan to
partisan elections |
2-26-04 |
| Richland-Lexington School District No. 5 (2002-3766)
(pdf) |
Act Number 326, (2002), Providing for a majority-vote requirement and numbered posts |
6-25-2004 |
