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S.C. Code Ann. § 7-5-340

Duties of State Election Commission, removal of elector from official list

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Greenville County Republican Party Executive Committee v. South Carolina (2011)

Most recently applied in Greenville County Republican Party Executive Committee v. South Carolina (March 2011)

1996 Act No. 466, SECTION 1, eff August 21, 1996; 2022 Act No. 150 (S.108), SECTION 21, eff May 13, 2022.

(A) The State Election Commission shall:

(1) ensure that the name of a qualified elector is removed from the official list of eligible voters within seven days of receipt of information confirming:

(a) the request of the qualified elector to be removed;

(b) the elector is adjudicated mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(c) the death of the qualified elector;

(d) the elector is not a citizen of the United States; or

(e) a change in the residence to a place outside the county in which the qualified elector is registered when such confirmation is received from the qualified elector in writing;

(2) inform applicants under Sections 7-5-155, 7-5-310, and 7-5-320 of:

(a) voter eligibility requirements; and

(b) penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter registration application;

(3) complete, no later than ninety days before the date of a statewide primary or general election, a program to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters in compliance with the provisions of Section 7-5-330(F); this item may not be construed to preclude:

(a) the removal of names from the official list of eligible voters on a basis described in item (1); or

(b) correction of registration records pursuant to this article.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.