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South Carolina Statutes § 7-13-160 Peace officers shall enter polling place only on request or to vote

⤴ Up to Article 1: When, Where and How Elections Held

Statute Text

No sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman or other officers shall be allowed to come within the polling place except to vote unless summoned into it by a majority of the managers. On failure of any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman or other officer to comply with the provisions of the preceding sentence, the managers of election, or one of them, shall make affidavit against such sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman or other officer for his arrest.

History

1966 (54) 2340; 1950 (46) 2059; 1952 Code Section 23-362; 1962 Code Section 23-400.7.

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