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South Carolina Statutes § 7-5-340 Duties of State Election Commission, removal of elector from official list

⤴ Up to Article 4: Multiple Site Voter Registration and Responsibilities of the State Election Commission in Implementing the National Voter Registration Act of 1993

Statute Text

(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.

History

Amended by 2022 S.C. Acts, Act No. 150 ( SB 108 ) , s 21 , eff. 5/13/2022 .

1996 Act No. 466, Section 1, eff 8/21/1996 .

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