S 0694 — AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-40, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN AIKEN COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS DETERMINES THAT A PRECINCT CONTAINS NO SUITABLE LOCATION FOR A POLLING PLACE, THE BOARD, UPON APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, MAY LOCATE THE POLLING PLACE INSIDE THE COUNTY AND WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE PRECINCT'S BOUNDARIES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-60, RELATING TO MUNICIPALITIES ADOPTING METHODS OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR AND DETERMINING RESULTS OF NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY MUNICIPALITY WHICH ELECTS TO HOLD PARTISAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MUST PAY ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDUCT OF A MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION. - RATIFIED TITLE
Last action — Act No. 113
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 10, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on April 06, 2026.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
1 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Polling Places in Aiken County
Bill Text
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Action History
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Act No. 113
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Effective date 04/06/26
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Signed By Governor
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Ratified R 121
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Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 59)
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Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 59)
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Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 1)
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Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 36)
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Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 35)
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Read second time (House Journal-page 34)
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Amended (House Journal-page 34)
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Delegation report: Favorable Aiken Delegation (House Journal-page 2)
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Referred to Aiken Delegation (House Journal-page 35)
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Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 35)
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Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 32)
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Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 10)
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Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10)
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Amended (Senate Journal-page 10)
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Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 8)
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 19)
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Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 19)
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Prefiled
Sponsors
- Jr. Senator Tom Young · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (169)
169 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 169 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 101 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 105 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 1% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (124)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
How each member voted (4)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Senator Josh Kimbrell | — | Not Voting |
| Senator Michael W. Gambrell | — | Not Voting |
| Senator Mike Reichenbach | — | Not Voting |
| Senator Stephen L. Goldfinch | — | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
How each member voted (2)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Senator Ross Turner | — | Not Voting |
| Senator Tom Fernandez | — | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does S 0694 do?
- Polling Places in Aiken County
- Who sponsors S 0694?
- S 0694 is sponsored by Senator Tom Young, Jr..
- What is the current status of S 0694?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 10, 2025. Enacted.
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