There is created within the Division of Research and Statistical Services of the State Budget and Control Board an Office of Precinct Demographics to be staffed by personnel as determined appropriate by the Board and consistent with funds appropriated for the Office by the General Assembly in the annual general appropriation act. The Office of Precinct Demographics shall:

1. (1) Review existing precinct boundaries and maps for accuracy, develop and rewrite descriptions of precincts for submission to the legislative process.
2. (2) Consult with members of the General Assembly or their designees on matters related to precinct construction or discrepancies that may exist or occur in precinct boundary development in the counties they represent.
3. (3) Develop a system for originating and maintaining precinct maps and related data for the State.
4. (4) Represent the Division at public meetings, meetings with members of the General Assembly, and meetings with other state, county, or local governmental entities on matters related to precincts.
5. (5) Assist the appropriate county officials in the drawing of maps and writing of descriptions or precincts preliminary to these maps and descriptions being filed in this office for submission to the United States Department of Justice.
6. (6) Coordinate with the Census Bureau in the use of precinct boundaries in constructing census boundaries and the identification of effective uses of precinct and census information for planning purposes.
7. (7) Serve as a focal point for verifying official precinct information for the counties of South Carolina.

HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 59.