S.C. Code Ann. § 7-15-20
Article 3, Article 5, and Article 9 of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate their purposes.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-450.4; 1975 (59) 263; 1962 Code Section 23-449.14; 1976 Act No. 479 Section 2; 1982 Act No. 280, Section 1, eff February 24, 1982; 2015 Act No. 79 (H.3154), Section 3, eff June 11, 2015.
Although 1962 Code Section 23-450.4 [appearing as 1976 Code Section 7-15-20] was repealed by Section 2 of 1976 Act No. 479, identical provisions were re-enacted by Section 2 of the 1976 Act as 1962 Code Section 23-449.14, and the original 1976 Code section numbers have been retained.
The 1982 amendment made a number of changes to Chapter 15 of Title 7 with reference to absentee registration and voting, but this section was not affected.
2015 Act No. 79, Section 3, inserted "Article 9".