S.C. Code Ann. § 7-15-120
Persons listed in Section 7-15-110, their spouses, and dependents residing with them, may register by using either federal Standard Form 76, or any subsequent form replacing it issued by the federal government. In order to be registered, either form must reach the county board of voter registration and elections not later than thirty days before the election.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-446; 1975 (59) 263; 1982 Act No. 280, Section 1, eff February 24, 1982; 1984 Act No. 266, Section 3, eff January 27, 1984; 1986 Act No. 407, Sections 2, 3, eff May 12, 1986; 1994 Act No. 365, Section 2, eff May 3, 1994; 1996 Act No. 434, Section 17, eff June 4, 1996.
Pursuant to the directive in 2014 Act No. 196, Section 8, at the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to county election commissions or commissioners or county boards of voter registration were changed to the "Board of Voter Registration and Elections" and board members as appropriate.
The 1982 amendment substituted "felony conviction or offense against the election laws" for "criminal offense or confined in any penal institution under the judgment of a court" in paragraph (4) concerning disqualifications from voting. The amendment also substituted a new 3rd paragraph under INSTRUCTIONS concerning disqualifications from voting.
The 1984 amendment added provisions relating to registration using standard federal form or state absentee registration form.
The 1986 amendment added item (j) to paragraph (5) of the absentee registration card and revised the instructions on the back of such card so as to allow persons in category (5)(g) to register permanently.
The 1994 amendment. in paragraph (5) of the form, inserted item (k).
The 1996 amendment in the first sentence deleted "items (1), (2), (3), or (4) of" following "Persons listed in", deleted "and item (9) of such section" preceding "may register by using", and deleted ", or the state absentee registration form" following "issued by the federal government"; deleted the third sentence which read "The State Election Commission shall have printed and shall furnish the board of registration of each county an adequate number of registration forms in the following form, substituting in each case the appropriate calendar year for which the cards are printed:"; deleted the absentee registration form; deleted "On the back of each card shall be printed the following:"; and deleted the instructions which followed.