S.C. Code Ann. § 7-19-40
Former Section 7-19-40 was entitled "Division of State into six congressional districts" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 23-554; 1952 Code Section 23-554; 1942 Code, Section 2333; 1932 Code Section 2333; Civ. C. '22 Section 266; Civ. C. '12 Section 263; Civ. C. '02 Section 237; G. S. 141; R. S. 195; 1882 (17) 1169; 1893 (21) 413; 1902 (23) 977, 1197; 1908 (25) 1283; 1910 (26) 867; 1912 (27) 827; 1916 (29) 717; 1919 (31) 5; 1932 (37) 1356; 1963 (53) 309; 1966 (54) 2388; 1971 (57) 2078; 1994 Act No. 321, Section 1.
2011 Act No. 75, Pt II, Section 3, provides as follows:
"Section 7-19-40 of the 1976 Code is repealed effective with the 2012 general election, provided that until the members of the congressional districts elected in the 2012 general election from the districts enumerated in Section 7-19-35 qualify and take office, the districts now provided by law continue to apply for purposes of vacancies in office for members of the congressional districts."