South Carolina Statutes
§ 7-13-160 — Peace officers shall enter polling place only on request or to vote.
South Carolina § 7-13-160
This text of South Carolina § 7-13-160 (Peace officers shall enter polling place only on request or to vote.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 7-13-160 (2026).
Text
No sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman or other officers shall be allowed to come within the polling place except to vote unless summoned into it by a majority of the managers. On failure of any sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman or other officer to comply with the provisions of the preceding sentence, the managers of election, or one of them, shall make affidavit against such sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman or other officer for his arrest.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 23-400.7; 1952 Code SECTION 23-362; 1950 (46) 2059; 1966 (54) 2340.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 7-13-1010
Additional oath of voters.§ 7-13-1030
Voting by National Guard when on duty.§ 7-13-1120
Disposition of improperly marked ballots.§ 7-13-1170
Ordering of new election by Governor.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 7-13-160, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/13/7-13-160.