South Carolina § 7-17-220 Meeting of board; telecommunication or electronic communication; public access.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 7-17-220 — Meeting of board; telecommunication or electronic communication; public access.

South Carolina § 7-17-220

Title 7ELECTIONS

Ch. 17CANVASS OF VOTES; CERTIFICATES AND RECORDS OF RESULTS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 7-17-220 (2026).

Text

Unless otherwise provided in Section 7-3-10(c), the Board of State Canvassers shall convene a meeting scheduled through the office of the Election Commission within ten days after any general election for the purpose of canvassing the vote for all officers voted for at such election, including the vote for the electors for President and Vice President, and for the purpose of canvassing the vote on all Constitutional Amendments and questions and other issues. Nothing in this section prohibits the meeting from being conducted by using telephone conference or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication. Any meeting of the Board of Canvassers as provided in this section must be accessible and without cost to the public and must comply with the notice requirements of Chapter 4,

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Unless otherwise provided in Section 7-3-10(c), the Board of State Canvassers shall convene a meeting scheduled through the office of the Election Commission within ten days after any general election for the purpose of canvassing the vote for all officers voted for at such election, including the vote for the electors for President and Vice President, and for the purpose of canvassing the vote on all Constitutional Amendments and questions and other issues. Nothing in this section prohibits the meeting from being conducted by using telephone conference or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication. Any meeting of the Board of Canvassers as provided in this section must be accessible and without cost to the public and must comply with the notice requirements of Chapter 4, Title 30, the Freedom of Information Act.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 23-473; 1952 Code SECTION 23-473; 1942 Code SECTION 2317; 1932 Code SECTION 2317; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 251; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 249; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 223; G. S. 127; R. S. 181; 1882 (17) 1120; 1968 (55) 2316; 1974 (58) 2188; 1992 Act No. 276, SECTION 3, eff March 10, 1992; 2010 Act No. 205, SECTION 1, eff June 8, 2010.