S 694 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Polling Places in Aiken County

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-40, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN AIKEN COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS DETERMINES THAT A PRECINCT CONTAINS NO SUITABLE LOCATION FOR A POLLING PLACE, THE BOARD, UPON APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, MAY LOCATE THE POLLING PLACE INSIDE THE COUNTY AND WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE PRECINCT'S BOUNDARIES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-60, RELATING TO MUNICIPALITIES ADOPTING METHODS OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR AND DETERMINING RESULTS OF NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY MUNICIPALITY WHICH ELECTS TO HOLD PARTISAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MUST PAY ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDUCT OF A MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

430
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 45
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
31 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 26, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-1-16)
house
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Aiken Delegation
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-2)
senate
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Tom Young
Tom Young
RRepublican
SC
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