South Carolina S 914: Voting booths

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2025-2026 Bill 914 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 10, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 914

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS 
BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-740, RELATING TO THE NUMBER AND CONSTRUCTION OF VOTING 
BOOTHS, SO AS TO REMOVE ANTIQUATED VOTING BOOTH SPECIFICATIONS AND TO ALLOW THE 
RESPECTIVE ELECTION BOARD OR COMMISSION CONDUCTING THE ELECTION TO DETERMINE 
THE NUMBER OF BOOTHS TO BE PROVIDED AT EACH PRECINCT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 7-13-740 of the S.C. 
Code is amended to read:

 Section 
7-13-740. There must be provided at each polling precinct at least one bootha sufficient 
number of booths in which a voter may prepare his ballot in secret. At least one booth must be provided for each two hundred and 
fifty registered electors or a major fraction thereof of the precinct.Subject to any guidance, rules, or regulations issued by the 
State Election Commission, the number of booths provided at each precinct shall 
be determined by the respective election board or commission conducting the 
election, taking into consideration the number of registered electors in the 
precinct and the physical dimensions and configuration of the precinct, among 
other things. The booths must be made of wood, 
sheet metal, or other suitable substance; must not be less than thirty-two 
inches wide, thirty-two inches deep, and six feet six inches high; must have a 
curtain hanging from the top in front to within three feet of the floor; and 
must have a suitable shelf on which the voter can prepare his ballot. In 
primary, general, and special elections, the booths must be provided by the 
board of voter registration and elections. Only one voter shall be 
allowed to enter a booth at a time, and no one except as provided herein is 
allowed to speak to a voter while in the booth preparing his ballot.

SECTION 
2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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