§ 7-25-10 False swearing in applying for registration
§ 7-25-20 Fraudulent registration or voting
§ 7-25-30 Public reporting hotline
§ 7-25-50 Bribery at elections; unlawful to accept bribery
§ 7-25-60 Procuring or offering to procure votes by bribery
§ 7-25-65 Unlawful acceptance of anything of value
§ 7-25-70 Procuring or offering to procure votes by threats
§ 7-25-80 Threatening, intimidating, or abusing voters
§ 7-25-100 Allowing ballot to be seen, removing ballot from voting place, improper assistance, and related offenses
§ 7-25-110 Voting more than once at elections
§ 7-25-120 Impersonating a voter
§ 7-25-130 Arrest of person who impersonates a voter
§ 7-25-140 Copies of certain election laws may be posted
§ 7-25-150 Swearing falsely at elections or taking oath in another’s name
§ 7-25-160 Wilful neglect or corrupt conduct on part of poll managers
§ 7-25-170 Wilful neglect or corrupt conduct by officers other than managers
§ 7-25-180 Unlawful distribution of campaign literature
§ 7-25-190 Illegal conduct at elections generally
§ 7-25-200 Unlawful inducement to file for or withdraw from candidacy for election
§ 7-25-210 Vandalizing or removing political campaign sign; exceptions; penalty
§ 7-25-220 Immunity of poll workers
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 7 > Chapter 25 - Offenses Against the Election Laws

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Authorized representative: means a registered elector who, with the voter's permission, acts on behalf of a voter unable to go to the polls because of illness or disability resulting in his confinement in a hospital, sanatorium, nursing home, or place of residence, or a voter unable because of a physical handicap to go to his polling place or because of a handicap is unable to vote at his polling place due to existing architectural barriers that deny him physical access to the polling place, voting booth, or voting apparatus or machinery. See South Carolina Code 7-15-310
  • Covered voter: means :

    (a) a uniformed-service voter or an overseas voter who is registered to vote in this State;

    (b) a uniformed-service voter whose voting residence is in this State and who otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility requirements;

    (c) an overseas voter who, before leaving the United States, was last eligible to vote in this State and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility requirements;

    (d) an overseas voter who, before leaving the United States, would have been last eligible to vote in this State had the voter then been of voting age and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility requirements; or

    (e) an overseas voter who was born outside the United States, is not described in subitem (c) or (d), and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility requirements, if:

    (i) the last place where a parent or legal guardian of the voter was, or under this article would have been, eligible to vote before leaving the United States is within this State; and

    (ii) the voter has not previously registered to vote in any other state. See South Carolina Code 7-15-610
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dependent: means an individual recognized as a dependent by a uniformed service. See South Carolina Code 7-15-610
  • Federal write-in absentee ballot: means the ballot described in Section 103 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U. See South Carolina Code 7-15-610
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Immediate family: means a person's spouse, parents, children, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, and mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, sons-in-law, and daughters-in-law. See South Carolina Code 7-15-310
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Overseas voter: means a United States citizen who resides outside the United States. See South Carolina Code 7-15-610
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Uniformed service: means :

    (a) active and reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States;

    (b) the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States; or

    (c) the National Guard or organized militia. See South Carolina Code 7-15-610
  • Uniformed-service voter: means an individual who is qualified to vote and is:

    (a) a member of the active or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States who is on active duty;

    (b) a member of the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States;

    (c) a member on activated status of the National Guard or organized militia; or

    (d) a spouse or dependent of a member referred to in this item. See South Carolina Code 7-15-610