The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office must be comprised of a Digital Cartography and Precinct Demographics section, which shall report directly to the executive director. The Digital Cartography and Precinct Demographics section shall:
(1) review existing precinct boundaries and maps for accuracy and develop and rewrite descriptions of precincts for submission to the legislative process;
(2) consult with members of the General Assembly or their designees on matters related to precinct construction or discrepancies that may exist or occur in precinct boundary development in the counties they represent;
(3) develop a system for originating and maintaining precinct maps and related data for the State;
(4) represent the General Assembly at public meetings and meetings with other state, county, or local governmental entities on matters related to precincts;
(5) represent the office at public meetings, meetings with members of the General Assembly, and meetings with other state, county, or local governmental entities on matters related to precincts;
(6) assist the appropriate county officials in the drawing of maps and writing of descriptions or precincts preliminary to these maps and descriptions being filed in this office for submission to the United States Department of Justice;
(7) coordinate with the Census Bureau in the use of precinct boundaries in constructing census boundaries and the identification of effective uses of precinct and census information for planning purposes;
(8) serve as a focal point for verifying official precinct information for the counties of South Carolina; and
(9) consult with and provide assistance to the General Assembly on redistricting and reapportionment matters relating to any subdivision of the State.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt VI, Section 8.A, eff July 1, 2014. Formerly Code 1976 Section 11-9-1130, redesignated and amended by 2018 Act No. 246 (H.3895), Sections 1, 2, eff July 1, 2018.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws: Former Section 11-9-850 was titled Verification by State Treasurer of information relating to that office, and had the following history: 1982 Act No. 466, Part II, Section 44. See now, Code 1976 Section 11-9-880.
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 246, Section 2, rewrote the section.