BIL: 3003

RTN: 165

TYP: General Bill GB

INB: House

IND: 20010109

PSP: Wilkins

SPO: Wilkins, W.D.Smith, J.Brown, Harrison, Harrell, Cato, Townsend, Sharpe, Wilder, Altman, Walker, Simrill, Campsen, J. Young, Sandifer, A.Young, Stille, Clyburn, Cotty

DDN: l:\council\bills\gjk\20026sd01.doc

DPB: 20010827

GOV: V

DGA: 20010830

VAC: S

SUB: House of Representatives, reapportionment of election districts for House, Senate, U.S. Congress; General Assembly, Elections

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Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved

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House 20010904 Veto sustained

------20010830 Vetoed by Governor

------20010827 Ratified R165

House 20010827 Concurred in Senate amendments,

enrolled for ratification

Senate 20010822 Amended, read third time,

returned to House with amendment

Senate 20010817 Read second time, notice of

general amendments

Senate 20010817 Committee amendment adopted

Senate 20010816 Committee report: majority 11 SJ

favorable, with amendment,

minority unfavorable

Senate 20010816 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ

referred to Committee

House 20010816 Read third time, sent to Senate

House 20010815 Amended, read second time

House 20010815 Debate interrupted

House 20010814 Amended, debate interrupted

by adjournment

House 20010813 Committee report: majority 25 HJ

favorable, with amendment,

minority unfavorable

House 20010111 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Cotty

House 20010109 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ

referred to Committee

House 20001206 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ

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NOTE: THIS COPY IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS IS NOT THE FINAL VERSION.

(R165, H3003)

AN ACT TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2000 AS THE TRUE AND CORRECT ENUMERATION OF THE STATE’S INHABITANTS; TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2135 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION; TO DESIGNATE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE HOUSE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 2125, RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; TO ADD SECTION 2175 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2004 GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PRIMARIES THEREFOR; TO DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE SENATE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO ADD SECTION 71945 SO AS TO REAPPORTION AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2000, AND TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THESE DISTRICTS EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PRIMARIES THEREFOR; AND TO JOINTLY DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.

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

2000 Census adopted

SECTION 1. The United States Census of 2000 is adopted as the true and correct enumeration of the inhabitants of this State, and of the several counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of this State.

House of Representatives election districts established

SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 2135. Commencing with the 2002 general election, one representative of the House of Representatives must be elected from each of the following districts:

District 1 Population

Oconee County

VTD 1 398

VTD 10 228

VTD 11 805

VTD 12 1,397

VTD 13 6,215

VTD 14 2,106

VTD 16 949

VTD 17 5,068

VTD 18 1,172

VTD 2 83

VTD 26 1,687

VTD 3 1,007

VTD 31 99

VTD 32 2,865

VTD 4 494

VTD 5 1,579

VTD 6 1,761

VTD 7 327

VTD 8 3,378

Oconee County Subtotal 31,618

District 1 Total 31,618

PERCENT DEVIATION 2.278


District 2 Population

Oconee County

VTD 15 1,271

VTD 19 7,255

VTD 20 442

VTD 21 2,573

VTD 22 7,460

VTD 23 953

VTD 24 1,442

VTD 25 2,682

VTD 27 1,199

VTD 28 1,955

VTD 33 2,234

VTD 34 859

VTD 9 1,929

Oconee County Subtotal 32,254

Pickens County

VTD 49

Tract 011202

Blocks: 2043, 2044, 2045, 2992, 2993, 2994

2995, 2996, 2997

VTD 49 Subtotal 0

Pickens County Subtotal 0

District 2 Total 32,254

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.312


District 3 Population

Pickens County

VTD 10 1,458

VTD 17 3,498

VTD 18 1,349

VTD 25 835

VTD 36 976

VTD 37 3,516

VTD 38 1,837

VTD 45 8,888

VTD 46 3,012

VTD 47 2,664

VTD 48 2,486

VTD 49

Tract 011202

Blocks: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021

2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033

2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039

2040, 2041, 2042, 2998, 2999 125

Tract 011203

Blocks: 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033

2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039

2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045

2046, 2047, 2048, 3000, 3001, 3002

3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3011, 3012

3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018

3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024 1,513

VTD 49 Subtotal 1,638

Pickens County Subtotal 32,157

District 3 Total 32,157

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.612


District 4 Population

Pickens County

VTD 1 155

VTD 11 657

VTD 12 2,730

VTD 13 3,084

VTD 14 1,037

VTD 19 2,425

VTD 2 2,264

VTD 26 2,490

VTD 27 3,707

VTD 28 1,575

VTD 3 936

VTD 4 1,051

VTD 5 2,587

VTD 6 2,505

VTD 7 1,426

VTD 8 1,438

VTD 9 1,952

Pickens County Subtotal 32,019

District 4 Total 32,019

PERCENT DEVIATION 1.038


District 5 Population

Pickens County

VTD 15 1,574

VTD 20 2,022

VTD 21 896

VTD 22 2,906

VTD 29 3,611

VTD 30 2,234

VTD 31 1,441

VTD 32 902

VTD 33 2,348

VTD 34 1,341

VTD 35 2,311

VTD 39 2,684

VTD 40 3,135

VTD 41 1,389

VTD 42 3,599

Pickens County Subtotal 32,393

District 5 Total 32,393

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.117


District 6 Population

Anderson County

VTD 10 822

VTD 14 3,858

VTD 15 458

VTD 16 1,102

VTD 17 4,016

VTD 18 346

VTD 21 2,427

VTD 22 1,210

VTD 32 2,632

VTD 33 1,869

VTD 34 2,508

VTD 39 1,698

VTD 40 2,892

VTD 44 1,206

VTD 45 1,449

VTD 47 2,013

VTD 8 1,922

VTD 9 691

Anderson County Subtotal 33,119

District 6 Total 33,119

PERCENT DEVIATION 2.361


District 7 Population

Anderson County

VTD 27 909

VTD 52 2,365

VTD 53 6,325

VTD 58

Tract 000600

Blocks: 3033, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4015, 4019

4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4025

4026, 4027, 4028, 4029, 4030, 4032

4033, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038

4039 462

Tract 011800

Blocks: 1002, 1003 121

Tract 011900

Blocks: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2031

2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037

3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3026, 3030

3031, 3032, 3033 1,324

VTD 58 Subtotal 1,907

VTD 59 879

VTD 60 2,785

VTD 61 1,095

VTD 62 751

VTD 69 1,193

VTD 70 1,368

VTD 71

Tract 011700

Blocks: 3000, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017

3018, 3019, 3020, 3058, 3059, 3060

3997, 3998, 3999 163

Tract 011800

Blocks: 1000, 1033, 1034, 1036, 1037, 2000

2001, 2002, 2003, 2020, 2021, 2022

2023 595

VTD 71 Subtotal 758

VTD 72 1,117

VTD 73 1,449

VTD 74 785

VTD 75 683

VTD 76 986

VTD 77 1,858

VTD 78 527

VTD 79 602

VTD 80 505

VTD 81 1,118

VTD 83 2,308

Anderson County Subtotal 32,273

District 7 Total 32,273

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.253


District 8 Population

Anderson County

VTD 23 1,572

VTD 28 901

VTD 29 (4500729) 1,112

VTD 30 (4500730) 4,454

VTD 31 3,722

VTD 35 1,980

VTD 36 2,609

VTD 37 2,480

VTD 38 3,569

VTD 46 1,467

VTD 56 2,591

VTD 58

Tract 011900

Blocks: 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005

1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011

1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017

1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023

1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029

1030, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008

3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014

3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020

3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3029

4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005

4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012

4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018

4019, 4020, 5013 2,908

VTD 58 Subtotal 2,908

VTD 82 701

Anderson County Subtotal 30,066

Oconee County

VTD 29 1,293

VTD 30 1,050

Oconee County Subtotal 2,343

District 8 Total 32,409

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.167


District 9 Population

Anderson County

VTD 19 5,091

VTD 20 3,095

VTD 24 4,752

VTD 25 870

VTD 26 2,133

VTD 41 1,935

VTD 42 4,441

VTD 43 1,582

VTD 48 1,605

VTD 49 1,804

VTD 50 1,637

VTD 51 3,580

Anderson County Subtotal 32,525

District 9 Total 32,525

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.525


District 10 Population

Anderson County

VTD 1

Tract 010101

Blocks: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 1,661

Tract 010102

Blocks: 1006, 1007, 1008, 1010, 1011, 1012

1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018

1019, 1020, 1021, 1023, 1024, 1025

1026, 1028 589

VTD 1 Subtotal 2,250

VTD 11 3,382

VTD 12 2,814

VTD 13 1,461

VTD 2 3,561

VTD 3 4,944

VTD 4 2,741

VTD 5 1,094

VTD 6 2,048

VTD 7 1,472

Anderson County Subtotal 25,767

Greenville County

VTD 33 3,469

VTD 50 1,941

VTD 58

Tract 003200

Blocks: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

2006, 2007, 2008, 2999 472

Tract 003302

Blocks: 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012

4013, 4014, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020

4021, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4025, 4026

4027, 4037, 4038, 4998 849

VTD 58 Subtotal 1,321

Greenville County Subtotal 6,731

District 10 Total 32,498

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.442


District 11 Population

Abbeville County

VTD 10 2,904

VTD 11 402

VTD 12 660

VTD 13 2,454

VTD 14 2,758

VTD 15 1,256

VTD 16 393

VTD 17 377

VTD 18 1,874

VTD 3 1,891

VTD 5 2,490

VTD 6 1,637

VTD 7 1,381

VTD 8 1,149

VTD 9 1,422

Abbeville County Subtotal 23,048

Anderson County

VTD 54 509

VTD 55 2,457

VTD 57 479

VTD 63 546

VTD 64 415

VTD 65 762

VTD 66 2,423

VTD 67 654

VTD 68 304

VTD 71

Tract 011800

Blocks: 1001, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023

1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029

1030, 1031, 1032, 1035 426

VTD 71 Subtotal 426

Anderson County Subtotal 8,975

District 11 Total 32,023

PERCENT DEVIATION 1.026


District 12 Population

Greenwood County

VTD 22 2,949

VTD 23 1,931

VTD 24 2,016

VTD 25 2,300

VTD 28 1,818

VTD 29 3,581

VTD 30 1,538

VTD 33 106

VTD 34 330

VTD 35 732

VTD 36 292

VTD 38 744

VTD 39 299

VTD 40 497

VTD 41 873

VTD 42 495

Greenwood County Subtotal 20,501

McCormick County 9,958

Saluda County

VTD 18 575

VTD 7 191

VTD 8 510

VTD 9 499

Saluda County Subtotal 1,775

District 12 Total 32,234

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.374


District 13 Population

Greenwood County

VTD 10 2,290

VTD 12 2,454

VTD 13 2,149

VTD 14 2,827

VTD 15 1,421

VTD 16 2,562

VTD 18 2,891

VTD 19 2,402

VTD 20 1,925

VTD 21 1,331

VTD 26 2,858

VTD 7 1,322

VTD 8 3,140

VTD 9 2,511

Greenwood County Subtotal 32,083

District 13 Total 32,083

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.841


District 14 Population

Abbeville County

VTD 1 (450011) 957

VTD 2 1,292

VTD 4 870

Abbeville County Subtotal 3,119

Greenwood County

VTD 1 393

VTD 11 1,455

VTD 17 1,486

VTD 2 (450472) 2,594

VTD 27 1,118

VTD 3 390

VTD 31 (4504731) 1,956

VTD 32 344

VTD 37 614

VTD 4 (450474) 609

VTD 5 1,608

VTD 6 1,120

Greenwood County Subtotal 13,687

Laurens County

VTD 14 530

VTD 20 717

VTD 21 876

VTD 22 1,886

VTD 24 1,350

VTD 25 969

VTD 29 2,065

VTD 30 2,379

VTD 31 994

VTD 32 (4505932) 2,539

VTD 35 1,068

Laurens County Subtotal 15,373

District 14 Total 32,179

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.544


District 15 Population

Laurens County

VTD 13 (4505913) 3,065

VTD 18 2,270

VTD 19 2,933

VTD 26 2,163

VTD 27 1,793

VTD 28 2,247

VTD 33 1,669

VTD 34 1,481

VTD 36 3,669

VTD 5 (450595) 1,483

VTD 8 2,065

VTD 9 186

Laurens County Subtotal 25,024

Newberry County

VTD 1 1,001

VTD 11 860

VTD 13 531

VTD 14 899

VTD 2 1,956

VTD 3 153

VTD 4 740

VTD 5 14

VTD 6 355

Newberry County Subtotal 6,509

Union County

VTD 41 635

Union County Subtotal 635

District 15 Total 32,168

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.578


District 16 Population

Greenville County

VTD 55 2,939

Greenville County Subtotal 2,939

Laurens County

VTD 1 3,544

VTD 10 3,403

VTD 11 1,605

VTD 12 2,787

VTD 15 1,982

VTD 16 2,021

VTD 17 1,271

VTD 2 2,346

VTD 23 2,006

VTD 3 2,251

VTD 4 1,299

VTD 6 2,185

VTD 7 2,470

Laurens County Subtotal 29,170

District 16 Total 32,109

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.760


District 17 Population

Greenville County

VTD 1 192

VTD 10 2,563

VTD 11 2,932

VTD 12 3,593

VTD 16 3,773

VTD 2 1,144

VTD 3 3,037

VTD 4 669

VTD 5 2,327

VTD 6 2,551

VTD 8 3,066

VTD 87 2,879

VTD 9 3,223

VTD 90

Tract 003801

Blocks: 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005

3006, 3007 282

VTD 90 Subtotal 282

Greenville County Subtotal 32,231

District 17 Total 32,231

PERCENT DEVIATION 0.383


District 18 Population

Greenville County

VTD 13 3,891

VTD 14 3,370

VTD 15 6,796

VTD 17 7,973

VTD 18