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S.C. Code § 16-19-90

Betting on elections

South Carolina · South Carolina Code Title 16, Chapter 19 — Gambling and Lotteries · Status: effective

Elections & Government Ethics
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S.C. Code § 16-19-90, Betting on elections, South Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1572276
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Any person who shall make any bet or wager of money or wager of any other thing of value or shall have any share or part in any bet or wager of money or wager of any other thing of value upon any election in this State shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars and be imprisoned not exceeding one month.