S.C. Code Ann. § 7-13-1760: The boards of voter registration and elections shall see that machines and other equipment are in place and good order.

The board of voter registration and elections or other electoral board, as the case may be, shall have the voting machines and all necessary furniture and equipment at the polling places before the time fixed for the opening of the polls, have the counters on the machines set at zero (000) and otherwise have the machines in good and proper order for use at such election.