{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-7-25-60","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 7-25-60","heading":"Procuring or offering to procure votes by bribery.","body":"(A) It is unlawful for a person at any election to:\n(1) procure, or offer or propose to procure, another, by the payment, delivery, or promise of money or other article of value, to vote for or against any particular candidate or measure; or\n(2) vote, offer, or propose to vote for or against any particular candidate or measure for the consideration of money or other article of value paid, delivered, or promised, vote or offer or propose to vote for or against any particular candidate or measure.\n(B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony. Upon conviction for a first offense, the person must be fined in the discretion of the court and imprisoned not more than five years. Upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense, the person must be fined in the discretion of the court and imprisoned not more than ten years.","path":["Title 7 - ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 25 Offenses Against the Election Laws"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c025.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:27:29Z","sha256":"5da8a2c55aa9e7cbc750ca20da6b5d3db6bac79198257aa5b3324c7f6b47e799","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-7-25-50","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-7-25-65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}