2014 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 7 - Elections
CHAPTER 9 - PARTY ORGANIZATION
SECTION 7-9-80. County conventions; organization and conduct of business.
Each county convention shall be called to order by the county chairman and shall proceed to elect a temporary president, a temporary secretary and a committee on credentials for the purpose of organizing. When organized, it shall elect a permanent president, a secretary and treasurer. It shall also elect the county chairman, the county vice-chairman and a member of the State committee from the county and as many delegates to the State convention as triple the number of members from the county in the House of Representatives, plus one. But county conventions at their discretion may elect double the number of delegates in which case each delegate shall have one-half vote. The secretary of the convention shall keep a record of the proceedings in the minute book.
All officers except delegates shall be reported to the clerk of court of the county and to the Secretary of State prior to the State convention. The reports shall be public record.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-260; 1952 Code Section 23-260; 1950 (46) 2059; 1964 (53) 1831; 1968 (55) 2349.
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