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2022 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 5 - Municipal Corporations
Chapter 15 - Nominations And Elections For Municipal Offices
- Section 5-15-10. Municipal primary, general and special elections conducted mutatis mutandi.
- Section 5-15-20. Methods of election of council; mayor elected at large; qualifications.
- Section 5-15-30. Procedure for changing number of or method of election of council members.
- Section 5-15-40. Terms of office of mayor and councilmen.
- Section 5-15-50. Establishment of municipal ward lines and time for general and special elections; public notice of elections.
- Section 5-15-60. Municipality to adopt method of nominating candidates for and determining results of nonpartisan elections.
- Section 5-15-61. Determination of election results under nonpartisan plurality method.
- Section 5-15-62. Determination of election results under nonpartisan election and runoff election method.
- Section 5-15-63. Determination of election results under nonpartisan primary election and general election method.
- Section 5-15-70. Duty of governing body of municipality to enact ordinances relating to time requirements for nominations, primaries and the like.
- Section 5-15-80. Results of political party primaries; protests and contests.
- Section 5-15-90. Municipal elections conducted by municipal election commission; composition of commission and terms of members; training and certification program.
- Section 5-15-100. Functions, powers and duties of municipal election commission.
- Section 5-15-110. Filing with municipal election commission of nomination petition by candidates nominated by petition.
- Section 5-15-120. Vote counting.
- Section 5-15-125. Municipal elections resulting in tie.
- Section 5-15-130. Procedures for contesting results of election.
- Section 5-15-140. Contesting election results; appeal from decision of municipal election commission.
- Section 5-15-145. Transfer of authority to conduct municipal elections to county elections commission.
- Section 5-15-150. Oath of office for mayor and councilmen.
- Section 5-15-160. Term of office of commissioner of public works may be extended.
- Section 5-15-170. Ratification of actions of commissioner.
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