South Carolina House Bill 3588: Uncontested municipal primary elections

South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session

What it does

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 5-15-112 So As To Provide That A Person Seeking Election For Certain Municipal Offices By Write-in Votes Must Timely File A Declaration Of Write-in Candidacy In Order For Write-in Votes To Be Counted In His Favor; And By Adding Section 5-15-115 So As To Provide That An Uncontested Candidate For A Municipal Office Is Deemed Elected, And Such Office Is Not Required To Appear On The General Or Special Election Ballot, As Applicable.

Latest action

Referred to Committee on Judiciary (2025-01-14)

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