Current Status Bill Number:934 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980120 Primary Sponsor:Mescher All Sponsors:Mescher Drafted Document Number:bbm\9584dw.98 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Special election not required if only one candidate offers for office and no write-in files; Elections
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Senate 19980120 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-43 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO SPECIAL ELECTION IS REQUIRED TO BE CONDUCTED IF ONLY ONE CANDIDATE OFFERS FOR AN OFFICE AND NO ONE HAS FILED A STATEMENT OF INTENTION TO SEEK THE OFFICE AS A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE TWO WEEKS AFTER THE FILING FOR THAT OFFICE HAS CLOSED AND PROVIDE FOR APPLICABILITY TO MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 7-13-43. (A) When no person, two weeks after the filing for that office has closed, has filed with the agency responsible for conducting the election, a statement of intention to offer for an office as a write-in candidate for which only one person has filed, no special election is required to fill the office, and the candidate is deemed elected.
(B) The provisions of this section also apply to municipal general elections."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.