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SC Code § 7-17-510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-510. Convening of county board of voter registration and elections as county boards of canvassers; canvass and certification of primary results; canvass and declaration of results by Board of State Canvassers; telecommunication or electronic communication; public access.

 The board of voter registration and elections for the counties shall convene a meeting on the Thursday next following the primary, before one o'clock p.m. of that day and shall organize as the county board of canvassers for primaries. They may appoint a competent person as secretary. The chairman shall administer the constitutional oath to each member of the board and to the secretary. The secretary shall administer to the chairman the same oath. Each county board of canvassers for primaries shall canvass the votes of the county and declare the results. The county board of canvassers for primaries shall make statements of the votes of the precincts of its county as the nature of the primary requires not later than twelve o'clock noon on the Saturday next following the primary and at that time transmit and certify to the Board of State Canvassers the results of its findings. This procedure must be repeated following every primary runoff. The Board of State Canvassers shall convene a meeting scheduled through the office of the State Election Commission and shall canvass the vote and declare the results of the primaries and the runoffs no later than twelve o'clock noon on the Saturday next following the primary in the State for state offices, federal offices, and offices involving more than one county. Nothing in this section prohibits any meeting required by this section from being conducted by using telephone conference or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication. Any meeting provided for in this section must be accessible and without cost to the public and must comply with the notice requirements of Chapter 4, Title 30, the Freedom of Information Act.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-491; 1952 Code Section 23-491; 1950 (46) 2059; 1992 Act No. 253, Section 11, eff February 19, 1992; 2010 Act No. 205, Section 2, eff June 8, 2010.
SC Code § 7-17-520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-520. Protests and contests generally; filing and service.

 The protests and contests in the case of county officers and less than county officers shall be filed in writing with the chairman of the county party executive committee, together with a copy for each candidate in the race not later than noon Monday following the day of the declaration by the county committee of the result of the election. Service may be perfected by depositing with the county sheriff a copy of the protest for the chairman together with a sufficient number of copies to be served upon all candidates in the protested or contested race. The sheriff must take immediate steps to deliver these copies to the chairman. The protest must contain each ground for the protest stated separately and concisely. The chairman must forthwith serve upon each candidate in the protested race a copy of the protest, and serve a notice of the time and place of the meeting of the executive committee for the purpose of hearing the protest.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-492; 1952 Code Section 23-492; 1950 (46) 2059; 1968 (55) 2316; 1997 Act No. 63, Section 1, eff June 10, 1997.
SC Code § 7-17-530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-530. Hearing by county executive committee.

 The executive committee shall hear the protest or contest on Thursday following the deadline for filing the protest or contest. Testimony at the hearing of the protest shall be limited to the grounds stated in the written protest.  The protestant and each other candidate in the protested race have the right to be present at the hearing set by the committee, to be represented by counsel, to examine and cross-examine witnesses, and to produce evidence relevant to the grounds of protest.  The chairman of the committee must conduct the hearing as nearly as possible in accordance with the procedures and rules of evidence observed by the circuit courts of this State. The chairman has authority to administer oaths and subpoena witnesses. Upon the conclusion of the hearing on the protests, the committee shall determine all issues by majority vote and forthwith certify the results of the election. The State Election Commission shall pay for the costs of the court reporter and the transcript of the hearing. This transcript must be filed with the appropriate state executive committee no later than 10:00 a.m. Saturday next following the decision of the county executive committee.  The committee must remain in session until a conclusion has been reached. All candidates in the protested or contested race and the chairman of the state executive committee must be immediately notified of the decision.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-492.1; 1968 (55) 2316; 1997 Act No. 63, Section 2, eff June 10, 1997.
SC Code § 7-17-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-540. Right to and notice of appeal from decision of county executive committee.

 The decision of the county executive committee may be appealed to the State executive committee by any candidate adversely affected thereby. Notice of such appeal and the grounds thereof shall be made not later than three o'clock P.M., Friday next following such decision by serving such notice on the chairman of the State committee. Provided, that service may be perfected by depositing at the office of the Chief of the State Law Enforcement Division a copy of the notice and grounds of appeal. A sufficient number of copies to be served upon all candidates in the protested race shall also be delivered to the county sheriff. Such officers shall take all steps necessary to deliver the notices to the respective parties.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-492.2; 1968 (55) 2316.
SC Code § 7-17-550 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-550. Hearing of appeals by state executive committee.

 The state executive committee must meet in Columbia not later than twelve noon on Saturday next following the filing of any notice perfected under Section 7-17-540 for the purpose of hearing appeals. The appellant and each other candidate in the protested race have the right to be present at the hearing, to be represented by counsel, and to be heard on the merits of the appeal. The state committee is bound by the facts as determined by the county committee. However, if in the opinion of at least eighteen members of the state committee the facts should be reviewed, then a hearing de novo must be held by the state committee. In the event of a review of the facts, the state committee may receive any new evidence or exhibits as it in its discretion considers necessary to determine the appeal. The state committee must remain in session until all appeals have been disposed of. The State Election Commission shall pay for the costs of the court reporter and the transcript of the hearing.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-492.3; 1968 (55) 2316; 1997 Act No. 63, Section 3, eff June 10, 1997.
SC Code § 7-17-560 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-560. State executive committee to hear certain protests and contests; place of hearing; filing; notice and service.

 The state executive committee must meet in Columbia at such place as may be designated by the chairman to hear and decide protests and contests that may arise in the case of federal officers, state officers, State Senate, State House of Representatives, and officers involving more than one county. Any protest or contest must be filed in writing with the chairman of the committee, together with a copy for each candidate in the race, not later than noon on Monday following the canvassing of the votes for these officers by the committee. However, service upon the chairman may be perfected by depositing at the office of the Chief of the State Law Enforcement Division a copy of the protest, together with a copy for each candidate in the race. The chief must take immediate steps to deliver these copies to the chairman. The protest must contain each ground thereof stated separately and concisely. The chairman of the committee must forthwith serve upon each candidate in the protested race a copy of the protest and serve a notice of the time and place of the meeting of the committee for the purposes of hearing the protest.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-492.5; 1968 (55) 2316; 1997 Act No. 63, Section 4, eff June 10, 1997.
SC Code § 7-17-570 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-570. Procedure for hearing protest or contest; notice of decision.

 The executive committee shall hear the protest or contest on Thursday following the deadline for filing the same. Testimony at the hearing shall be limited to the grounds stated in the written protest.  The protestant and each other candidate in the protested race shall have the right to be present at the hearing, to be represented by counsel, to examine and cross-examine witnesses and to produce evidence relevant to the grounds of the protest. The chairman of the committee shall provide for and conduct the hearing as nearly as possible in accordance with the procedures and rules of evidence observed by the circuit courts of this State. The chairman shall have authority to administer oaths and subpoena witnesses. Upon the conclusion of the hearing of the protest the committee shall determine all issues by majority vote and forthwith certify the results of the election. The State Election Commission shall pay for the costs of the court reporter and the transcript of the hearing.  The committee shall remain in session until a conclusion has been reached. All candidates in the protested or contested race shall be immediately notified of the committee's decision.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-492.6; 1968 (55) 2316; 1992 Act No. 253, Section 12, eff February 19, 1992.
SC Code § 7-17-580 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-580. Appeal of protests and contests in municipal primaries.

 In every political primary election held by any political party, organization or association in any of the cities or towns of this State for the purpose of choosing candidates for offices therein or the election of delegates to conventions thereof, the decision of any protest or contest that may arise shall be subject to appeal to the Board of State Canvassers of Municipal Primaries of this State herein provided for, and upon such appeal it shall be the duty of the committee or canvassing officers from whose decision such appeal may be made to transmit to said Board any protest and all papers relating to the election, with a copy of any evidence taken before them within ten days from their first meeting to canvass the returns of managers of such election.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-493; 1952 Code Section 23-493; 1950 (46) 2059.
SC Code § 7-17-590 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-590. Board of State Canvassers for Municipal Primaries.

 The State executive committee of every political party in this State which may have such a committee shall immediately after its appointment elect from its body a committee of one from each congressional district which shall constitute the Board of State Canvassers for Municipal Primaries, each of whom, before hearing any appeal, shall take and subscribe an oath that he will fairly, impartially and honestly decide such an appeal. The board shall, upon collection by their chairman of the estimated amount of the expenses of such appeal from the person or persons making it, decide as judicial officers all cases under protest or contest that may come before them on appeal from any decision of such committees or canvassing officers from whose decisions appeal is made upon the papers transmitted to them by such committees or canvassing officers, and the person or persons declared by the board to be nominated at such election shall be the nominee or nominees of such political party in the respective elections for which such nominations were made. Any vacancies in said board shall be filled by the State executive committee or, in case it should not be in session, by the chairman of the State executive committee. The members of said board shall serve until the meeting of the next State executive committee. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-494; 1952 Code Section 23-494; 1950 (46) 2059.
SC Code § 7-17-600 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-600. No candidate shall be declared nominated in first primary without majority vote.

 No candidate shall be declared nominated in a first primary election unless he received a majority of the votes cast for the office for which he was a candidate. The question of a majority vote shall be determined by the number of votes cast for any particular office and not by the whole number of votes cast in the primary.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-496; 1952 Code Section 23-496; 1950 (46) 2059.
SC Code § 7-17-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-610. What constitutes majority vote.

 It is the intent of the South Carolina General Assembly that the following method be used in determining what candidates have received a majority vote for a particular office and are thereby entitled to be nominated on the first ballot according to the terms of Sections 7-17-600 and 7-13-50.  (1) If a candidate for a single office is to be selected, and there is more than one person seeking nomination, the majority shall be ascertained by dividing the total vote cast for all candidates by two. Any excess of the sum so ascertained shall be a majority, and the candidate who obtains a majority shall be declared the nominee.  (2) If nominees for two or more offices (constituting a group) are to be selected, and there are more persons seeking nomination than there are offices, the majority shall be ascertained by dividing the total vote cast for all candidates by the number of positions to be filled, and by dividing the result by two. Any excess of the sum so ascertained shall be a majority, and the candidates who obtain a majority shall be declared the nominees in the first primary. If more candidates obtain a majority than there are positions to be filled, those having the highest vote (equal to the number of positions to be filled) shall be declared the nominees.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-496.1; 1972 (57) 3087.
SC Code § 7-17-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-620. Unopposed candidates declared nominees.

 All unopposed candidates in primary elections shall be declared the nominees of the party by the respective State or county committees.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-497; 1952 Code Section 23-497; 1950 (46) 2059.
SC Code § 7-17-700 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-700. Continuation of protest in event of death of candidate in primary or nonpartisan election.

 If any candidate in a primary or nonpartisan election dies after the election but before the time for filing a protest or dies after a protest has been timely filed, his political party or a representative duly appointed by the court may file or continue the protest on his behalf. The authority reviewing the protest may then certify the results and deny the protest or uphold the protest in which case it must order a new election. In this event, additional filings of candidacy will be allowed and a new election held in the manner the authority responsible for conducting the election provides.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 357, eff March 28, 1986.
SC Code § 7-17-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results|Section 7-17-710. Continuation of protest in event of death of candidate in special or general election.

 If any candidate in a special or general election dies after the election but before the time for filing a protest or dies after a protest has been timely filed, his political party or a representative duly appointed by the court may file or continue the protest on his behalf. The authority reviewing the protest may then certify the results and deny the protest or uphold the protest in which case it must order a new election. In this event, additional filings of candidacy are allowed and a new election held in the manner the authority responsible for conducting the election provides.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 357, eff March 28, 1986.
SC Code § 7-19-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Special Provisions Applicable To Federal Elections|Section 7-19-10. Election of United States Senators.

 A United States Senator shall be elected at the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of any United States Senator from this State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-551; 1952 Code Section 23-551; 1942 Code Section 2331; 1932 Code Section 2331; Civ. C. '22 Section 264; 1914 (29) 592; 1942 (42) 1520.
SC Code § 7-19-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Special Provisions Applicable To Federal Elections|Section 7-19-20. Filling vacancies in office of United States Senator.

 In case of a vacancy in the office of United States Senator from death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor may fill the place by appointment which shall be for the period of time intervening between the date of such appointment and January third following the next succeeding general election. But in the event any such vacancy shall occur less than one hundred days prior to any general election, the appointment shall be for the period of time intervening between the date of such appointment and January third following the second general election next succeeding. The Governor shall within five days after any such appointment order an election to be held in connection with and at the time of the general election immediately preceding the expiration date of such appointment if at the expiration of such appointment an unexpired term shall remain.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-552; 1952 Code Section 23-552; 1942 Code Section 2331; 1932 Code Section 2331; Civ. C. '22 Section 264; 1914 (29) 592; 1942 (42) 1520.
SC Code § 7-19-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Special Provisions Applicable To Federal Elections|Section 7-19-30. Election of Representatives in Congress.

 Representatives in the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States shall be chosen at each general election in the several congressional districts by the qualified voters thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-553; 1952 Code Section 23-553; 1942 Code Section 2332; 1932 Code Section 2332; Civ. C. '22 Section 265; Civ. C. '12 Section 262; Civ. C. '02 Section 236; G. S. 112; R. S. 194; 1882 (17) 1117 Section 25.
SC Code § 7-19-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Special Provisions Applicable To Federal Elections|Section 7-19-50. Each congressional district shall elect one member of Congress; procedure after new apportionment.

 Until the next apportionment be made by the Congress of the United States, each of such congressional districts shall be entitled to elect one member to represent this State in the Congress of the United States. After such new apportionment by Congress the General Assembly shall divide the State into as many congressional districts as the State is entitled to members in the House of Representatives.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-555; 1952 Code Section 23-555; 1942 Code Section 2334; 1932 Code Section 2334; Civ. C. '22 Section 267; Civ. C. '12 Section 264; Civ. C. '02 Section 238; G. S. 142; R. S. 196; 1882 (17) 1122 Section 5.
SC Code § 7-19-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 7 - Elections|Chapter 19 - Special Provisions Applicable To Federal Elections|Section 7-19-60. Writs of election in case State is given more representatives.

 In case the Congress of the United States shall by any new apportionment give to this State more than six members of the House of Representatives and the General Assembly shall not be in session, the Governor shall by proclamation issue writs of election for congressmen at large, one or more, as the case may be.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-556; 1952 Code Section 23-556; 1942 Code Section 2335; 1932 Code Section 2335; Civ. C. '22 Section 268; Civ. C. '12 Section 265; Civ. C. '02 Section 238; G. S. 142; R. S. 196; 1882 (17) 1122 Section 5.