H 4047 Session 123 (2019-2020) H 4047 General Bill, By Fry, Yow, West, Caskey, McCravy, Crawford, McGinnis, B.Newton, McCoy, Bennett, Clemmons, Hardee, Davis, Johnson, Finlay, Gagnon, Hiott, Long, Martin, D.C.Moss, Sottile, Mace, Forrest, Huggins, Hixon, Hyde, Blackwell, Willis, Taylor, Bailey, Hewitt, Felder, Cogswell, B.Cox, Elliott, Morgan, Wooten, Ligon, Bryant, Burns, Chumley, Trantham, Thayer, Simrill, Pope, Chellis, G.M.Smith and Erickson A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-11-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO METHODS OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE FROM FILING MORE THAN ONE STATEMENT OF INTENTION OF CANDIDACY FOR A SINGLE ELECTION, AND TO PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE FROM BEING NOMINATED BY MORE THAN ONE POLITICAL PARTY FOR A SINGLE OFFICE IN AN ELECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-320, RELATING TO BALLOTS AND SPECIFICATIONS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE'S NAME FROM APPEARING ON THE BALLOT MORE THAN ONCE.
TO AMEND SECTION 7-11-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO METHODS OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE FROM FILING MORE THAN ONE STATEMENT OF INTENTION OF CANDIDACY FOR A SINGLE ELECTION, AND TO PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE FROM BEING NOMINATED BY MORE THAN ONE POLITICAL PARTY FOR A SINGLE OFFICE IN AN ELECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-320, RELATING TO BALLOTS AND SPECIFICATIONS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE'S NAME FROM APPEARING ON THE BALLOT MORE THAN ONCE. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 7-11-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 7-11-10. (A) Nominations for candidates for the offices to be voted on in a general or special election may be by political party primary, by political party convention, or by petition; however, a person who was defeated as a candidate for nomination to an office in a party primary or party convention (B) A candidate may not file more than one statement of intention of candidacy for a single election. (C) A candidate may not be nominated by more than one political party for a single office for the same election." SECTION 2. Section 7-13-320(D) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(D) The names of candidates offering for SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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