S 848 Session 109 (1991-1992)
S 0848 General Bill, By S.S. Martschink, Russell, J.V. Smith and H.S. Stilwell
A Bill to amend Section 7-11-15, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to qualifications of candidates in general elections, Section
7-11-210, relating to notice of candidacy, and Section 7-13-40, relating to
the date of party primary elections, so as to revise the election date and
related filing dates.
04/03/91 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
04/03/91 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 7-11-15, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS
OF SOUTH CAROINA, 1976, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS OF
CANDIDATES IN GENERAL ELECTIONS, SECTION 7-11-210,
RELATING TO NOTICE OF CANDIDACY, AND SECTION 7-13-40,
RELATING TO THE DATE OF PARTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS, SO
AS TO REVISE THE ELECTION DATE AND RELATED FILING
DATES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-11-15(1), (2), and (3) of the 1976 Code are
amended to read:
"(1) Candidates seeking nomination by political party
primary and political party convention for a statewide, congressional, or
district office which includes more than one county, shall file
their statement of candidacy with the State Executive Committee of their
respective party between noon on April sixteenth July
first and noon on April thirtieth and those July
fifteenth. Candidates seeking nomination by political party primary
and political party convention for the state Senate, or
House of Representatives, or a countywide, or
less than countywide office shall file their statement of candidacy with
the county executive committee with their respective party between
noon March sixteenth June first and noon March
thirtieth; June fifteenth.
(2) Candidates seeking nomination by petition for a statewide,
congressional, or district office which includes more than one county
shall file their statement of candidacy with the State Election
Commission between noon April sixteenth July first and
noon April thirtieth; July fifteenth.
(3) those Candidates seeking nomination by petition for
office of the state Senate, or House of
Representatives, or a countywide, or less than
countywide office shall file their statement of candidacy with the county
election commission in the county of their residence between noon
March sixteenth June first and noon March
thirtieth June fifteenth."
SECTION 2. The first two paragraphs of Section 7-11-210 of the 1976
Code are amended to read:
"Every candidate for selection as a nominee of any
a political party for any a state office, United
States Senator, member of Congress, or solicitor, to be
voted for in any a party primary election, shall
file with and place in the possession of the treasurer of the state
committee by twelve o'clock noon on April thirtieth July
fifteenth a notice or pledge in the following form, the blanks
being properly filled in and the notice or pledge signed by the
candidate: `I hereby file my notice as a candidate for the
nomination as _____________ in the primary election to be held on -
_______________. I affiliate with the ____________ Party, and I
hereby pledge myself to abide by the results of the
primary. and I authorize the issuance of an injunction
upon ex parte application by the party chairman, as provided by law,
should if I violate this pledge by offering or
campaigning in the ensuing general election for election to this office or
any other another office for which a nominee has been
elected in the party primary election, unless the nominee for any
such the office has become deceased died
or is otherwise disqualified for election in the ensuing General
Election.'
Every candidate for selection in a primary election as the nominee of
any a political party for members of the Senate,
member of the and House of Representatives and all
county and township offices shall file with and place in the
possession of the county chairman or such other officer as
may be named by the county committee of the county in which they
reside by twelve o'clock noon on March thirtieth June
fifteenth a like similar notice and pledge."
SECTION 3. Section 7-13-40 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act
363 of 1988, is further amended to read:
"Section 7-13-40. In the event that If a
party shall nominate nominates candidates by party
primary election, a party primary election must be held by the party on
the second fourth Tuesday in June
August of each general election year and a second and third
primary election each two weeks successively thereafter
after that date, if necessary."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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