South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 117

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      117
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Mescher
All Sponsors:                     Mescher, Elliott, Reese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11017dc99.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Elections, special not required when one 
                                  candidate and no write-in candidate files


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990112  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19981118  Prefiled, referred to Committee        11 SJ


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A BILL

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.

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