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H. 4658
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Talley and Scott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3609dw06.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1145
Introduced in the House on February 14, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Second primary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/14/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ-25 2/14/2006 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-25
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PARTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS CONDUCTED BY THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SECOND PRIMARY MUST BE HELD FOUR WEEKS INSTEAD OF TWO WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST PRIMARY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 7-13-50 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 253 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 7-13-50. A second primary, when necessary, must be held two four weeks after the first and is subject to the rules governing the first primary. At the second primary the two candidates among those who do not withdraw their candidacies and who received more votes in the first primary than any other remaining candidate alone shall run for any one office and if only one candidate remains, he is considered nominated, except that if there are two or more vacancies for any particular office, the number of candidates must be double the number of vacancies to be filled if so many candidates remain. In all second primaries the candidate receiving the largest number of votes cast for a given office must be declared the nominee for the office whether or not he has received a majority of the votes cast for that office, and when there are several candidates for several different offices, then the several candidates receiving the largest number of votes for the several positions are considered as nominated for the offices whether or not they received a majority of the votes cast. Other primaries, if necessary, must be ordered in a similar manner by the county election commission or the State Election Commission, as appropriate."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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