South Carolina Statutes
§ 5-15-125 — Municipal elections resulting in tie.
South Carolina·Title 5 MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS·Ch. 15 NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES
If any municipal election results in a tie, the municipal election commission or the municipal party committee shall conduct a runoff election to break the tie two weeks following that election. In the tie-breaking runoff, the laws of this State apply, mutatis mutandi. If the date for the tie-breaking runoff election falls on a legal holiday, it must be set for the same day of the first week following which is not a legal holiday. If a tie-breaking runoff election is required, any remaining municipal elections required are postponed for two weeks. If the date of a postponed election falls on a legal holiday, it must be set for the same day of the first week following which is not a legal holiday.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 364, SECTION 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-15-120
Vote counting.§ 5-15-125
Municipal elections resulting in tie.§ 5-15-150
Oath of office for mayor and councilmen.§ 5-15-170
Ratification of actions of commissioner.