South Carolina § 5-15-61 Determination of election results under nonpartisan plurality method.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 5-15-61 — Determination of election results under nonpartisan plurality method.

South Carolina § 5-15-61

Title 5MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

Ch. 15NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 5-15-61 (2026).

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In conducting nonpartisan elections and using the plurality method, election results shall be determined in accordance with the following rules:

(1)When more than one person is seeking election to a single office, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.

(2)When more persons are seeking election to two or more offices (constituting a group) than there are offices to be filled, those candidates receiving the highest number of votes, equal in number to the number of offices to be filled, shall be declared elected.

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In conducting nonpartisan elections and using the plurality method, election results shall be determined in accordance with the following rules: (1) When more than one person is seeking election to a single office, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. (2) When more persons are seeking election to two or more offices (constituting a group) than there are offices to be filled, those candidates receiving the highest number of votes, equal in number to the number of offices to be filled, shall be declared elected.