South Carolina Statutes
§ 7-17-600 — No candidate shall be declared nominated in first primary without majority vote.
South Carolina § 7-17-600
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 7ELECTIONS
Ch. 17CANVASS OF VOTES; CERTIFICATES AND RECORDS OF RESULTS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 7-17-600 (2026).
Text
No candidate shall be declared nominated in a first primary election unless he received a majority of the votes cast for the office for which he was a candidate. The question of a majority vote shall be determined by the number of votes cast for any particular office and not by the whole number of votes cast in the primary.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 23-496; 1952 Code SECTION 23-496; 1950 (46) 2059.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 7-17-600, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/17/7-17-600.