South Carolina Statutes
§ 2-20-40 — Dispensation of public hearing on recommendation of joint committee; unopposed candidate.
South Carolina § 2-20-40
This text of South Carolina § 2-20-40 (Dispensation of public hearing on recommendation of joint committee; unopposed candidate.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 2-20-40 (2026).
Text
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, when there is no known opposition to a candidate, and there appears to be no substantial reason for having a public hearing, whether or not the candidate be an incumbent, and no request is made by at least ten members of the House of Representatives and five members of the Senate for a public hearing, the joint committee chairman upon recommendation of the joint committee may determine that a public hearing is unnecessary and shall not be held, but no election shall be held prior to this determination.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 391, Part II, SECTION 2; 2017 Act No. 17 (S.213), SECTION 1, eff May 9, 2017. Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 17, SECTION 1, reenacted the section with no apparent changes.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 2-20-40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/20/2-20-40.