South Carolina § 7-25-200 Unlawful inducement to file for or withdraw from candidacy for election.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 7-25-200 — Unlawful inducement to file for or withdraw from candidacy for election.

South Carolina § 7-25-200

Title 7ELECTIONS

Ch. 25OFFENSES AGAINST THE ELECTION LAWS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 7-25-200 (2026).

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(A)It is unlawful to offer or accept, or attempt to offer or accept, either directly or indirectly, money, a loan of money, or any other thing of value which includes, but is not limited to, employment or the promise of employment to induce a person to file or withdraw as a candidate for any state or federal elected office. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit legitimate campaign contributions or the pledge to make a campaign contribution as otherwise allowed by law. Nor shall this section prevent a person from paying from his own funds, the filing fee of an immediate family member which means a spouse, child, grandchild, mother, father, sister, or brother. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars

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(A) It is unlawful to offer or accept, or attempt to offer or accept, either directly or indirectly, money, a loan of money, or any other thing of value which includes, but is not limited to, employment or the promise of employment to induce a person to file or withdraw as a candidate for any state or federal elected office. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit legitimate campaign contributions or the pledge to make a campaign contribution as otherwise allowed by law. Nor shall this section prevent a person from paying from his own funds, the filing fee of an immediate family member which means a spouse, child, grandchild, mother, father, sister, or brother. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year. (B) The Attorney General or the solicitor of the judicial circuit in which the violation occurred, shall prosecute immediately a person violating the provisions of this section. (C) Nothing in this section shall preclude appropriate civil remedies by an aggrieved party. The court shall, upon a finding that a person violated the provisions of this section, award reasonable attorney's fees and the costs of bringing such action as determined by the court.