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South Carolina Statutes § 7-17-600 No candidate shall be declared nominated in first primary without majority vote

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Statute 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.

History

1950 (46) 2059; 1952 Code Section 23-496; 1962 Code Section 23-496.

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