H 4350 General Bill, By Gilliard
Summary: Runoff elections
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-11-55, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS TO FILL A PARTY NOMINEE VACANCY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A RUNOFF ELECTION WHEN THE PARTY NOMINEE VACANCY OCCURS DURING A SPECIAL ELECTION PRIMARY; TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-50, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RUNOFF PRIMARIES, SO AS TO APPLY ONLY TO GENERAL ELECTION PRIMARIES; TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-190, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE RUNOFF PRIMARIES FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS AND TO CHANGE SPECIAL ELECTION PRIMARY ELECTION DATE REQUIREMENTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-17-600, RELATING TO VOTES REQUIRED TO DECLARE A CANDIDATE THE PARTY NOMINEE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A CANDIDATE IN A SPECIAL ELECTION PRIMARY RECEIVE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST TO BE DECLARED THE PARTY NOMINEE.
View full text

12/03/13	House	Prefiled
12/03/13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/14	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 43)
01/14/14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 43)