H 3556: Political parties and primaries

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-17-560, Relating To The Authority Of The State Executive Committee Of A Political Party To Hear Certain Primary Protests And Contests, So As To Require The State Executive Committee To Also Hear Protests And Contests In The Case Of County Officers, Less Than County Officers, And Municipal Officers, And To Authorize The State Executive Committee To Adopt A Resolution To Require The Filing Of Any Protest Or Contest To Be Accompanied By A Refundable Deposit; By Amending Section 7-17-570, Relating To Hearings Of Primary Protests And Contests, So As To Extend The Time In Which The State Executive Committee Must Conduct Such Hearings, And To Provide For Appeals From Decisions By The State Executive Committee; By Amending Section 5-15-80, Relating To Municipal Primary Protests And Contests, So As To Provide That Such Protests And Contests Are To Be Filed, Heard, And Decided In The Manner Provided In Sections 7-17-560 And 7-17-570; By Repealing Sections 7-17-520, 7-17-530, 7-17-540, 7-17-550, 7-17-580, And 7-17-590 All Relating To Primary Protests And Contests For Certain Offices; By Amending Section 5-15-120, Relating To The Counting Of Votes In Municipal Elections, So As To Allow A Municipal Governing Body To Determine By Ordinance When The Terms Of Its Newly Elected Officers Begin; By Amending Section 7-3-25, Relating To The Duty Of The State Election Commission To Determine And Certify Results When A County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections Fails To Do So, So As To Require The Same When A Municipal Election Commission Fails To Determine And Certify Results; By Adding Section 5-15-45 So As To Provide When The Terms Of Municipal Councilmembers In Office As Of January 1, 2027 Expire; By Amending Section 5-15-50, Relating To The Establishment Of The Time For General And Special Elections Within A Municipality, So As To Require Municipal Governing Bodies To Choose One Of Two Dates For Such Elections In Odd-…

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Jun 2, 2026

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