H3552: Abolish runoff elections

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-13-42 So As To Provide That The Candidate Who Receives The Largest Number Of Votes Cast For A Given Office In The Primary Of A Political Party Is Considered Nominated; By Amending Sections 7-5-150 And 7-5-220, Both Relating To The Voter Registration Deadline Preceding An Election, Both So As To Remove References To Runoff Elections; By Amending Section 7-11-55, Relating To Special Primary Elections To Replace A Party Nominee, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Sections 7-13-25, 7-13-40, And 7-13-190, Relating To Early Voting, The Date Of Primary Party Elections, And Special Elections To Fill Vacancies In Office, Respectively, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-17-280, Relating To Mandatory Recounts, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-17-510, Relating To Canvass And Certification Of Primary Results, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Repealing Sections 7-13-50, 7-17-600, And 7-17-610 Relating To Second Primaries Or Runoffs, The Requirement That A Candidate Receive A Majority Of Votes Cast In A First Primary To Be Declared Nominated, And Methods Of Determining What Constitutes A Majority Vote For A Particular Office, Respectively.