§ 12-3. Time of election.  


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  • (a)

    General elections for the offices of the mayor and the council shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year.

    (b)

    In the event of a tie vote for any office, a runoff election shall be held pursuant to S. C. Code § 5-15-125 two weeks following the election in which the tie vote occurred.

    (c)

    Special elections to fill vacancies shall be held pursuant to S. C. Code § 7-13-190.

(Code 1985, § 3-103; Ord. No. 06-06, 4-18-2006)

State law reference

Time for general and special elections, S.C. Code 1976, § 5-15-50.