South Carolina § 5-5-20 - Petition or ordinance calling for special election to determine form of government after date of official council action.
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§ 5-5-20. Petition or ordinance calling for special election to determine form of government after date of official council action.
After the date of official council action if a petition executed by fifteen percent of the qualified electors is presented to the municipal governing body, certified by the county election commission, for an election to determine or change the form of government or if the municipal governing body shall by ordinance call for such an election, the municipal governing body shall conduct a special election not later than ninety days nor earlier than thirty days after the receipt of the certified petition or the passage of the council ordinance; provided, however, that no referendum shall be held pursuant to ordinance of the municipal council sooner than two years following the date the form of municipal government is initially selected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-27; 1975 (59) 692; 1976 Act No. 642.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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