South Carolina § 7-13-1720 - Unopposed candidates in primaries.

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§ 7-13-1720. Unopposed candidates in primaries.

In any party primary in which voting machines shall be used in one or more voting precincts, the name of any unopposed candidate for nomination for any office shall be omitted from the ballot used in any such voting machine, and such unopposed candidate shall be declared to have received the total number of votes cast in such voting precinct.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 23-412; 1952 Code SECTION 23-412; 1950 (46) 2059.

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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