South Carolina § 7-17-600 - No candidate shall be declared nominated in first primary without majority vote.
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§ 7-17-600. No candidate shall be declared nominated in first primary without majority vote.
No candidate shall be declared nominated in a first primary election unless he received a majority of the votes cast for the office for which he was a candidate. The question of a majority vote shall be determined by the number of votes cast for any particular office and not by the whole number of votes cast in the primary.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 23-496; 1952 Code SECTION 23-496; 1950 (46) 2059.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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