Extends the time for state executive committee hearings on primary protests and contests.

This bill amends South Carolina law to extend the time the state executive committee must conduct hearings on primary protests and contests. It also specifies that protests and contests for municipal primaries are to be filed, heard, and decided in the manner provided in Sections 7-17-560 and 7-17-570. The bill authorizes the state executive committee to adopt a resolution requiring the filing of any protest or contest to be accompanied by a bond with surety. It repeals certain sections relating to primary protests and contests.

Extends the time for state executive committee hearings on primary protests and contests.

This bill amends South Carolina law to extend the time the state executive committee must conduct hearings on primary protests and contests. It also specifies that protests and contests for municipal primaries are to be filed, heard, and decided in the manner provided in Sections 7-17-560 and 7-17-570. The bill authorizes the state executive committee to adopt a resolution requiring the filing of any protest or contest to be accompanied by a bond with surety. It repeals certain sections relating to primary protests and contests.