South Carolina H3588 allows uncontested municipal office candidates to be automatically elected and exempts their offices from appearing on the.

South Carolina H3588 amends the state code to allow a municipal office to be automatically filled if only one candidate files for the position and no one files a declaration to be a write-in candidate within the required timeframe. This change exempts such uncontested offices from appearing on the general or special election ballot. If no other contested office is on the ballot, no election will be held for that uncontested office.

South Carolina H3588 allows uncontested municipal office candidates to be automatically elected and exempts their offices from appearing on the.

South Carolina H3588 amends the state code to allow a municipal office to be automatically filled if only one candidate files for the position and no one files a declaration to be a write-in candidate within the required timeframe. This change exempts such uncontested offices from appearing on the general or special election ballot. If no other contested office is on the ballot, no election will be held for that uncontested office.