The qualified electors of any county may propose any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes, and adopt or reject such ordinance at the polls. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least fifteen percent of the qualified electors of the county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-1210
Electors may propose and adopt or reject certain ordinances; submission by petition to council
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case I'On, L.L.C. v. Town of Mt. Pleasant (2000)
Most recently applied in I'On, L.L.C. v. Town of Mt. Pleasant (January 2000)
1962 Code SECTION 14-3790; 1975 (59) 692; 1977 Act No. 33 SECTION 1.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.