After the closing of entries if any candidates shall be unopposed, the state committee in the case of state offices and the county committees in the case of county offices shall declare such unopposed candidates as party nominees, and the names of unopposed candidates shall not be placed upon the primary election ballots but shall be certified for the general election ballots.
S.C. Code Ann. § 7-11-90
Unopposed candidates
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Tempel v. South Carolina State Election Commission (2012)
Most recently applied in Tempel v. South Carolina State Election Commission (September 2012)
1962 Code SECTION 23-400.76; 1952 Code SECTION 23-375; 1950 (46) 2059; 1966 (54) 2340.
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