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S.C. Code Ann. § 7-13-330

Form of ballot; instructions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Charleston County School District v. Charleston County Election Commission (1999)

Most recently applied in Charleston County School District v. Charleston County Election Commission (August 1999)

1962 Code SECTION 23-400.13; 1952 Code SECTION 23-310; 1950 (46) 2059; 1966 (54) 2340; 2000 Act No. 236, SECTION 5, eff March 7, 2000.

The arrangement of general election ballots containing the names of candidates for office must conform as nearly as possible to the following plan, with a column or columns added in case of nomination by petition and a blank column added for write-in votes, and must contain the specified instructions there set forth and no other:

GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL BALLOT

No. __________________ COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

November ___, _____

______________

Initials of Issuing Officer

OFFICIAL BALLOT

GENERAL ELECTION

____________________ County, South Carolina

November ___, _____

Precinct __________

INSTRUCTIONS—To vote a straight party ticket, make a cross (X) in the circle (O) under the name of your party. Nothing further need or should be done. To vote a mixed ticket, or in other words for candidates of different parties or petition candidates, omit making a cross (X) mark in the party circle at the top and make a cross (X) in the voting square [] opposite the name of each candidate on the ballot for whom you wish to vote. If you wish to vote for a candidate not on any ticket, write or place the name of such candidate on your ticket opposite the name of the office. Before leaving the booth, fold the ballot so that the initials of the manager may be seen on the outside of the ballot.

Nomination by

Name of Party

Name of Party

Petition

Names of Office

0

0

STATE

Governor

Governor

Governor

Governor

[] Name of

[] Name of

[] Name of

Candidate

Candidate

Candidate

Lieutenant

Lieut. Governor

Lieut. Governor

Lieut. Governor

Governor

[] Name of

[] Name of

[] Name of

Candidate

Candidate

Candidate

Secretary of

Sec. of State

Sec. of State

Sec. of State

State

[] Name of

[] Name of

[] Name of

Candidate

Candidate

Candidate

CONGRES-

U.S. Senator

U.S. Senator

U.S. Senator

SIONAL

[] Name of

[] Name of

[] Name of

Senator

Candidate

Candidate

Candidate

Representative

U.S. Repre-

U.S. Repre-

U.S. Repre-

in Congress

sentative

sentative

sentative

[] Name of

[] Name of

[] Name of

District

Candidate

Candidate

Candidate

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.