a. As prescribed in S.C. Code § 5-15-62, election results shall be determined under the nonpartisan election and runoff election method.
b. If any election results in a tie, the Municipal Election Commission shall conduct a runoff election two weeks following that election.
c. Should the results of an election be contested, the incumbent who fills that contested office shall hold over until the contest is finally determined.
(S.C. Code §§ 5-15-125 and 5-15-130) (Prior Code, § 2.414) (Ord. 1-04, passed 2-2-2004)
Editor’s note:
Since the requirements of S.C. Code §§ 5-15-62 et seq., are too lengthy to reproduce in this code, the reader is referred to that section for detailed information.