(A) To be eligible for the position of Mayor or of Council member of the city, or Combined Utilities Commissioner, a person shall be a duly qualified elector of the city under the Constitution and statutes of the state.
(B) The Mayor shall be elected at large.
(C) One member shall be elected from each ward of the municipality by the qualified electors of the ward. Candidates seeking office from a particular ward shall be residents of the ward during their entire term of office.
(D) Mayors shall be qualified electors of the municipality from which they are elected. Councilmen shall be qualified electors of the municipality and ward from which they are elected.
('90 Code, § 2-3) (Am. Ord. 199919, passed 7-12-99; Am. Ord. 2002-01, passed 2-11-02)
Statutory reference:
Council as judge of qualifications of members, see S.C. Code § 5-7-210
Authority of city to establish district boundaries, see S.C. Code § 5-15-50