(A) Newly elected officers shall not be qualified pursuant to S.C. Code § 5-15-120, until at least 48 hours after the closing of the polls.
(B) The newly elected officers shall take office on the January Council meeting date following the official declaration of election. The city shall continue in a normal manner during this interim period.
(C) In case the results of the election are contested, the incumbent who fills that contested office shall hold over until the contest is finally determined.
('90 Code, § 2-4.1) (Ord. passed 4-11-77; Am. Ord. passed 8-8-77; Am. Ord. 199919, passed 7-12-99; Am. Ord. 2000-21, passed 10-9-00; Am. Ord. 2002-01, passed 2-11-02)