(A) All regular and special elections for the offices of Mayor and City Council held after adoption of this code shall be nonpartisan elections using the nonpartisan election and runoff method, pursuant to S.C. Code § 5-15-60.
(B) (1) (a) Public notice for any regular election shall be given at least 75 days prior to the election. Candidates for the offices of Mayor and Council shall file statements of candidacy with the Municipal Clerk’s office no earlier than the day following public notice of the election nor later than 60 days prior to the date of the election.
(b) Public notice for any special election shall be given at least 60 days prior to the election. Candidates for the offices of Mayor and Council shall file statements of candidacy with the Municipal Clerk’s office no earlier than the day following public notice of the election nor later than 45 days prior to the date of the election.
(c) A second public notice of a regular or special election shall be given not later than two weeks after the first notice.
(2) The Charleston County Board of Elections shall place the names of the qualified candidates upon the ballot.
(C) No political party affiliation shall be placed on any ballot for any candidate.
(`95 Code, § 1-7-3) (Am. Ord. 09-06, passed 3-14-06; Am. Ord. 25-13, passed 12-10-13; Am. Ord. 012-23, passed 6-13-23)
Statutory Reference:
S.C. Code §§ 5-15-50, 5-15-70, 7-13-35