The County Council, as the governing body of York County, South Carolina, hereby accepts authority for conducting municipal elections in the Town of Clover, Town of Fort Mill, City of Tega Cay and the Town of Smyrna, and such authority is hereby transferred from the municipal elections commissions for the Town of Clover, Town of Fort Mill, City of Tega Cay and the Town of Smyrna to the Registration and Elections Commission for York County in the following particulars:
(A) The Registration and Elections Commission for York County shall advertise municipal elections, prepare and distribute ballots and election materials, appoint managers of election for each polling place, and otherwise supervise and conduct all municipal elections within the Town of Clover, Town of Fort Mill, City of Tega Cay and the Town of Smyrna;
(B) Immediately upon the closing of the polls in any municipal election in the Town of Clover, Town of Fort Mill, City of Tega Cay and the Town of Smyrna, the Registration and Elections Commission for York County shall begin to count and continuously count the votes cast, and make a statement of the whole number of the votes cast in such election, together with the number of votes cast for each candidate for mayor and councilperson, canvas the votes, and publicly display the unofficial results;
(C) The York County Registration and Elections Commission shall thereafter certify the result of the elections and transmit the certified results to the Town of Clover Council, Town of Fort Mill Council, City of Tega Cay Council and the Town Council of Smyrna, or an appointed authority representing these municipal governments, as soon as practicable following the certification;
(D) The York County Registration and Elections Commission shall accept candidate filings and filing fees, including but not limited to, notices of candidacy, candidacy pledges, and other required notices and filings by candidates, and hear and decide protests, and certify the results of municipal elections;
(E) The York County Registration and Elections Commission shall use an automated election system and computer counting, with the count publicly conducted;
(F) The York County Registration and Elections Commission shall take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct municipal elections within the Town of Clover, Town of Fort Mill, City of Tega Cay and the Town of Smyrna, and certify the results.
(Ord. 2401, passed 7-16-01; Am. Ord. 4006, passed 10-16-06; Am. Ord. 1307, passed 9-17-07; Am. Ord. 4209, passed 9-21-09)