South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results
Section 7-17-220. Meeting of board; telecommunication or electronic communication; public access.

Unless otherwise provided in Section 7-3-10(c), the Board of State Canvassers shall convene a meeting scheduled through the office of the Election Commission within ten days after any general election for the purpose of canvassing the vote for all officers voted for at such election, including the vote for the electors for President and Vice President, and for the purpose of canvassing the vote on all Constitutional Amendments and questions and other issues. Nothing in this section prohibits the meeting from being conducted by using telephone conference or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication. Any meeting of the Board of Canvassers as provided in this section must be accessible and without cost to the public and must comply with the notice requirements of Chapter 4, Title 30, the Freedom of Information Act.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-473; 1952 Code Section 23-473; 1942 Code Section 2317; 1932 Code Section 2317; Civ. C. '22 Section 251; Civ. C. '12 Section 249; Civ. C. '02 Section 223; G. S. 127; R. S. 181; 1882 (17) 1120; 1968 (55) 2316; 1974 (58) 2188; 1992 Act No. 276, Section 3, eff March 10, 1992; 2010 Act No. 205, Section 1, eff June 8, 2010.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 7 - Elections

Chapter 17 - Canvass Of Votes; Certificates And Records Of Results

Section 7-17-10. Meeting and organization of county boards of canvassers.

Section 7-17-20. Canvass of votes.

Section 7-17-30. Protests and contests.

Section 7-17-40. Poll lists shall accompany ballots in protests.

Section 7-17-50. Hearings on protests or contests.

Section 7-17-60. Right to and notice of appeal from decision of county board.

Section 7-17-70. Hearing of appeals.

Section 7-17-80. Statements and returns.

Section 7-17-90. Duplicate statements filed with clerk of county.

Section 7-17-100. Separate statements of votes given for each candidate.

Section 7-17-210. State Election Commission constitutes board.

Section 7-17-220. Meeting of board; telecommunication or electronic communication; public access.

Section 7-17-230. Power to adjourn; procedure when all certified statements have not been received.

Section 7-17-240. Board shall make certified statement of all votes cast.

Section 7-17-250. Board shall declare persons elected and decide contested or protested cases; appeals.

Section 7-17-260. Cases decided by state board; filing and service.

Section 7-17-270. Hearing of protest or contest; procedure at hearing; notice of decision; appeals.

Section 7-17-275. Petitioning Supreme Court for costs and attorney's fees associated with election protest.

Section 7-17-280. Mandatory recounts.

Section 7-17-290. Certificate of determination delivered to Secretary of State.

Section 7-17-300. Secretary of State shall record result of canvass.

Section 7-17-310. Copies of determinations transmitted to persons elected and Governor.

Section 7-17-320. Statements printed in public newspapers.

Section 7-17-330. Certain certificates of election sent to Congress.

Section 7-17-340. Record of elected county officers.

Section 7-17-510. Convening of county board of voter registration and elections as county boards of canvassers; canvass and certification of primary results; canvass and declaration of results by Board of State Canvassers; telecommunication or electr...

Section 7-17-520. Protests and contests generally; filing and service.

Section 7-17-530. Hearing by county executive committee.

Section 7-17-540. Right to and notice of appeal from decision of county executive committee.

Section 7-17-550. Hearing of appeals by state executive committee.

Section 7-17-560. State executive committee to hear certain protests and contests; place of hearing; filing; notice and service.

Section 7-17-570. Procedure for hearing protest or contest; notice of decision.

Section 7-17-580. Appeal of protests and contests in municipal primaries.

Section 7-17-590. Board of State Canvassers for Municipal Primaries.

Section 7-17-600. No candidate shall be declared nominated in first primary without majority vote.

Section 7-17-610. What constitutes majority vote.

Section 7-17-620. Unopposed candidates declared nominees.

Section 7-17-700. Continuation of protest in event of death of candidate in primary or nonpartisan election.

Section 7-17-710. Continuation of protest in event of death of candidate in special or general election.