A county convention must be held during a twelve-month period ending March thirty-first of each general election year during a month determined by the state committee as provided in Section 7-9-100. The county committee shall set the date, time, and location during the month designated by the state committee for the county convention to be held. The date set by the county committee for the county convention must be at least two weeks before the state convention. When a month in a nongeneral election year is chosen for the county convention, it must be held for the purpose of reorganization only. The date, time, and location that the county convention must be reconvened during the general election year to nominate candidates for public office to be filled in the general election must be set by county committee.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 23-259; 1952 Code Section 23-259; 1950 (46) 2059; 1954 (48) 1447; 1964 (53) 1831; 1968 (55) 2349; 1974 (58) 2866; 1976 Act No. 479 Section 1; 1977 Act No. 133 Section 1; 1979 Act No. 173 Section 1, eff July 25, 1979; 1986 Act No. 327, Section 2, eff February 20, 1986; 2010 Act No. 245, Section 4, eff June 2, 2010; 2021 Act No. 10 (H.3264), Section 1, eff April 12, 2021.
Effect of Amendment
2021 Act No. 10, Section 1, deleted the sixth sentence, which required publication of notices for county conventions for reorganization and reconvened county conventions to nominate candidates.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 9 - Party Organization
Section 7-9-10. Certification and decertification of political parties.
Section 7-9-20. Qualifications for party membership and voting in primary election.
Section 7-9-70. County conventions.
Section 7-9-80. County conventions; organization and conduct of business.
Section 7-9-90. State committee.
Section 7-9-100. State convention.
Section 7-9-105. Use of state funds for state conventions prohibited.
Section 7-9-110. Conducting elections or primaries in facilities receiving state funds.