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Contact Information:

Office of Gov. Mark Sanford

Jessica Cross
Outreach Advisor

803-734-5254 (w)
803-767-3840 (m)
803-734-5167 (f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important Dates

October 2nd - Deadline to register to vote in General Election

November 2nd - General Election

SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION CALENDAR FOR 2010 PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION

NOTE: All numerical statutes are in reference to the S. C. Code of Laws 1976, as amended. (Example; 7-5-120 means Title 7, Chapter 5, Section 120)

All dates are based on current law.
Date Event Statutes
January 1, 2010 Absentee precincts established for elections in 2010. 7-15-330
January 9 First day 17 year-olds may register to vote in June 8 primary. 7-5-180
March 2 Advertisement to be placed by party county chairman on notice of candidate filing. 7-13-45
March 16

12:00 noon

Filing opens for party primary and convention candidates for:

- Governor

- Lieutenant Governor

- Secretary of State

- State Treasurer

- Attorney General

- Comptroller General

- State Superintendent of Education

- Adjutant General

- Commissioner of Agriculture

- U.S.Senate

- U.S. House of Representatives

- State House of Representatives

- multi-county district offices

- Solicitor (circuits 3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 15)

- countywide and less than countywide offices

Candidates file proper forms including Statement of Intention of Candidacy with their political party.

7-11-15,

7-11-210,

7-11-220

March 30

12:00 noon

Filing closes. 7-11-15
March 31 Last day for political parties to hold county conventions. 7-9-70
April 9

12:00 noon

Political parties holding primaries must certify candidates to county or State Election Commission (whichever is appropriate). 7-11-15,

7-13-40

April 9 First public notice of primary and polling place locations to be published no later than this date in newspaper of general circulation in county. 7-13-35
April 23 Second public notice of primary to be published no later than this date. 7-13-35
not later than

April 24

Last day to mail absentee ballots to UOCAVA voters

(Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act)

7-15-405
not later than

April 24

Political parties may submit list of prospective primary poll managers to county election commission. 7-13-72
April 29 County election commission provides copies of each primary absentee ballot style to State Election Commission no later than this date. 7-13-320 (F)
May 8 Last day to register to vote in June 8 primary election. 7-5-150
May 15 Last day for political parties to hold state conventions. 7-9-100
June 8 Primary Election Day. Polls open 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. 7-13-40, 7-13-60
June 10 County Election Commission meets before 1:00 p.m. to canvass votes and declare results. CEC must certify results to SEC no later than noon, June 17. 7-17-510
June 12

not later than

12:00 noon

Board of State Canvassers meets to canvass vote and declare results of primaries for federal, state and multi-county offices. 7-17-510
June 14

12:00 noon

Deadline for filing protest of election with appropriate party officials. 7-17-520,

7-17-560

June 17 Protest hearings held by appropriate party executive committee. 7-17-530,

7-17-570

June 18

3:00 p.m.

Deadline for notice of appeal to the State Executive Committee from decisions by county executive committee. 7-17-540
June 19

12:00 noon

Deadline for State Executive Committee to hear appeals. 7-17-550
June 22 Primary run-off (if required).

NOTE: Certification and protest procedures for run-offs follow same time frame as above.

7-13-40
July 15

12: 00 noon

Last day for submission of petitions to appropriate election official for name to be placed on November 2 General Election ballot. 7-13-351
August 16

12:00 noon

a) Petition candidates must be certified by this date.

b) Questions for a referendum to be held during the General Election must be submitted to the county election commission by this date.

7-13-351

7-13-355

August 16

12:00 noon

Last day for political parties to certify candidates to county or State Election Commission (whichever is appropriate). 7-13-350
August 16

12:00 noon

Last day to file for nonpartisan offices that file by statement of candidacy, including watershed and municipal offices. (Filing deadlines for some non-partisan school board seats could differ according to local legislation.) 7-13-352
September 3 First public notice of November 2 General Election to be published no later than this date in newspaper of general circulation in county. 7-13-35
September 15 County election commission provides copies of general election absentee ballot styles to State Election Commission by this date. 7-13-320 (F)
September 17 Second notice of General Election to be published no later than this date. 7-13-35
not later than

September 18

Last day to mail absentee ballots to UOCAVA voters

(Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act)

7-15-405
October 2 Last date to register to vote in November 2 General Election. 7-5-150
November 2 General Election Day. Polls open 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. 7-13-10, 7-13-60
November 3 County election commissions transmit results via online computer system to State Election Commission by 10:00 a.m. 7-13-1160
November 5 County election commissions to organize no later than 1:00 p.m. to hear provisional ballots and canvass votes. 7-17-10
November 6

12:00 noon

Deadline for county election commissions to certify results and issue statements of returns to be transmitted to the State Election Commission. 7-17-20
November 10

12:00 noon

Deadline for filing protests of county or less than countywide elections with county election commissions. 7-17-30
November 12 Deadline to convene State Board of Canvassers to certify all offices and questions of the November 2 General Election.

Protests to the State Board of Canvassers for federal, state or multi-county offices must be filed by noon, the fifth day following State Board certification.

7-17-220

7-17-260

November 15 Protest hearings held by county election commissions

for countywide or less than countywide elections.

7-17-50
November 22

12:00 noon

Deadline to file appeal of county board decision to State Board.

Written and electronic transcript of protest hearing submitted to the State Board of Canvassers.

7-17-60

7-17-50

December 6

12:00 noon

Last day for State Board to hear appeals from November 15.

State Board of Canvassers shall hear protests filed concerning federal, state or multi-county offices certified by the State Board not earlier than the fifth nor later than the 25th day following the date the protest was filed.

7-17-70

7-17-270

 

 

 

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