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South Carolina · Through 2025 Session of the General Assembly

S.C. Code Ann. § 7-13-330: Form of ballot; instructions.

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  1. Title 7 - ELECTIONS
  2. CHAPTER 13 Conduct of Elections
  3. ARTICLE 3 Ballots for General and Special Elections

The arrangement of general election ballots containing the names of candidates for office must conform as nearly as possible to the following plan, with a column or columns added in case of nomination by petition and a blank column added for write-in votes, and must contain the specified instructions there set forth and no other:

GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL BALLOT

No. __________________ COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

November ___, _____

______________

Initials of Issuing Officer

OFFICIAL BALLOT

GENERAL ELECTION

____________________ County, South Carolina

November ___, _____

Precinct __________

INSTRUCTIONS—To vote a straight party ticket, make a cross (X) in the circle (O) under the name of your party. Nothing further need or should be done. To vote a mixed ticket, or in other words for candidates of different parties or petition candidates, omit making a cross (X) mark in the party circle at the top and make a cross (X) in the voting square [] opposite the name of each candidate on the ballot for whom you wish to vote. If you wish to vote for a candidate not on any ticket, write or place the name of such candidate on your ticket opposite the name of the office. Before leaving the booth, fold the ballot so that the initials of the manager may be seen on the outside of the ballot.

Nomination by

Name of Party Name of Party Petition

Names of Office 0 0

STATE Governor Governor Governor

Governor [] Name of [] Name of [] Name of

Candidate Candidate Candidate

Lieutenant Lieut. Governor Lieut. Governor Lieut. Governor

Governor [] Name of [] Name of [] Name of

Candidate Candidate Candidate

Secretary of Sec. of State Sec. of State Sec. of State

State [] Name of [] Name of [] Name of

Candidate Candidate Candidate

CONGRES- U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. Senator

SIONAL [] Name of [] Name of [] Name of

Senator Candidate Candidate Candidate

Representative U.S. Repre- U.S. Repre- U.S. Repre-

in Congress sentative sentative sentative

[] Name of [] Name of [] Name of

District Candidate Candidate Candidate

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