{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-4-9-610","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-610","heading":"Membership of council; election and term of members.","body":"The council in those counties adopting the council-administrator form of government provided for in this article shall consist of not less than three nor more than twelve members who are qualified electors of the county. Council members shall be elected in the general election for terms of two or four years commencing on the first of January next following their election.","path":["Title 4 - COUNTIES","CHAPTER 9 County Government","ARTICLE 7 Council-Administrator Form of County Government"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t04c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:20:49Z","sha256":"4e2df7eb31d1e86fcc0a2ed3164bf9ab4159eab4fc3079bca540306286e5e3c7","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-4-9-440","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-4-9-620"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}