{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-15-175","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 5-15-175","heading":"Municipal election commissions; election conduction and certification.","body":"(A) Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, a municipal election commission may only be established for municipalities with a population of ten thousand or more, according to the most recent official United States census.\n(B) Elections for municipalities with a population of less than ten thousand, according to the most recent official United States census, must be conducted and certified by the county boards of voter registration and elections.\n(1) If a municipality is located within only one county, its municipal elections must be conducted and certified by the county board of voter registration and elections of the county in which the municipality is located.\n(2) If a municipality is located within more than one county:\n(a) its municipal elections must be conducted jointly by each county board of voter registration and elections containing a portion of registered electors in the municipality; and\n(b) its municipal elections must be certified by the county board of voter registration and elections of the county in which its main office is located.\n(C) A municipality whose elections are conducted and certified pursuant to this section must reimburse a county board of voter registration and elections for the reasonable costs incurred in conducting and certifying its elections in accordance with a reimbursement schedule provided by the State Election Commission.","path":["Title 5 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 15 Nominations and Elections for Municipal Offices"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t05c015.php","current_through":"2026 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T02:55:15Z","sha256":"85311f3fa3e78352138d4f5e85d1d8e95122a8e214a8611ce7d73a32b334f353","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-15-170","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-17-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}