{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-15-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 5-15-40","heading":"Terms of office of mayor and councilmen.","body":"The mayor and councilmen of each municipality shall be elected for terms of two or four years. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, four-year terms shall be set so that not more than one-half of the council and mayor shall be elected in the same general election; provided, that in the first election after incorporation of a new municipality or adoption of a form of government pursuant to SECTION 5-5-10, one-half of the councilmen may be elected for terms of two years and one-half of the councilmen and mayor may be elected for terms of four years if necessary to establish staggered terms. Two-year terms shall not be staggered.","path":["Title 5 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 15 Nominations and Elections for Municipal Offices"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t05c015.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:22:59Z","sha256":"2514f0c07ff90496b9e212439006eb98d01904fa713774a48e12945c21276744","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-15-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-15-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}