{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-7-13-2220","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 7-13-2220","heading":"Primary election.","body":"If any primary election, other than a nonpartisan municipal primary election, results in a tie vote and no candidate withdraws, the party officials shall conduct a runoff election to break the tie two weeks following that election. In the tie-breaking election, the laws of this State apply, mutatis mutandi. If the date for the tie-breaking runoff election falls on a legal holiday, it must be held on the same day of the first week following which is not a legal holiday. If a tie-breaking runoff election is required, any remaining primary elections required are postponed for two weeks. If the date for a postponed election falls on a legal holiday, it must be set for the same day of the first week following which is not a legal holiday.","path":["Title 7 - ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 13 Conduct of Elections","ARTICLE 19 General, Special, and Primary Elections Resulting in a Tie"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c013.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:26:59Z","sha256":"db7e4f3dd1a38a547544bb3855f43993c2b46037a095a7728ea6c644cfb41bea","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-7-13-2210","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-7-15-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}