SOUTH CAROLINA

ELECTION CALENDAR FOR

2006 PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION

NOTE:   All numerical statutes are in reference to the S. C. Code of Laws 1976, as amended.  (Example; 7-5-120 means Title 7, Chapter 5, Section 120) All dates are based on current law.

 

 

 

Date

Event

Statutes

 

January 1, 2006

Absentee precincts established for elections in 2006.

7-15-330

 

January 13

First day 17 year-olds may register to vote in June 13 primary. 

7-5-180

 

March 2           

Advertisement to be placed by party county chairperson on notice of candidate filing. 

7-13-45

 

March 16

12:00 noon

Filing opens for party primary and convention candidates for:

-          Governor

-          Lt. Governor

-          Secretary of State

-          State Treasurer

-          Attorney General

-          Comptroller General

-          State Superintendent of Education

-          Adjutant General

-          Commissioner of Agriculture

-          U.S. House of Representatives (Congress)

            -     State House of Representatives

            -     multi-county district offices

            -     solicitor (districts 3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 15)

-          countywide and less than countywide offices

 

Candidates file proper forms including Statement of Intention of Candidacy with their political party. 

7-11-15,

7-11-210,

7-11-220

 

March 30

12:00 noon

Filing closes.

7-11-15

 

March 31          

Last day for political parties to hold county conventions.

7-9-70

 

April 10

12:00 noon

Political parties holding primaries must certify candidates to county or State Election Commission (whichever is appropriate).

7-11-15,

7-13-40

 

April 14

First public notice of primary and polling place locations to be published no later than this date in newspaper of general circulation in county. 

7-13-35

 

April 28

Second public notice of primary to be published no later than this date. 

7-13-35

 

not later than

April 29

Political parties may submit list of prospective primary poll managers to county election commission. 

7-13-72

 

May 4              

County election commission provides copies of each primary absentee ballot style to State Election Commission no later than this date. 

7-13-320 (F)

 

May 13

Last day to register to vote in June 13 primary election. 

7-5-150

 

May 15

Last day for political parties to hold state conventions.

7-9-100

 

June 9

 

First day 17 year-olds may register to vote in November 7

General Election.

7-5-180

Date

Event

Statutes

June 13

Primary Election Day.  Polls open 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. 

 

7-13-40, 7-13-60

June 15

           

County Election Commission meets before 1:00 p.m. to canvass votes and declare results.  CEC must certify results to SEC no later than noon, June 17.

7-17-510 

June 17

not later than

12:00 noon       

Board of State Canvassers meets to canvass vote and declare results of primaries for federal, state and multi-county offices. 

7-17-510

June 19

12:00 noon

Deadline for filing protest of election with appropriate party officials.

7-17-520,

7-17-560

June 22

Protest hearings held by appropriate party executive committee.

7-17-530,

7-17-570

June 23

3:00 p.m.

Deadline for notice of appeal to the State Executive Committee from decisions by county executive committee. 

7-17-540

June 24

12:00 noon

Deadline for State Executive Committee to hear appeals. 

7-17-550

June 27

 

Primary run-off (if required). 

NOTE: Certification and protest procedures for run-offs follow same time frame as above.

7-13-40

July 17

12: 00 noon

Last day for submission of petitions to appropriate election official for name to be placed on November 7 General Election ballot. 

7-13-351

August 15

12:00 noon       

a) Petition candidates must be certified by this date. 

b) Questions for a countywide referendum to be held during the General Election must be submitted to the county election commission by this date. 

7-13-351

7-13-355

August 15

12:00 noon

Last day for political parties to certify candidates to county or State Election Commission (whichever is appropriate). 

7-13-350

August 15

12:00 noon

Last day to file for nonpartisan offices that file by statement of candidacy, including watershed and municipal offices.

7-13-352

September 8

 

First public notice of November 7 General Election to be published no later than this date in newspaper of general circulation in county.

7-13-35

September 15

             

County election commission provides copies of general election absentee ballot styles to State Election Commission by this date.

7-13-320 (F)

September 22

Second notice of General Election to be published no later than this date. 

7-13-35

October 7

Last date to register to vote in November 7 General Election. 

7-5-150

November 7

           

General Election Day.  Polls open 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. 

 

7-13-10, 7-13-60

 

November 8      

County election commissions transmit results via on-line computer system to State Election Commission by 10:00 a.m.

7-13-1160

November 10    

County election commissions to organize no later than 1:00 p.m. to hear challenged ballots and canvass votes.

7-17-10

November 11

12:00 noon       

Deadline for county election commissions to certify results and issue statements of returns to be transmitted to the State Election Commission.

 

 

7-17-20

Date

Event

Statutes

November 15

12:00 noon

Deadline for filing protests of county or less than countywide elections with county election commissions.

7-17-30

 

November 17    

Deadline to convene State Board of Canvassers to certify all offices and questions of the November 7 General Election. 

 

Protests to the State Board of Canvassers for federal, state or multi-county offices must be filed by noon, the fifth day following State Board certification. 

7-17-220

 

 

7-17-260

November 20    

Protest hearings held by county election commissions

for countywide or less than countywide elections.

7-17-50

November 27

12:00 noon         

Deadline to file appeal of county board decision to State Board.

Written and electronic transcript of protest hearing submitted to the State Board of Canvassers. 

7-17-60

7-17-50

 

December 11    

12:00 noon

 

Last day for State Board to hear appeals from November 20.

 

State Board of Canvassers shall hear protests filed concerning federal, state or multi-county offices certified by the State Board not earlier than the fifth nor later than the 25th day following the date the protest was filed. 

 

7-17-70

 

7-17-270

 

NOVEMBER 7, 2006 GENERAL ELECTION

 CERTIFICATION AND PROTEST SCHEDULE

 

COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION

 

Date

Event

Statutes

November 7

General Election

7-13-10

November 10    

County election commission, serving as the county board of canvassers, meets to canvass and certify election results. 

7-17-20

November 15

12:00 noon

Protests of countywide and less than countywide offices are filed with the county board of canvassers. 

7-17-30

November 20

Protest hearings heard by county board of canvassers. 

7-17-50

 

November 27

12:00 noon

Written and electronic transcript of protest hearing submitted to the State Board of Canvassers. 

7-17-50

November 27

12:00 noon

Deadline to file appeals with the State Board of Canvassers from decisions of the county boards.  

7-17-60

 

 

CERTIFICATION, APPEAL AND PROTEST SCHEDULE

 

  STATE ELECTION COMMISSION

 

 

Date

Event

Statutes

no later than   November17       

State Election Commission, serving as the Board of

State Canvassers, meets to canvass and certify the votes for all races.

7-17-220

no later than   November 22 

12:00 noon

Deadline to file protests for federal, statewide, State Senate, State House of Representatives and multi-county offices with the State Board. 

7-17-260

November 27  12:00 noon 

Deadline to file appeals with the State Board of Canvassers from decisions of the county boards.  

7-17-60

November 21 -

December 11

State Board hears appeals. 

7-17-70

November 22-

December 18    

State Board hears protests. 

7-17-270

 

 

STATEMENT OF INTENTION OF CANDIDACY TIME LINES for 2006 Primaries and Conventions

 

Filing for State House of Representatives, countywide and less than countywide offices takes place with the county of residence political party.

 

March 16           Filing opens for party primary and convention candidates. Candidates file proper

12:00 noon        forms including Statement of Intention of Candidacy with their county political party.  7-11-15, 7-11-210, 7-11-220.

 

March 30           Filing closes.

12:00 noon

 

White copy of the Statement of Intention of Candidacy is kept by the County Executive Committee.

Gold copy is given to the candidate.

 

April 4               Yellow copy must be filed with State Executive Committee along with applicable filing fees.

 

April 10             Pink copy must be filed with your county election commission.  State political

12:00 noon        party forwards a list of candidates to appropriate county election commission.  List must show specifically how candidates’ names should appear on ballots.

 

April 10             All filing fees and a copy of the list of candidates sent to the county election commissions must be filed with the State Election Commission.

 


Filing for U.S. House of Representatives, statewide offices, multi-county district offices and solicitor takes place with the state political party.

 

March 16           Filing opens for party primary and convention candidates. Candidates file forms

12:00 noon        including Statement of Intention of Candidacy with their state political party.

                        7-11-15, 7-11-210, 7-11-220.

 

March 30           Filing closes.

12:00 noon

 

White copy is kept by the state political party

Pink copy must be given to the candidate

Gold copy may be recycled

 

April 10             Yellow copy must be filed with the State Election Commission along with

12:00 noon        applicable filing fees.

 

April 10             State political party forwards a list of candidates to appropriate county election

12:00 noon        commission and State Election Commission.  List must show specifically how candidates’ names should appear on ballots.