§ 7-17-510 Convening of county board of voter registration and elections as county boards of canvassers; canvass and certification of primary results; canvass and declaration of results by Board of State Canvassers; telecommunication or electronic communication; pu
§ 7-17-520 Protests and contests generally; filing and service
§ 7-17-530 Hearing by county executive committee
§ 7-17-540 Right to and notice of appeal from decision of county executive committee
§ 7-17-550 Hearing of appeals by state executive committee
§ 7-17-560 State executive committee to hear certain protests and contests; place of hearing; filing; notice and service
§ 7-17-570 Procedure for hearing protest or contest; notice of decision
§ 7-17-580 Appeal of protests and contests in municipal primaries
§ 7-17-590 Board of State Canvassers for Municipal Primaries
§ 7-17-600 No candidate shall be declared nominated in first primary without majority vote
§ 7-17-610 What constitutes majority vote
§ 7-17-620 Unopposed candidates declared nominees
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 7 > Chapter 17 > Article 5 - Provisions Applicable to Primary Elections

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
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  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.