SC H3588

Requires write-in candidates for municipal offices to file a declaration within 14 days after the candidate filing period closes, including their legal name, common names, office sought, and intention to run as a write-in candidate

Write-in votes will not be counted for any municipal candidate who fails to file the required declaration by the deadline

Municipal offices with only one filed candidate and no declared write-in candidates are not required to appear on the general or special election ballot

Uncontested candidates are deemed elected and take office on the Monday following certification of election results

When no write-in candidate has filed, the election authority must declare the sole filed candidate the winner without counting votes; if no contested offices remain on the ballot, no election is held