ORD 2026-02 SECTION 10-2 Amendment General Election Date AdoptedORDINANCE NO. 2026-02
TO AMEND SECTION 10-2 OF THE CURRENT
CODE OF LAWS FOR THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA
SPECIFICALLY, THE AMENDMENT WILL ADD
NOMINATION AND ELECTION SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, Section 10-2 of the current City Code for the City of North Augusta provides
for the general election for the City to be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in
November in even numbered years, or at such times as further set by Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, under the South Carolina Code of Laws Section 5-15-70, the governing body
of a municipality has the ability to enact ordinances relating to time requirements for nominations,
primaries and the like; and
WHEREAS, Council has determined that it would be in the best interest of the citizens of
North Augusta that this change be made.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of
North Augusta, South Carolina, in a meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof, that:
1. The existing Section 10-2 entitled Election Dates as contained in the Code of
Ordinances for the City of North Augusta is hereby amended and shall read as
follows:
Sec. 10-2. – Election dates; nomination and election schedule.
(a) All general elections for the election of Mayor and members of the City
Council shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in
November in even numbered years, or at such times as further set by
Ordinance. Special elections shall be conducted in accordance with State
Law. Any runoff elections necessary in regard to General or Special
Elections shall be held two (2) weeks following the date of the original
election. Subsequent runoff elections will be held at two (2) week intervals.
(b) Nomination and election schedule. The beginning and ending dates for
nomination and election events held in each municipal general election year
shall be in accord with the following schedule:
(1) Beginning date for filing statements of intention of candidacy with
political parties for nominations by convention or primary: 12:00 noon,
March 16.
(2) Closing date for filing statements of intention of candidacy with
political parties for nominations by convention or primary: 12:00 noon,
March 30.
(3) Party conventions, if party nomination by convention: Any day in the
second full week of June.
(4) Party nomination by primary: Second Tuesday in June.
(5) Primary runoffs, if necessary: Each two weeks successively thereafter.
(6) Published notice by city of general election: 60 days before election
day.
(7) Closing date for petition candidates to file petitions with the Aiken
County Registration & Elections Office: 12:00 noon, July 15.
(8) Last date to validate petitions of petition candidates with the Aiken
County Registration & Elections Office: 12:00 noon, August 15.
(9) Closing date for parties to file certification of party nominees: 12:00
noon, 60 days before election day.
(10) Election day: First Tuesday after first Monday in November.
When any date prescribed in this subsection falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or
legal holiday, the determination of whether an alternate date is required or
permitted shall be made in accord with the general law of the state; but the
selection of an alternate date shall not change the time of day requirements
otherwise provided.
(c) Publication of notice. No later than March 2 of each municipal general
election year, the city clerk shall cause to be published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the city a schedule identifying the specific date for
that year for the events contained in subsection (b) of this section. Such
notice shall also include the following language:
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS:
State statutes regulating campaign practices apply to municipal elections.
Failure to file statements of economic interest at the time of filing for
nomination will result in a civil penalty pursuant to S.C. Code Sec. 8-13-
1510 as required by Sec. 8-13-1356.
(d) Special elections. This section shall not apply to a special election which
may be required to fill the unexpired term of the mayor or any member of
the council because of resignation, death, disqualification or any other
cause requiring a special election to fill a vacant office of the mayor or any
member of the city council. Such elections shall be conducted in
accordance with state law.