Special primary, US House

2025-2026 Bill 5684: Special primary, US House - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5684
STATUS INFORMATION
Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Rankin, Pace, Huff, Martin, Bailey, Edgerton, Yow, Pedalino, Ligon, Long, B. Newton, Hiott, Oremus, Chapman, Kilmartin, Burns, Duncan, T. Moore, D. Mitchell, Frank, Morgan, Caskey, Magnuson, Cromer, Gilreath, Hartz, Lastinger, McCravy, Harris, Whitmire, Gibson, Chumley, Hewitt, Forrest, Hixon, Pope, Sanders, G.M. Smith, White and Wooten
Document Path: LC-0446HDB26.docx
Introduced in the House on May 7, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Special primary, US House
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

5/7/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 93
)

5/7/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 93
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
05/07/2026

A joint Resolution

TO PROVIDE FOR 2026 ONLY THE DATE ON WHICH A SPECIAL
PRIMARY MUST BE HELD FOR NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS MODIFIED DATES FOR CANDIDATE FILING AND THE
CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES OR NOMINEES; and to provide for the disposition of
votes cast for candidates for the u.S. house of representatives in the june 9,
2026, statewide primary and in the special primary.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
(
A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections
7-11-15

or
7-11-210
, and for 2026 only, the dates for filing for all candidates seeking
nomination by a political party primary or a political party convention for one
of the seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives is between noon on June
eighth and noon on June fifteenth.

(
B)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
7-13-40
, and for 2026 only, a special
primary must be held on the second Tuesday in August for the seven seats in the
U.S. House of Representatives to be voted on in the November 3, 2026, general
election. Written certification of the names of all candidates for the seven
seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to be placed on the special primary
ballots must be made by the political party chairman, vice chairman, or
secretary to the State Election Commission no later than noon on June 19, 2026.

(
C) A special
runoff primary, if necessary, must be held on August 25, 2026.

(
D)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
7-13-350
, written certification of
the names of the nominees for the seven seats in the U.S. House of
Representatives to be placed on the November 3, 2026, general election ballot
must be made by the political party chairman, vice chairman, or secretary to
the State Election Commission no later than noon on September 8, 2026.

(
E) Only votes
cast in the special primary and subsequent runoff, if necessary, for candidates
for U.S. House may be counted for purposes of determining the names of nominees
to appear on the November 3, 2026, general election ballots. No votes cast in
the June 9, 2026, statewide primary for candidates for U.S. House may be
counted for these purposes.

S
ECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect
upon approval by the Governor.

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