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COLYER v. THOMAS

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268 S.C. 455 (1977)

234 S.E.2d 862

William N. COLYER and Arnet Lewis, Appellants, v. Mildred THOMAS, Rayford Vereen, Joan White, Billie Smith, and the Mayor and Council of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 3, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Nixon, Esq., of North Myrtle Beach, for Appellants.

Messrs. Albert E. Wheless, of North Myrtle Beach, and J.M. Long, Jr., of Conway, for Respondents.

May 3, 1977.

NESS, Justice:

The sole issue presented by this appeal is the necessity of a run-off election of the city council candidates for the Town of North Myrtle Beach. The trial court refused to compel a run-off election and we affirm.

Act No. 283 of 1975, the Home Rule Act, was approved on June 25, 1975. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Act, the Town adopted the council-manager form of government on January 20, 1976.

On March 9, 1976, a...

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