The arrangement of general election ballots containing the names of candidates for office must conform as nearly as possible to the following plan, with a column or columns added in case of nomination by petition and a blank column added for write-in votes, and must contain the specified instructions there set forth and no other: GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL BALLOT No. __________________ COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA November ___, _____ ______________ Initials of Issuing Officer OFFICIAL BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION ____________________ County, South Carolina November ___, _____ Precinct __________ INSTRUCTIONS—To vote a straight party ticket, make a cross (X) in the circle (O) under the name of your party. Nothing further need or should be done. To vote a mixed ticket, or in other words for candidates of different parties or petition candidates, omit making a cross (X) mark in the party circle at the top and make a cross (X) in the voting square [] opposite the name of each candidate on the ballot for whom you wish to vote. If you wish to vote for a candidate not on any ticket, write or place the name of such candidate on your ticket opposite the name of the office. Before leaving the booth, fold the ballot so that the initials of the manager may be seen on the outside of the ballot. Nomination by Name of Party Name of Party Petition Names of Office 0 0 STATE Governor Governor Governor Governor [] Name of [] Name of [] Name of Candidate Candidate Candidate Lieutenant Lieut. Governor Lieut. Governor Lieut. Governor Governor [] Name of [] Name of [] Name of Candidate Candidate Candidate Secretary of Sec. of State Sec. of State Sec. of State State [] Name of [] Name of [] Name of Candidate Candidate Candidate CONGRES- U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. Senator SIONAL [] Name of [] Name of [] Name of Senator Candidate Candidate Candidate Representative U.S. Repre- U.S. Repre- U.S. Repre- in Congress sentative sentative sentative [] Name of [] Name of [] Name of District Candidate Candidate Candidate Editor's Note 2022 Act No. 150, SECTIONS 40.A to 40.C, provide as follows: "SECTION 40.A. Any changes to forms required by this act must be implemented as soon as possible, but not later than May 31, 2022. "B. Notwithstanding the provisions of this act, a county board of voter registration and elections must honor any request made for an absentee ballot for an election during the 2022 calendar year, provided that the request was: (1) received by the county board of voter registration and elections before 5:00 p.m. on May 31, 2022; and (2) made in accordance with the law as of April 21, 2022. "C. An absentee ballot requested prior to the Governor's approval of this act must not be counted towards the limit on absentee ballot requests as prescribed in Section 7-15-330(B)(4), as added by this act."
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