Jones v. S.C. Republican Party

*334JUSTICE FEW :

**341We address two questions in this appeal. The first question is whether a challenge to an elected official's legal qualifications to serve in the office to which he has just been elected must be brought pursuant to the administrative provisions of Title 7 of the South Carolina Code, or whether such a challenge may be brought in circuit court. The second question is whether the "certified law enforcement officer" requirement to serve as sheriff-found in subsection 23-11-110(A)(5) of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2018)-requires the certification to come from South Carolina…