Hayward v. Edwards

HEMPHILL, District Judge.

This case involves the constitutionality of various sections of the South Carolina Code which provide for municipal annexations. 1 On November 23,1976, an election was held to determine whether or not an area of Charleston County known as “Garden Kiawah” should be annexed by the City of Charleston. The election procedure involved a separate “freeholder box”, where only property owners could vote. Under the statutes, the annexation must be independently approved by three groups of voters; the freeholders; the registered electors (including freeholders) and the…