Friday, May 4, 2012
After court shakeup, list of qualifying candidates are now in.
Update 1 p.m.: The state elections commission has just released the new list of certified candidates eligible to run in the June 12 party primaries. More than 85 Republicans and 90 Democrats are in danger of not appearing on the June primary ballots, according to these documents. See the Republican candidates here. See the Democratic candidates here. “On behalf of all South Carolina Republicans, I am sad about this week’s candidate filing rulings, but am committed to following the S.C. Supreme Court’s instructions," read a statement from the S.C. GOP. "Our party has meticulously analyzed the filing submissions in compliance with the standards set forth by the Court. We respect the Court’s decision and in compliance with the Court’s order, …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
More than 100 candidates in June primary races across the state could be removed from the ballot after Wednesday's S.C. Supreme Court ruling.
This story has been updated to provide language from the Supreme Court ruling and campaign comment. The path to the S.C. Statehouse and county-wide offices just got a lot easier for dozens of candidates across South Carolina. And for dozens of others, it just became impossible — at least in 2012 and at least as members of their own party. Read the ruling here. The S.C. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that candidates who did not file Statement of Economic Interest forms along with their Statement of Intention of Candidacy forms by the required deadline cannot appear on the June party primary ballots. The case brought by two Lexington County voters was designed to affect only a few races in Lexington County, but the justices said …
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Muller Road students will teach justices to use iPads
Teachers don't always have to be older or wiser than their students. In the case of Muller Road Middle School's partnership with the South Carolina Supreme Court, some of the Palmetto State's youngest students will be teaching some of its most respected judges new tricks. Richland Two Executive Director of Information Technology Tom Cranmer announced Tuesday that Muller Road students would work with the S.C. Supreme Court to teach justices how to use iPads in their work. " The S.C. Supreme Court, who is preparing to begin using iPads in their work, will partner with Muller Road Middle School to have their students help train the Supreme Court justices in using iPads," Cranmer said in his report. "The court, in turn, will work with the …
Gretchen
8:10 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
RULES ARE RULES. If these people cannot abide by the RULES, then how can they hope to run the State by the RULES of the State. Come on ... quit baby-sitting everyone for everything. Let them be RESPONSIBLE for themselves. more ›