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Elections
State GOP to Hear Ballot Protests
A handful of candidates from across the state today are attempting to appeal to the state GOP party that they should be included on upcoming election ballots.Four candidates are protestin...
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Elections
Video of Knotts' Infamous 'Raghead' Remarks Leaked
UPDATE (8:30 p.m. May 15, 2012): Ben Smith at BuzzFeed clarified in his post this afternoon that the source was anonymous. The story has been changed to reflect this. ORIGINAL: As if...
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Elections
Report: SC's Four Frosh Congressmen Fulfill Tea Party Promise
South Carolina's four freshmen congressmen scored well among their peers swept into office in 2010's Tea Party election, according to a report Tuesday from the Club for Growth. The o...
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Elections
Judges Throw Out Military Voting Suit
A federal three-judge panel rejected a claim Monday that military voters don't have enough time to vote in South Carolina state and local primary elections. A state Senate candidate ...
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Elections
'Operation Lost Vote' Launched in Response to Ballot Controversy
A statewide movement was launched Monday to get more than 180 candidates who were thrown off the ballot for the June primary on November ballots as petition candidates. Known as 'Ope...
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Elections
Knotts Still Feeling Heat After Blocking Ballot Plan
State Senator Jake Knotts is still feeling the heat after placing a legislative block on a measure that would allow many of the 180 disqualified candidates back on June primary ballots ...
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Sports
NASCAR Nation Targeted for Voter Registration
Every election, some political consultant comes up with a pithy way to describe a specific segment of voters that can supposedly sway the vote. Sometimes, the target is soccer moms. ...
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Elections
Attorney Drops Bid to Save South Carolina Election
An attorney says he will focus solely on allegations the state violated the Voting Rights Act in sending separate ballots overseas for federal and local races, the Associated Press report...