Ruling Leaves More Primary Candidates in Doubt
A second S.C. Supreme Court ruling has kicked more candidates off ballots across the state
The South Carolina Supreme Court threw more candidates off of ballots across the state Tuesday when it ruled the Florence County Republican Party had not complied with its earlier ruling removing nearly 200 candidates from ballots. And now party leaders and election officials across the state are scrambling to understand the impact. In Charleston County, Democrat Carol Tempel was initially certified by the county party following the initial court ruling, but following Tuesday's decision, Tempel announced she was droping out of the race for S.C. House District 115. "The Supreme Court could not have been more clear in their ruling yesterday. If candidates did not file properly, they should not be on the ballot. I accept full responsibility …
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Terry Hardesty
1:30 pm on Thursday, June 7, 2012
It is my opinion the Supreme Court put incumbents is a different class of those filing for office. Filing with the SEI with the ethics commission is electronic and filing a hard copy with your filing statement in addition to the electronic version with ethics make disparate requirements. How is that fair or reasonable? No one should be exempt! more ›