Thursday, June 7, 2012
Fallout from the S.C. Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday is still unclear
CORRECTION: This article was updated at 5 p.m. June 7 to correct that Paul Thurmond's name does appear on the S.C. Election Commission list of candidates. ORIGINAL STORY: An updated list of candidates for next Tuesday's June 12 primary races in Charleston County continues to include Paul Thurmond in the S.C. Senate District 41 race. Despite repeated attempts by Democrats for him to withdraw from the race, Thurmond, son of legendary South Carolina senator Strom Thurmond, told Patch that he thinks he belongs on the ballot. He said that he and the Charleston County GOP believe as a prosecutor for the City of North Charleston, he meets the public official exemption for filing a paper copy of his Statement of Economic Interest form at the same …
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 …
Barbara McGowin
1:20 pm on Friday, June 8, 2012
The following is from 52-502 @ http://www.scstatehouse.gov/coderegs/c052.php "B. A Statement of Economic Interests shall be filed as follows: (1) A public official who has filed a Statement of Economic Interests in the same calendar year as his declaration for candidacy or petition for nomination shall complete the first page [hereinafter "information page"] of the Commission's Statement of … more ›